1947 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1947.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1947, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 19 rounds; matches 12 to 19 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 8.
Once the 19 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1947 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 19.15 (129) | Hawthorn | 12.12 (84) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 13,000 | 19 April 1947 |
| Essendon | 16.23 (119) | South Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Windy Hill | 19,000 | 19 April 1947 |
| Collingwood | 20.18 (138) | Fitzroy | 14.8 (92) | Victoria Park | 24,000 | 19 April 1947 |
| Carlton | 17.20 (122) | Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | Princes Park | 24,000 | 19 April 1947 |
| Richmond | 18.27 (135) | North Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | Punt Road Oval | 20,000 | 19 April 1947 |
| St Kilda | 12.16 (88) | Footscray | 22.17 (149) | Junction Oval | 14,000 | 19 April 1947 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | St Kilda | 8.13 (61) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 26 April 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 13.22 (100) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | Brunswick Street Oval | 22,000 | 26 April 1947 |
| Melbourne | 14.25 (109) | Geelong | 11.7 (73) | MCG | 12,000 | 26 April 1947 |
| Footscray | 15.13 (103) | Essendon | 13.11 (89) | Western Oval | 22,000 | 26 April 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | Collingwood | 19.20 (134) | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 | 26 April 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | Carlton | 9.16 (70) | Lake Oval | 30,000 | 26 April 1947 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 12.20 (92) | Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Brunswick Street Oval | 18,000 | 3 May 1947 |
| Essendon | 21.10 (136) | St Kilda | 19.11 (125) | Windy Hill | 13,000 | 3 May 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 10.18 (78) | North Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 3 May 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 12.10 (82) | Footscray | 20.14 (134) | Glenferrie Oval | 11,000 | 3 May 1947 |
| Geelong | 12.17 (89) | Collingwood | 14.24 (108) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 14,600 | 3 May 1947 |
| Richmond | 5.18 (48) | Carlton | 17.19 (121) | Punt Road Oval | 32,000 | 3 May 1947 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 19.24 (138) | South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Victoria Park | 25,000 | 10 May 1947 |
| Carlton | 16.16 (112) | Footscray | 7.16 (58) | Princes Park | 37,000 | 10 May 1947 |
| Richmond | 10.12 (72) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | Punt Road Oval | 16,000 | 10 May 1947 |
| St Kilda | 10.17 (77) | Hawthorn | 12.12 (84) | Junction Oval | 10,500 | 10 May 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 4.15 (39) | Fitzroy | 19.26 (140) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 10 May 1947 |
| Geelong | 11.17 (83) | Essendon | 16.19 (115) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 14,500 | 10 May 1947 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 16.11 (107) | Richmond | 10.9 (69) | Glenferrie Oval | 13,000 | 17 May 1947 |
| Footscray | 17.18 (120) | North Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Western Oval | 13,000 | 17 May 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 19.18 (132) | St Kilda | 7.14 (56) | Brunswick Street Oval | 10,000 | 17 May 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | Geelong | 15.16 (106) | Lake Oval | 12,000 | 17 May 1947 |
| Melbourne | 15.5 (95) | Collingwood | 9.16 (70) | MCG | 33,500 | 17 May 1947 |
| Essendon | 8.16 (64) | Carlton | 14.7 (91) | Windy Hill | 32,000 | 17 May 1947 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 9.12 (66) | Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Glenferrie Oval | 16,000 | 24 May 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 8.15 (63) | South Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 24 May 1947 |
| Richmond | 18.18 (126) | Geelong | 11.11 (77) | Punt Road Oval | 14,500 | 24 May 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 15.12 (102) | Essendon | 14.10 (94) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 24 May 1947 |
| Footscray | 13.12 (90) | Collingwood | 10.16 (76) | Western Oval | 26,000 | 24 May 1947 |
| St Kilda | 7.11 (53) | Carlton | 23.17 (155) | Junction Oval | 18,000 | 24 May 1947 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 7.12 (54) | St Kilda | 6.13 (49) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 13,500 | 31 May 1947 |
| Essendon | 11.17 (83) | Fitzroy | 10.14 (74) | Windy Hill | 17,500 | 31 May 1947 |
| Collingwood | 10.13 (73) | Richmond | 10.14 (74) | Victoria Park | 27,500 | 31 May 1947 |
| Carlton | 13.21 (99) | North Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Princes Park | 25,000 | 31 May 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | Hawthorn | 12.20 (92) | Lake Oval | 15,000 | 31 May 1947 |
| Melbourne | 17.3 (105) | Footscray | 15.8 (98) | MCG | 34,500 | 31 May 1947 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | St Kilda | 5.13 (43) | MCG | 11,000 | 7 June 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 10.15 (75) | North Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Glenferrie Oval | 12,000 | 7 June 1947 |
| Carlton | 16.21 (117) | Geelong | 7.10 (52) | Princes Park | 16,000 | 7 June 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | Richmond | 15.13 (103) | Lake Oval | 24,000 | 7 June 1947 |
| Footscray | 12.11 (83) | Fitzroy | 7.7 (49) | Western Oval | 20,000 | 7 June 1947 |
| Essendon | 9.14 (68) | Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | Windy Hill | 22,000 | 7 June 1947 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | Hawthorn | 8.14 (62) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,000 | 14 June 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 9.6 (60) | Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | Arden Street Oval | 14,000 | 14 June 1947 |
| Geelong | 16.7 (103) | Footscray | 11.20 (86) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 14,500 | 14 June 1947 |
| Richmond | 7.14 (56) | Essendon | 18.17 (125) | Punt Road Oval | 34,000 | 14 June 1947 |
| St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | South Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Junction Oval | 12,000 | 16 June 1947 |
| Collingwood | 16.16 (112) | Carlton | 13.8 (86) | Victoria Park | 43,500 | 16 June 1947 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | South Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | MCG | 28,000 | 21 June 1947 |
| Footscray | 4.17 (41) | Richmond | 10.12 (72) | Western Oval | 20,000 | 21 June 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 13.8 (86) | Geelong | 18.11 (119) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 21 June 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 6.9 (45) | Essendon | 18.20 (128) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,000 | 21 June 1947 |
| St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | Collingwood | 15.20 (110) | Junction Oval | 11,000 | 21 June 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 8.7 (55) | Carlton | 10.8 (68) | Brunswick Street Oval | 29,000 | 21 June 1947 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 23.15 (153) | St Kilda | 7.10 (52) | Punt Road Oval | 13,000 | 28 June 1947 |
| Essendon | 12.13 (85) | Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Windy Hill | 21,000 | 28 June 1947 |
| Collingwood | 14.19 (103) | North Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 28 June 1947 |
| Carlton | 18.17 (125) | Hawthorn | 8.14 (62) | Princes Park | 14,000 | 28 June 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | Footscray | 12.10 (82) | Lake Oval | 25,000 | 28 June 1947 |
| Geelong | 10.10 (70) | Fitzroy | 11.15 (81) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 16,000 | 28 June 1947 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 4.10 (34) | Richmond | 12.11 (83) | Arden Street Oval | 7,500 | 5 July 1947 |
| Footscray | 5.14 (44) | St Kilda | 6.8 (44) | Western Oval | 10,000 | 5 July 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | Geelong | 16.21 (117) | Glenferrie Oval | 5,500 | 5 July 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Essendon | 11.17 (83) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 5 July 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 9.11 (65) | Collingwood | 7.6 (48) | Brunswick Street Oval | 18,000 | 5 July 1947 |
| Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Carlton | 10.9 (69) | MCG | 38,000 | 5 July 1947 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.11 (107) | Melbourne | 5.16 (46) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,000 | 12 July 1947 |
