Round 1, 1948 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Saturday 17 April 1948, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 32 | 38 | 58 | 77 |
| Essendon | 25 | 53 | 59 | 96 |
Crowd 28,664. Coaches: Frank Hughes and Dick Reynolds. Umpires: Frank Spokes.
| Frank Hanna | 24 | 0 |
| Shane McGrath | 22 | 0 |
| Max Spittle | 13 | 0 |
| Stan Rule | 31 | 0 |
| Alby Rodda | 30 | 0 |
| Frank OConnor | 15 | 0 |
| Col McLean | 25 | 0 |
| Wally Lock | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Deans | 5 | 0 |
| George Bickford | 16 | 0 |
| Don Cordner | 21 | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | 29 | 0 |
| Adrian Dullard | 28 | 1 |
| Len Dockett | 32 | 1 |
| Frank Scanlan | 34 | 1 |
| Des Bell | 33 | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Roscoe (debut) | 14 | 2 |
| Robert McKenzie (debut) | 2 | 5 |
| Greg Tate | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Bradley | 27 | 0 |
| Dick Reynolds | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Equid | 32 | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | 15 | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | 4 | 0 |
| Wally May | 12 | 0 |
| Bob McClure | 31 | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | 21 | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | 17 | 0 |
| George Hassell | 6 | 0 |
| Bert Harper | 8 | 0 |
| Noel Allanson | 33 | 0 |
| Keith Rawle | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Leehane | 9 | 1 |
| Gordon Lane | 22 | 1 |
| Ivan Goodingham | 30 | 2 |
| Bill Brittingham | 23 | 2 |
| Jack Jones | 24 | 3 |
| Bill Hutchison | 7 | 3 |
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223 meetings: Melbourne 88, Essendon 133, 2 drawn.
Melbourne by 45 · crowd 41,438
Essendon by 45 · crowd 38,006
Essendon by 39 · crowd 45,039
Melbourne by 17 · crowd 52,866
Essendon by 27 · crowd 33,832
Melbourne by 29 · crowd 44,503