1948 VFL Season Round 17: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1948 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,196
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.13.103 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 49 | MELB by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Frank Hughes
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Jack Hale (caretaker)
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crawley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||