1947 VFA Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Sandringham
This is the match report for the match played on 4 October 1947 between Port Melbourne and Sandringham in the grand final of the 1947 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted Sandringham at Junction Oval.
The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Len Toyne.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were the premiers and Sandringham were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Port Melbourne
v
Sandringham
Date:
Saturday 4 October 1947
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Melbourne
def.
Sandringham
Score:
15.13.103 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Sandringham | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | PMLB by 32 | PMLB by 24 | PMLB by 40 | PMLB by 29 | PMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Findlay
(Port Melbourne),
Len Toyne
(Sandringham)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
unknown
(Sandringham)
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (1 player) | 15 | 13 | |||
Sandringham
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders, Les | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bencraft, Neil | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cerini, Hunter | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Collins, Kevin | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Evans, Fred | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Grambeau, Russell | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Guille, Murray | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Laver, Doug | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| O'Toole, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Parker, Reg | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sales, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sleigh, Keith | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Toyne, Len | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Webb, Fred | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (16 players) | 11 | 8 | |||