1948 VFL Season Round 15: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1948 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Essendon (11.21.87) defeated South Melbourne (8.11.59).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.21.87 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 21 | 11 | . | 21 | (87) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Jack Hale (caretaker)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ward, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 21 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Collins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Stephens, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||