Reported by Chris Cavanagh
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A LAST quarter fade-out saw Coburg suffer a hefty loss to Port Melbourne in the opening round of the 2014 VFL season on Saturday.
In their first stand-alone match since ending an 11-year alignment with Richmond, the young Lions side were brave for three quarters but succumbed to a more experienced Boroughs outfit in the end as they eventually went down by 73 points.
While the final scoreboard of 19.15 (129) to 8.8 (56) suggests a lopsided affair, Coburg had been remarkably competitive in the opening three quarters at Piranha Park.
After a Matthew Clark goal at the six-minute-mark of the third term, the Lions trailed by just a point as they took it right up to a side which played off in a semi-final last year.
