1948 VFL 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 15 of the 1948 VFL season.
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
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme, G. Tate, J. Ward
South Melbourne
R. Barry, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, A. Callick, G. Caris, W. Chambers, K. Collins, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, L. Holland, B. King, B. Lucas, L. Spokes, F. Stephens, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Essendon (11.21.87) defeated South Melbourne (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (4), T. Leehane (3), D. Reynolds (2), J. Jones, B. Syme
South Melbourne: R. Harley (3), R. Bywater, K. Collins, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
unknown
(South 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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||