1948 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1948 between Essendon and Geelong during round 7 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Lindsay White captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McEwin, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate
Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Luke, R. Lunn, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, L. Turner, Len White, B. Wilson
Essendon (12.11.83) were defeated by Geelong (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Leehane (3), H. Equid (2), K. Newton (2), G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, R. McEwin, K. Rawle
Geelong: L. White (5), D. Davies (2), P. Hunt (2), R. Renfrey (2), D. Brown, B. Davis, L. Turner
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Lindsay White
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Luke, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||