1957 VFA Round 1: Brighton v Box Hill

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1957 between Brighton and Box Hill during round 1 of the 1957 VFA season. Brighton hosted Box Hill at Elsternwick Park. The visitors were coached by Col Austen.

As a result of this match, Brighton were then 7th on the ladder and Box Hill were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Brighton v Box Hill
Date: Monday 22 April 1957
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Elsternwick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brighton def. Box Hill
Score: 7.19.61 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brighton 1 . 5 4 . 10 5 . 14 7 . 19 7 . 19 (61)
Box Hill 2 . 4 3 . 5 6 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin BOXH by 5 BRGH by 11 BOXH by 3 BRGH by 5 BRGH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Brighton), Col Austen (Box Hill)
Captains: unknown (Brighton), unknown (Box Hill)

Player Statistics

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 7 19

Box Hill

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houghton, Eric ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 7 14

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