1947 VFL Season Round 12: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1947 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round twelve of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Essendon (11.17.83).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.14.62 - 11.17.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Essendon
Captain: Dick ReynoldsCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Parker, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||