1947 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1947 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured twenty-two rounds in a double round-robin format. Port Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Bill Findlay as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1947 VFA Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 136

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Elsternwick Park
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Marcus Boyall Harry Collier
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Northcote Northcote Park
Oakleigh Warrawee Park Herbie Matthews
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Bill Findlay
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval Jack Blackman
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Len Toyne
Williamstown WCG
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Sandringham
Minor Premiers: Port Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -1- 5 66 119.2% 2,512 2,107 360 352 298 319
Williamstown 2nd 16 -0- 6 64 113.6% 2,326 2,047 331 340 284 343
Sandringham 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 113.1% 2,279 2,015 321 353 278 347
Prahran 4th 14 -1- 7 58 111.0% 2,420 2,181 345 350 308 333
Brighton 5th 13 -0- 9 52 114.2% 2,693 2,359 378 425 340 319
Brunswick 6th 12 -1- 9 50 101.9% 2,167 2,126 305 337 305 296
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 12 40 98.1% 2,220 2,263 304 396 316 367
Oakleigh 8th 8 -1- 13 34 91.2% 2,136 2,341 297 354 329 367
Coburg 9th 7 -1- 14 30 91.7% 2,052 2,238 291 306 312 366
Preston 10th 7 -1- 14 30 89.9% 1,962 2,183 278 294 312 311
Yarraville 11th 7 -0- 15 28 85.7% 2,237 2,609 322 305 368 401
Northcote 12th 4 -0- 18 16 76.4% 1,728 2,263 238 300 320 343

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Sandringham 2nd Runners-Up
Williamstown 3rd Defeated by Sandringham (Preliminary Final)
Prahran 4th Defeated by Sandringham (Semi Final)
Brighton 5th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 6th Did not qualify for finals
Camberwell 7th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 8th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 9th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 10th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 11th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Sandringham Elsternwick Park 145 - 123 9,500
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 64 - 68 10,000
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sportsground 135 - 85 10,000
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 110 - 80 5,000
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 50 - 54 5,000
SAT 12/04/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 81 - 128 8,500

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 1 -0- 0 4 158.8% 135 85
Williamstown 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 158.0% 128 81
Port Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 137.5% 110 80
Brighton 4th 1 -0- 0 4 117.9% 145 123
Northcote 5th 1 -0- 0 4 108.0% 54 50
Coburg 6th 1 -0- 0 4 106.3% 68 64
Brunswick 7th 0 -0- 1 0 94.1% 64 68
Preston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 92.6% 50 54
Sandringham 9th 0 -0- 1 0 84.8% 123 145
Prahran 10th 0 -0- 1 0 72.7% 80 110
Yarraville 11th 0 -0- 1 0 63.3% 81 128
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 1 0 63.0% 85 135

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 160 - 111
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 74 - 116
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 134 - 73
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 98 - 120
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 145 - 113
SAT 19/04/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 109 - 98

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 146.8% 226 154
Williamstown 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 132.4% 237 179
Coburg 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 130.3% 228 175
Camberwell 4th 1 -0- 1 4 120.1% 233 194
Brunswick 5th 1 -0- 1 4 110.8% 184 166
Oakleigh 6th 1 -0- 1 4 105.3% 219 208
Sandringham 7th 1 -0- 1 4 103.9% 268 258
Brighton 8th 1 -0- 1 4 90.5% 256 283
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 1 4 77.1% 128 166
Prahran 10th 0 -0- 2 0 77.4% 178 230
Yarraville 11th 0 -0- 2 0 71.1% 194 273
Preston 12th 0 -0- 2 0 65.4% 123 188

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Elsternwick Park 175 - 125
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 116 - 81
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 120 - 123
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 141 - 100
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 95 - 119
SAT 26/04/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 137 - 61

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 3 -0- 0 12 155.8% 374 240
Coburg 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 134.4% 344 256
Sandringham 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 109.6% 387 353
Brunswick 4th 2 -0- 1 8 107.3% 307 286
Port Melbourne 5th 2 -0- 1 8 106.7% 351 329
Brighton 6th 2 -0- 1 8 105.6% 431 408
Oakleigh 7th 1 -0- 2 4 102.4% 339 331
Camberwell 8th 1 -0- 2 4 101.3% 314 310
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 2 4 96.7% 319 330
Northcote 10th 1 -0- 2 4 62.4% 189 303
Yarraville 11th 0 -0- 3 0 71.0% 294 414
Preston 12th 0 -0- 3 0 71.0% 218 307

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 76 - 99
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sportsground 118 - 102
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 141 - 118
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 73 - 106
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 134 - 109
SAT 03/05/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brighton Yarraville Oval 96 - 155

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 0 16 149.7% 473 316
Brighton 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 116.3% 586 504
Coburg 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 116.2% 453 390
Sandringham 4th 3 -0- 1 12 112.8% 521 462
Port Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 1 12 110.1% 492 447
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 2 8 105.5% 425 403
Camberwell 7th 2 -0- 2 8 104.9% 432 412
Brunswick 8th 2 -0- 2 8 99.5% 383 385
Oakleigh 9th 1 -0- 3 4 96.8% 457 472
Northcote 10th 1 -0- 3 4 69.1% 291 421
Preston 11th 0 -0- 4 0 70.5% 291 413
Yarraville 12th 0 -0- 4 0 68.5% 390 569

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 153 - 91
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sportsground 125 - 76
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 66 - 69
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 136 - 106
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 116 - 141
SAT 10/05/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 114 - 144

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 1 16 128.1% 579 452
Coburg 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 118.5% 597 504
Port Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 113.6% 628 553
Camberwell 4th 3 -0- 2 12 114.1% 557 488
Brunswick 5th 3 -0- 2 12 112.6% 536 476
Sandringham 6th 3 -0- 2 12 105.6% 637 603
Prahran 7th 3 -0- 2 12 105.3% 494 469
Brighton 8th 3 -0- 2 12 103.0% 677 657
Oakleigh 9th 2 -0- 3 8 101.7% 598 588
Northcote 10th 1 -0- 4 4 72.9% 357 490
Yarraville 11th 0 -0- 5 0 70.7% 504 713
Preston 12th 0 -0- 5 0 68.2% 367 538

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Elsternwick Park 105 - 122
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 89 - 104
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 73 - 108
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 156 - 100
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 102 - 92
SAT 17/05/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 134 - 84

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 5 -0- 1 20 133.0% 713 536
Port Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 114.0% 732 642
Brunswick 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 117.3% 644 549
Coburg 4th 4 -0- 2 16 112.8% 686 608
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 2 16 106.2% 596 561
Camberwell 6th 3 -0- 3 12 110.0% 649 590
Oakleigh 7th 3 -0- 3 12 109.6% 754 688
Brighton 8th 3 -0- 3 12 100.4% 782 779
Sandringham 9th 3 -0- 3 12 97.8% 721 737
Preston 10th 1 -0- 5 4 76.0% 489 643
Northcote 11th 1 -0- 5 4 71.9% 430 598
Yarraville 12th 0 -0- 6 0 69.5% 604 869

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 108 - 95
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brighton Warrawee Park 78 - 146
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 136 - 105
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 79 - 66
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Northcote Beach Road Oval 117 - 73
SAT 24/05/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 80 - 99

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 1 24 116.2% 868 747
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 124.9% 793 635
Brunswick 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 116.8% 752 644
Prahran 4th 5 -0- 2 20 108.4% 695 641
Coburg 5th 4 -0- 3 16 109.5% 752 687
Brighton 6th 4 -0- 3 16 108.3% 928 857
Sandringham 7th 4 -0- 3 16 103.5% 838 810
Camberwell 8th 3 -0- 4 12 106.6% 744 698
Oakleigh 9th 3 -0- 4 12 99.8% 832 834
Preston 10th 2 -0- 5 8 80.1% 568 709
Northcote 11th 1 -0- 6 4 70.3% 503 715
Yarraville 12th 0 -0- 7 0 70.5% 709 1,005

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 157 - 163
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 139 - 86
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 99 - 100
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Oakleigh Northcote Park 88 - 106
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 115 - 87
SAT 31/05/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 142 - 104

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 6 -0- 2 24 121.7% 893 734
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 107.7% 954 886
Prahran 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 107.5% 858 798
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 3 20 110.5% 839 759
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 3 20 106.2% 953 897
Camberwell 6th 4 -0- 4 16 112.6% 883 784
Coburg 7th 4 -0- 4 16 108.1% 851 787
Brighton 8th 4 -0- 4 16 106.4% 1,085 1,020
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 4 16 101.7% 938 922
Preston 10th 2 -0- 6 8 79.0% 672 851
Yarraville 11th 1 -0- 7 4 76.7% 851 1,109
Northcote 12th 1 -0- 7 4 72.0% 591 821

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 140 - 120
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 93 - 93
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 90 - 86
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 78 - 104
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 88 - 90
SAT 07/06/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Northcote Yarraville Oval 86 - 69

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 7 -0- 2 28 119.6% 983 822
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 106.9% 1,047 979
Sandringham 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 108.4% 1,057 975
Prahran 4th 6 -0- 3 24 103.8% 936 902
Brunswick 5th 5 -1- 3 22 109.4% 932 852
Brighton 6th 5 -0- 4 20 107.5% 1,225 1,140
Oakleigh 7th 5 -0- 4 20 102.0% 1,028 1,008
Camberwell 8th 4 -0- 5 16 108.5% 1,003 924
Coburg 9th 4 -0- 5 16 106.8% 937 877
Preston 10th 2 -0- 7 8 80.8% 760 941
Yarraville 11th 2 -0- 7 8 79.5% 937 1,178
Northcote 12th 1 -0- 8 4 72.8% 660 907

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 99 - 82
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Yarraville Camberwell Sportsground 107 - 106
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 58 - 124
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 77 - 80
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 130 - 100
SAT 14/06/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 97 - 80

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 8 -0- 2 32 119.7% 1,080 902
Sandringham 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 108.1% 1,137 1,052
Prahran 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 106.4% 1,066 1,002
Brunswick 4th 6 -1- 3 26 110.4% 1,031 934
Port Melbourne 5th 6 -1- 3 26 106.1% 1,124 1,059
Coburg 6th 5 -0- 5 20 113.5% 1,061 935
Camberwell 7th 5 -0- 5 20 107.8% 1,110 1,030
Brighton 8th 5 -0- 5 20 105.5% 1,305 1,237
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 5 20 99.1% 1,128 1,138
Yarraville 10th 2 -0- 8 8 81.2% 1,043 1,285
Preston 11th 2 -0- 8 8 81.0% 842 1,040
Northcote 12th 1 -0- 9 4 69.6% 718 1,031

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 108 - 84
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 107 - 92
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 90 - 88
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 86 - 119
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 100 - 103
SAT 21/06/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 97 - 126

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 8 -0- 3 32 117.7% 1,168 992
Brunswick 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 112.2% 1,157 1,031
Port Melbourne 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 108.6% 1,243 1,145
Sandringham 4th 7 -0- 4 28 107.1% 1,237 1,155
Prahran 5th 7 -0- 4 28 104.4% 1,158 1,109
Coburg 6th 6 -0- 5 24 113.7% 1,168 1,027
Camberwell 7th 6 -0- 5 24 107.3% 1,213 1,130
Brighton 8th 6 -0- 5 24 107.0% 1,413 1,321
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 5 24 99.3% 1,218 1,226
Yarraville 10th 2 -0- 9 8 80.8% 1,140 1,411
Preston 11th 2 -0- 9 8 80.1% 928 1,159
Northcote 12th 1 -0- 10 4 70.4% 802 1,139

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 82 - 96
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 69 - 67
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 92 - 133
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 127 - 105
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brighton Beach Road Oval 106 - 135
SAT 28/06/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 117 - 81

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 9 -0- 3 36 119.8% 1,285 1,073
Brunswick 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 112.6% 1,253 1,113
Prahran 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 105.8% 1,285 1,214
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -1- 4 30 106.0% 1,348 1,272
Camberwell 5th 7 -0- 5 28 110.1% 1,346 1,222
Brighton 6th 7 -0- 5 28 108.5% 1,548 1,427
Sandringham 7th 7 -0- 5 28 104.1% 1,343 1,290
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 6 24 111.3% 1,250 1,123
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 6 24 96.4% 1,310 1,359
Preston 10th 2 -0- 10 8 81.0% 995 1,228
Yarraville 11th 2 -0- 10 8 79.9% 1,221 1,528
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 10 8 72.2% 871 1,206

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Coburg Elsternwick Park 96 - 77
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 85 - 96
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sportsground 63 - 76
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 134 - 80
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 82 - 79
SAT 05/07/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 43 - 106

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 10 -0- 3 40 119.8% 1,361 1,136
Prahran 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 106.3% 1,381 1,299
Brunswick 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 110.7% 1,338 1,209
Port Melbourne 4th 8 -1- 4 34 109.6% 1,482 1,352
Brighton 5th 8 -0- 5 32 109.3% 1,644 1,504
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 5 32 108.7% 1,449 1,333
Camberwell 7th 7 -0- 6 28 108.6% 1,409 1,298
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 7 24 108.9% 1,327 1,219
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 7 24 96.4% 1,389 1,441
Preston 10th 3 -0- 10 12 82.4% 1,077 1,307
Yarraville 11th 2 -0- 11 8 77.4% 1,264 1,634
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 11 8 71.0% 951 1,340

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 74 - 49
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sportsground 101 - 76
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 83 - 94
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 95 - 59
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 83 - 77
SAT 12/07/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 90 - 70

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 11 -0- 3 44 119.4% 1,455 1,219
Brunswick 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 112.2% 1,412 1,258
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 111.8% 1,577 1,411
Sandringham 4th 9 -0- 5 36 108.7% 1,532 1,410
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 5 36 104.5% 1,451 1,389
Camberwell 6th 8 -0- 6 32 109.9% 1,510 1,374
Brighton 7th 8 -0- 6 32 106.5% 1,703 1,599
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 8 24 106.3% 1,403 1,320
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 8 24 94.9% 1,438 1,515
Preston 10th 3 -0- 11 12 83.0% 1,154 1,390
Yarraville 11th 3 -0- 11 12 79.5% 1,354 1,704
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 12 8 72.1% 1,034 1,434

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Yarraville Elsternwick Park 154 - 78
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 54 - 101
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 74 - 85
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 85 - 98
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 82 - 84
SAT 19/07/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 134 - 64

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 12 -0- 3 48 123.9% 1,589 1,283
Port Melbourne 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 112.0% 1,675 1,496
Sandringham 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 111.5% 1,633 1,464
Brunswick 4th 9 -1- 5 38 106.0% 1,476 1,392
Brighton 5th 9 -0- 6 36 110.7% 1,857 1,677
Camberwell 6th 9 -0- 6 36 110.2% 1,595 1,448
Prahran 7th 9 -0- 6 36 104.1% 1,533 1,473
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 9 24 102.5% 1,457 1,421
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 9 24 94.4% 1,523 1,613
Preston 10th 4 -0- 11 16 84.1% 1,238 1,472
Yarraville 11th 3 -0- 12 12 77.1% 1,432 1,858
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 13 8 72.9% 1,108 1,519

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Elsternwick Park 121 - 90
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 134 - 175
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 69 - 90
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 180 - 67
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 107 - 105
SAT 26/07/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 110 - 90

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 13 -0- 3 52 123.7% 1,699 1,373
Sandringham 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 112.4% 1,723 1,533
Port Melbourne 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 109.9% 1,765 1,606
Brighton 4th 10 -0- 6 40 111.9% 1,978 1,767
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 6 40 111.2% 1,713 1,540
Brunswick 6th 9 -1- 6 38 103.5% 1,566 1,513
Camberwell 7th 9 -0- 7 36 109.3% 1,700 1,555
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 10 24 99.7% 1,591 1,596
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 10 24 93.5% 1,592 1,703
Preston 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.3% 1,345 1,577
Yarraville 11th 4 -0- 12 16 80.7% 1,607 1,992
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 14 8 69.2% 1,175 1,699

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 90 - 63
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sportsground 100 - 115
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 108 - 44
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 98 - 63
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 87 - 59
SAT 02/08/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 117 - 68

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 13 -0- 4 52 120.4% 1,758 1,460
Sandringham 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 113.7% 1,810 1,592
Port Melbourne 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 113.5% 1,873 1,650
Prahran 4th 11 -0- 6 44 111.5% 1,828 1,640
Brunswick 5th 10 -1- 6 42 105.1% 1,656 1,576
Brighton 6th 10 -0- 7 40 109.4% 2,041 1,865
Camberwell 7th 9 -0- 8 36 107.8% 1,800 1,670
Coburg 8th 6 -0- 11 24 96.0% 1,635 1,704
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 11 24 91.2% 1,660 1,820
Preston 10th 6 -0- 11 24 88.0% 1,443 1,640
Yarraville 11th 5 -0- 12 20 83.7% 1,724 2,060
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 15 8 69.2% 1,238 1,789

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Oakleigh Elsternwick Park 158 - 65
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sportsground 131 - 119
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 84 - 84
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Sandringham Northcote Park 65 - 98
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 149 - 121
SAT 09/08/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 110 - 127

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 13 -0- 5 52 116.8% 1,879 1,609
Sandringham 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 115.1% 1,908 1,657
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 113.6% 2,000 1,760
Prahran 4th 12 -0- 6 48 112.3% 1,977 1,761
Brighton 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.9% 2,199 1,930
Brunswick 6th 10 -1- 7 42 104.0% 1,775 1,707
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,931 1,789
Coburg 8th 6 -1- 11 26 96.1% 1,719 1,788
Preston 9th 6 -1- 11 26 88.6% 1,527 1,724
Oakleigh 10th 6 -0- 12 24 87.2% 1,725 1,978
Yarraville 11th 5 -0- 13 20 83.9% 1,834 2,187
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 16 8 69.1% 1,303 1,887

