1947 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1947 between Carlton and Essendon in the grand final of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, J. Howell, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate
Carlton (13.8.86) defeated Essendon (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Carlton: F. Davies (4), J. Baird (3), H. Turner (2), R. Garby, E. Henfry, J. Howell, F. Stafford
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), B. Brittingham (2), D. Reynolds (2), J. Cassin, I. Goodingham, K. Rawle
As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 September 1947
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
85,793
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Goal Umpire:
J. Lancaster,
T. Nicholson
Boundary Umpire:
W. Quinn,
G. Smith
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | |||