1956 VFA Season Round 8: Box Hill v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1956 between Box Hill and Coburg during round eight of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Box Hill hosted Coburg at Box Hill City Oval. The hosts were coached by Col Austen.

Box Hill (9.13.67) defeated Coburg (9.8.62).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Box Hill v Coburg
Date: Saturday 2 June 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Box Hill City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Box Hill def. Coburg
Score: 9.13.67 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Box Hill 5 . 2 8 . 8 8 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Coburg 2 . 1 4 . 6 7 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin BOXH by 19 BOXH by 26 BOXH by 12 BOXH by 5 BOXH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Box Hill

Captain: unknown
Coach: Col Austen

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Box Hill

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houghton, Eric ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 9 13

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hewes, Jim ? ? ? ?
Jones, Barney ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 8

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