1947 VFL season
{{Short description|51st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = vfl_premiership
| year = 1947
| image =
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Bert Deacon
| teams = 12
| premiers ={{AFL Car}}
| count = 8
| minor premiers ={{AFL Car}}
| mpcount = 11
| pre-season name =
| pre-season cup =
| pscount =
| matches = 118
| attendance =
| highattend = 85,793
| leading goal medal =Fred Fanning ({{AFL Mel}})
| brownlow medal =Bert Deacon ({{AFL Car}})
| prevseason = 1946
| nextseason = 1948
}}
The 1947 VFL season was the 51st season of the Victorian Football League (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 for the eighth time, after it defeated {{AFL Ess}} by one point in the 1947 VFL Grand Final.
Background
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 Page–McIntyre system.
Home-and-away season
=Round 1=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 19.15 (129)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.12 (84)
| 13,000
| 19 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 16.23 (119)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.8 (68)
| 19,000
| 19 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 20.18 (138)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 14.8 (92)
| 24,000
| 19 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 17.20 (122)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 16.13 (109)
| 24,000
| 19 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 18.27 (135)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 15.14 (104)
| 20,000
| 19 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 12.16 (88)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 22.17 (149)
| 14,000
| 19 April 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 2=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 8.11 (59)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.13 (61)
| 8,000
| 26 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 13.22 (100)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.11 (77)
| 22,000
| 26 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 14.25 (109)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.7 (73)
| MCG
| 12,000
| 26 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 15.13 (103)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 13.11 (89)
| 22,000
| 26 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 13.9 (87)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 19.20 (134)
| 15,000
| 26 April 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.12 (84)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 9.16 (70)
| 30,000
| 26 April 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 3=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 12.20 (92)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 12.11 (83)
| 18,000
| 3 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 21.10 (136)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 19.11 (125)
| 13,000
| 3 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.18 (78)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 12.10 (82)
| 18,000
| 3 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.10 (82)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 20.14 (134)
| 11,000
| 3 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 12.17 (89)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 14.24 (108)
| 14,600
| 3 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 5.18 (48)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 17.19 (121)
| 32,000
| 3 May 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 4=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 19.24 (138)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.14 (86)
| 25,000
| 10 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 16.16 (112)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 7.16 (58)
| 37,000
| 10 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.12 (72)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 18.12 (120)
| 16,000
| 10 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.17 (77)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.12 (84)
| 10,500
| 10 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 4.15 (39)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 19.26 (140)
| 12,000
| 10 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.17 (83)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 16.19 (115)
| 14,500
| 10 May 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 5=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 16.11 (107)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.9 (69)
| 13,000
| 17 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 17.18 (120)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 11.13 (79)
| 13,000
| 17 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 19.18 (132)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.14 (56)
| 10,000
| 17 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 13.9 (87)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 15.16 (106)
| 12,000
| 17 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 15.5 (95)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 9.16 (70)
| MCG
| 33,500
| 17 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.16 (64)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.7 (91)
| 32,000
| 17 May 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 6=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.12 (66)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 12.9 (81)
| 16,000
| 24 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 8.15 (63)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 15.11 (101)
| 16,000
| 24 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 18.18 (126)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.11 (77)
| 14,500
| 24 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 15.12 (102)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 14.10 (94)
| 12,000
| 24 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.12 (90)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.16 (76)
| 26,000
| 24 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.11 (53)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 23.17 (155)
| 18,000
| 24 May 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 7=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.12 (54)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 6.13 (49)
| 13,500
| 31 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.17 (83)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 10.14 (74)
| 17,500
| 31 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.13 (73)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.14 (74)
| 27,500
| 31 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 13.21 (99)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 11.14 (80)
| 25,000
| 31 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 15.14 (104)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.20 (92)
| 15,000
| 31 May 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 17.3 (105)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 15.8 (98)
| MCG
| 34,500
| 31 May 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 8=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 15.15 (105)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 5.13 (43)
| MCG
| 11,000
| 7 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.15 (75)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 10.11 (71)
| 12,000
| 7 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 16.21 (117)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.10 (52)
| 16,000
| 7 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 15.9 (99)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 15.13 (103)
| 24,000
| 7 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 12.11 (83)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.7 (49)
| 20,000
| 7 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.14 (68)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 11.16 (82)
| 22,000
| 7 June 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 9=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 16.15 (111)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.14 (62)
| 13,000
| 14 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 9.6 (60)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 11.15 (81)
| 14,000
| 14 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 16.7 (103)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.20 (86)
| 14,500
| 14 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.14 (56)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 18.17 (125)
| 34,000
| 14 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 11.9 (75)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 18.13 (121)
| 12,000
| 16 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 16.16 (112)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 13.8 (86)
| 43,500
| 16 June 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 10=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.11 (59)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.15 (69)
| MCG
| 28,000
| 21 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 4.17 (41)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.12 (72)
| 20,000
| 21 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 13.8 (86)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 18.11 (119)
| 8,000
| 21 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 6.9 (45)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 18.20 (128)
| 14,000
| 21 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.13 (67)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 15.20 (110)
| 11,000
| 21 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 8.7 (55)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.8 (68)
| 29,000
| 21 June 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 11=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 23.15 (153)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.10 (52)
| 13,000
| 28 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 12.13 (85)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.15 (75)
| 21,000
| 28 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 14.19 (103)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 9.15 (69)
| 15,000
| 28 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 18.17 (125)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.14 (62)
| 14,000
| 28 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 15.9 (99)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 12.10 (82)
| 25,000
| 28 June 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 10.10 (70)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 11.15 (81)
| 16,000
| 28 June 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 12=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 4.10 (34)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 12.11 (83)
| 7,500
| 5 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 5.14 (44)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 6.8 (44)
| 10,000
| 5 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.11 (83)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 16.21 (117)
| 5,500
| 5 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.14 (62)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.17 (83)
| 18,000
| 5 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.11 (65)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 7.6 (48)
| 18,000
| 5 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 9.10 (64)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.9 (69)
| MCG
| 38,000
| 5 July 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 13=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 16.11 (107)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 5.16 (46)
| 15,000
| 12 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 10.18 (78)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 8.11 (59)
| 20,000
| 12 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 8.17 (65)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 6.9 (45)
| 12,000
| 12 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.14 (74)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.16 (70)
| 28,000
| 12 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.15 (63)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 13.25 (103)
| 6,000
| 12 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 12.12 (84)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 11.12 (78)
| 28,000
| 12 July 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 14=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 8.14 (62)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.18 (66)
| 8,000
| 19 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.18 (96)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.7 (67)
| 10,000
| 19 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.11 (83)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.11 (77)
| 15,000
| 19 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.10 (70)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.9 (63)
| 26,000
| 19 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.10 (52)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 11.8 (74)
| MCG
| 23,000
| 19 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.13 (55)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 14.18 (102)
| 7,000
| 19 July 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 15=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.12 (72)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.15 (81)
| MCG
| 32,000
| 26 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 16.18 (114)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.9 (69)
| 5,000
| 26 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 16.7 (103)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 7.14 (56)
| 11,000
| 26 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 16.21 (117)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 12.5 (77)
| 16,000
| 26 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.15 (69)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 9.15 (69)
| 25,000
| 26 July 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.11 (89)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.9 (93)
| 25,000
| 26 July 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 16=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 7.12 (54)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 13.16 (94)
| 38,000
| 2 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 13.18 (96)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.7 (55)
| 12,000
| 2 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.9 (63)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 10.17 (77)
| 8,000
| 2 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 13.19 (97)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 7.19 (61)
| 15,500
| 9 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 7.14 (56)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.19 (61)
| 25,000
| 9 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 10.12 (72)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.10 (76)
| 12,000
| 9 August 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 17=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 16.19 (115)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 13.9 (87)
| 18,500
| 16 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 19.12 (126)
| {{AFL NM}}
| 12.14 (86)
| 13,000
| 16 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 17.10 (112)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 12.12 (84)
| 25,000
| 16 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.19 (103)
| {{AFL StK}}
| 3.12 (30)
| 11,000
| 16 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 13.21 (99)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 14.9 (93)
| MCG
| 11,500
| 16 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.11 (71)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 12.10 (82)
| 20,000
| 16 August 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 18=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.11 (83)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 19.14 (128)
| 8,000
| 23 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.14 (80)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 24.11 (155)
| 11,000
| 23 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.13 (73)
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 15.17 (107)
| 7,000
| 23 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 18.22 (130)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.14 (62)
| 18,000
| 23 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 20.14 (134)
| {{AFL Col}}
| 8.12 (60)
| 31,000
| 23 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 10.12 (72)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.13 (97)
| 12,000
| 23 August 1947
{{S-end}}
=Round 19=
{{S-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 16.17 (113)
| {{AFL SM}}
| 11.13 (79)
| 22,000
| 30 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 20.18 (138)
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 10.14 (74)
| 13,000
| 30 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 14.17 (101)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 16.12 (108)
| 33,000
| 30 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.18 (78)
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 27.9 (171)
| 6,000
| 30 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL NM}}
| 10.14 (74)
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.10 (70)
| 4,000
| 30 August 1947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 17.7 (109)
| {{AFL Car}}
| 16.11 (107)
| 21,500
| 30 August 1947
{{S-end}}Round 19 is notable for Fred Fanning's 18-goal performance, which, to date, is the most goals ever scored by an individual player in VFL/AFL history for a single game. It was also his final game.{{Cite web |title=AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Goalkicking Records |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_goals.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=afltables.com}}
Ladder
| class=wikitable
| (P) | Premiers |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB | | Qualified for finals |
{{Australian rules football ladder start}}
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} (P) || 19 || 15 || 4 || 0 || 1833 || 1368 || 134.0 || 60
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 19 || 14 || 5 || 0 || 1876 || 1528 || 122.8 || 56
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 19 || 13 || 6 || 0 || 1736 || 1370 || 126.7 || 52
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 19 || 12 || 7 || 0 || 1726 || 1582 || 109.1 || 48
|-
| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 19 || 11 || 7 || 1 || 1738 || 1546 || 112.4 || 46
|-
| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 19 || 11 || 8 || 0 || 1742 || 1488 || 117.1 || 44
|-
| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 19 || 11 || 8 || 0 || 1761 || 1705 || 103.3 || 44
|-
| 8 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 19 || 8 || 10 || 1 || 1602 || 1652 || 97.0 || 34
|-
| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 19 || 8 || 10 || 1 || 1646 || 1713 || 96.1 || 34
|-
| 10 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} || 19 || 4 || 15 || 0 || 1390 || 1789 || 77.7 || 16
|-
| 11 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 19 || 4 || 15 || 0 || 1456 || 1907 || 76.4 || 16
|-
| 12 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 19 || 1 || 17 || 1 || 1221 || 2079 || 58.7 || 6
|}
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 86.5
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1947.html#lad AFL Tables]
Finals series
=Semi-finals=
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 16.7 (103)
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.9 (75)
| MCG
| 82,570
| 6 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.15 (99)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.17 (83)
| MCG
| 75,475
| 13 September
{{s-end}}
=Preliminary final=
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 16.13 (109)
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 14.12 (96)
| MCG
| 55,648
| 20 September
{{s-end}}
=Grand final=
{{Main|1947 VFL Grand Final}}
{{#section:1947 VFL Grand Final|scoreboard}}
Season notes
- 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 and Richmond, Richmond ruckman Laurie Taylor punched the ball an amazing 40 yards and dislocated his shoulder.
- Richmond champion Jack Titus, 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 (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.
- In round 6, with North Melbourne trailing Essendon by 44 points at three quarter time, North Melbourne captain Les Foote 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).
- 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 Fred Fanning 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 by a point after Fred Stafford kicked a goal just before the final bell.
Awards
- The 1947 VFL Premiership team was Carlton.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Fred Fanning of Melbourne with 97 goals.
- The winner of the 1947 Brownlow Medal was Bert Deacon of Carlton with 20 votes.
- St Kilda took the "wooden spoon" in 1947.
- The seconds premiership was won by {{AFL NM}}. North Melbourne 16.13 (109) defeated {{AFL Ric}} 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.{{cite news|newspaper=The Argus|page=18|title=North Seconds win first pennant|publication-place=Melbourne|date=29 September 1947}}
- The thirds premiership was won by {{AFL Mel}} (main: 1947 VFL thirds season)
References
{{Reflist}}
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-9591740-2-8}}
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. {{ISBN|0-670-90809-6}}
- 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. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}
Sources
- [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1947.html 1947 VFL season] at AFL Tables
- [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1947 1947 VFL season] at Australian Football
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