1948 VFL Semi Final 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1948 between Essendon and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, H. Equid, V. Fisher, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, E. Craddock, L. Crawley, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, W. Lock, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, M. Spittle
Essendon (13.16.94) defeated Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bigelow (4), D. Reynolds (3), B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, B. Hutchison, T. Leehane, K. Rawle, B. Syme
Melbourne: E. Craddock (3), A. Dullard (3), B. McKenzie, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Melbourne in the grand final and Melbourne faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
72,394
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Crawley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||