Brunswick St · Sat 3 May 1947 · 18,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.6 | 7.7 | 10.14 | 92 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 83.
Fitzroy won by 9 points.
12.20 (92) — 12.11 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jim Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Bert Clay | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Claude Curtin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stan Vandersluys | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel Price | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Hughson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Shillinglaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Sier | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Stephen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hoskins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clen Denning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Curcio | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Chipp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Kettle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Len Dockett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank OConnor | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alby Rodda | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Bickford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Bowman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hanna | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Lock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Shane McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |