1947 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-1-10, P%: 97.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, George | #7 | 9 | 2 | R01-05, R07, R14, R18-19 |
| Anderson, Claude | #10 | 2 | 0 | R10, R18 |
| Barry, Ron | #35 | 13 | 5 | R07-19 |
| Bourke, Pat | #34 | 4 | 0 | R03, R17-19 |
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 10 | 2 | R05-13, R17 |
| Bywater, Ron | #32 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Callick, Alf | #33 | 10 | 0 | R06-11, R13-15, R19 |
| Castles, Vic | #8 | 13 | 15 | R01-04, R06-13, R19 |
| Chambers, Wylie | #33 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R10-17 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 18 | 19 | R02-19 |
| Crane, Len | #21 | 6 | 0 | R11-16 |
| Danckert, Jack | #1 | 4 | 0 | R01, R16-17, R19 |
| Dempsey, Jack | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Driver, Geoff | #15 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 18 | 29 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 18 | 4 | R01-07, R09-19 |
| Holland, Len | #5 | 7 | 1 | R03-04, R14-15, R17-19 |
| Jenkinson, Keith | #2 | 8 | 0 | R03, R05-07, R14-16, R19 |
| Keighran, Lyal | #25 | 2 | 3 | R06-07 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 18 | 3 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Linden, Alan | #36 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Lucas, Bert | #37 | 15 | 11 | R01-02, R04-16 |
| Lucas, George | #18 | 4 | 1 | R02, R13-15 |
| McTaggart, Bill | #15 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Mears, Harry | #19 | 15 | 13 | R01-04, R06-16 |
| Mullane, Jack | #9 | 9 | 0 | R02-04, R08-09, R16-19 |
| O'Keefe, Jack | #34 | 3 | 6 | R05-06, R08 |
| Parker, Ern | #41 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Perrett, George | #6 | 3 | 3 | R16-18 |
| Piggott, Max | #16 | 4 | 11 | R01-04 |
| Prowse, Frank | #31 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Richards, Reg | #14 | 7 | 3 | R01-02, R06, R15-18 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #11 | 13 | 0 | R01-10, R17-19 |
| Roulent, Tom | #29 | 10 | 7 | R01-05, R08-09, R12, R16, R18 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 17 | 2 | R01-05, R08-19 |
| Spokes, Larry | #24 | 14 | 11 | R05-14, R16-19 |
| Strang, Allan | #28 | 10 | 15 | R01, R08-16 |
| Taylor, Don | #26 | 14 | 19 | R05-13, R15-19 |
| Thomas, Ray | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Tippett, Peter | #21 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 18 | 38 | R01-18 |
| Williams, Les | #24 | 10 | 1 | R04, R10-11, R13-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bill | 19 | 8 | -1- | 10 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 51 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 38 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 16/06/1947 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 46 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 09/08/1947 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 36 | Bill Adams | unknown |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 45 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |