1947 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 8-1-10, P%: 97.0%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 43
Brownlow Leader(s): Ron Bywater (18)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Billy Williams (38)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Billy Williams

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack Graham

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Allen, George #7 9 R01-R05, R07, R14, R18-R19 2
Anderson, Claude #10 2 R10, R18 0
Barry, Ron #35 13 R07-R19 5
Bourke, Pat #34 4 R03, R17-R19 0
Brew, Frank #3 10 R05-R13, R17 2
Bywater, Ron #32 19 R01-R19 0
Callick, Alf #33 10 R06-R11, R13-R15, R19 0
Castles, Vic #8 13 R01-R04, R06-R13, R19 15
Chambers, Wylie #33 1 R01 1
Cleary, Jim #20 15 R01-R07, R10-R17 0
Clegg, Ron #23 18 R02-R19 19
Crane, Len #21 6 R11-R16 0
Danckert, Jack #1 4 R01, R16-R17, R19 0
Dempsey, Jack #30 1 R01 0
Driver, Geoff #15 2 R11-R12 0
Graham, Jack #27 18 R01-R15, R17-R19 29
Grossman, Don #17 18 R01-R07, R09-R19 4
Holland, Len #5 7 R03-R04, R14-R15, R17-R19 1
Jenkinson, Keith #2 8 R03, R05-R07, R14-R16, R19 0
Keighran, Lyal #25 2 R06-R07 3
King, Billy #12 18 R01-R15, R17-R19 3
Linden, Alan #36 3 R02-R04 0
Lucas, Bert #37 15 R01-R02, R04-R16 11
Lucas, George #18 4 R02, R13-R15 1
McTaggart, Bill #15 1 R05 0
Mears, Harry #19 15 R01-R04, R06-R16 13
Mullane, Jack #9 9 R02-R04, R08-R09, R16-R19 0
O'Keefe, Jack #34 3 R05-R06, R08 6
Parker, Ern #41 1 R12 0
Perrett, George #6 3 R16-R18 3
Piggott, Max #16 4 R01-R04 11
Prowse, Frank #31 1 R19 0
Richards, Reg #14 7 R01-R02, R06, R15-R18 3
Ritchie, Rex #11 13 R01-R10, R17-R19 0
Roulent, Tom #29 10 R01-R05, R08-R09, R12, R16, R18 7
Schaefer, Keith #22 17 R01-R05, R08-R19 2
Spokes, Larry #24 14 R05-R14, R16-R19 11
Strang, Allan #28 10 R01, R08-R16 15
Taylor, Don #26 14 R05-R13, R15-R19 19
Thomas, Ray 1 R05 0
Tippett, Peter #21 9 R01-R09 0
Williams, Billy #4 18 R01-R18 38
Williams, Les #24 10 R04, R10-R11, R13-R19 1

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)
Adams, Bill 19 8 -1- 10 R01-R19

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1947 Round 1 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 51 Bill Adams Jack Graham
26/04/1947 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 14 Bill Adams Jack Graham
03/05/1947 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 4 Bill Adams Jack Graham
10/05/1947 Round 4 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 52 Bill Adams Jack Graham
17/05/1947 Round 5 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 19 Bill Adams Jack Graham
24/05/1947 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY WIN SOU by 38 Bill Adams Jack Graham
31/05/1947 Round 7 Hawthorn HOME WIN SOU by 12 Bill Adams Jack Graham
07/06/1947 Round 8 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 4 Bill Adams Jack Graham
16/06/1947 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 46 Bill Adams Jack Graham
21/06/1947 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 10 Bill Adams Jack Graham
28/06/1947 Round 11 Footscray HOME WIN SOU by 17 Bill Adams Jack Graham
05/07/1947 Round 12 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 21 Bill Adams Jack Graham
12/07/1947 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 4 Bill Adams Jack Graham
19/07/1947 Round 14 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 4 Bill Adams Jack Graham
26/07/1947 Round 15 Collingwood HOME DRAW drawn Bill Adams Jack Graham
09/08/1947 Round 16 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 36 Bill Adams unknown
16/08/1947 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 11 Bill Adams Jack Graham
23/08/1947 Round 18 Hawthorn AWAY WIN SOU by 45 Bill Adams Jack Graham
30/08/1947 Round 19 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 34 Bill Adams Jack Graham