1961 VFA (D1) Season Grand Final: Yarraville v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1961 between Yarraville and Williamstown in the grand final of the 1961 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Yarraville hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Keith Drinan and the visitors were coached by Gerry Callahan.

Yarraville (22.7.139) defeated Williamstown (11.10.76).

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Yarraville v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 30 September 1961
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Yarraville def. Williamstown
Score: 22.7.139 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Yarraville 6 . 1 8 . 2 19 . 6 22 . 7 22 . 7 (139)
Williamstown 1 . 0 5 . 6 6 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin YRVL by 31 YRVL by 14 YRVL by 77 YRVL by 63 YRVL by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Keith Drinan

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gerry Callahan

Player Statistics

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 22 7

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 10

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