1956 VFA Season Round 6: Port Melbourne v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Port Melbourne and Williamstown during round six of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Williamstown at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Johnson and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Port Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Williamstown (14.8.92).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Port Melbourne v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 19 May 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Williamstown
Score: 12.15.87 - 14.8.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 3 7 . 4 10 . 8 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Williamstown 1 . 0 7 . 4 13 . 5 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Margin PMLB by 9 level WILL by 15 WILL by 5 WILL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 15

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s