1948 VFL Season Round 4: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1948 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round four of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Essendon (20.20.140).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.12.78 - 20.20.140
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 20 | 20 | . | 20 | (140) |
| Margin | SMLB by 16 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 62 | ESSE by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Collins, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 20 | |||