1947 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |