1947 VFA Season: Sandringham
These are the details of the premiership results of Sandringham for the 1947 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Prahran in a semi final and defeating Williamstown in the preliminary final, Sandringham were defeated by Port Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFA Season
Team:
Sandringham
Home Ground:
Beach Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 113.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders, Les | 20 | 0 | R01-11, R13-19, SF, GF | |
| Bencraft, Neil | 23 | 0 | R02-18, R20-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Brokenshire, Geoff | 24 | 0 | R01-07, R09-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Cerini, Hunter | 22 | 0 | R01-15, R19-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Collins, Kevin | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Dunscombe, Graham | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Evans, Fred | 22 | 0 | R01-05, R08, R10-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Grambeau, Russell | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Guille, Murray | 11 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R19-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Holmes, Bennie | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Laver, Doug | 4 | 0 | R20-21, PF, GF | |
| Lowry, Jack | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| O'Toole, Jack | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Parker, Reg | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R12, R14-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Pole, Bill | 5 | 0 | R17-18, R20-22 | |
| Sales, Jack | 19 | 0 | R03-04, R06-19, R22, PF, GF | |
| Sleigh, Keith | 23 | 0 | R01-04, R07-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Tomlins, Stan | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Toyne, Len | 24 | 0 | R01-13, R15-22, SF, PF, GF | |
| Webb, Fred | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyne, Len | 25 | 17 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/1947 | Round 1 | Brighton | AWAY | LOSS | BRGH by 22 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 19/04/1947 | Round 2 | Yarraville | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 32 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 3 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 24 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 4 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 25 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 5 | Oakleigh | HOME | LOSS | OAKL by 25 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 6 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 50 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 7 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 44 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 8 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 28 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 9 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 26 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 10 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 3 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 11 | Camberwell | HOME | LOSS | CMBW by 3 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 12 | Brighton | HOME | LOSS | BRGH by 29 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 13 | Yarraville | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 63 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 14 | Preston | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 6 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 15 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 47 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 16 | Oakleigh | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 21 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 02/08/1947 | Round 17 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 28 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 09/08/1947 | Round 18 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 33 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 19 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 13 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 20 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 21 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 21 | Port Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | PMLB by 16 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 06/09/1947 | Round 22 | Camberwell | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 21 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 13/09/1947 | Semi Final | Prahran | HOME | WIN | SNDH by 12 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 27/09/1947 | Preliminary Final | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | SNDH by 3 | Len Toyne | unknown |
| 04/10/1947 | Grand Final | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 29 | Len Toyne | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.