1956 VFA Season Round 14: Coburg v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between Coburg and Preston during round fourteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Coburg hosted Preston at Coburg City Oval. The visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

Coburg (8.8.56) were defeated by Preston (15.13.103).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Coburg v Preston
Date: Saturday 21 July 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. by Preston
Score: 8.8.56 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 0 . 1 3 . 7 5 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Preston 5 . 4 6 . 6 11 . 10 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin PRST by 33 PRST by 17 PRST by 39 PRST by 47 PRST by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hewes, Jim ? ? ? ?
Jones, Barney ? ? ? ?
Mahoney, Percy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 8

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Gunn, Graham ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 15 13

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