1978 VFA Round 17: Coburg v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1978 between Coburg and Preston during round 17 of the 1978 VFA season. Coburg hosted Preston at Coburg City Oval. The hosts were coached by Col Kinnear and the visitors were coached by Harold Martin.

As a result of this match, Coburg were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Preston remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Coburg v Preston
Date: Sunday 20 August 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Coburg def. by Preston
Score: 17.12.114 - 17.13.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Coburg 5 . 4 12 . 7 16 . 9 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Preston 3 . 3 6 . 4 13 . 7 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Margin COBG by 13 COBG by 39 COBG by 20 PRST by 1 PRST by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Player Statistics

Coburg

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preston

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