1947 VFL Season: Carlton
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-4, P%: 134.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Wal | #22 | 3 | 0 | R06, R14-15 |
| Bailey, George | #5 | 21 | 11 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Baird, Jim | #25 | 14 | 26 | R05, R07-12, R15-19, SF, GF |
| Baxter, Ken | #21 | 15 | 42 | R01-14, GF |
| Bennett, Jack | #3 | 19 | 2 | R03-19, SF, GF |
| Boys, Ron | #31 | 6 | 2 | R02, R06, R11, R16, R18-19 |
| Brown, Vin | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R10-19, SF, GF |
| Carr, Les | #34 | 8 | 0 | R12-19 |
| Clark, Jim | #26 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Conley, Jack | #35 | 20 | 25 | R01-06, R08-19, SF, GF |
| Cooper, Jack | #19 | 3 | 9 | R04, R06-07 |
| Davies, Fred | #28 | 18 | 25 | R01-05, R09-19, SF, GF |
| Deacon, Bert | #23 | 20 | 0 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, GF |
| Eldridge, Tom | #24 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Fitzgibbon, Fred | #8 | 21 | 1 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Garby, Ray | #20 | 15 | 17 | R01-06, R09-10, R15-19, SF, GF |
| Green, Richie | #33 | 17 | 0 | R03-05, R07, R09-19, SF, GF |
| Greenshields, Allan | #29 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R08, R10, R12-17, R19, SF, GF |
| Grieve, Ollie | #27 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R07-14, R16-19, SF, GF |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 18 | 23 | R01-03, R06-18, SF, GF |
| Henfry, Ern | #6 | 18 | 2 | R01-16, SF, GF |
| Hines, Ron | #11 | 6 | 3 | R01-02, R07-09, R11 |
| Howell, Jack | #13 | 20 | 28 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, GF |
| Kelsey, Bob | #9 | 7 | 0 | R01, R03-08 |
| Mooring, Jim | #16 | 5 | 8 | R01-03, R19, SF |
| Redmond, Bill | #2 | 2 | 0 | R13, R17 |
| Sanger, Arthur | #18 | 8 | 0 | R02-09 |
| Sorrell, Alan | #14 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R16 |
| Stafford, Fred | #10 | 21 | 22 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Turner, Herb | #7 | 20 | 37 | R01, R03-19, SF, GF |
| Way, Alex | #4 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Williams, Doug | #12 | 19 | 1 | R03-19, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 21 | 17 | -0- | 4 | R01-19, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 13 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 73 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | CARL by 54 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 27 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 102 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 19 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 65 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 16/06/1947 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 13 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 63 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 4 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 7 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 4 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 02/08/1947 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 73 | Perce Bentley | Bert Deacon |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 25 | Perce Bentley | Bert Deacon |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Perce Bentley | Bert Deacon |
| 13/09/1947 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 16 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 27/09/1947 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 1 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |