Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 18-Sep-1948 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·72,394 att.
Essendon
13.16 (94)
vs
Melbourne
8.10 (58)
Essendon won by 36

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.2 (20)8.9 (57)12.12 (84)13.16 (94)13.16 (94)
Melbourne3.2 (20)4.3 (27)8.8 (56)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow4
#27 Bob Bradley1
#23 Bill Brittingham1
#35 Percy Bushby
#32 Harry Equid
#1 Vic Fisher
#8 Bert Harper
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#24 Jack Jones
#14 Chris Lambert
#17 Harold Lambert
#9 Ted Leehane1
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#4 Norm McDonald
#2 Keith Rawle1
#3 Dick Reynolds3
#21 Cec Ruddell
#26 Bob Syme1

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold
#16 George Bickford
#3 Geoff Collins
#21 Don Cordner
#6 Eddie Craddock3
#9 Les Crawley
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard3
#18 Wally Lock
#33 Alan McGowan
#22 Shane McGrath
#2 Robert McKenzie1
#25 Col McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#30 Alby Rodda
#31 Stan Rule
#34 Frank Scanlan
#4 Norm Smith1
#13 Max Spittle