1956 VFA Season Round 18: Preston v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Preston and Brunswick during round eighteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Brunswick at Coburg City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

Preston (10.7.67) were defeated by Brunswick (13.9.87).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Preston v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 18 August 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Brunswick
Score: 10.7.67 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 4 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Brunswick 4 . 4 5 . 5 11 . 7 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin BRNW by 21 PRST by 5 BRNW by 21 BRNW by 20 BRNW by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Brunswick

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 7

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rolfs, Maurie ? ? ? ?
Weir, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 9

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