1947 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1947 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Carlton in a semi final and defeating Fitzroy in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-5, P%: 122.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Gordon | #25 | 5 | 4 | R01-03, R05, R08 |
| Allanson, Noel | #33 | 16 | 0 | R07-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 6 | 2 | R11, R13-17 |
| Bower, Ray | #16 | 2 | 0 | R04, R06 |
| Bradley, Bob | #27 | 11 | 2 | R08, R13-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 18 | 20 | R01-03, R06-12, R15-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 21 | 4 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 21 | 0 | R01-08, R10-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 1 | 1 | GF |
| Dearle, Laurie | #10 | 6 | 1 | R06-09, R14, R19 |
| Equid, Harry | #32 | 7 | 15 | R01-07 |
| Field, Les | #13 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Gardiner, Les | #18 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-11, R15, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Goodingham, Ivan | #30 | 17 | 21 | R04-06, R09-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Harper, Bert | #8 | 18 | 7 | R01-02, R05-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hassell, George | #6 | 10 | 0 | R09-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Hill, Russell | #28 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R09 |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 20 | 48 | R01-14, R17-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Jack | #11 | 5 | 8 | R02-04, R12-13 |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 22 | 25 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 12 | 1 | R01, R03, R10-19 |
| Lambert, Harold | #5 | 7 | 0 | R04-06, R11, SF, PF, GF |
| Lane, Gordon | #22 | 17 | 24 | R01-05, R07, R09-13, R15-17, R19, SF, PF |
| Leehane, Ted | #9 | 18 | 50 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-19, SF |
| May, Wally | #12 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R09-10, R14, R18, PF |
| McClure, Bob | #31 | 22 | 6 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| McDonald, Norm | #4 | 19 | 0 | R04-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Newton, Ken | #29 | 5 | 1 | R07-08, R12, R16, GF |
| Pearson, Bill | #20 | 17 | 6 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-19 |
| Powell, Ray | #17 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Rawle, Keith | #2 | 22 | 21 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 22 | 28 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Ruddell, Cec | #21 | 17 | 0 | R01, R05-10, R12-16, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Syme, Bob | #26 | 3 | 0 | R02, R08-09 |
| Tate, Greg | #16 | 6 | 5 | R16-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Tonkes, Herbie | #1 | 11 | 0 | R02-07, R12, R14, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 51 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 69 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 83 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/08/1947 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 68 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 13/09/1947 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 20/09/1947 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 27/09/1947 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
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.