1949 VFA Season: Brighton

These are the details of the premiership results for Brighton for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Elsternwick Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Coburg in the first semi final, Brighton were defeated by Oakleigh in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1949 VFA Season
Team: Brighton
Club: Brighton-Caulfield
Home Ground: Elsternwick Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-6, P%: 110.2)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Oakleigh (Preliminary Final)

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)
18/04/1949 Round 1 Sandringham HOME WIN BRGH by 47 unknown unknown
23/04/1949 Round 2 Northcote AWAY WIN BRGH by 22 unknown unknown
30/04/1949 Round 3 Oakleigh HOME WIN BRGH by 13 unknown unknown
07/05/1949 Round 4 Camberwell AWAY WIN BRGH by 5 unknown unknown
14/05/1949 Round 5 Yarraville HOME WIN BRGH by 24 unknown unknown
21/05/1949 Round 6 Coburg AWAY WIN BRGH by 28 unknown unknown
28/05/1949 Round 7 Preston AWAY LOSS PRST by 27 unknown unknown
04/06/1949 Round 8 Brunswick HOME LOSS BRNW by 39 unknown unknown
13/06/1949 Round 9 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 8 unknown unknown
18/06/1949 Round 10 Prahran HOME WIN BRGH by 21 unknown unknown
25/06/1949 Round 11 Williamstown AWAY LOSS WILL by 50 unknown unknown
02/07/1949 Round 12 Sandringham AWAY WIN BRGH by 16 unknown unknown
09/07/1949 Round 13 Northcote HOME WIN BRGH by 56 unknown unknown
16/07/1949 Round 14 Oakleigh AWAY WIN BRGH by 5 unknown unknown
23/07/1949 Round 15 Camberwell HOME WIN BRGH by 30 unknown unknown
30/07/1949 Round 16 Yarraville AWAY WIN BRGH by 12 unknown unknown
06/08/1949 Round 17 Coburg HOME LOSS COBG by 28 unknown unknown
13/08/1949 Round 18 Preston HOME WIN BRGH by 29 unknown unknown
20/08/1949 Round 19 Brunswick AWAY WIN BRGH by 9 unknown unknown
27/08/1949 Round 20 Port Melbourne HOME WIN BRGH by 78 unknown unknown
03/09/1949 Round 21 Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 47 unknown unknown
10/09/1949 Semi Final Coburg HOME WIN BRGH by 25 unknown unknown
24/09/1949 Preliminary Final Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 15 unknown unknown