The 1947 VFL season was the 51st season of the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 19 April until 27 September, and comprised a 19-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...

for the eighth time, after it defeated by one point in the 1947 VFL Grand Final.

Premiership season

In 1947, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 19 rounds; matches 12 to 19 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 8. Once the 19 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1947 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the

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Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.15 (129) , , 12.12 (84) ,

Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...

, 13,000 , 19 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.23 (119) , , 10.8 (68) , Windy Hill , 19,000 , 19 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.18 (138) , , 14.8 (92) ,

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, 24,000 , 19 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.20 (122) , , 16.13 (109) , Princes Park , 24,000 , 19 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.27 (135) , , 15.14 (104) ,

Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...

, 20,000 , 19 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 22.17 (149) ,

Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...

, 14,000 , 19 April 1947

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 8.13 (61) , Arden Street Oval , 8,000 , 26 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.22 (100) , , 11.11 (77) ,

Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...

, 22,000 , 26 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.25 (109) , , 11.7 (73) ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, 12,000 , 26 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 13.11 (89) ,

Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...

, 22,000 , 26 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 19.20 (134) ,

Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...

, 15,000 , 26 April 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 9.16 (70) ,

Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...

, 30,000 , 26 April 1947

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.20 (92) , , 12.11 (83) ,

, 18,000 , 3 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.10 (136) , , 19.11 (125) , Windy Hill , 13,000 , 3 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.18 (78) , , 12.10 (82) ,

, 18,000 , 3 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 20.14 (134) ,

, 11,000 , 3 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 14.24 (108) ,

, 14,600 , 3 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.18 (48) , , 17.19 (121) ,

, 32,000 , 3 May 1947

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.24 (138) , , 12.14 (86) ,

, 25,000 , 10 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 7.16 (58) , Princes Park , 37,000 , 10 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 18.12 (120) ,

, 16,000 , 10 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.17 (77) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 10,500 , 10 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.15 (39) , , 19.26 (140) , Arden Street Oval , 12,000 , 10 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.17 (83) , , 16.19 (115) ,

, 14,500 , 10 May 1947

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 13,000 , 17 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.18 (120) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 13,000 , 17 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.18 (132) , , 7.14 (56) ,

, 10,000 , 17 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 12,000 , 17 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.5 (95) , , 9.16 (70) ,

, 33,500 , 17 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.16 (64) , , 14.7 (91) , Windy Hill , 32,000 , 17 May 1947

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 12.9 (81) ,

, 16,000 , 24 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.15 (63) , , 15.11 (101) ,

, 16,000 , 24 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.18 (126) , , 11.11 (77) ,

, 14,500 , 24 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 14.10 (94) , Arden Street Oval , 12,000 , 24 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 10.16 (76) ,

, 26,000 , 24 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.11 (53) , , 23.17 (155) ,

, 18,000 , 24 May 1947

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 6.13 (49) ,

, 13,500 , 31 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.17 (83) , , 10.14 (74) , Windy Hill , 17,500 , 31 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 10.14 (74) ,

, 27,500 , 31 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.21 (99) , , 11.14 (80) , Princes Park , 25,000 , 31 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 12.20 (92) ,

, 15,000 , 31 May 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.3 (105) , , 15.8 (98) ,

, 34,500 , 31 May 1947

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 5.13 (43) ,

, 11,000 , 7 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 10.11 (71) ,

, 12,000 , 7 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.21 (117) , , 7.10 (52) , Princes Park , 16,000 , 7 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 15.13 (103) ,

, 24,000 , 7 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 7.7 (49) ,

, 20,000 , 7 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 11.16 (82) , Windy Hill , 22,000 , 7 June 1947

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 8.14 (62) ,

, 13,000 , 14 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.6 (60) , , 11.15 (81) , Arden Street Oval , 14,000 , 14 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.7 (103) , , 11.20 (86) ,

, 14,500 , 14 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 18.17 (125) ,

, 34,000 , 14 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 18.13 (121) ,

, 12,000 , 16 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 13.8 (86) ,

, 43,500 , 16 June 1947

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 9.15 (69) ,

, 28,000 , 21 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.17 (41) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 20,000 , 21 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 18.11 (119) , Arden Street Oval , 8,000 , 21 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.9 (45) , , 18.20 (128) ,

, 14,000 , 21 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.13 (67) , , 15.20 (110) ,

, 11,000 , 21 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.7 (55) , , 10.8 (68) ,

, 29,000 , 21 June 1947

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.15 (153) , , 7.10 (52) ,

, 13,000 , 28 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 10.15 (75) , Windy Hill , 21,000 , 28 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 9.15 (69) ,

, 15,000 , 28 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 8.14 (62) , Princes Park , 14,000 , 28 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 12.10 (82) ,

, 25,000 , 28 June 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 11.15 (81) ,

, 16,000 , 28 June 1947

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.10 (34) , , 12.11 (83) , Arden Street Oval , 7,500 , 5 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.14 (44) , , 6.8 (44) ,

, 10,000 , 5 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 16.21 (117) ,

, 5,500 , 5 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 11.17 (83) ,

, 18,000 , 5 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 7.6 (48) ,

, 18,000 , 5 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 38,000 , 5 July 1947

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 5.16 (46) ,

, 15,000 , 12 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.18 (78) , , 8.11 (59) , Windy Hill , 20,000 , 12 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.17 (65) , , 6.9 (45) ,

, 12,000 , 12 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 9.16 (70) , Princes Park , 28,000 , 12 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.15 (63) , , 13.25 (103) ,

, 6,000 , 12 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 11.12 (78) ,

, 28,000 , 12 July 1947

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 8.18 (66) , Arden Street Oval , 8,000 , 19 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 10.7 (67) ,

, 10,000 , 19 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 11.11 (77) ,

, 15,000 , 19 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 9.9 (63) , Princes Park , 26,000 , 19 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.10 (52) , , 11.8 (74) ,

, 23,000 , 19 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.13 (55) , , 14.18 (102) ,

, 7,000 , 19 July 1947

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 11.15 (81) ,

, 32,000 , 26 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.18 (114) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 5,000 , 26 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.7 (103) , , 7.14 (56) ,

, 11,000 , 26 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.21 (117) , , 12.5 (77) , Windy Hill , 16,000 , 26 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.15 (69) , , 9.15 (69) ,

, 25,000 , 26 July 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 14.9 (93) ,

, 25,000 , 26 July 1947

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 13.16 (94) , Princes Park , 38,000 , 2 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 8.7 (55) ,

, 12,000 , 2 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 10.17 (77) ,

, 8,000 , 2 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 7.19 (61) ,

, 15,500 , 9 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 7.19 (61) ,

, 25,000 , 9 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 11.10 (76) , Arden Street Oval , 12,000 , 9 August 1947

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.19 (115) , , 13.9 (87) ,

, 18,500 , 16 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.12 (126) , , 12.14 (86) , Windy Hill , 13,000 , 16 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 25,000 , 16 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 3.12 (30) , Princes Park , 11,000 , 16 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.21 (99) , , 14.9 (93) ,

, 11,500 , 16 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 12.10 (82) ,

, 20,000 , 16 August 1947

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 19.14 (128) ,

, 8,000 , 23 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 24.11 (155) ,

, 11,000 , 23 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 15.17 (107) ,

, 7,000 , 23 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.22 (130) , , 8.14 (62) ,

, 18,000 , 23 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.14 (134) , , 8.12 (60) ,

, 31,000 , 23 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 14.13 (97) , Arden Street Oval , 12,000 , 23 August 1947

Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 22,000 , 30 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.18 (138) , , 10.14 (74) ,

, 13,000 , 30 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 16.12 (108) ,

, 33,000 , 30 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.18 (78) , , 27.9 (171) ,

, 6,000 , 30 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 10.10 (70) , Arden Street Oval , 4,000 , 30 August 1947 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.7 (109) , , 16.11 (107) ,

, 21,500 , 30 August 1947

Ladder

Finals

Semi finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.7 (103) , , 11.9 (75) ,

, 6 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 11.17 (83) ,

, 75,475 , 13 September

Preliminary Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 14.12 (96) ,

, 55,648 , 20 September

Grand final

Carlton defeated

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...

13.8 (86) to 11.19 (85) in front of a crowd of 85,793 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).

Awards

* The 1947 VFL Premiership team was Carlton. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was

Fred Fanning Fred Fanning (5 November 1921 – 23 May 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) who holds the record for most goals in a VFL/AFL match, with 18. VFL career Hailing from the Vic ...

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

with 97 goals. * The winner of the 1947

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by t ...

was Bert Deacon of Carlton with 20 votes. * St Kilda took the "wooden spoon" in 1947. * The seconds premiership was won by . North Melbourne 16.13 (109) defeated 14.10 (94) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Grand Final on Saturday 27 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * The thirds premiership was won by . Melbourne 12.13 (85) defeated 11.7 (73) on Saturday 6 September.

Notable events

* In Round 2, South Melbourne returned to the Lake Oval for the first time since 1941 after it was vacated by the military and had its grandstand rebuilt; this was the final home ground change related to World War II. * At the first bounce, at the very start of the round 5 match between

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

and Richmond, Richmond ruckman Laurie Taylor punched the ball an amazing 40 yards and dislocated his shoulder. * Richmond champion

Jack Titus Jack "Skinny" Titus (9 March 1908 – 19 April 1978) was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the golden era of the 1930s, Titus was one ...

, having retired early in the 1946 VFA season, having scored 1159 goals in his senior career of 294 games with Richmond (1926–1943), 23 games with

Coburg Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...

(1945–1946), and 14 games for Victoria (1929–1934, 1936), played one match for the Richmond Second Eighteen when it was short of players at the age of 39 and scored 12 goals against

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...

. * In round 6, with

trailing

by 44 points at three quarter time, North Melbourne captain

Les Foote Leslie Roy Foote (20 August 1924 – 11 April 2006) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Football career A local lad, and recruited from the North Melbourne Colts, Foote played his first match with the North M ...

moved into the ruck and almost single-handedly led a comeback which ended with an eight-point victory to North Melbourne: North Melbourne 15.12 (102) to Essendon 14.10 (94). Les Foote#Sixth round 1947 * Western Australia defeated Victoria 16.10 (106) to 14.17 (101) at the Tenth ANFC Carnival in Tasmania. Also, in a challenge match, a combined South Australian and Western Australian team defeated the Victorian team 21.14 (140) to 19.15 (129). * In the final round and his last league match before accepting a coaching job in the Western District, Melbourne's

kicked 18 goals 1 behind. This broke Gordon Coventry's Round 12, 1930 record for the most goals by one player in a VFL match, and still stands today. * Carlton won the

Grand Final Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to "grannie") is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. S ...

by a point after

Fred Stafford Frederick Raymond Stafford (3 August 1926 – 10 July 2009), the older brother of George Stafford is a former Australian rules footballer; a talented schoolboy footballer, who played for Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) ...

kicked a goal just before the final bell.

References

* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. * Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997'' (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.

External links

1947 Season – AFL Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1947 Vfl Season Australian Football League seasons

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