1956 VFA Season Round 17: Williamstown v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Williamstown and Preston during round seventeen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Preston at the WCG. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

Williamstown (12.12.84) defeated Preston (5.13.43).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Williamstown v Preston
Date: Saturday 11 August 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Preston
Score: 12.12.84 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 3 . 4 8 . 8 10 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Preston 2 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 11 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin WILL by 7 WILL by 40 WILL by 27 WILL by 41 WILL by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 12

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 13

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