1948
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1948 Summary
Carlton finished out of the Finals Race in 1948, notwithstanding the fact that we were Premiers in 1947. The Blues were never really in the running to defend their title. After winning two of their first three matches, the club then lost 5 games in a row between rounds 4 and 8. While the first two of these losses were by only 2 points, the sequence of defeats left the club in 10th place on the ladder, three and a half games outside of the top 4.
The team improved in the second half of the season, winning eight of its last eleven matches. This wasn't good enough to duplicate the heroic feats of 1945 when the team made the finals and won the flag on the back of its late season form. The 10 win, 9 loss record of 1948 was only good enough for sixth place, 2 wins short of a finals berth. After winning two premierships in the past three years, this year also was the start of another unsuccessful period for the Blues, not winning its next flag until 1968.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Essendon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 262.266.1838 | 191.194.1340 | 137.2 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 242.230.1682 | 187.225.1347 | 124.9 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 247.293.1775 | 214.216.1500 | 118.3 |
| 4 | Footscray | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 207.257.1499 | 206.217.1453 | 103.2 |
| 5 | Richmond | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 275.245.1895 | 208.261.1509 | 125.6 |
| 6 | Carlton | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 249.275.1769 | 222.232.1564 | 113 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 213.251.1529 | 191.209.1355 | 112.8 |
| 8 | Nth Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 185.218.1328 | 217.287.1589 | 83.6 |
| 9 | Geelong | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 219.244.1558 | 249.243.1737 | 89.7 |
| 10 | Sth Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 212.240.1512 | 262.254.1826 | 82.8 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 180.200.1280 | 237.268.1690 | 75.7 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 156.188.1124 | 263.300.1878 | 59.9 |
People of 1948
Captain: Ern Henfry Coach: Percy Bentley Leading Goal-kicker: Ken Baxter and Ray Garby, each with 39 goals Best & Fairest: Jack Howell
Milestones
Debuts: Ken Aitken, Tom Leehane, Basil Hunter, Max Howell, Tom Simmons, Arthur Hodgson, Frank Cahill, Alan Streeter
Lower Levels
U19's: Carlton won the Under 19's Premiership in 1948, the first for the club.
Starting Times
The V.F.L. has decided that all matches this season will now start at 2.15pm, instead of 2.30pm or 2.45pm.
v Frankston at Frankston Park, April 26 Monday
Crowd; 1,000 Jim Francis organised a match against Fankston to raise money for the Frankston injured players provident fund. Carlton lost by 13 points; Carlton; 15.9.99 Frankston; 17.10.112
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Gallery
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1948 - Blues early season form slump.100 Years of Australian Rules Football. -
1948 - Hanton Twins - Alex (left) & Hal (right). -
1948 - Ex Blue Gordon Cameron's Brilliant Play (15/6/48). -
1948 Rnd 4 v Footscray 1948 Rnd 4 v Footscray Trove; Age May 10 -
1948 Rnd 7 Allan Streeter v Melbourne 1948 Rnd 7 Allan Streeter v Melbourne Image: Age May 31 p8 -
1948 - Fred Stafford & Ollie Grieve at training. -
1948 Rd 8 - No.12 Doug Williams. -
1948 Rd 8 - Ray Garby (No.20) kicks the ball goalwards. -
1948 Sons Of Past Players Train With The Blues (Argus 12 MAR)
