1945 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Coburg v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1945 between Coburg and Port Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football Association. Coburg hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

Coburg (13.11.89) were defeated by Port Melbourne (13.13.91).

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Coburg v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 September 1945
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 13.11.89 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 3 . 5 8 . 5 11 . 10 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Port Melbourne 3 . 3 7 . 8 11 . 8 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin COBG by 2 COBG by 3 COBG by 2 PMLB by 2 PMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coburg

Captain: unknown
Coach: Percy Rowe

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Tommy Lahiff

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rowe, Des ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 13 11

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kelly, Frank ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 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