1948 VFL Season Round 5: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1948 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round five of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne (14.11.95) defeated North Melbourne (6.14.50).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,831
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.11.95 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Frank Hughes
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Wally Carter
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Kuhl, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Maddocks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||