1947 VFLS Season: Essendon Seconds

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Seconds for the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Collingwood Seconds in the first semi final, the Essendon Seconds were defeated by the North Melbourne Seconds in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1947 VFLS Season
Team: Essendon Seconds
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 120.6)
Finals Performance: Defeated by North Melbourne (S) (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1947	Round 1	South Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 3	unknown	unknown
26/04/1947	Round 2	Footscray (S)	HOME	LOSS	FOOS by 6	unknown	unknown
03/05/1947	Round 3	St Kilda (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 34	unknown	unknown
10/05/1947	Round 4	Geelong (S)	HOME	LOSS	GEES by 34	unknown	unknown
17/05/1947	Round 5	Carlton (S)	AWAY	LOSS	CARS by 1	unknown	unknown
24/05/1947	Round 6	North Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 47	unknown	unknown
31/05/1947	Round 7	Fitzroy (S)	AWAY	LOSS	FITS by 29	unknown	unknown
07/06/1947	Round 8	Collingwood (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 1	unknown	unknown
14/06/1947	Round 9	Richmond (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 18	unknown	unknown
21/06/1947	Round 10	Hawthorn (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 68	unknown	unknown
28/06/1947	Round 11	Melbourne (S)	AWAY	LOSS	MLBS by 4	unknown	unknown
05/07/1947	Round 12	South Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 8	unknown	unknown
12/07/1947	Round 13	Footscray (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 19	unknown	unknown
19/07/1947	Round 14	St Kilda (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 46	unknown	unknown
26/07/1947	Round 15	Geelong (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 36	unknown	unknown
02/08/1947	Round 16	Carlton (S)	HOME	LOSS	CARS by 18	unknown	unknown
16/08/1947	Round 17	North Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 16	unknown	unknown
23/08/1947	Round 18	Fitzroy (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 40	unknown	unknown
30/08/1947	Round 19	Collingwood (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 28	unknown	unknown
06/09/1947	Semi Final	Collingwood (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 6	unknown	unknown
20/09/1947	Preliminary Final	North Melbourne (S)	AWAY	LOSS	NMLS by 46	unknown	unknown

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1947 VFLS Season

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