Australian Football

1947 V/AFL Premiership Season

1946 1948

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1947 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Carlton	19	15	4	0	1833	1368	133.99	60
2	Essendon	19	14	5	0	1876	1528	122.78	56
3	Fitzroy	19	13	6	0	1736	1370	126.72	52
4	Richmond	19	12	7	0	1726	1582	109.10	48
5	Collingwood	19	11	7	1	1738	1546	112.42	46
6	Melbourne	19	11	8	0	1742	1488	117.07	44
7	Geelong	19	11	8	0	1761	1705	103.28	44
8	South Melbourne	19	8	10	1	1602	1652	96.97	34
9	Footscray	19	8	10	1	1646	1713	96.09	34
10	North Melbourne	19	4	15	0	1390	1789	77.70	16
11	Hawthorn	19	4	15	0	1456	1907	76.35	16
12	St. Kilda	19	1	17	1	1221	2079	58.73	6
	H&A	114	112	112	2	19727	19727	100.00	456
	Finals	4	4	4	0	736	736	100.00	16
	Total	118	116	116	2	20463	20463	100.00	472

1947 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	5.5	8.11	13.14	17.20	122	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Princes Park	24,000
Melbourne	3.4	6.8	10.8	16.13	109	Carlton won by 13 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	7.3	12.7	14.11	20.18	138	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	24,000
Fitzroy	0.4	5.4	10.6	14.8	92	Collingwood won by 46 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.7	5.10	10.17	16.23	119	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Windy Hill	19,000
South Melbourne	3.1	6.4	8.4	10.8	68	Essendon won by 51 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.2	9.7	12.12	19.15	129	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	13,000
Hawthorn	4.3	7.5	10.8	12.12	84	Geelong won by 45 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.11	6.13	12.20	18.27	135	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	20,000
North Melbourne	2.5	10.6	13.10	15.14	104	Richmond won by 31 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	0.5	5.9	6.14	12.16	88	Sat 19-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	14,000
Footscray	6.5	12.8	15.15	22.17	149	Footscray won by 61 points		[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	1.5	3.13	6.19	13.22	100	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	22,000
Richmond	5.2	5.4	8.8	11.11	77	Fitzroy won by 23 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	6.3	6.4	11.7	13.9	87	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Glenferrie Oval	15,000
Collingwood	7.1	11.11	12.16	19.20	134	Collingwood won by 47 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	0.7	4.13	8.19	14.25	109	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	M.C.G.	11,792
Geelong	4.3	6.3	9.4	11.7	73	Melbourne won by 36 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.3	3.7	7.7	8.11	59	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	8,000
St. Kilda	3.7	6.10	7.13	8.13	61	St. Kilda won by 2 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.4	8.6	10.8	12.12	84	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Lake Oval	30,000
Carlton	3.6	4.9	7.12	9.16	70	South Melbourne won by 14 points		[Stats]
Footscray	5.5	6.8	12.10	15.13	103	Sat 26-Apr-1947 2:45 pm	Western Oval	22,000
Essendon	1.1	5.7	10.8	13.11	89	Footscray won by 14 points		[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	7.2	13.3	15.7	21.10	136	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Windy Hill	13,000
St. Kilda	5.4	8.5	13.7	19.11	125	Essendon won by 11 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.6	7.7	10.14	12.20	92	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	18,000
Melbourne	3.3	9.8	11.8	12.11	83	Fitzroy won by 9 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.6	6.11	9.14	12.17	89	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	14,600
Collingwood	4.4	6.11	10.17	14.24	108	Collingwood won by 19 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.4	6.5	9.8	12.10	82	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Glenferrie Oval	11,000
Footscray	9.4	15.10	17.12	20.14	134	Footscray won by 52 points		[Stats]
Richmond	2.4	3.9	3.14	5.18	48	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	32,000
Carlton	2.7	4.13	9.14	17.19	121	Carlton won by 73 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.5	4.8	5.13	10.18	78	Sat 3-May-1947 2:45 pm	Lake Oval	18,000
North Melbourne	4.1	8.7	10.9	12.10	82	North Melbourne won by 4 points		[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.7	8.12	14.14	16.16	112	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Princes Park	37,000
Footscray	1.2	4.9	5.10	7.16	58	Carlton won by 54 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	6.2	11.8	14.19	19.24	138	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	25,000
South Melbourne	3.4	5.9	7.12	12.14	86	Collingwood won by 52 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.4	5.9	9.15	11.17	83	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	14,500
Essendon	5.5	10.10	13.13	16.19	115	Essendon won by 32 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.3	0.8	0.14	4.15	39	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Fitzroy	2.7	7.14	14.21	19.26	140	Fitzroy won by 101 points		[Stats]
Richmond	2.2	4.6	6.10	10.12	72	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	16,000
Melbourne	6.4	8.6	15.10	18.12	120	Melbourne won by 48 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.3	3.11	8.12	10.17	77	Sat 10-May-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	10,500
Hawthorn	0.5	3.9	6.10	12.12	84	Hawthorn won by 7 points		[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	1.4	3.10	5.11	8.16	64	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	Windy Hill	32,000
Carlton	5.0	7.0	13.5	14.7	91	Carlton won by 27 points		[Report] [Stats]
Fitzroy	5.7	10.8	14.15	19.18	132	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	10,000
St. Kilda	1.0	3.8	4.8	7.14	56	Fitzroy won by 76 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	5.3	7.7	9.9	16.11	107	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	Glenferrie Oval	13,000
Richmond	1.3	5.5	8.7	10.9	69	Hawthorn won by 38 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	5.0	7.2	12.3	15.5	95	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	M.C.G.	33,192
Collingwood	4.6	6.9	7.10	9.16	70	Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.3	7.7	8.8	13.9	87	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	Lake Oval	12,000
Geelong	4.7	6.7	13.13	15.16	106	Geelong won by 19 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.5	5.10	11.16	17.18	120	Sat 17-May-1947 2:45 pm	Western Oval	13,000
North Melbourne	2.1	5.8	8.9	11.13	79	Footscray won by 41 points		[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	5.6	6.9	8.13	8.15	63	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	16,000
South Melbourne	2.2	7.8	8.9	15.11	101	South Melbourne won by 38 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	3.2	4.4	8.9	9.12	66	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Glenferrie Oval	16,000
Melbourne	1.4	4.6	9.8	12.9	81	Melbourne won by 15 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.2	4.7	7.8	15.12	102	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Essendon	6.4	9.8	14.10	14.10	94	North Melbourne won by 8 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.3	9.9	14.16	18.18	126	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	14,500
Geelong	3.3	5.6	7.7	11.11	77	Richmond won by 49 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.2	5.7	7.7	7.11	53	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	18,000
Carlton	4.7	8.9	17.14	23.17	155	Carlton won by 102 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.0	6.5	8.7	13.12	90	Sat 24-May-1947 2:45 pm	Western Oval	26,000
Collingwood	2.8	5.10	7.12	10.16	76	Footscray won by 14 points		[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.6	7.10	10.17	13.21	99	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	Princes Park	25,000
North Melbourne	1.4	7.6	10.10	11.14	80	Carlton won by 19 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	3.3	5.6	7.10	10.13	73	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	27,500
Richmond	1.4	5.8	7.10	10.14	74	Richmond won by 1 point		[Stats]
Essendon	2.5	7.10	10.15	11.17	83	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	Windy Hill	17,500
Fitzroy	2.4	3.6	6.11	10.14	74	Essendon won by 9 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.4	2.8	6.10	7.12	54	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	13,500
St. Kilda	0.7	3.10	5.11	6.13	49	Geelong won by 5 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.1	7.1	11.3	17.3	105	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	M.C.G.	34,107
Footscray	1.1	6.5	13.6	15.8	98	Melbourne won by 7 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.2	9.9	12.12	15.14	104	Sat 31-May-1947 2:45 pm	Lake Oval	15,000
Hawthorn	4.8	7.11	10.17	12.20	92	South Melbourne won by 12 points		[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.4	7.6	10.15	16.21	117	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Princes Park	16,000
Geelong	4.2	5.3	7.7	7.10	52	Carlton won by 65 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.2	5.10	6.13	9.14	68	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Windy Hill	22,000
Collingwood	3.6	4.9	7.15	11.16	82	Collingwood won by 14 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.5	6.5	8.11	10.15	75	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Glenferrie Oval	12,000
North Melbourne	2.0	6.6	8.9	10.11	71	Hawthorn won by 4 points		[Report] [Stats]
Melbourne	4.5	9.6	13.10	15.15	105	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	12,046
St. Kilda	1.3	1.5	3.7	5.13	43	Melbourne won by 62 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.5	8.5	14.8	15.9	99	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Lake Oval	24,000
Richmond	2.1	6.5	8.7	15.13	103	Richmond won by 4 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.5	6.7	10.9	12.11	83	Sat 7-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Western Oval	20,000
Fitzroy	3.0	6.2	6.5	7.7	49	Footscray won by 34 points		[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	7.3	8.5	11.10	16.15	111	Sat 14-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Brunswick Street	13,000
Hawthorn	3.1	4.1	8.8	8.14	62	Fitzroy won by 49 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.1	8.4	12.5	16.7	103	Sat 14-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Kardinia Park	14,500
Footscray	3.4	3.6	8.14	11.20	86	Geelong won by 17 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	3.1	7.5	9.5	9.6	60	Sat 14-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Arden Street	14,000
Melbourne	4.5	5.9	8.14	11.15	81	Melbourne won by 21 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.2	4.6	5.7	7.14	56	Sat 14-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Punt Road	34,000
Essendon	5.5	9.7	14.15	18.17	125	Essendon won by 69 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	4.1	8.7	11.10	16.16	112	Mon 16-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Victoria Park	43,500
Carlton	3.1	8.3	12.4	13.8	86	Collingwood won by 26 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.4	6.4	11.7	11.9	75	Mon 16-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Junction Oval	12,000
South Melbourne	1.0	10.6	12.8	18.13	121	South Melbourne won by 46 points		[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	1.1	4.3	6.5	8.7	55	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Brunswick Street	29,000
