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