Was Melbourne’s 1948 Grand Final team the craziest brave selection for any Grand Final team ever? Two blokes who had played the season for Uni Blacks in the Amateurs and a full forward who had spent the season in the Reserves. Essendon had already beaten Melbourne 3 times in 1948 and 12 times in a row. What were the Demon’s selectors thinking? A big season of footy got even bigger when the 1948 Grand Final ended in a draw. A first for the VFL and everyone had to come back the following week, one coach was not going to be at the wedding that had been scheduled for the week after footy was supposed to be finished. Find out what was happening in 1948 and who would be premiers after the first ever drawn VFL Grand Final.