Carlton	0.3	2.5	6.7	10.8	68	Carlton won by 13 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	3.4	3.6	4.9	6.9	45	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Glenferrie Oval	14,000
Essendon	4.3	6.7	12.14	18.20	128	Essendon won by 83 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.3	5.4	6.8	8.11	59	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	27,996
South Melbourne	1.4	4.9	6.13	9.15	69	South Melbourne won by 10 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.0	6.4	8.4	13.8	86	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Arden Street	8,000
Geelong	6.4	11.8	16.8	18.11	119	Geelong won by 33 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.2	6.8	7.9	9.13	67	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Junction Oval	11,000
Collingwood	6.9	7.13	15.19	15.20	110	Collingwood won by 43 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.1	3.10	3.11	4.17	41	Sat 21-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Western Oval	20,000
Richmond	3.8	3.8	9.12	10.12	72	Richmond won by 31 points		[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.2	10.8	14.10	18.17	125	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Princes Park	14,000
Hawthorn	1.3	3.8	6.12	8.14	62	Carlton won by 63 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	2.3	6.8	10.11	14.19	103	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Victoria Park	15,000
North Melbourne	5.2	7.6	8.10	9.15	69	Collingwood won by 34 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.2	5.7	8.8	12.13	85	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Windy Hill	21,000
Melbourne	4.3	6.6	9.10	10.15	75	Essendon won by 10 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.2	3.4	5.5	10.10	70	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Kardinia Park	16,000
Fitzroy	3.5	6.10	10.10	11.15	81	Fitzroy won by 11 points		[Stats]
Richmond	8.4	15.6	21.13	23.15	153	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Punt Road	13,000
St. Kilda	3.1	6.4	6.6	7.10	52	Richmond won by 101 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	5.5	9.6	13.8	15.9	99	Sat 28-Jun-1947 2:30 pm	Lake Oval	25,000
Footscray	5.1	5.5	8.6	12.10	82	South Melbourne won by 17 points		[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	3.4	3.6	8.10	9.11	65	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Brunswick Street	18,000
Collingwood	3.1	4.3	4.4	7.6	48	Fitzroy won by 17 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	5.3	8.3	12.8	12.11	83	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Glenferrie Oval	5,500
Geelong	2.1	7.13	13.14	16.21	117	Geelong won by 34 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.4	5.6	6.7	9.10	64	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	37,806
Carlton	4.1	5.4	8.9	10.9	69	Carlton won by 5 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.3	2.6	2.6	4.10	34	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Arden Street	7,500
Richmond	7.4	7.6	12.10	12.11	83	Richmond won by 49 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	0.3	3.6	4.9	8.14	62	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Lake Oval	18,000
Essendon	2.5	3.9	11.15	11.17	83	Essendon won by 21 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.1	3.8	5.12	5.14	44	Sat 5-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Western Oval	10,000
St. Kilda	1.5	2.6	4.8	6.8	44	Footscray drew with St. Kilda		[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.1	6.6	9.12	10.14	74	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Princes Park	28,000
South Melbourne	1.4	3.8	5.14	9.16	70	Carlton won by 4 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	0.5	1.9	4.15	8.17	65	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Victoria Park	12,000
Hawthorn	0.5	2.6	3.6	6.9	45	Collingwood won by 20 points		[Stats]
Essendon	5.5	8.9	8.13	10.18	78	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Windy Hill	20,000
Footscray	0.0	2.3	3.8	8.11	59	Essendon won by 19 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.1	6.7	10.7	16.11	107	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Kardinia Park	15,000
Melbourne	1.4	1.5	2.12	5.16	46	Geelong won by 61 points		[Stats]
Richmond	6.4	9.4	12.9	12.12	84	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Punt Road	28,000
Fitzroy	3.2	7.6	9.6	11.12	78	Richmond won by 6 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.5	4.6	8.14	8.15	63	Sat 12-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Junction Oval	6,000
North Melbourne	0.2	9.11	10.12	13.25	103	North Melbourne won by 40 points		[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.3	4.4	7.7	10.10	70	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Princes Park	26,000
Richmond	2.5	7.7	9.8	9.9	63	Carlton won by 7 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	4.3	9.5	11.7	12.11	83	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Victoria Park	15,000
Geelong	3.4	7.8	10.10	11.11	77	Collingwood won by 6 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.4	3.6	6.8	7.10	52	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	23,307
Fitzroy	2.3	6.4	8.6	11.8	74	Fitzroy won by 22 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	3.2	4.6	6.12	8.14	62	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Arden Street	8,000
South Melbourne	3.5	5.8	6.10	8.18	66	South Melbourne won by 4 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.3	3.5	6.8	7.13	55	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Junction Oval	7,000
Essendon	5.4	9.7	10.15	14.18	102	Essendon won by 47 points		[Stats]
Footscray	4.5	7.8	10.11	13.18	96	Sat 19-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Western Oval	10,000
Hawthorn	2.2	5.3	10.4	10.7	67	Footscray won by 29 points		[Stats]

