1948 VFA Grand Final: Williamstown v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 9 October 1948 between Williamstown and Brighton in the grand final of the 1948 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Brighton at Junction Oval.

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

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Williamstown v Brighton
Date: Saturday 9 October 1948
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Brighton
Score: 13.7.85 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 4 . 3 7 . 4 9 . 6 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Brighton 2 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin WILL by 11 BRGH by 3 BRGH by 10 BRGH by 9 BRGH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Brighton)
Captains: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Brighton)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sampson, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 13 7

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 13 16

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