1948 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1948 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 7 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, K. Baxter, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, J. Howell, M. Howell, B. Kelsey, T. Simmons, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Carlton (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (3), J. Mitchell (3), L. Arnold (2), A. Rodda (2), N. Smith (2), B. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, F. Scanlan
Carlton: K. Baxter (2), F. Davies (2), F. Stafford (2), A. Streeter
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,864
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | CARL by 18 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howell, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||