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 56 - 43
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Northcote Warrawee Park 83 - 81
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 135 - 50
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 110 - 104
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 101 - 106
SAT 16/08/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 106 - 73

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 14 -0- 5 56 118.0% 1,985 1,682
Port Melbourne 2nd 13 -1- 5 54 118.0% 2,135 1,810
Sandringham 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 113.9% 1,951 1,713
Prahran 4th 13 -0- 6 52 111.9% 2,087 1,865
Brunswick 5th 11 -1- 7 46 104.6% 1,831 1,750
Brighton 6th 11 -0- 8 44 112.9% 2,303 2,040
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 9 40 103.0% 1,981 1,924
Oakleigh 8th 7 -0- 12 28 87.8% 1,808 2,059
Coburg 9th 6 -1- 12 26 94.6% 1,792 1,894
Preston 10th 6 -1- 12 26 89.0% 1,628 1,830
Yarraville 11th 6 -0- 13 24 84.8% 1,940 2,288
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 17 8 70.3% 1,384 1,970

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brighton Camberwell Sportsground 88 - 112
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 62 - 122
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 109 - 68
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 131 - 102
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 119 - 98
SAT 23/08/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 138 - 105

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 15 -0- 5 60 118.8% 2,123 1,787
Port Melbourne 2nd 14 -1- 5 58 118.5% 2,266 1,912
Sandringham 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 114.3% 2,070 1,811
Prahran 4th 13 -0- 7 52 110.1% 2,185 1,984
Brighton 5th 12 -0- 8 48 113.5% 2,415 2,128
Brunswick 6th 11 -1- 8 46 102.8% 1,933 1,881
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 10 40 101.6% 2,069 2,036
Oakleigh 8th 8 -0- 12 32 91.0% 1,930 2,121
Coburg 9th 6 -1- 13 26 92.0% 1,854 2,016
Preston 10th 6 -1- 13 26 88.1% 1,733 1,968
Yarraville 11th 6 -0- 14 24 83.8% 2,008 2,397
Northcote 12th 3 -0- 17 12 73.3% 1,493 2,038

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Elsternwick Park 180 - 109
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Coburg v Northcote Coburg City Oval 127 - 113
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 126 - 126
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 146 - 97
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 112 - 128
SAT 30/08/1947 2:10 PM Yarraville v Camberwell Yarraville Oval 130 - 75

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -1- 5 62 118.3% 2,394 2,024
Williamstown 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 113.5% 2,232 1,967
Sandringham 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 112.5% 2,182 1,939
Prahran 4th 13 -1- 7 54 109.5% 2,311 2,110
Brighton 5th 13 -0- 8 52 116.0% 2,595 2,237
Brunswick 6th 11 -1- 9 46 100.1% 2,030 2,027
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 11 40 99.0% 2,144 2,166
Oakleigh 8th 8 -1- 12 34 91.5% 2,056 2,247
Coburg 9th 7 -1- 13 30 93.0% 1,981 2,129
Preston 10th 7 -1- 13 30 91.0% 1,879 2,065
Yarraville 11th 7 -0- 14 28 86.5% 2,138 2,472
Northcote 12th 3 -0- 18 12 74.2% 1,606 2,165

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 137 - 99
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sportsground 76 - 97
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 122 - 98
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 118 - 83
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 109 - 71
SAT 06/09/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 94 - 80

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -1- 5 66 119.2% 2,512 2,107
Williamstown 2nd 16 -0- 6 64 113.6% 2,326 2,047
Sandringham 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 113.1% 2,279 2,015
Prahran 4th 14 -1- 7 58 111.0% 2,420 2,181
Brighton 5th 13 -0- 9 52 114.2% 2,693 2,359
Brunswick 6th 12 -1- 9 50 101.9% 2,167 2,126
Camberwell 7th 10 -0- 12 40 98.1% 2,220 2,263
Oakleigh 8th 8 -1- 13 34 91.2% 2,136 2,341
Coburg 9th 7 -1- 14 30 91.7% 2,052 2,238
Preston 10th 7 -1- 14 30 89.9% 1,962 2,183
Yarraville 11th 7 -0- 15 28 85.7% 2,237 2,609
Northcote 12th 4 -0- 18 16 76.4% 1,728 2,263

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1947 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Junction Oval 66 - 54 24,000
SAT 20/09/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown Junction Oval 139 - 110 18,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1947 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham Junction Oval 114 - 117 18,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1947 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham Junction Oval 103 - 74 24,000