1948 VFL Round 2: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1948 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1948 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, M. Trewin, L. Turner, J. Whitten, B. Wilson
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), C. Carroll, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, G. Kennedy, T. Larsen, J. Lyons, A. Maas, D. Maddocks, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, J. Spencer, L. Upton, T. Walsh
Geelong (15.17.107) defeated North Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (4), D. Brown (3), P. Hunt (2), T. Morrow (2), J. Whitten (2), B. Davis, R. Renfrey
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), D. Condon (2), K. Dynon (2), A. Crawford
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 10th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.17.107 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Trewin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Carroll, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maas, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Maddocks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Upton, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walsh, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||