1940 VFA Round 4: Coburg v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Coburg and Port Melbourne during round 4 of the 1940 VFA season. Coburg hosted Port Melbourne at Coburg City Oval. The visitors were coached by Frank Kelly.

As a result of this match, Coburg remained 8th on the ladder and Port Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Coburg v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. Port Melbourne
Score: 15.8.98 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 4 . 1 10 . 1 13 . 6 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Port Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 6 8 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin COBG by 10 COBG by 7 COBG by 28 COBG by 14 COBG by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Coburg), Frank Kelly (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Coburg), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Collins, Lance ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 15 8

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 12

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