1956 VFA Season Round 1: Preston v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Preston and Coburg during round one of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Coburg at Coburg City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon.

Preston (13.8.86) were defeated by Coburg (14.15.99).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Coburg
Date: Saturday 14 April 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Coburg
Score: 13.8.86 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 7 . 2 9 . 3 13 . 8 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Coburg 1 . 1 5 . 4 6 . 5 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin PRST by 37 PRST by 23 PRST by 45 COBG by 13 COBG by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 13 8

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hewes, Jim ? ? ? ?
Jones, Barney ? ? ? ?
Mahoney, Percy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 14 15

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