1948 VFL Grand Final Replay: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 October 1948 between Essendon and Melbourne in the grand final replay of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
Back:
C. Lambert, C. Ruddell, B. McClure
Half-back:
L. Gardiner, W. May, N. McDonald
Centre:
B. Bradley, B. Harper, G. Hassell
Half-forward:
J. Jones, T. Leehane, D. Reynolds (capt.)
Forward:
H. Equid, B. Brittingham, K. Rawle
Follower:
P. Bushby, B. Syme, B. Hutchison
Sub.:
V. Fisher, R. McEwin
Melbourne
Back:
B. Deans, S. McGrath, S. Rule
Half-back:
C. McLean, Denis Cordner, G. Collins
Centre:
M. Spittle, G. Bickford, L. Dockett
Half-forward:
B. McKenzie, L. Arnold, N. McMahen
Forward:
J. Mueller, N. Smith, E. Craddock
Follower:
Don Cordner (capt.), A. Dullard, A. Rodda
Sub.:
G. Bowman, E. Jackson
Essendon (7.8.50) were defeated by Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (2), B. Syme (2), B. Hutchison, J. Jones, D. Reynolds
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), L. Arnold (2), A. Rodda (2), A. Dullard, N. McMahen, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final Replay
Teams:
Essendon
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 October 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,226
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | MELB by 35 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
C. Rodwell,
E. White
Boundary Umpire:
H. Forsyth,
J. Lee
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Bradley, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Arnold, Lance | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | FPL | ? | 6 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 5 | B. Deans | 22 | S. McGrath | 31 | S. Rule | 35 | P. Bushby | 1 | V. Fisher | ||||||
| 2 | K. Rawle | 23 | B. Brittingham | 32 | H. Equid | 26 | B. Syme | 11 | R. McEwin | ||||||
| FORWARD | 7 | B. Hutchison |
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| 25 | C. McLean | 1 | D. Cordner | 3 | G. Collins |
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| 3 | D. Reynolds (c) | 9 | T. Leehane | 24 | J. Jones |
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| 13 | M. Spittle | 16 | G. Bickford | 32 | L. Dockett |
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| 6 | G. Hassell | 8 | B. Harper | 27 | B. Bradley | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 21 | D. Cordner (c) | 11 | G. Bowman | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 28 | A. Dullard | 7 | E. Jackson | |||||||||||
| 2 | B. McKenzie | 29 | L. Arnold | 35 | N. McMahen | 30 | A. Rodda |
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| 4 | N. McDonald | 12 | W. May | 18 | L. Gardiner |
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| 12 | J. Mueller | 4 | N. Smith | 6 | E. Craddock |
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| 31 | B. McClure | 21 | C. Ruddell | 14 | C. Lambert |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||