1956 VFA Season Round 2: Brighton v Coburg

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

Brighton (11.14.80) were defeated by Coburg (26.22.178).

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

Brighton

Captain: unknown

Coburg

Captain: unknown

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