1948 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1948 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Melbourne in a semi final, Essendon were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final (replay), resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-1-2, P%: 137.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allanson, Noel | #33 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R11-15, R17-18 |
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 16 | 8 | R05, R07-19, SF, GF |
| Bradley, Bob | #27 | 21 | 3 | R01-03, R05-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 21 | 39 | R01-17, R19, SF, GF, GR |
| Bryar, Dick | #10 | 3 | 0 | R09, R17-18 |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 9 | 1 | R13-18, SF, GF, GR |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, R19, GF |
| Equid, Harry | #32 | 11 | 14 | R01-03, R06-10, R15, SF, GR |
| Fisher, Vic | #1 | 12 | 2 | R09-11, R13-14, R16-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Gardiner, Les | #18 | 14 | 0 | R03-07, R12-19, GR |
| Goninon, George | #13 | 2 | 7 | R12-13 |
| Goodingham, Ivan | #30 | 13 | 15 | R01-06, R08-12, R18-19 |
| Harper, Bert | #8 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R18-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Hassell, George | #6 | 18 | 1 | R01-10, R15-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 20 | 52 | R01-14, R16, R18-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 22 | 26 | R01-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 18 | 0 | R04-17, R19, SF, GF, GR |
| Lambert, Harold | #17 | 16 | 1 | R01-04, R09-10, R12-19, SF, GF |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 3 | 10 | R01, R03-04 |
| Leehane, Ted | #9 | 22 | 30 | R01-19, SF, GF, GR |
| May, Wally | #12 | 15 | 1 | R01-07, R15-19, SF, GF, GR |
| McClure, Bob | #31 | 21 | 3 | R01-14, R16-19, SF, GF, GR |
| McDonald, Norm | #4 | 21 | 0 | R01-06, R08-19, SF, GF, GR |
| McEwin, Ron | #11 | 9 | 1 | R04, R06-12, GR |
| Newton, Ken | #29 | 8 | 14 | R02, R05-11 |
| Rawle, Keith | #2 | 22 | 20 | R01-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 22 | 25 | R01-19, SF, GF, GR |
| Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 19 | 0 | R01-08, R10-16, R19, SF, GF, GR |
| Syme, Bob | #26 | 11 | 12 | R11-18, SF, GF, GR |
| Tate, Greg | #16 | 11 | 4 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-08, R11, R14-17 |
| Ward, John | #25 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 22 | 17 | -2- | 3 | R01-19, SF, GF, GR |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Chris Lambert | Cec Ruddell | Bob McClure |
| Half-Back: | Harold Lambert | Wally Buttsworth | Norm McDonald |
| Centre: | Bob Bradley | Bert Harper | George Hassell |
| Half-Forward: | Jack Jones | Ted Leehane | Dick Reynolds |
| Forward: | Bob Syme | Bill Brittingham | Keith Rawle |
| Follower: | Doug Bigelow | Percy Bushby | Bill Hutchison |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 2 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1948 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/04/1948 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 62 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/06/1948 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/06/1948 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 82 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 52 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 56 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 07/08/1948 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 18/09/1948 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/10/1948 | Grand Final | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 09/10/1948 | Grand Final (R) | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 39 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.