1979 VFA Season: Coburg
These are the details of the premiership results of Coburg for the 1979 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong West in a semi final, Coburg defeated Geelong West in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFA Season
Team:
Coburg
Home Ground:
Coburg City Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 112.6)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnear, Col | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1979 | Round 1 | Frankston | HOME | WIN | COBG by 78 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 29/04/1979 | Round 2 | Caulfield | AWAY | LOSS | CAUL by 16 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 06/05/1979 | Round 3 | Geelong West | HOME | LOSS | GEWE by 35 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 13/05/1979 | Round 4 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | COBG by 10 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 20/05/1979 | Round 5 | Dandenong | AWAY | LOSS | DNDG by 20 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 27/05/1979 | Round 6 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COBG by 59 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 03/06/1979 | Round 7 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | COBG by 14 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 10/06/1979 | Round 8 | Prahran | AWAY | LOSS | PRAH by 2 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 24/06/1979 | Round 9 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | COBG by 13 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 01/07/1979 | Round 10 | Frankston | AWAY | WIN | COBG by 40 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 08/07/1979 | Round 11 | Caulfield | HOME | WIN | COBG by 18 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 15/07/1979 | Round 12 | Geelong West | AWAY | WIN | COBG by 12 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 22/07/1979 | Round 13 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | COBG by 47 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 29/07/1979 | Round 14 | Dandenong | HOME | WIN | COBG by 4 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 05/08/1979 | Round 15 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 19 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 12/08/1979 | Round 16 | Preston | HOME | WIN | COBG by 28 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 19/08/1979 | Round 17 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | COBG by 28 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 26/08/1979 | Round 18 | Sandringham | AWAY | LOSS | SNDH by 17 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 09/09/1979 | Semi Final | Geelong West | AWAY | WIN | COBG by 21 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 23/09/1979 | Grand Final | Geelong West | HOME | WIN | COBG by 8 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.