1928 VFA Season Grand Final: Coburg v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1928 between Coburg and Port Melbourne in the final of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football Association. Coburg hosted Port Melbourne at Brunswick Park. Harry Kerley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Harry Kerley and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Coburg (17.12.114) defeated Port Melbourne (16.11.107).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFA Season
Round: Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Coburg v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 September 1928
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Brunswick Park
Attendance: 10,854

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. Port Melbourne
Score: 17.12.114 - 16.11.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 5 . 4 7 . 5 15 . 9 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Port Melbourne 3 . 4 10 . 7 12 . 9 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Margin COBG by 12 PMLB by 20 COBG by 18 COBG by 7 COBG by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coburg

Captain: Harry Kerley
Coach: Harry Kerley

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Percy Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

C. Murray

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Chapman, Fred ? ? ? ?
Harris, Jacky ? ? ? ?
Jenkins, Jimmy ? ? ? ?
Kerley, Harry (c) ? ? ? ?
Mears, Clarrie ? ? ? ?
Rogers, Joe ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 17 12

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brooker, Tom ? ? ? ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? ? ?
Crompton, Harry ? ? ? ?
Skilton, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 16 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