1948 VFL Grand Final
Encyclopedia
The 1948 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football
game contested between the Melbourne Football Club
and Essendon Football Club
, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
on 2 October 1948. It was the 52nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League
, staged to determine the premiers for the 1948 VFL season
. The match, attended by 85,658 spectators, ended in a draw, the first time that a VFL Grand Final had ended in a draw. A week later in the Grand Final replay, attended by 52,226 spectators, Melbourne easily defeated Essendon by 39 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.
Umpire - Jack McMurray
Essendon
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
game contested between the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
and Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on 2 October 1948. It was the 52nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, staged to determine the premiers for the 1948 VFL season
1948 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1948.-Premiership season:In 1947, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
. The match, attended by 85,658 spectators, ended in a draw, the first time that a VFL Grand Final had ended in a draw. A week later in the Grand Final replay, attended by 52,226 spectators, Melbourne easily defeated Essendon by 39 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.
Score
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
0.6 | 2.15 | 6.21 | 7.27 (69) |
| Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
3.0 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 (69) |
| Attendance: 85,658 | ||||
Goal Kickers
Melbourne
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Essendon
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Grand Final Replay
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
0.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 (50) |
| Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
6.2 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 13.11 (89) |
| Attendance:52,226 | ||||
Goal Kickers
Melbourne
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Essendon
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Grand Final Replay Teams
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| Backs | Chris Lambert Chris Lambert (footballer) Chris Lambert was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .He was a member of Essendon premiership teams in 1946 and 1950.-External links:* -References:* *... |
Cec Ruddell Cec Ruddell Cecil A. "Cec" Ruddell was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s.... |
Bob McClure Bob McClure (footballer) Robert J. "Bluey" McClure was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.A ruckman, McClure served in the navy prior to joining Essendon. He became a key component in a successful Essendon side, winning premierships in 1946, 1949 and 1950. A knee injury forced him to retire... |
| H/Backs | Les Gardiner Les Gardiner (footballer) Les Gardiner is a formerAustralian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .He was a member of the Essendon premiership team in 1946, 1949 and 1950.-External links:*-References:*... |
Wally May Wally May Wally May was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Recruited locally, Wally 'Chooka' May gave Essendon fine service as a ruckman/defender in 94 VFL games between 1947 and 1952... |
Norm McDonald |
| Centre Line | Bob Bradley Bob Bradley (footballer) Robert 'Bob' Bradley was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the late 1940s.... |
Albert Harper Albert Harper Albert Harper was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1946 and 1950.-External links:*-References:*... |
George Hassell George Hassell (footballer) George Hassell was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the late 1940s.Ascot Vale recruit George Hassell played in four successive Grand Finals from 1946 to 1949. A left footed wingman, he was a premiership player in his debut season as well as in 1949, the... |
| H/Forwards | Jack Jones | Ted Leehane Ted Leehane Ted Leehane is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .He was a member of the great Essendon premiership teams in 1942, 1949 and 1950.Leehane captain-coached Mansfield from 1951 to 1956.... |
Dick Reynolds Dick Reynolds Richard Sylvannus 'Dick' Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Essendon and Victoria with great distinction.... (c) |
| Forwards | Harry Equid Harry Equid Harry Equid was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s.... |
Bill Brittingham Bill Brittingham Bill Brittingham was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .He played in the Essendon premiership teams of 1946, 1949 and 1950.-External links:*-References:**... |
Keith Rawle Keith Rawle Keith Trevillian Rawle was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1940s. He was the son of former North Melbourne and Essendon footballer George Rawle.... |
| Rucks/Rover | Bob Syme Bob Syme Bob Syme was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League .- Player :A fast, vigorous and fiery ruckman , Syme joined Essendon in 1944.He played in:... |
Perc Bushby Perc Bushby Percy "Perc" Bushby was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1942 and 1946... |
Bill Hutchison |
| Reserves | Vic Fisher Vic Fisher Vic Fisher was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the late 1940s.Fisher was with Essendon when the club was at its peak and despite playing 25 games he only experienced two losses in his career... |
Ron McEwin Ron McEwin Ron McEwin was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Ron McEwin was a member of the Essendon premiership teams in 1949 and 1950.-External links:*-References:**... |
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- Essendon Captain-Coach: Dick ReynoldsDick ReynoldsRichard Sylvannus 'Dick' Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Essendon and Victoria with great distinction....
- Essendon Captain-Coach: Dick Reynolds
| Melbourne | |||
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| Backs | Billy Deans Billy Deans William 'Billy' Deans was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.A back pocket from Dandenong, Deans was a regular in defence for Melbourne throughout the decade... |
Shane McGrath Shane McGrath (footballer) John 'Shane' McGrath was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.A fullback, McGrath was a member of Melbourne's 1941 premiership side before missing the following two seasons due to war service. He was a premiership player again in 1948 and captained... |
Stan Rule Stan Rule Stan Rule was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1940s.... |
| H/Backs | Geoff Collins Geoff Collins Geoffrey Anthony Collins is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League .Geoff Collins played in the Melbourne premiership team of 1948, and again in the losing 1954 Grand Final side.-War Service:... |
Denis Cordner Denis Cordner George Denis Pruen Cordner was an Australian rules football player. His brothers Don, John and Ted were also notable sportsmen.Denis Cordner played in the ruck in the Melbourne premiership teams in the 1948, 1955 and 1956.... |
Col McLean Col McLean Colin "Col" McLean was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.McLean was a half back flanker for Melbourne and played in three premiership sides, going back to back in 1940 and 1941, followed by another premiership in 1948. He missed the 1942 and 1943... |
| Centre Line | Len Dockett Len Dockett Leonard Dockett was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, and he also played cricket for Richmond. In December 2007, he was awarded a Life Membership to the Melbourne football club.... |
George Bickford George Bickford George Bickford was an Australian rules football player. Bickford was a member of the Melbourne premiership team in 1948 and was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.-External links:*-References:***... |
Max Spittle Max Spittle Max Spittle was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1940s.... |
| H/Forwards | Noel McMahen Noel McMahen Noel McMahen is a former Australian rules football player and a coach in the Victorian Football League .He played in the Melbourne premiership teams in 1948, 1955 and 1956... |
Lance Arnold Lance Arnold Lance Arnold is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL in the 1940s and 1950s.- External links :* * -References:*... |
Robert McKenzie Robert McKenzie (footballer) Robert McKenzie Senior is a former Australian rules football player, for the Melbourne Football Club, in the Victorian Football League .-References:*-External links:*... |
| Forwards | Jack Mueller Jack Mueller (footballer) Jack Mueller was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League... |
Norm Smith Norm Smith Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne... |
Eddie Craddock Eddie Craddock Edward 'Eddie' Craddock was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1940s.Craddock was a forward pocket in Melbourne's 1948 premiership team... |
| Rucks/Rover | Don Cordner Don Cordner Dr Donald Cordner was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s... (c) |
Adrian Dullard Adrian Dullard Adrian Dullard is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League .He was a member of the Melbourne premiership team in 1941 and 1948.-External links:***... |
Alby Rodda Alby Rodda Alby Rodda Alby Rodda Alby Rodda (Born 8 September 1920 is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL).He was a member of the Melbourne premiership teams in 1939, 1940 and 1948.-References:*-External links:*... |
| Reserves | Gordon Bowman Gordon Bowman Gordon Bowman was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Hawthorn in the VFL.Bowman, originally from East Malvern, was a member of Melbourne's 1948 premiership team as a half forward flanker... |
Edward Jackson Edward Jackson (footballer) Edward Jackson is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League .He played in the 1948 Melbourne team in the 1948 Grand Final.-External links:*-References:*... |
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- Melbourne Coach: "Checker" HughesFrank 'Checker' HughesFrank 'Checker' Hughes was a famous player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League in the period 1914 to 1948....
- Melbourne Coach: "Checker" Hughes
Umpire - Jack McMurray
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