1947 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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
Team Leaders
Captain:
Norm Smith
Vice-Captain:
Jack Mueller
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 |