1987 VFA Preliminary Final: Port Melbourne v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1987 between Port Melbourne and Williamstown in the preliminary final of the 1987 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by George Allen.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne faced Springvale in the grand final and Williamstown were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Williamstown
Date: Sunday 13 September 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,282

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Williamstown
Score: 16.20.116 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 5 . 5 7 . 9 12 . 17 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
Williamstown 2 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin PMLB by 19 PMLB by 7 PMLB by 32 PMLB by 20 PMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Allen (Port Melbourne), unknown (Williamstown)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Williamstown)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 16 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
Wheeler, Terry ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Whillas, David ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 12 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

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