| Essendon | 10.18 (78) | Footscray | 8.11 (59) | Windy Hill | 20,000 | 12 July 1947 |
| Collingwood | 8.17 (65) | Hawthorn | 6.9 (45) | Victoria Park | 12,000 | 12 July 1947 |
| Carlton | 10.14 (74) | South Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Princes Park | 28,000 | 12 July 1947 |
| St Kilda | 8.15 (63) | North Melbourne | 13.25 (103) | Junction Oval | 6,000 | 12 July 1947 |
| Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Fitzroy | 11.12 (78) | Punt Road Oval | 28,000 | 12 July 1947 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | South Melbourne | 8.18 (66) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 19 July 1947 |
| Footscray | 13.18 (96) | Hawthorn | 10.7 (67) | Western Oval | 10,000 | 19 July 1947 |
| Collingwood | 12.11 (83) | Geelong | 11.11 (77) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 19 July 1947 |
| Carlton | 10.10 (70) | Richmond | 9.9 (63) | Princes Park | 26,000 | 19 July 1947 |
| Melbourne | 7.10 (52) | Fitzroy | 11.8 (74) | MCG | 23,000 | 19 July 1947 |
| St Kilda | 7.13 (55) | Essendon | 14.18 (102) | Junction Oval | 7,000 | 19 July 1947 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Richmond | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 32,000 | 26 July 1947 |
| Hawthorn | 16.18 (114) | St Kilda | 10.9 (69) | Glenferrie Oval | 5,000 | 26 July 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 16.7 (103) | North Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | Brunswick Street Oval | 11,000 | 26 July 1947 |
| Essendon | 16.21 (117) | Geelong | 12.5 (77) | Windy Hill | 16,000 | 26 July 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | Collingwood | 9.15 (69) | Lake Oval | 25,000 | 26 July 1947 |
| Footscray | 13.11 (89) | Carlton | 14.9 (93) | Western Oval | 25,000 | 26 July 1947 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 7.12 (54) | Essendon | 13.16 (94) | Princes Park | 38,000 | 2 August 1947 |
| Richmond | 13.18 (96) | Hawthorn | 8.7 (55) | Punt Road Oval | 12,000 | 2 August 1947 |
| St Kilda | 9.9 (63) | Fitzroy | 10.17 (77) | Junction Oval | 8,000 | 2 August 1947 |
| Geelong | 13.19 (97) | South Melbourne | 7.19 (61) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,500 | 9 August 1947 |
| Collingwood | 7.14 (56) | Melbourne | 7.19 (61) | Victoria Park | 25,000 | 9 August 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 9 August 1947 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.19 (115) | Richmond | 13.9 (87) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 18,500 | 16 August 1947 |
| Essendon | 19.12 (126) | North Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Windy Hill | 13,000 | 16 August 1947 |
| Collingwood | 17.10 (112) | Footscray | 12.12 (84) | Victoria Park | 25,000 | 16 August 1947 |
| Carlton | 14.19 (103) | St Kilda | 3.12 (30) | Princes Park | 11,000 | 16 August 1947 |
| Melbourne | 13.21 (99) | Hawthorn | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 11,500 | 16 August 1947 |
| South Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Fitzroy | 12.10 (82) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 16 August 1947 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | South Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 23 August 1947 |
| Footscray | 11.14 (80) | Melbourne | 24.11 (155) | Western Oval | 11,000 | 23 August 1947 |
| St Kilda | 10.13 (73) | Geelong | 15.17 (107) | Junction Oval | 7,000 | 23 August 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 18.22 (130) | Essendon | 8.14 (62) | Brunswick Street Oval | 18,000 | 23 August 1947 |
| Richmond | 20.14 (134) | Collingwood | 8.12 (60) | Punt Road Oval | 31,000 | 23 August 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Carlton | 14.13 (97) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 23 August 1947 |
[edit] Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 16.17 (113) | South Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Punt Road Oval | 22,000 | 30 August 1947 |
| Fitzroy | 20.18 (138) | Footscray | 10.14 (74) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,000 | 30 August 1947 |
| Collingwood | 14.17 (101) | Essendon | 16.12 (108) | Victoria Park | 33,000 | 30 August 1947 |
| St Kilda | 10.18 (78) | Melbourne | 27.9 (171) | Junction Oval | 6,000 | 30 August 1947 |
