Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 25-Sep-1948 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·63,501 att.
Melbourne
25.16 (166)
vs
Collingwood
15.11 (101)
Melbourne won by 65

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne4.6 (30)11.13 (79)19.15 (129)25.16 (166)25.16 (166)
Collingwood6.2 (38)8.5 (53)11.8 (74)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold1
#16 George Bickford
#11 Gordon Bowman1
#3 Geoff Collins
#21 Don Cordner
#6 Eddie Craddock2
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard1
#8 Doug Heywood
#33 Alan McGowan
#22 Shane McGrath1
#2 Robert McKenzie2
#25 Col McLean
#35 Noel McMahen1
#12 Jack Mueller8
#30 Alby Rodda2
#31 Stan Rule
#4 Norm Smith6
#13 Max Spittle

Collingwood — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Alec Denney
#5 Len Fitzgerald1
#6 Jack Green
#33 George Hams
#12 Des Healey
#8 Gordon Hocking1
#9 Mac Holten
#10 Ray Horwood
#1 Phonse Kyne2
#16 Neil Mann
#28 Ern McIntyre2
#18 Bill Nolan
#21 Lou Richards1
#22 Bob Rose4
#25 Stan Smith
#29 Jack Thompson
#26 Bill Twomey3
#27 Pat Twomey1
#30 Charles Utting
#31 Kevin Wade