1948 VFA Season: Williamstown

These are the details of the premiership results for Williamstown for the 1948 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used the WCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Brunswick in the second semi final, Williamstown were defeated by Brighton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1948 VFA Season
Team: Williamstown
Home Ground: WCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 16-0-4, P%: 138.2)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Sampson, Alf 21 0 R01-16, R18-20, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Ogden, Gordon 22 17 -0- 5 R01-20, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
17/04/1948 Round 1 Yarraville HOME WIN WILL by 56 Gordon Ogden unknown
24/04/1948 Round 2 Brunswick AWAY WIN WILL by 7 Gordon Ogden unknown
15/05/1948 Round 3 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 20 Gordon Ogden unknown
08/05/1948 Round 4 Oakleigh HOME LOSS OAKL by 3 Gordon Ogden unknown
22/05/1948 Round 5 Brighton AWAY LOSS BRGH by 26 Gordon Ogden unknown
05/06/1948 Round 6 Sandringham HOME WIN WILL by 29 Gordon Ogden unknown
14/06/1948 Round 7 Northcote AWAY LOSS NCOT by 1 Gordon Ogden unknown
19/06/1948 Round 8 Prahran HOME WIN WILL by 101 Gordon Ogden unknown
26/06/1948 Round 9 Camberwell AWAY WIN WILL by 21 Gordon Ogden unknown
03/07/1948 Round 10 Coburg AWAY WIN WILL by 24 Gordon Ogden unknown
10/07/1948 Round 11 Preston HOME WIN WILL by 41 Gordon Ogden unknown
17/07/1948 Round 12 Yarraville AWAY WIN WILL by 58 Gordon Ogden unknown
24/07/1948 Round 13 Brunswick HOME WIN WILL by 22 Gordon Ogden unknown
31/07/1948 Round 14 Port Melbourne HOME WIN WILL by 79 Gordon Ogden unknown
07/08/1948 Round 15 Oakleigh AWAY WIN WILL by 9 Gordon Ogden unknown
14/08/1948 Round 16 Brighton HOME WIN WILL by 19 Gordon Ogden unknown
21/08/1948 Round 17 Sandringham AWAY WIN WILL by 15 Gordon Ogden unknown
28/08/1948 Round 18 Northcote HOME WIN WILL by 63 Gordon Ogden unknown
04/09/1948 Round 19 Prahran AWAY WIN WILL by 4 Gordon Ogden unknown
11/09/1948 Round 20 Camberwell HOME WIN WILL by 92 Gordon Ogden unknown
25/09/1948 Semi Final Brunswick HOME WIN WILL by 41 Gordon Ogden unknown
09/10/1948 Grand Final Brighton HOME LOSS BRGH by 9 Gordon Ogden unknown