1926 VFA Season Grand Final: Coburg v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1926 between Coburg and Brighton in the final of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football Association. Coburg hosted Brighton at the Motordrome. Harry Kerley captained the hosts with Jimmy Jenkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Coburg (12.9.81) defeated Brighton (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFA Season
Round: Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Coburg v Brighton
Date: Saturday 18 September 1926
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Motordrome
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. Brighton
Score: 12.9.81 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 5 . 3 6 . 3 10 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Brighton 2 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin COBG by 19 BRGH by 1 COBG by 19 COBG by 16 COBG by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coburg

Captain: Harry Kerley
Vice-Captain: Jimmy Jenkins
Coach: Charlie Hardy

Brighton

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

C. Murray

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Ken ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Fred ? ? ? ?
Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
Harris, Jacky ? ? ? ?
Jenkins, Jimmy (vc) ? ? ? ?
Kerley, Harry (c) ? ? ? ?
Martyn, Colin ? ? ? ?
Mears, Clarrie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (8 players) 12 9

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyd, Les ? ? ? ?
Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 11

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