1948 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1948 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 1 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Bell, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate
Melbourne (12.5.77) were defeated by Essendon (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (5), E. Roscoe (2), D. Bell, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, J. Mitchell, F. Scanlan
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), J. Jones (3), B. Brittingham (2), I. Goodingham (2), G. Lane, T. Leehane, K. Rawle
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,664
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bell, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | |||