1948 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1948 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1948 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, T. Larsen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, C. Thornton
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, E. Craddock, B. Deans, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
North Melbourne (5.12.42) were defeated by Melbourne (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, J. Reeves
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), N. McMahen (3), E. Craddock, B. McKenzie, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
5.12.42 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 22 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||