1973 VFA (D1) Season Round 1: Port Melbourne v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1973 between Port Melbourne and Coburg during round one of the 1973 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Coburg at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Collins.

Port Melbourne (21.17.143) defeated Coburg (18.13.121).

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v Coburg
Date: Sunday 22 April 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Coburg
Score: 21.17.143 - 18.13.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 8 . 4 11 . 7 19 . 13 21 . 17 21 . 17 (143)
Coburg 5 . 2 10 . 5 14 . 9 18 . 13 18 . 13 (121)
Margin PMLB by 20 PMLB by 8 PMLB by 34 PMLB by 22 PMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Ian Collins

Coburg

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Collins, Ian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 21 17 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Erwin, Mick ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 18 13 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

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