1948 VFL 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 8 of the 1948 VFL season.
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
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, L. Turner, Len White, B. Wilson
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Barry, F. Brew, S. Bulpit, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, E. Dornau, R. Harley, V. Hill, G. Kennedy, B. King, B. Lucas, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Geelong (15.16.106) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Hunt (3), L. White (3), D. Brown (2), J. Hovey (2), J. Hyde (2), B. Wilson (2), T. Morrow
South Melbourne: J. Graham (10), R. Clegg (4), G. Allen (3), G. Kennedy, L. Spokes
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
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 | |||