Australia and New Zealand in 1948
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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Melbourne
def. Essendon, 89-50
Western Suburbs
def. Balmain, 8-5
Australia
def. England, 4-0 (1 drawn)
The year, month by month
January
- TennisAustralian Open men'sAdrian Quist
- Date
- 26 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open women'sNancye Wynne Bolton
- Date
- 26 Jan
February: nothing in this view
March
- CricketSheffield ShieldWestern Australia
- Season
- 1947-48
Apr to Jul: nothing in this view
August
- CricketThe AshesAustralia def. England, 4-0 (1 drawn)
- Runner-up
- England
- Date
- 14 Aug
- Note
- Series in England; date is the start of the last Test
September
- NRLNSWRLWestern Suburbs def. Balmain, 8-5
- Runner-up
- Balmain
- Venue
- Sports Ground
- Date
- 18 Sep
October
- AFLVFLMelbourne def. Essendon, 89-50
- Runner-up
- Essendon
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 9 Oct
Nov to Dec: nothing in this view
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
National teamsWins-draws-losses
Australia
- Men's rugby union1-0-1
Beat England
- Men's football4-0-0
Beat New Zealand
- Men's cricket
Test 7-1-0
New Zealand
- Men's football0-0-4
Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.
Year in perspective
The Line
Essendon AFL
Top club on the Line, 1659
City of the year
- Melbourne1
- Perth1
- Sydney1
Titles by metro
- Melbourne: VFL
- Perth: Sheffield Shield
- Sydney: NSWRL
Since 1897, to 1948: Melbourne 64, Sydney 62
Trans-Tasman
Australia 4, New Zealand 0
By sport
- Football, men: Australia 4, New Zealand 0