| Carlton | 4.1 | 25 | 6.6 | 42 | 7.8 | 50 | 8.10 | 58 | | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 15 | 4.8 | 32 | 7.15 | 57 | 10.18 | 78 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday April 24, 1948 |
| Result: Lose by 20 points | Umpire: F.Spokes | Crowd: 32,000 |
| Goalkickers: H.Turner 2, K.Hands 2, F.Stafford 1, J.Howell 1, J.Baird 1, J.Conley 1. |
| Best: F.Stafford, V.Brown, O.Grieve, B.Deacon, D.Williams. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
A high standard game, pitting the 1947 Premiers with the 3rd placegetters saw the Gorillas overtake the Blues and record a comfortable victory.
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 27 Ollie Grieve | 2 Bill Redmond |
| HB: | 15 Vin Brown | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Ron Hines | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 10 Fred Stafford | 25 Jim Baird | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 1 Ken Hands | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 5 George Bailey | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 14 Alan Sorrell | 22 Allan Streeter | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
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