1947 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-5, P%: 122.8%)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Players:
36
Brownlow Leader(s):
Bill Hutchison (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Ted Leehane (49)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Bill Hutchison
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Dick Reynolds
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 5 | R01-R03, R05, R08 | 4 | |
| Allanson, Noel | #33 | 16 | R07-R19, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 6 | R11, R13-R17 | 2 | |
| Bower, Ray | #16 | 2 | R04, R06 | 0 | |
| Bradley, Bob | #27 | 11 | R08, R13-R19, SF, PF, GF | 2 | |
| Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 18 | R01-R03, R06-R12, R15-R19, SF, PF, GF | 20 | |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 21 | R01-R15, R17-R19, SF, PF, GF | 4 | |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 21 | R01-R08, R10-R19, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 1 | GF | 1 | |
| Dearle, Laurie | #10 | 6 | R06-R09, R14, R19 | 1 | |
| Equid, Harry | #32 | 7 | R01-R07 | 15 | |
| Field, Les | #13 | 2 | R07-R08 | 0 | |
| Gardiner, Les | #18 | 15 | R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R11, R15, R18-R19, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Goodingham, Ivan | #30 | 17 | R04-R06, R09-R19, SF, PF, GF | 21 | |
| Harper, Bert | #8 | 18 | R01-R02, R05-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF | 7 | |
| Hassell, George | #6 | 10 | R09-R15, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Hill, Russell | #28 | 7 | R01-R06, R09 | 0 | |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 20 | R01-R14, R17-R19, SF, PF, GF | 48 | |
| Johnson, Jack | #11 | 5 | R02-R04, R12-R13 | 8 | |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 22 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF | 25 | |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 12 | R01, R03, R10-R19 | 1 | |
| Lambert, Harold | #5 | 7 | R04-R06, R11, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 17 | R01-R05, R07, R09-R13, R15-R17, R19, SF, PF | 24 | |
| Leehane, Ted | #9 | 18 | R01-R03, R05-R07, R09-R19, SF | 50 | |
| May, Wally | #12 | 8 | R01, R03-R04, R09-R10, R14, R18, PF | 0 | |
| McClure, Bob | #31 | 22 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF | 6 | |
| McDonald, Norm | #4 | 19 | R04-R19, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Newton, Ken | #29 | 5 | R07-R08, R12, R16, GF | 1 | |
| Pearson, Bill | #20 | 17 | R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R19 | 6 | |
| Powell, Ray | #17 | 4 | R01-R04 | 1 | |
| Rawle, Keith | #2 | 22 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF | 21 | |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 22 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF | 28 | |
| Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 17 | R01, R05-R10, R12-R16, R18-R19, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Syme, Bob | #26 | 3 | R02, R08-R09 | 0 | |
| Tate, Greg | #16 | 6 | R16-R17, R19, SF, PF, GF | 5 | |
| Tonkes, Herbie | #1 | 11 | R02-R07, R12, R14, R16-R18 | 0 |
Team Line-Up
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Reynolds, Dick | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 51 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESS by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 32 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 27 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 9 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 69 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 83 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 10 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESS by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 47 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESS by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/08/1947 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 68 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 7 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 13/09/1947 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 20/09/1947 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 27/09/1947 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
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