1957 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Williamstown v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1957 between Williamstown and Port Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Frank Johnson.

Williamstown (6.12.48) were defeated by Port Melbourne (18.12.120).

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Williamstown v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 September 1957
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 6.12.48 - 18.12.120

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 0 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Port Melbourne 4 . 4 9 . 4 14 . 11 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Margin PMLB by 27 PMLB by 36 PMLB by 64 PMLB by 72 PMLB by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Outen, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 6 12

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 18 12

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