1956 VFA Round 2: Brighton v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Brighton and Coburg during round 2 of the 1956 VFA season. Brighton hosted Coburg at Elsternwick Park.

As a result of this match, Brighton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Coburg were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Brighton v Coburg
Date: Saturday 21 April 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Elsternwick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brighton def. by Coburg
Score: 11.14.80 - 26.22.178

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brighton 2 . 8 3 . 9 5 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Coburg 4 . 4 12 . 10 20 . 17 26 . 22 26 . 22 (178)
Margin COBG by 8 COBG by 55 COBG by 96 COBG by 98 COBG by 98
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Brighton), unknown (Coburg)
Captains: unknown (Brighton), unknown (Coburg)

Player Statistics

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 14

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hewes, Jim ? ? ? ?
Mahoney, Percy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 26 22

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