Match Recap
Grand Final·Sat, 2-Oct-1948 2:50 PM·M.C.G.·86,198 att.
Essendon
7.27 (69)
vs
Melbourne
10.9 (69)
Draw

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon0.6 (6)2.15 (27)6.21 (57)7.27 (69)7.27 (69)
Melbourne3.0 (18)4.5 (29)6.8 (44)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#27 Bob Bradley1
#23 Bill Brittingham2
#35 Percy Bushby
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#1 Vic Fisher
#8 Bert Harper
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#24 Jack Jones
#14 Chris Lambert
#17 Harold Lambert
#9 Ted Leehane
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#4 Norm McDonald
#2 Keith Rawle2
#3 Dick Reynolds
#21 Cec Ruddell
#26 Bob Syme

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold1
#16 George Bickford
#11 Gordon Bowman
#3 Geoff Collins
#1 Denis Cordner
#21 Don Cordner
#6 Eddie Craddock1
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard1
#8 Doug Heywood
#7 Eddie Jackson
#22 Shane McGrath
#25 Col McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#12 Jack Mueller6
#30 Alby Rodda
#31 Stan Rule
#4 Norm Smith1
#13 Max Spittle