1948 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between Geelong and Essendon during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. Turner
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, D. Bryar, P. Bushby, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, B. Syme
Geelong (9.10.64) were defeated by Essendon (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (3), A. Irvine (2), T. Morrow (2), D. Davies, N. Scott
Essendon: J. Jones (4), B. Hutchison (2), D. Reynolds (2), K. Rawle, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bryar, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||