Round 15[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	4.1	7.13	10.16	16.21	117	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Windy Hill	16,000
Geelong	4.1	6.1	10.2	12.5	77	Essendon won by 40 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.3	7.3	12.5	16.7	103	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Brunswick Street	11,000
North Melbourne	2.3	3.9	5.12	7.14	56	Fitzroy won by 47 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.5	6.12	9.16	16.18	114	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Glenferrie Oval	5,000
St. Kilda	5.1	6.2	7.4	10.9	69	Hawthorn won by 45 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.1	7.6	7.10	10.12	72	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	31,574
Richmond	3.4	4.9	4.13	11.15	81	Richmond won by 9 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.5	5.11	7.12	9.15	69	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Lake Oval	25,000
Collingwood	2.4	4.6	7.12	9.15	69	South Melbourne drew with Collingwood		[Stats]
Footscray	4.3	9.7	10.8	13.11	89	Sat 26-Jul-1947 2:30 pm	Western Oval	25,000
Carlton	4.3	6.3	12.5	14.9	93	Carlton won by 4 points		[Stats]

Round 16[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.4	4.8	7.10	7.12	54	Sat 2-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Princes Park	38,000
Essendon	1.5	4.8	7.10	13.16	94	Essendon won by 40 points		[Stats]
Richmond	6.3	8.6	11.12	13.18	96	Sat 2-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	12,000
Hawthorn	2.1	5.5	5.5	8.7	55	Richmond won by 41 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	0.0	3.3	3.3	9.9	63	Sat 2-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	8,000
Fitzroy	5.7	7.8	10.17	10.17	77	Fitzroy won by 14 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	4.4	4.10	6.13	7.14	56	Sat 9-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	25,000
Melbourne	2.3	3.12	5.17	7.19	61	Melbourne won by 5 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.4	7.6	9.13	13.19	97	Sat 9-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	15,500
South Melbourne	2.3	3.8	6.15	7.19	61	Geelong won by 36 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.3	3.9	6.12	10.12	72	Sat 9-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Footscray	4.4	6.5	10.8	11.10	76	Footscray won by 4 points		[Stats]

Round 17[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.3	7.6	9.12	14.19	103	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Princes Park	11,000
St. Kilda	0.3	0.8	2.12	3.12	30	Carlton won by 73 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	6.3	11.3	16.5	17.10	112	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	25,000
Footscray	2.1	4.5	8.9	12.12	84	Collingwood won by 28 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.4	11.6	14.9	19.12	126	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Windy Hill	13,000
North Melbourne	1.2	5.6	8.11	12.14	86	Essendon won by 40 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.3	10.8	12.10	16.19	115	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	18,500
Richmond	6.2	7.4	12.7	13.9	87	Geelong won by 28 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	3.5	5.13	10.17	13.21	99	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	M.C.G.	11,134
Hawthorn	4.1	8.3	8.5	14.9	93	Melbourne won by 6 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	1.4	2.8	8.8	10.11	71	Sat 16-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Lake Oval	20,000
Fitzroy	2.5	6.8	10.10	12.10	82	Fitzroy won by 11 points		[Stats]

