1948 VFL 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 5 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
North Melbourne
R. Allan, C. Curtin, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, J. Kuhl, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, D. Maddocks, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Melbourne (14.11.95) defeated North Melbourne (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (3), E. O'Rourke (3), F. O'Connor (2), A. Rodda (2), A. Dullard, B. McKenzie, F. Scanlan, N. Smith
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), C. Thornton (2), J. Hedley
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
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 | |||