1938 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1938 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured sixteen rounds. Brunswick were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Brunswick were the premiers, with Roy McKay as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1938 VFA Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 16
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 100

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Elsternwick Park
Brunswick Brunswick Park Roy McKay
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Roy Laing
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Northcote Northcote Park
Oakleigh Warrawee Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Tommy Lahiff
Prahran Toorak Park Leo Wescott
Preston Preston City Oval Wyn Murray Bob Muir
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Bert Foster
Williamstown WCG
Yarraville Yarraville Oval Bruce Anderson

Season Results

Premiers: Brunswick
Runners-Up: Brighton
Minor Premiers: Brunswick

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Brunswick 1st 15 -0- 1 60 143.3% 1,866 1,302 268 258 184 198
Brighton 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 112.5% 1,653 1,469 233 255 211 203
Northcote 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 128.2% 1,716 1,339 242 264 193 181
Prahran 4th 11 -0- 5 44 125.8% 1,891 1,503 266 295 212 231
Camberwell 5th 9 -0- 7 36 104.1% 1,790 1,719 257 248 244 255
Preston 6th 8 -0- 8 32 96.6% 1,487 1,539 210 227 211 273
Coburg 7th 7 -0- 9 28 91.7% 1,519 1,656 213 241 235 246
Port Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 9 26 93.8% 1,551 1,654 222 219 234 250
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 11 20 87.2% 1,549 1,776 218 241 253 258
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.7% 1,416 1,652 200 216 234 248
Sandringham 11th 5 -0- 11 20 84.6% 1,520 1,797 215 230 255 267
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 14 8 70.7% 1,334 1,886 186 218 264 302

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Brunswick 1st Premiers
Brighton 2nd Runners-Up
Northcote 3rd Defeated by Brighton (Preliminary Final)
Prahran 4th Defeated by Northcote (Semi Final)
Camberwell 5th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 6th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 7th Did not qualify for finals
Port Melbourne 8th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 9th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 10th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 11th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 12th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Sandringham Elsternwick Park 85 - 70
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 135 - 77
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sportsground 115 - 92
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 88 - 127
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 56 - 73
SAT 16/04/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 95 - 107

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 1 -0- 0 4 175.3% 135 77
Prahran 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 144.3% 127 88
Northcote 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 130.4% 73 56
Camberwell 4th 1 -0- 0 4 125.0% 115 92
Brighton 5th 1 -0- 0 4 121.4% 85 70
Williamstown 6th 1 -0- 0 4 112.6% 107 95
Yarraville 7th 0 -0- 1 0 88.8% 95 107
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 1 0 82.4% 70 85
Oakleigh 9th 0 -0- 1 0 80.0% 92 115
Preston 10th 0 -0- 1 0 76.7% 56 73
Port Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 1 0 69.3% 88 127
Coburg 12th 0 -0- 1 0 57.0% 77 135

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 73 - 93
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 72 - 87
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 93 - 92
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 121 - 49
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 79 - 83
MON 18/04/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 50 - 99

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 2 -0- 0 8 181.0% 248 137
Camberwell 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 150.7% 214 142
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 139.7% 218 156
Brighton 4th 2 -0- 0 8 121.1% 172 142
Yarraville 5th 1 -0- 1 4 104.4% 188 180
Northcote 6th 1 -0- 1 4 101.4% 145 143
Oakleigh 7th 1 -0- 1 4 89.4% 185 207
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 1 4 80.9% 157 194
Sandringham 9th 0 -0- 2 0 88.7% 149 168
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 2 0 81.8% 180 220
Coburg 11th 0 -0- 2 0 65.8% 150 228
Preston 12th 0 -0- 2 0 54.1% 105 194

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 104 - 90
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 115 - 52
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sportsground 112 - 141
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 106 - 95
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 119 - 121
SAT 23/04/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 122 - 102

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 3 -0- 0 12 160.1% 333 208
Brighton 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 119.0% 276 232
Prahran 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 140.2% 338 241
Camberwell 4th 2 -0- 1 8 115.2% 326 283
Yarraville 5th 2 -0- 1 8 109.9% 310 282
Oakleigh 6th 2 -0- 1 8 96.4% 291 302
Coburg 7th 1 -0- 2 4 85.6% 291 340
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 2 4 84.0% 252 300
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 2 4 76.4% 197 258
Preston 10th 1 -0- 2 4 72.2% 226 313
Port Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 3 0 87.7% 299 341
Sandringham 12th 0 -0- 3 0 86.6% 251 290

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 102 - 80
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 73 - 85
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 105 - 107
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 94 - 95
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 148 - 126
SAT 30/04/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 60 - 76

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 4 -0- 0 16 140.6% 440 313
Brighton 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 113.8% 371 326
Yarraville 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 111.3% 395 355
Prahran 4th 2 -0- 2 8 127.3% 443 348
Camberwell 5th 2 -0- 2 8 104.9% 452 431
Coburg 6th 2 -0- 2 8 93.6% 393 420
Oakleigh 7th 2 -0- 2 8 91.8% 371 404
Sandringham 8th 1 -0- 3 4 95.9% 399 416
Port Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 3 4 93.5% 375 401
Williamstown 10th 1 -0- 3 4 83.0% 312 376
Northcote 11th 1 -0- 3 4 78.7% 270 343
Preston 12th 1 -0- 3 4 78.4% 320 408

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 144 - 53
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sportsground 123 - 129
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 98 - 120
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 121 - 121
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 68 - 60
SAT 07/05/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 86 - 118

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 5 -0- 0 20 159.6% 584 366
Brighton 2nd 4 -1- 0 18 110.1% 492 447
Prahran 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 129.3% 561 434
Yarraville 4th 3 -0- 2 12 101.7% 481 473
Camberwell 5th 2 -0- 3 8 102.7% 575 560
Sandringham 6th 2 -0- 3 8 101.0% 519 514
Coburg 7th 2 -0- 3 8 92.8% 453 488
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 3 8 89.5% 469 524
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 3 8 87.2% 380 436
Northcote 10th 2 -0- 3 8 85.6% 399 466
Port Melbourne 11th 1 -1- 3 6 95.0% 496 522
Preston 12th 1 -0- 4 4 67.6% 373 552

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Elsternwick Park 91 - 97
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 111 - 82
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Oakleigh Northcote Park 136 - 92
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 97 - 136
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 105 - 74
SAT 14/05/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 154 - 142

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 6 -0- 0 24 149.0% 681 457
Brighton 2nd 4 -1- 1 18 107.2% 583 544
Prahran 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 115.4% 658 570
Camberwell 4th 3 -0- 3 12 108.2% 711 657
Sandringham 5th 3 -0- 3 12 102.6% 673 656
Coburg 6th 3 -0- 3 12 98.9% 564 570
Yarraville 7th 3 -0- 3 12 96.0% 555 578
Northcote 8th 3 -0- 3 12 95.9% 535 558
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 4 8 88.5% 522 590
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 4 8 85.0% 561 660
Preston 11th 2 -0- 4 8 76.4% 478 626
Port Melbourne 12th 1 -1- 4 6 91.3% 578 633

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sportsground 107 - 96
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 95 - 106
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 110 - 111
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 90 - 135
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 83 - 134
SAT 21/05/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brighton Yarraville Oval 67 - 125

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 7 -0- 0 28 149.2% 816 547
Brighton 2nd 5 -1- 1 22 115.9% 708 611
Prahran 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 113.1% 769 680
Camberwell 4th 4 -0- 3 16 108.6% 818 753
Northcote 5th 4 -0- 3 16 104.4% 669 641
Sandringham 6th 4 -0- 3 16 103.7% 779 751
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 4 12 97.5% 659 676
Yarraville 8th 3 -0- 4 12 88.5% 622 703
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 5 8 87.0% 671 771
Williamstown 10th 2 -0- 5 8 83.6% 605 724
Preston 11th 2 -0- 5 8 78.3% 574 733
Port Melbourne 12th 1 -1- 5 6 87.0% 668 768

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 153 - 139
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 154 - 79
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 162 - 100
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 183 - 80
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 115 - 95
SAT 28/05/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 117 - 90

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 8 -0- 0 32 155.0% 970 626
Brighton 2nd 6 -1- 1 26 114.8% 861 750
Prahran 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 125.3% 952 760
Northcote 4th 5 -0- 3 20 112.1% 831 741
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 3 20 106.5% 896 841
Camberwell 6th 4 -0- 4 16 105.6% 957 906
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 5 12 90.6% 759 838
Preston 8th 3 -0- 5 12 83.2% 689 828
Yarraville 9th 3 -0- 5 12 81.8% 701 857
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 6 8 86.5% 766 886
Williamstown 11th 2 -0- 6 8 75.5% 685 907
Port Melbourne 12th 1 -1- 6 6 85.6% 758 885

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sportsground 66 - 146
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 128 - 97
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brighton Warrawee Park 63 - 104
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 96 - 82
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Northcote Beach Road Oval 64 - 93
SAT 04/06/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 89 - 144

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 9 -0- 0 36 161.3% 1,116 692
Brighton 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 118.7% 965 813
Northcote 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 114.8% 924 805
Prahran 4th 5 -0- 4 20 118.1% 1,049 888
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 4 20 102.8% 960 934
Camberwell 6th 4 -0- 5 16 97.2% 1,023 1,052
Coburg 7th 4 -0- 5 16 94.9% 887 935
Preston 8th 4 -0- 5 16 90.8% 833 917
Yarraville 9th 3 -0- 6 12 82.2% 783 953
Port Melbourne 10th 2 -1- 6 10 88.3% 854 967
Oakleigh 11th 2 -0- 7 8 83.7% 829 990
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 7 8 73.6% 774 1,051

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Elsternwick Park 126 - 88
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 163 - 117
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 93 - 116
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 141 - 95
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 135 - 85
SAT 11/06/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Camberwell Yarraville Oval 98 - 108

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 10 -0- 0 40 158.1% 1,279 809
Brighton 2nd 8 -1- 1 34 121.1% 1,091 901
Northcote 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 115.8% 1,040 898
Prahran 4th 6 -0- 4 24 121.1% 1,190 983
Camberwell 5th 5 -0- 5 20 98.3% 1,131 1,150
Sandringham 6th 5 -0- 5 20 98.1% 1,055 1,075
Preston 7th 5 -0- 5 20 96.6% 968 1,002
Coburg 8th 4 -0- 6 16 90.8% 972 1,070
Yarraville 9th 3 -0- 7 12 83.0% 881 1,061
Port Melbourne 10th 2 -1- 7 10 87.4% 947 1,083
Oakleigh 11th 2 -0- 8 8 82.0% 946 1,153
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 8 8 73.2% 862 1,177

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 106 - 115
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 101 - 62
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 109 - 92
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 103 - 81
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 86 - 122
SAT 18/06/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 69 - 107

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 11 -0- 0 44 157.9% 1,386 878
Brighton 2nd 8 -1- 2 34 115.1% 1,153 1,002
Northcote 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 116.1% 1,149 990
Prahran 4th 6 -0- 5 24 117.4% 1,282 1,092
Preston 5th 6 -0- 5 24 100.2% 1,090 1,088
Camberwell 6th 5 -0- 6 20 97.8% 1,237 1,265
Sandringham 7th 5 -0- 6 20 95.3% 1,141 1,197
Coburg 8th 5 -0- 6 20 94.8% 1,073 1,132
Port Melbourne 9th 3 -1- 7 14 89.3% 1,062 1,189
Oakleigh 10th 3 -0- 8 12 85.0% 1,049 1,234
Yarraville 11th 3 -0- 8 12 82.6% 962 1,164
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 9 8 72.5% 931 1,284

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 85 - 88
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 54 - 63
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 94 - 124
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 135 - 87
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brighton Beach Road Oval 93 - 103
SAT 25/06/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 72 - 75

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 12 -0- 0 48 153.1% 1,474 963
Brighton 2nd 9 -1- 2 38 114.7% 1,256 1,095
Northcote 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 114.2% 1,203 1,053
Prahran 4th 7 -0- 5 28 120.2% 1,417 1,179
Preston 5th 7 -0- 5 28 101.0% 1,153 1,142
Camberwell 6th 6 -0- 6 24 100.1% 1,361 1,359
Sandringham 7th 5 -0- 7 20 94.9% 1,234 1,300
Coburg 8th 5 -0- 7 20 94.9% 1,158 1,220
Yarraville 9th 4 -0- 8 16 83.9% 1,037 1,236
Port Melbourne 10th 3 -1- 8 14 86.8% 1,149 1,324
Oakleigh 11th 3 -0- 9 12 84.2% 1,143 1,358
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 10 8 73.8% 1,003 1,359

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 91 - 67
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 84 - 40
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sportsground 150 - 91
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 90 - 61
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 57 - 69
SAT 02/07/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 36 - 89

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 13 -0- 0 52 155.3% 1,558 1,003
Brighton 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 115.9% 1,347 1,162
Prahran 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 120.2% 1,486 1,236
Northcote 4th 8 -0- 5 32 111.0% 1,270 1,144
Camberwell 5th 7 -0- 6 28 104.2% 1,511 1,450
Preston 6th 7 -0- 6 28 99.9% 1,210 1,211
Coburg 7th 6 -0- 7 24 99.3% 1,247 1,256
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 8 20 92.1% 1,274 1,384
Port Melbourne 9th 4 -1- 8 18 89.5% 1,239 1,385
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 9 16 81.0% 1,073 1,325
Oakleigh 11th 3 -0- 10 12 83.1% 1,204 1,448
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 11 8 72.5% 1,094 1,509

