1948 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1948 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1948 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Lindsay White captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, R. Eliason, L. Francis, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, J. Lyons, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, R. Ryan, J. Spencer, C. Thornton, L. Upton, T. Walsh

Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, G. Card, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. Turner, Len White

North Melbourne (10.8.68) were defeated by Geelong (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: F. Jeeves (3), S. Murray (2), D. O'Brien (2), D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Upton
Geelong: L. White (4), W. Russell (2), B. Smith (2), F. Flanagan, R. Renfrey

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 17 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 10.8.68 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 7 . 8 9 . 8 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Geelong 5 . 7 5 . 8 9 . 14 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin GEEL by 24 NMLB by 12 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Lindsay White (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Ireland

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Allan, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 1 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
36 Eliason, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 3 ?
19 Johnson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
29 Murray, Sel ? ? 2 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 2 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
5 Upton, Lionel ? ? 1 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
17 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 2 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
30 White, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s