1979 VFA Grand Final: Coburg v Geelong West
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1979 between Coburg and Geelong West in the grand final of the 1979 VFA season.
Coburg hosted Geelong West at Junction Oval.
The hosts were coached by Col Kinnear.
As a result of this match, Coburg were the premiers and Geelong West were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Coburg
v
Geelong West
Date:
Sunday 23 September 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,947
Match Results
Outcome:
Coburg
def.
Geelong West
Score:
16.15.111 - 14.19.103
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coburg | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Geelong West | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Margin | GEWE by 26 | GEWE by 19 | COBG by 14 | COBG by 8 | COBG by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Kinnear
(Coburg),
unknown
(Geelong West)
Captains:
unknown
(Coburg),
unknown
(Geelong West)
Player Statistics
Coburg
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (0 players) | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Geelong West
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (0 players) | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||