1948 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1948 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1948 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Jack Graham captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), P. Bourke, S. Bulpit, A. Callick, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, F. Stephens, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

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

South Melbourne (14.18.102) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Harley (5), B. Williams (4), R. Clegg, E. Dornau, J. Graham, B. Lucas, F. Stephens
North Melbourne: D. O'Brien (4), J. Spencer (4), D. Condon (2), A. Crawford (2), F. Jeeves (2), D. Johnson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 14.18.102 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 7 14 . 11 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
North Melbourne 3 . 7 7 . 9 11 . 12 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin NMLB by 10 SMLB by 4 SMLB by 17 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (South Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Sparks

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
1 Bulpit, Stan ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Caris, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 1 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 1 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 5 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
37 Lucas, Bert ? ? 1 ?
16 Simpson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
20 Stephens, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 Taylor, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 4 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Allan, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 2 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
36 Eliason, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 2 ?
19 Johnson, Doug ? ? 1 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 4 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 4 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 14

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