1978 VFA Round 8: Preston v Coburg

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1978 between Preston and Coburg during round 8 of the 1978 VFA season. Preston hosted Coburg at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Harold Martin and the visitors were coached by Col Kinnear.

As a result of this match, Preston remained 2nd on the ladder and Coburg were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Preston v Coburg
Date: Sunday 18 June 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Coburg
Score: 14.17.101 - 14.11.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 2 . 1 7 . 4 8 . 12 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Coburg 5 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 11 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Margin COBG by 21 COBG by 9 COBG by 23 PRST by 6 PRST by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Harold Martin (Preston), Col Kinnear (Coburg)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Coburg)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renwick, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 17 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 14 11 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