1947 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1947 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 11-0-8, P%: 117.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 19 | 13 | R01-19 |
| Bell, Des | #33 | 1 | 1 | R14 |
| Bickford, George | #16 | 12 | 2 | R01-11, R13 |
| Bowman, Gordon | #11 | 12 | 2 | R01-03, R05-07, R11-13, R16-18 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 19 | 1 | R01-19 |
| Craddock, Eddie | #9 | 1 | 1 | R14 |
| Deans, Billy | #5 | 19 | 1 | R01-19 |
| Dockett, Len | #32 | 17 | 7 | R01-12, R14, R16-19 |
| Dullard, Adrian | #28 | 19 | 21 | R01-19 |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 16 | 97 | R01, R04-15, R17-19 |
| Furniss, Jack | #14 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Hall, Ron | #14 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04-06 |
| Hanna, Frank | #24 | 11 | 0 | R02-08, R12-15 |
| Hardie, Dave | 2 | 0 | R18-19 | |
| Irwin, Ron | #3 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Jackson, Eddie | #7 | 15 | 0 | R03-08, R11-19 |
| Kennedy, Frank | #17 | 5 | 0 | R09-10, R14, R18-19 |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R19 |
| McGrath, Shane | #22 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R17-19 |
| McLean, Col | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R19 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 19 | 6 | R01-19 |
| Mitchell, Jim | #37 | 17 | 8 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-19 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 17 | 18 | R02-03, R05-19 |
| Newman, Dave | #2 | 4 | 1 | R08-09, R12-13 |
| O'Connor, Frank | #15 | 17 | 22 | R01-12, R15-19 |
| O'Rourke, Ernie | #27 | 3 | 1 | R04, R13, R15 |
| Robinson, Russ | #20 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Rowarth, Ern | #33 | 2 | 1 | R01, R09 |
| Rule, Stan | #31 | 4 | 0 | R16-19 |
| Scanlan, Bill | #19 | 13 | 1 | R02-04, R07-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Scanlan, Frank | #34 | 14 | 8 | R04-07, R10-19 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 9 | 15 | R01-03, R09-11, R15-16, R19 |
| Spittle, Max | #13 | 6 | 0 | R14-19 |
| Stabb, Roy | #8 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R12-13, R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 19 | 11 | -0- | 8 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 36 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 48 | Frank Hughes | unknown |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 25 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 62 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 21 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 61 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 9 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 09/08/1947 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 75 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 93 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
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.