1948 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, B. Hunter, B. Kelsey, J. Mooring, T. Simmons, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, E. Craddock, L. Crawley, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, E. O'Rourke, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
Carlton (13.14.92) were defeated by Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Mooring (4), K. Baxter (3), F. Davies (2), R. Garby, K. Hands, T. Simmons, H. Turner
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (7), N. Smith (4), L. Arnold, E. Craddock, L. Dockett, E. Roscoe
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | CARL by 5 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 8 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hunter, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crawley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||