1948 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1948 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, I. Goodingham, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
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, N. Smith, M. Spittle
Essendon (13.13.91) defeated Melbourne (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Goninon (4), B. Hutchison (3), D. Reynolds (2), B. Brittingham, T. Leehane, K. Rawle, B. Syme
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), L. Arnold (2), A. Dullard, B. McKenzie, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||