The 1948 VFL season was the 52nd season of the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL), the highest level senior

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competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 17 April until 9 October, and comprised a 19-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the

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for the sixth time, after it defeated by 39 points in the 1948 VFL Grand Final Replay.

Background

In 1948, 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. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 19 rounds; matches 12 to 19 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 8. Once the 19 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1948 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the

Page–McIntyre system The McIntyre system, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher, by allowing higher qualified teams to lose more games or series before being eliminated compa ...

Home-and-away season

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.19 (145) , , 9.11 (65) ,

Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Mission Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, Footscray. It is the training and administrative headquart ...

, 14,000 , 17 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 9.16 (70) ,

Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia. History Aust ...

, 17,000 , 17 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 17.6 (108) ,

Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park, Victoria, Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association ...

, 28,000 , 17 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.5 (77) , , 13.18 (96) ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G, is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the el ...

, 29,000 , 17 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 11.20 (86) ,

Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Recreation Reserve, or Hotham Recreation Reserve) is an inner-suburban sporting facility and sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently t ...

, 20,000 , 17 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 17.15 (117) ,

Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, Victoria, Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from ...

, 16,000 , 17 April 1948

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 10.8 (68) ,

Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria, South Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major Australian Football League, AFL stadium, a seco ...

, 17,500 , 24 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 10.18 (78) , Princes Park , 32,000 , 24 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.6 (48) , , 11.13 (79) ,

Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...

, 9,000 , 24 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.12 (132) , , 8.9 (57) ,

Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known as the Richmond Cricket Ground or known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and a former Cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, ...

, 29,000 , 24 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 8.11 (59) , Windy Hill , 16,000 , 26 April 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 10.12 (72) , Victoria Park , 47,000 , 26 April 1948

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 13.16 (94) ,

, 19,000 , 1 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 6.9 (45) ,

, 13,000 , 1 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.12 (78) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 14,000 , 1 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 12.14 (86) ,

, 31,000 , 1 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 14.9 (93) , Windy Hill , 30,000 , 1 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 13.11 (89) ,

, 23,000 , 1 May 1948

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.21 (105) , , 11.15 (81) ,

, 9,000 , 8 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 6.8 (44) ,

, 10,000 , 8 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.13 (121) , , 13.10 (88) , Victoria Park , 18,000 , 8 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.24 (96) , , 15.8 (98) , Princes Park , 19,000 , 8 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 13.11 (89) ,

, 19,000 , 8 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.12 (78) , , 20.20 (140) ,

, 20,000 , 8 May 1948

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 14.23 (107) ,

, 10,000 , 15 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 6.14 (50) ,

, 13,000 , 15 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.19 (109) , , 6.11 (47) ,

, 8,500 , 15 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 14.11 (95) , Windy Hill , 23,000 , 15 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 8.10 (58) ,

, 17,500 , 15 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.17 (65) , , 9.9 (63) , Victoria Park , 31,000 , 15 May 1948

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 9.10 (64) ,

, 7,000 , 22 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 19.7 (121) , Princes Park , 25,000 , 22 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.5 (59) , , 15.15 (105) ,

, 17,500 , 22 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 12.3 (75) ,

, 9,500 , 22 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 9.10 (64) ,

, 18,000 , 22 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.14 (140) , , 9.21 (75) ,

, 33,000 , 22 May 1948

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 12.14 (86) ,

, 17,000 , 29 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 3.10 (28) ,

, 17,000 , 29 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.20 (74) , , 7.8 (50) ,

, 12,000 , 29 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 14.15 (99) , Windy Hill , 13,000 , 29 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.12 (36) , , 10.18 (78) ,

, 11,000 , 29 May 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 7.9 (51) ,

, 35,000 , 29 May 1948

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 19.12 (126) ,

, 19,500 , 5 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.17 (83) , , 11.10 (76) , Victoria Park , 20,000 , 5 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 7,000 , 5 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 12,000 , 5 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 9.10 (64) ,

, 25,000 , 5 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 9.21 (75) ,

, 33,000 , 5 June 1948

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 4.8 (32) , Windy Hill , 17,000 , 12 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 15.11 (101) ,

, 33,000 , 12 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.8 (56) , , 12.27 (99) ,

, 18,000 , 12 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 9.14 (68) ,

, 20,000 , 14 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 7.18 (60) , Princes Park , 11,000 , 14 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 14.19 (103) ,

, 28,000 , 14 June 1948

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.6 (90) , , 9.16 (70) ,

, 12,000 , 19 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.13 (139) , , 9.9 (63) ,

, 12,300 , 19 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.12 (120) , , 4.14 (38) , Windy Hill , 22,000 , 19 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 13.7 (85) , Victoria Park , 38,000 , 19 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.12 (120) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 12,200 , 19 June 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 23.11 (149) ,

, 24,000 , 19 June 1948

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.7 (61) , , 12.15 (87) ,

, 8,000 , 3 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.20 (134) , , 14.11 (95) ,

, 25,000 , 3 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.23 (83) , , 14.10 (94) , Princes Park , 13,500 , 3 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.17 (71) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 16,000 , 3 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 17.22 (124) ,

, 6,000 , 3 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 19.9 (123) ,

, 19,000 , 3 July 1948

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.18 (144) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 21,000 , 10 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 9.11 (65) , Windy Hill , 17,000 , 10 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 10.11 (71) , Victoria Park , 19,500 , 10 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 10.9 (69) , Princes Park , 9,000 , 10 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.11 (53) , , 13.13 (91) ,

, 7,000 , 10 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 9.17 (71) ,

, 18,500 , 10 July 1948

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.19 (163) , , 8.10 (58) ,

, 10,000 , 17 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 12.9 (81) ,

, 20,000 , 17 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.8 (68) , , 10.15 (75) ,

, 12,000 , 17 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 18.14 (122) ,

, 12,000 , 17 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 13.16 (94) ,

, 22,000 , 17 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 16.17 (113) ,

, 27,000 , 17 July 1948

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.20 (146) , , 5.9 (39) ,

, 11,000 , 24 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.11 (77) , , 17.11 (113) ,

, 17,500 , 24 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 16.11 (107) , Victoria Park , 35,000 , 24 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.9 (153) , , 9.8 (62) , Princes Park , 17,500 , 24 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 15.14 (104) ,

, 12,000 , 24 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 11.12 (78) ,

, 8,000 , 24 July 1948

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.18 (84) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 9,000 , 31 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 9.10 (64) ,

, 12,000 , 31 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.18 (78) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 19,000 , 31 July 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.8 (44) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 41,000 , 7 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.21 (87) , , 8.11 (59) , Windy Hill , 14,000 , 7 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.17 (41) , , 15.19 (109) ,

, 17,500 , 7 August 1948

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.25 (91) , , 7.15 (57) ,

, 8,000 , 14 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.20 (80) , , 10.10 (70) , Princes Park , 31,000 , 14 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.11 (41) , , 5.9 (39) ,

, 5,500 , 14 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.12 (42) , , 10.14 (74) ,

, 6,000 , 14 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.7 (43) , , 4.16 (40) ,

, 8,500 , 14 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.7 (55) , , 8.10 (58) ,

, 29,000 , 14 August 1948

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 7.12 (54) ,

, 13,500 , 21 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 11.15 (81) ,

, 10,000 , 21 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 11.15 (81) ,

, 12,000 , 21 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 10.12 (72) , Victoria Park , 28,000 , 21 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 7.19 (61) ,

, 5,000 , 21 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 11.11 (77) , Windy Hill , 28,000 , 21 August 1948

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.19 (109) , , 11.4 (70) , Victoria Park , 11,000 , 28 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 15.11 (101) , Princes Park , 27,000 , 28 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 9.6 (60) ,

, 16,000 , 28 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.7 (49) , , 14.16 (100) ,

, 10,500 , 28 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 6.10 (46) ,

, 8,000 , 28 August 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 18,500 , 28 August 1948

Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 5,000 , 4 September 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.21 (129) , , 11.10 (76) ,

, 12,000 , 4 September 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 7.11 (53) , Windy Hill , 14,000 , 4 September 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.21 (75) , , 9.16 (70) , Princes Park , 24,000 , 4 September 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.15 (141) , , 6.9 (45) ,

, 8,000 , 4 September 1948 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 8.11 (59) ,

, 42,500 , 4 September 1948

Ladder

, - style=background:#FFFFBB , 1 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 16 , , 2 , , 1 , , 1838 , , 1340 , , 137.2 , , 66 , - style=background:#FFFFBB , 2 , , align=left , (P) , , 19 , , 13 , , 6 , , 0 , , 1682 , , 1347 , , 124.9 , , 52 , - style=background:#FFFFBB , 3 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 13 , , 6 , , 0 , , 1775 , , 1500 , , 118.3 , , 52 , - style=background:#FFFFBB , 4 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 12 , , 7 , , 0 , , 1499 , , 1453 , , 103.2 , , 48 , - , 5 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 11 , , 7 , , 1 , , 1895 , , 1509 , , 125.6 , , 46 , - , 6 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 10 , , 9 , , 0 , , 1768 , , 1564 , , 113.0 , , 40 , - , 7 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 9 , , 10 , , 0 , , 1529 , , 1355 , , 112.8 , , 36 , - , 8 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 8 , , 11 , , 0 , , 1328 , , 1589 , , 83.6 , , 32 , - , 9 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 7 , , 12 , , 0 , , 1558 , , 1737 , , 89.7 , , 28 , - , 10 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 7 , , 12 , , 0 , , 1512 , , 1826 , , 82.8 , , 28 , - , 11 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 5 , , 14 , , 0 , , 1280 , , 1690 , , 75.7 , , 20 , - , 12 , , align=left , , , 19 , , 2 , , 17 , , 0 , , 1124 , , 1878 , , 59.9 , , 8 Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 82.4
Source
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Finals series

Semi-finals

Preliminary final

Grand final

Grand final replay

Season notes

* All VFL matches were now scheduled to start at 2:15pm; previously it had been 2:30pm. * In round 7,

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champion Norm Smith played his two hundredth game. He was reported for abusing the umpire; despite his claim that he had only said "don't be silly", he was suspended for four weeks. * After Carlton's round 11 loss at home to

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, police drew their batons to protect the umpires from Carlton fans. * In the round 16 match between Footscray and

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at the

the north wind was so fierce that when the Geelong full-back

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kicked the ball off after Footscray had scored a behind, the ball floated back over his head and went through the goal; the Goal umpire signalled a "forced behind". Only 1.1 (7) of the game's combined score of 18.40 (148) was scored against the wind. * The 1948 Grand Final was the first drawn Grand Final in VFL history. The second was the 1977 VFL Grand Final, and the third was the

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Awards

* The 1948 VFL Premiership team was

. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was Lindsay White of

86 goals. * The winner of the 1948

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was Bill Morris of

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with 24 votes. * St Kilda took the "

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" in 1948. * The seconds premiership was won by . Geelong 17.12 (114) defeated 12.9 (81) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the drawn senior Grand Final on Saturday 2 October at the

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References

* Hogan, P., ''The Tigers of Old'', The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. * Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. * Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997'' (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.

Sources

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