1938 VFA Season: Brighton
These are the details of the premiership results for Brighton for the 1938 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Elsternwick Park as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Brunswick in the second semi final and defeating Northcote in the preliminary final, Brighton were defeated by Brunswick in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFA Season
Team:
Brighton
Club:
Brighton-Caulfield
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 |