1938 VFA Season: Brighton
These are the details of the premiership results of Brighton for the 1938 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Brunswick in a semi final and defeating Northcote in the preliminary final, Brighton were defeated by Brunswick in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFA Season
Team:
Brighton
Home Ground:
Elsternwick Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 11-1-4, P%: 112.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds, Horrie | 2 | 0 | R11, SF | |
| Niven, Ray | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1938 | Round 1 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/04/1938 | Round 2 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/04/1938 | Round 3 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 4 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 5 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 6 | Brunswick | HOME | LOSS | BRNW by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 7 | Yarraville | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 58 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 8 | Camberwell | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 9 | Oakleigh | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/06/1938 | Round 10 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 38 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 11 | Coburg | AWAY | LOSS | COBG by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 12 | Sandringham | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 13 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 14 | Yarraville | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/07/1938 | Round 15 | Camberwell | AWAY | LOSS | CMBW by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 16 | Oakleigh | HOME | LOSS | OAKL by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/08/1938 | Semi Final | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 42 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/08/1938 | Preliminary Final | Northcote | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/08/1938 | Grand Final | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 33 | unknown | 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.