1927 VFA Season Grand Final: Brighton v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 15 October 1927 between Brighton and Coburg in the challenge final of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brighton hosted Coburg at the Motordrome. Harry Kerley captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Brighton (13.12.90) were defeated by Coburg (19.10.124).

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Brighton v Coburg
Date: Saturday 15 October 1927
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Motordrome
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Brighton def. by Coburg
Score: 13.12.90 - 19.10.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brighton 1 . 4 6 . 6 10 . 7 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Coburg 5 . 1 9 . 3 13 . 6 19 . 10 19 . 10 (124)
Margin COBG by 21 COBG by 15 COBG by 17 COBG by 34 COBG by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Brighton

Captain: unknown

Coburg

Captain: Harry Kerley
Coach: Charlie Hardy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. McKinnon

Player Statistics

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 13 12

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Chapman, Fred ? ? ? ?
Harris, Jacky ? ? ? ?
Jenkins, Jimmy ? ? ? ?
Kerley, Harry (c) ? ? ? ?
Martyn, Colin ? ? ? ?
Rogers, Joe ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 19 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