| Carlton | 5.3 | 33 | 7.6 | 48 | 12.12 | 84 | 16.17 | 113 | | Fitzroy | 2.5 | 17 | 7.5 | 47 | 8.8 | 56 | 12.12 | 84 |
| Venue: Brunswick St Oval | Date: Saturday July 17, 1948 |
| Result: Win by 29 points | Umpire: F.Spokes | Crowd: 27,000 |
| Goalkickers: K.Baxter 4, R.Garby 3, J.Howell 3, F.Davies 3, H.Turner 1, J.Mooring 1, T.Simmons 1. |
| Best: O.Grieve, J.Howell, F.Davies, R.Garby, J.Conley, E.Henfry, B.Deacon. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: B.Deacon (injured thigh) |
Game Review
The Blues avenged their 20 point round 2 loss to the Gorillas in a rugged encounter at Brunswick St. Fitzroy were to tumble ignominiously from contention losing every match after leading the competition after Round 11. Scoring went in accordance with the wind advantage for the first 3 quarters before Carlton defied the conditions with a match-winning burst early in the last.
Successive wins had lifted the Blues to 6-7.
Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 9 Bob Kelsey |
| HB: | 15 Vin Brown | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 22 Allan Streeter | 20 Ray Garby | 14 Alan Sorrell |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 21 Ken Baxter | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 2 Tom Simmons | 16 Jim Mooring |
| Res: | 34 Les Carr | 30 Max Howell | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
Milestones
Last game: Les Carr
Round 12 |
Round 14