| North Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Hawthorn | 10.10 (70) | Arden Street Oval | 4,000 | 30 August 1947 |
| Geelong | 17.7 (109) | Carlton | 16.11 (107) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,500 | 30 August 1947 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Carlton defeated Essendon 13.8 (86) to 11.19 (85) — see 1947 VFL Grand Final — in front of a crowd of 85,815 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Grand Final Teams
| Carlton | |||
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| Backs | Ritchie Green | Ollie Grieve | George Bailey |
| H/Backs | Vin Brown | Bert Deacon | Jim Clark |
| Centre Line | Fred Fitzgibbon | Ern Henfry (c) | Doug Williams |
| H/Forwards | Fred Stafford | Ken Hands | Ray Garby |
| Forwards | Fred Davies | Jim Baird | Herb Turner |
| Rucks/Rover | Jack Howell | Jack Bennett | Jack Conley |
| Reserves | Ken Baxter | Allan Greenshields |
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- Carlton Coach: Percy Bentley
| Essendon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Les Gardiner | Cec Ruddell | Bob McClure |
| H/Backs | Noel Allanson | Wally Buttsworth | Norm McDonald |
| Centre Line | Bob Bradley | Harold Lambert | George Hassell |
| H/Forwards | Dick Reynolds (c) | Jack Jones | Albert Harper |
| Forwards | Ivan Goodingham | Bill Brittingham | Keith Rawle |
| Rucks/Rover | Perc Bushby | Jack Cassin | Bill Hutchison |
| Reserves | Ken Newton | Greg Tate |
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- Essendon Captain-Coach: Dick Reynolds
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[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
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| 1 | Carlton | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1833 | 1368 | 134.0 | 60 |
| 2 | Essendon | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1876 | 1528 | 122.8 | 56 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1736 | 1370 | 126.7 | 52 |
| 4 | Richmond | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1726 | 1582 | 109.1 | 48 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1738 | 1546 | 112.4 | 46 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1742 | 1488 | 117.1 | 44 |
| 7 | Geelong | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1761 | 1705 | 103.3 | 44 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1602 | 1652 | 97.0 | 34 |
| 9 | Footscray | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1646 | 1713 | 96.1 | 34 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1390 | 1789 | 77.7 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1456 | 1907 | 76.4 | 16 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1221 | 2079 | 58.7 | 6 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1947 VFL Premiership team was Essendon.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Fred Fanning of Melbourne with 97 goals.
- The winner of the 1947 Brownlow Medal was Bert Deacon of Carlton with 20 votes.
- St Kilda took the "wooden spoon" in 1947.
[edit] Notable Events
- At the first bounce, at the very start of the round 5 match between Hawthorn and Richmond, Richmond ruckman Laurie Taylor punched the ball an amazing 40 Yards (approx 35 metres) and, at the same time, dislocated his shoulder. Hawthorn went on to win the match 16.11 (107) to Richmond's 10.9 (69).
- Richmond champion Jack Titus, having retired early in the 1946 VFA season, having scored 1159 goals in his senior career of 294 games with Richmond (1926-1943), 23 games with Coburg (1945-1946), and 14 games for Victoria (1929-1934, 1936), played one match for the Richmond Second Eighteen when it was short of players, at the age of 39, and scored 12 goals (against North Melbourne.
- In round 6, with North Melbourne trailing Essendon by 44 points at three quarter time, North Melbourne captain Les Foote moves into the ruck and almost single-handedly beats Essendon: North Melbourne 15.12 (102) to Essendon 14.10 (94). [1]
- Western Australia beats Victoria 16.10 (106) to 14.17 (101) at the Tenth ANFC Carnival in Tasmania. Also, in a challenge match, a combined South Australian and Western Australian team beats the Victorian team 21.14 (140) to 19.15 (129).
- Carlton win the Grand Final by a point; Fred Stafford kicks a behind just before the final bell.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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