1947 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 126.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Jim | #4 | 9 | 5 | R01-07, R09, R19 |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 13 | 0 | R09-19, SF, PF |
| Chipp, Don | #3 | 3 | 1 | R03-04, R16 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 19 | 9 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Coates, George | #2 | 15 | 18 | R05-14, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Collins, Jack | #1 | 8 | 10 | R01-07, R10 |
| Curcio, Frank | #18 | 18 | 1 | R01-05, R07-17, SF, PF |
| Curtin, Claude | #33 | 18 | 25 | R01, R03-08, R11-19, SF, PF |
| Denning, Clen | #32 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Fields, Allan | #23 | 16 | 7 | R04-08, R11-19, SF, PF |
| Hart, Eddie | #25 | 16 | 64 | R01-03, R07, R09-14, R16-19, SF, PF |
| Hart, Kevin | #16 | 2 | 2 | R15-16 |
| Hoskins, George | #14 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, PF |
| Hughson, Fred | #6 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 20 | 1 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 21 | 15 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Kennedy, Dick | #9 | 12 | 7 | R08-13, R15-19, SF |
| Kettle, Jim | #32 | 8 | 5 | R02-06, R08, R11, R19 |
| McLaughlin, Alan | #19 | 17 | 1 | R01-02, R07-19, SF, PF |
| Miller, Bob | #12 | 11 | 1 | R01, R07-08, R10-12, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Monaghan, Leo | #26 | 4 | 7 | R18-19, SF, PF |
| Nicholls, Reg | #20 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R07-19, SF, PF |
| O'Reilly, Neil | #35 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Owens, Llew | #21 | 5 | 3 | R11-15 |
| Price, Noel | #22 | 13 | 11 | R01-06, R15-19, SF, PF |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 20 | 56 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Shillinglaw, Harold | #30 | 10 | 0 | R02-08, R10, R16, PF |
| Sier, Ken | #10 | 13 | 3 | R01-10, R15, R19, SF |
| Smith, Merv | #34 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R09 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R09, R14-16 |
| Tonn, Heinz | #11 | 6 | 2 | R06, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Toohey, Jack | #12 | 11 | 6 | R09-15, R17-19, SF |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 16 | 13 | R01-10, R12-16, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughson, Fred | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 46 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 101 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 76 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 38 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 34 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 49 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 17 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 47 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 02/08/1947 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 68 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 64 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 06/09/1947 | Semi Final | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 28 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |
| 20/09/1947 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 13 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson |