1938 VFA Grand Final: Brunswick v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1938 between Brunswick and Brighton in the grand final of the 1938 VFA season. Brunswick hosted Brighton at Toorak Park. The hosts were coached by Roy McKay.

As a result of this match, Brunswick were the premiers and Brighton were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Brunswick v Brighton
Date: Saturday 20 August 1938
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. Brighton
Score: 19.17.131 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 8 . 3 10 . 4 15 . 12 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Brighton 3 . 3 7 . 12 12 . 12 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin BRNW by 30 BRNW by 10 BRNW by 18 BRNW by 33 BRNW by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Roy McKay (Brunswick), unknown (Brighton)
Captains: unknown (Brunswick), unknown (Brighton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Lester

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 19 17

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 14 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s