1947 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1947 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 8-1-10, P%: 96.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Norm | #15 | 3 | 1 | R06-07, R16 |
| Baglin, Lindsay | #24 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Barker, Lou | #26 | 7 | 0 | R05, R09-13, R18 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 7 | 1 | R13-19 |
| Cahill, Pat | #8 | 8 | 2 | R01, R05-10, R12 |
| Collinson, Dick | #11 | 2 | 0 | R10, R12 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-17 |
| Fountain, Bruce | #20 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R06-11, R15-16 |
| Gardner, Norm | #5 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Grove, Ron | #5 | 1 | 1 | R05 |
| Hand, Pat | #9 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R11-19 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 14 | 11 | R01-06, R08, R13-19 |
| Isaac, Max | #26 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 8 | 11 | R04-05, R07-11, R19 |
| Linton, Alby | #2 | 3 | 1 | R13-15 |
| Logan, Jack | #23 | 19 | 10 | R01-19 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R04-15, R17, R19 |
| McDonnell, Marty | #32 | 18 | 0 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 18 | 3 | R01-04, R06-19 |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R05-19 |
| Miller, Tom | #14 | 5 | 0 | R11-12, R17-19 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 14 | 7 | R01-08, R10, R12, R15-16, R18-19 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 18 | 33 | R01-04, R06-19 |
| Raine, Laurie | #17 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Rees, Evan | #31 | 18 | 0 | R01-10, R12-19 |
| Robb, Tim | #30 | 15 | 29 | R01-06, R09-13, R16-19 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 19 | 23 | R01-19 |
| Scott, Ken | #26 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R19 |
| Templeton, Bob | #2 | 7 | 0 | R03-08, R11 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 10 | 6 | R01-03, R08-12, R14-15 |
| Webb, Norm | #1 | 15 | 4 | R05-19 |
| Welsh, Jack | #16 | 9 | 7 | R01-05, R07, R09, R17-18 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 16 | 75 | R01-09, R13-19 |
| Yewers, Clive | 4 | 1 | R11, R16, R18-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowe, Jim | 19 | 8 | -1- | 10 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 52 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 54 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 41 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 7 | Jim Crowe | unknown |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 34 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 17 | Jim Crowe | unknown |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 31 | Jim Crowe | unknown |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 17 | Jim Crowe | unknown |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jim Crowe | unknown |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 29 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 09/08/1947 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 75 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 64 | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey |
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.