1948 VFL Season Round 8: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1948 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round eight of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Geelong (15.16.106) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.12.126).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
19,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
15.16.106 - 19.12.126
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| South Melbourne | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 65 | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Lindsay WhiteCoach: Tommy Quinn
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | |||