1947 VFA Season 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 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Sandringham at Junction Oval. Bill Findlay captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Len Toyne.

Port Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated Sandringham (11.8.74).

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

Port Melbourne

Captain: Bill Findlay
Coach: Bill Findlay

Sandringham

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Toyne

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s