1947 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1947 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 118

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Brownlow Medallist(s): Bert Deacon (Carlton)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Fred Fanning (Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton (P) 1st 15 -0- 4 134.0% Bert Deacon (23) Ken Baxter (42)
Essendon (R) 2nd 14 -0- 5 122.8% Bill Hutchison (13) Ted Leehane (49)
Fitzroy 3rd 13 -0- 6 126.7% Fred Hughson (16) Eddie Hart (56)
Richmond 4th 12 -0- 7 109.1% Bill Morris (14) Jack Dyer (46)
Collingwood 5th 11 -1- 7 112.4% Lou Richards (11) Neil Mann (48)
Melbourne 6th 11 -0- 8 117.1% Don Cordner (16) Fred Fanning (97)
Geelong 7th 11 -0- 8 103.3% Fred Flanagan (17) Lindsay White (76)
South Melbourne 8th 8 -1- 10 97.0% Ron Bywater (18) Billy Williams (38)
Footscray 9th 8 -1- 10 96.1% Marty McDonnell, Joe Ryan, Bill Wood (7) Bill Wood (75)
North Melbourne 10th 4 -0- 15 77.7% Kevin Dynon (12) Sid Dyer (47)
Hawthorn 11th 4 -0- 15 76.4% Wally Culpitt (18) Albert Prior (67)
St Kilda 12th 1 -1- 17 58.7% Harold Bray (21) Peter Bennett (37)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 122 - 109 24,000
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 129 - 84 13,000
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 119 - 68 19,000
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 88 - 149 14,000
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 138 - 92 24,000
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 135 - 104 20,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 109 - 73 11,792
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 84 - 70 30,000
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 103 - 89 22,000
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 59 - 61 8,000
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 100 - 77 22,000
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 87 - 134 15,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 83 18,000
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 89 - 108 14,600
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 48 - 121 32,000
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 136 - 125 13,000
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 78 - 82 18,000
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 82 - 134 11,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 120 16,000
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 83 - 115 14,500
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 112 - 58 37,000
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 77 - 84 10,500
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 138 - 86 25,000
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 39 - 140 12,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 95 - 70 33,192
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 87 - 106 12,000
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 64 - 91 32,000
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 132 - 56 10,000
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 107 - 69 13,000
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 120 - 79 13,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 66 - 81 16,000
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 126 - 77 14,500
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 53 - 155 18,000
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 102 - 94 12,000
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 63 - 101 16,000
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 90 - 76 26,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 105 - 98 34,107
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 54 - 49 13,500
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 99 - 80 25,000
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 83 - 74 17,500
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 104 - 92 15,000
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 73 - 74 27,500

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 105 - 43 12,046
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 117 - 52 16,000
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 68 - 82 22,000
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 99 - 103 24,000
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 83 - 49 20,000
SAT 07/06/1947 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 75 - 71 12,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1947 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 60 - 81 14,000
SAT 14/06/1947 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 103 - 86 14,500
SAT 14/06/1947 2:30 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 56 - 125 34,000
SAT 14/06/1947 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 111 - 62 13,000
MON 16/06/1947 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 112 - 86 43,500
MON 16/06/1947 2:30 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 75 - 121 12,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 59 - 69 27,996
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 86 - 119 8,000
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 68 29,000
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 45 - 128 14,000
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 67 - 110 11,000
SAT 21/06/1947 2:30 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 41 - 72 20,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 85 - 75 21,000
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 70 - 81 16,000
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 125 - 62 14,000
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 153 - 52 13,000
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 99 - 82 25,000
SAT 28/06/1947 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 103 - 69 15,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 64 - 69 37,806
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 83 - 117 5,500
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 62 - 83 18,000
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 44 - 44 10,000
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 48 18,000
SAT 05/07/1947 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 34 - 83 7,500

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 107 - 46 15,000
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 74 - 70 28,000
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 78 - 59 20,000
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 63 - 103 6,000
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 84 - 78 28,000
SAT 12/07/1947 2:30 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 65 - 45 12,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 52 - 74 23,307
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 83 - 77 15,000
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 70 - 63 26,000
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 55 - 102 7,000
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 62 - 66 8,000
SAT 19/07/1947 2:30 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 96 - 67 10,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 72 - 81 31,574
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 117 - 77 16,000
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 89 - 93 25,000
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 114 - 69 5,000
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 69 - 69 25,000
SAT 26/07/1947 2:30 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 103 - 56 11,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1947 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 54 - 94 38,000
SAT 02/08/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 63 - 77 8,000
SAT 02/08/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 96 - 55 12,000
SAT 09/08/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 56 - 61 25,000
SAT 09/08/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 97 - 61 15,500
SAT 09/08/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 72 - 76 12,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 99 - 93 11,134
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 115 - 87 18,500
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 103 - 30 11,000
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 126 - 86 13,000
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 71 - 82 20,000
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 112 - 84 25,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 80 - 155 11,000
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 73 - 107 7,000
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 72 - 97 12,000
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 130 - 62 18,000
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 83 - 128 8,000
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 134 - 60 31,000

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 78 - 171 6,000
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 109 - 107 21,500
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 101 - 108 33,000
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 113 - 79 22,000
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 138 - 74 13,000
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 74 - 70 4,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1947 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond MCG 103 - 75 82,570

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1947 2:30 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 99 - 83 75,475

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1947 2:30 PM Essendon v Fitzroy MCG 109 - 96 55,648

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1947 2:50 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 86 - 85 85,793