1948 VFA Season 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 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Brighton at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Williamstown (13.7.85) were defeated by Brighton (13.16.94).

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

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Brighton

Captain: unknown

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