1947 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Carlton in the second semi final and defeating Fitzroy in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |