1941 VFA Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 4 October 1941 between Port Melbourne and Coburg in the grand final of the 1941 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Coburg at MCG. Tommy Lahiff captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were the premiers and Coburg were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Coburg
Date: Saturday 4 October 1941
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,289

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Coburg
Score: 15.18.108 - 11.23.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 1 . 4 6 . 10 9 . 12 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Coburg 3 . 10 3 . 14 9 . 20 11 . 23 11 . 23 (89)
Margin COBG by 18 PMLB by 14 COBG by 8 PMLB by 19 PMLB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Lahiff (Port Melbourne), unknown (Coburg)
Captains: Tommy Lahiff (Port Melbourne), unknown (Coburg)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 15 18

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Collins, Lance ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 11 23

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