Development Match Reports

BEARS PREVAIL IN HEART STOPPING FINAL MOMENTS IN 2023 RESERVES GRAND FINAL

By Mathew Asciak The Kew Bears are the 2023 VAFA Premier Reserves victors, winning in a heart stopping fashion against Coburg this afternoon at Elsternwick Oval. Both teams shoed great intent and urgency around the…

LION’S BOOK THEIR TICKETS TO PRELIM FINAL

By Daniel Atamian Our VAFA women’s development side took part in their first ever VAFA finals after finishing their Premier Division Reserves campaign in 3rd place for a chance to play 4th placed Collegians at…

LIONS’ PRIDE PROVE TOO MUCH FOR CAULFIELD

By Mathew Asciak The Coburg women’s teams have finished their respective home and away seasons in style, with two hard fought wins against the Caufield Grammarians this afternoon. The Lions began brightly in the opening…

LIONS ROAR IN FULL VOICE AWAY AT FITZROY

By Mathew Asciak The Senior team secured a nail biting 1-poiint victory at Fitzroy on Saturday afternoon, avenging their round 4 defeat at Piranha Park.  In blustery conditions at Brunswick Street Oval, both sides found…

DOUBLE DELIGHT AS LIONS HOLD FIRM AT HOME

By Mathew Asciak Both the Senior and Development teams secured important round 10 victories over Melbourne University this afternoon.  Having suffered a narrow loss in round 1 to University, the Seniors were eager to even…

Late fightback not enough for Seniors’ comeback; Shorthanded Development team secures inspiring victory.

By Mathew Asciak An amazing performance from the Lions’ Development team was the highlight for Coburg as they travelled to Camberwell Sports Ground yesterday afternoon with 14 players to face Old Scotch, emerging with an…

Seniors back to winning ways; Development team secure win number 5

By Mathew Asciak Caufield started well in the opening minutes, creating multiple deep forward 50 entries.  They would get rewarded for the fast start, kicking their opening goal in the first 5 minutes, but the…

Tough day out for the Seniors; Development team challenged late versus the Bears. 

By Mathew Asciak A commanding first half performance from ladder leaders’ Kew was enough to fend off the valiant Lions outfit, who suffered their 3rd consecutive defeat in the VAFA Premier division. While the Development…

Another tough day for the Seniors; Development team get their 3rd on the trot

By Mathew Asciak & Cooper Dooley Round 4 marks three wins in a row for the Lions’ Development team; while the Seniors suffered a disappointing narrow loss. The Lions began strongly in the opening exchanges,…

Strathmore Community Bank Branch Coburg FC Team Selection: Round Eleven V Footscray

Coburg will return home to Piranha Park for the first time in almost a month when it hosts Footscray on Saturday afternoon. The Lions struggled last week against a strong Essendon side, so will be…