Round 18[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	2.4	7.12	13.18	18.22	130	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	18,000
Essendon	4.3	6.5	7.9	8.14	62	Fitzroy won by 68 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	3.1	6.4	8.6	12.11	83	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Glenferrie Oval	8,000
South Melbourne	5.4	10.7	16.13	19.14	128	South Melbourne won by 45 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.4	6.8	8.10	10.12	72	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Carlton	4.1	8.8	12.9	14.13	97	Carlton won by 25 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.3	8.5	17.10	20.14	134	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	31,000
Collingwood	1.3	4.10	5.11	8.12	60	Richmond won by 74 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.3	6.6	8.7	10.13	73	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	7,000
Geelong	3.5	5.9	12.11	15.17	107	Geelong won by 34 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.5	6.8	8.11	11.14	80	Sat 23-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Western Oval	11,000
Melbourne	5.1	8.6	15.6	24.11	155	Melbourne won by 75 points		[Stats]

Round 19[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	6.3	10.6	12.15	14.17	101	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Victoria Park	33,000
Essendon	3.5	7.7	9.10	16.12	108	Essendon won by 7 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	8.5	13.11	16.14	20.18	138	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Brunswick Street	13,000
Footscray	4.4	5.9	5.11	10.14	74	Fitzroy won by 64 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.3	6.5	10.6	17.7	109	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Kardinia Park	21,500
Carlton	5.3	10.4	14.6	16.11	107	Geelong won by 2 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.1	4.6	9.11	10.14	74	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Arden Street	4,000
Hawthorn	2.2	7.4	7.5	10.10	70	North Melbourne won by 4 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.5	6.7	11.14	16.17	113	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Punt Road	22,000
South Melbourne	4.2	7.5	9.10	11.13	79	Richmond won by 34 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.7	4.10	7.15	10.18	78	Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 pm	Junction Oval	6,000
Melbourne	5.2	16.4	21.7	27.9	171	Melbourne won by 93 points		[Stats]

1947 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Carlton	19	15	4	0	1833	1368	133.99	60
2	Essendon	19	14	5	0	1876	1528	122.78	56
3	Fitzroy	19	13	6	0	1736	1370	126.72	52
4	Richmond	19	12	7	0	1726	1582	109.10	48
5	Collingwood	19	11	7	1	1738	1546	112.42	46
6	Melbourne	19	11	8	0	1742	1488	117.07	44
7	Geelong	19	11	8	0	1761	1705	103.28	44
8	South Melbourne	19	8	10	1	1602	1652	96.97	34
9	Footscray	19	8	10	1	1646	1713	96.09	34
10	North Melbourne	19	4	15	0	1390	1789	77.70	16
11	Hawthorn	19	4	15	0	1456	1907	76.35	16
12	St. Kilda	19	1	17	1	1221	2079	58.73	6
	H&A	114	112	112	2	19727	19727	100.00	456
	Finals	4	4	4	0	736	736	100.00	16
	Total	118	116	116	2	20463	20463	100.00	472

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	2.0	7.1	10.4	16.7	103	Sat 6-Sep-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	82,570
Richmond	2.3	6.6	8.8	11.9	75	Fitzroy won by 28 points		[Stats]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	3.8	6.12	10.14	11.17	83	Sat 13-Sep-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	75,475
Carlton	0.1	7.5	9.11	14.15	99	Carlton won by 16 points		[Report] [Stats]

Preliminary Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	5.4	9.7	10.8	16.13	109	Sat 20-Sep-1947 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	55,648
Fitzroy	3.1	6.7	10.9	14.12	96	Essendon won by 13 points		[Stats]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	3.7	8.11	10.15	11.19	85	Sat 27-Sep-1947 2:50 pm	M.C.G.	85,793
Carlton	4.0	8.0	10.4	13.8	86	Carlton won by 1 point		[Stats]

AFL - KEY FACTS

Premiership Season

1947 V/AFL Premiership Season

1947 Ladder

1947 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

Round 2[Round Review]

Round 3[Round Review]

Round 4[Round Review]

Round 5[Round Review]

Round 6[Round Review]

Round 7[Round Review]

Round 8[Round Review]

Round 9[Round Review]

Round 10[Round Review]

Round 11[Round Review]

Round 12[Round Review]

Round 13[Round Review]

Round 14[Round Review]

Round 15[Round Review]

Round 16[Round Review]

Round 17[Round Review]

Round 18[Round Review]

Round 19[Round Review]

1947 Ladder

First Semi-final

Second Semi-final

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Footnotes