1940 VFA Season Round 5: Preston v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1940 between Preston and Coburg during round five of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Coburg at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison.

Preston (9.21.75) defeated Coburg (10.13.73).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Preston v Coburg
Date: Saturday 18 May 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Coburg
Score: 9.21.75 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 2 . 4 4 . 14 5 . 16 9 . 21 9 . 21 (75)
Coburg 2 . 6 4 . 8 10 . 13 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin COBG by 2 PRST by 6 COBG by 27 PRST by 2 PRST by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alby Morrison

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Dowling, Frank ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 9 21

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Collins, Lance ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 10 13

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