1948 VFL 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 17 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, E. Craddock, L. Crawley, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
South Melbourne
R. Barry, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, A. Callick, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, R. Harley, V. Hill, L. Holland, L. Jarry, B. King, A. Miller, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), L. Dockett (3), N. Smith (3), L. Arnold (2), E. Craddock, A. Dullard, N. McMahen
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (2), R. Harley (2), W. Chambers, J. Eichhorn, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
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 | |||