1948 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1948 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 11 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Lindsay White captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, G. Lourey, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White
Melbourne (9.17.71) defeated Geelong (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (4), B. McKenzie (2), E. Jackson, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda
Geelong: L. White (6), T. Morrow, R. Renfrey
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,586
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Lindsay White
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||