1948 VFA season

67th season of the Victorian Football Association December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1948 VFA 12 Brighton 1 Williamstown 3 1947 1949 The 1948 VFA season was the 67th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. Brighton won the VFA premiership for the first and only time, defeating by nine points in the 1948 VFA Grand Final. Ladder The home-and-home season was played over twenty matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season. main WDL Q true points y 4 2 WIL Williamstown BRU Brunswick BRI Brighton NOR Northcote OAK Oakleigh PRE Preston CAM Camberwell SAN Sandringham COB Coburg PRA Prahran PMB Port Melbourne YAR Yarraville 16 4 0 2133 1543 16 4 0 2217 1712 13 7 0 2313 2037 P 12 8 0 1925 1724 12 8 0 2167 1972 12 8 0 2146 1971 10 10 0 1957 2052 7 12 0 1900 2240 6 13 0 1939 2128 6 14 0 2005 2339 5 15 0 1968 2412 4 16 0 1850 2390 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Age 13 September 1948 Yarraville's win lets Northcote into four 8 Melbourne Follower Finals Semi-finals Semifinals Saturday, 18 September Brighton 17.23 (125) H Northcote 12.13 (85) St Kilda Cricket Ground 12,000 The Age Melbourne Brighton's last-term runaway 20 September 1948 8 Follower Saturday, 25 September Williamstown 17.13 (115) H Brunswick 9.20 (74) St Kilda Cricket Ground 15,000 The Age 27 September 1948 Greater dash wins for Williamstown 8 Melbourne Follower Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 2 October Brunswick 12.14 (86) A Brighton 14.16 (100) St Kilda Cricket Ground 11,000 The Age 4 October 1948 Brighton's pennant chance 8 Melbourne Follower Grand Final 1948 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 9 October Williamstown 4.3 (27) 7.4 (46) 9.6 (60) 13.7 (85) MacPherson 3, Redmond 3, Salvas 3, Matthews 2, Peacock, Todd A Brighton 2.4 (16) 7.7 (49) 10.10 (70) 13.16 (94) Douglas 4, Warburton 3, Burke 2, Heims 2, Adamson, McIndoe St Kilda Cricket Ground 18,000The Argus 11 October 1948 Brighton wins first VFA premiership 15 Melbourne The Age 11 October 1948 Courage and stamina gave Brighton win 8 Melbourne Follower Merrington Awards The leading goalkicker for the home-and-home season was Ray Potter (Preston), who kicked 84 goals in the season. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Rus McIndoe (Brighton), who polled 44 votes. Jack Blackman (Preston) was second with 38 votes and Reg Shaw (Brunswick) was third with 28 votes.The Argus 14 September 1948 Brighton rover is best and fairest in VFA 12 Melbourne Williamstown won the seconds premiership. Williamstown 15.16 (106) defeated Oakleigh 14.18 (102) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain raiser to the firsts Grand Final on 9 October. Notable events On 26 June, Sandringham 11.11 (77) defeated Coburg 9.20 (74); but, Coburg protested the result due to a timekeeping error which had resulted in the final quarter being played five minutes short. The Association quashed the result of the match, and determined that a replay should be played if the match were to have an influence on the final four. Both teams were ultimately well out of finals contention, so the replay was not held, and the teams are credited with playing only nineteen matches for the season.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne Replay in V.F.A. game if needed 13 July 1948 12 Prahran played most of its home matches at Elsternwick Park during the year, sharing the ground with Brighton, because Toorak Park was unavailable due to top-dressing after the first few weeks of the season.The Argus Melbourne Elsternwick Park for Prahran FC 24 6 March 1948 Preston missed the finals on percentage, after losing its last home-and-home match to wooden-spooner Yarraville by one point, 16.10 (106) def. by 15.17 (107). The 1948 VFL Grand Final was drawn, so the Association Grand Final was played on the same day as the League Grand Final Replay. The Association considered postponing its Grand Final by a week to avoid competing for the gate, but the motion was defeated 12–8.The Age 5 October 1948 No postponement of V.F.A. Grand Final 8 Melbourne Follower See also List of VFA/VFL premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFA