1948 VFA Season: Brighton
These are the details of the premiership results for Brighton for the 1948 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Elsternwick Park as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Northcote in the first semi final and defeating Brunswick in the preliminary final, Brighton defeated Williamstown in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFA Season
Team:
Brighton
Club:
Brighton-Caulfield
Home Ground:
Elsternwick Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-7, P%: 113.5)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1948 | Round 1 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/04/1948 | Round 2 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 3 | Oakleigh | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 4 | Yarraville | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 75 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 5 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/06/1948 | Round 6 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/06/1948 | Round 7 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 8 | Camberwell | HOME | LOSS | CMBW by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/06/1948 | Round 9 | Prahran | AWAY | LOSS | PRAH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 10 | Preston | AWAY | LOSS | PRST by 59 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 11 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 12 | Northcote | HOME | LOSS | NCOT by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 13 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/07/1948 | Round 14 | Oakleigh | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 38 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/08/1948 | Round 15 | Yarraville | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 16 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 17 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 18 | Sandringham | AWAY | LOSS | SNDH by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 19 | Camberwell | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/09/1948 | Round 20 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 53 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/09/1948 | Semi Final | Northcote | HOME | WIN | BRGH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/10/1948 | Preliminary Final | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/10/1948 | Grand Final | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | BRGH by 9 | unknown | unknown |