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Yarraville Elsternwick Park 112 - 96
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 83 - 74
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 146 - 59
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 120 - 83
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 56 - 93
SAT 09/07/1938 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 89 - 128

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 14 -0- 0 56 152.4% 1,641 1,077
Brighton 2nd 11 -1- 2 46 116.0% 1,459 1,258
Prahran 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 121.8% 1,606 1,319
Northcote 4th 9 -0- 5 36 117.7% 1,416 1,203
Camberwell 5th 8 -0- 6 32 106.5% 1,604 1,506
Coburg 6th 7 -0- 7 28 102.2% 1,375 1,345
Preston 7th 7 -0- 7 28 97.1% 1,266 1,304
Sandringham 8th 5 -0- 9 20 90.1% 1,363 1,512
Port Melbourne 9th 4 -1- 9 18 89.4% 1,313 1,468
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 10 16 81.4% 1,169 1,437
Oakleigh 11th 3 -0- 11 12 82.1% 1,287 1,568
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 12 8 69.7% 1,153 1,655

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brighton Camberwell Sportsground 97 - 87
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Coburg v Northcote Coburg City Oval 54 - 137
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 148 - 101
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 122 - 75
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 94 - 111
SAT 16/07/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 136 - 99

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 14 -0- 1 56 143.4% 1,740 1,213
Brighton 2nd 11 -1- 3 46 114.1% 1,546 1,355
Northcote 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 123.5% 1,553 1,257
Prahran 4th 10 -0- 5 40 121.5% 1,717 1,413
Camberwell 5th 9 -0- 6 36 106.8% 1,701 1,593
Coburg 6th 7 -0- 8 28 96.4% 1,429 1,482
Preston 7th 7 -0- 8 28 94.1% 1,367 1,452
Port Melbourne 8th 5 -1- 9 22 93.0% 1,435 1,543
Sandringham 9th 5 -0- 10 20 88.0% 1,438 1,634
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 10 20 85.0% 1,305 1,536
Oakleigh 11th 4 -0- 11 16 86.0% 1,435 1,669
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 13 8 70.6% 1,247 1,766

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Oakleigh Elsternwick Park 107 - 114
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 126 - 89
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Sandringham Northcote Park 163 - 82
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 174 - 90
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 120 - 87
SAT 23/07/1938 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 111 - 116

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 15 -0- 1 60 143.3% 1,866 1,302
Brighton 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 112.5% 1,653 1,469
Northcote 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 128.2% 1,716 1,339
Prahran 4th 11 -0- 5 44 125.8% 1,891 1,503
Camberwell 5th 9 -0- 7 36 104.1% 1,790 1,719
Preston 6th 8 -0- 8 32 96.6% 1,487 1,539
Coburg 7th 7 -0- 9 28 91.7% 1,519 1,656
Port Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 9 26 93.8% 1,551 1,654
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 11 20 87.2% 1,549 1,776
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.7% 1,416 1,652
Sandringham 11th 5 -0- 11 20 84.6% 1,520 1,797
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 14 8 70.7% 1,334 1,886

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Brunswick 1st 15 -0- 1 60 143.3% 1,866 1,302 268 258 184 198
Brighton 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 112.5% 1,653 1,469 233 255 211 203
Northcote 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 128.2% 1,716 1,339 242 264 193 181
Prahran 4th 11 -0- 5 44 125.8% 1,891 1,503 266 295 212 231
Camberwell 5th 9 -0- 7 36 104.1% 1,790 1,719 257 248 244 255
Preston 6th 8 -0- 8 32 96.6% 1,487 1,539 210 227 211 273
Coburg 7th 7 -0- 9 28 91.7% 1,519 1,656 213 241 235 246
Port Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 9 26 93.8% 1,551 1,654 222 219 234 250
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 11 20 87.2% 1,549 1,776 218 241 253 258
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.7% 1,416 1,652 200 216 234 248
Sandringham 11th 5 -0- 11 20 84.6% 1,520 1,797 215 230 255 267
Williamstown 12th 2 -0- 14 8 70.7% 1,334 1,886 186 218 264 302

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1938 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Toorak Park 80 - 65 4,500
SAT 06/08/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Toorak Park 107 - 65 7,200

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Brunswick 1st
Brighton 2nd
Northcote 3rd
Prahran 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1938 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Toorak Park 91 - 73 5,200

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Brunswick 1st
Brighton 2nd
Northcote 3rd
Prahran 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1938 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Toorak Park 131 - 98 20,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Brunswick 1st
Brighton 2nd
Northcote 3rd
Prahran 4th