1953 VFA Season Round 1: Brunswick v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Brunswick and Coburg during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brunswick hosted Coburg at Brunswick Park. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary.

Brunswick (7.15.57) were defeated by Coburg (12.16.88).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Brunswick v Coburg
Date: Saturday 18 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Brunswick Park
Attendance: 3,500

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by Coburg
Score: 7.15.57 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 2 . 1 4 . 6 6 . 10 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Coburg 6 . 7 7 . 10 11 . 11 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin COBG by 30 COBG by 22 COBG by 31 COBG by 31 COBG by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Brunswick

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rolfs, Maurie ? ? ? ?
Weir, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 7 15

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hewes, Jim ? ? ? ?
Mahoney, Percy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 16

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