Lake Oval · Sat 3 May 1947 · 18,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.13 | 78 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.1 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 78 and 82.
North Melbourne won by 4 points.
10.18 (78) — 12.10 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Piggott | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| William Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Harry Mears | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vic Castles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Linden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mullane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rex Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Roulent | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Schaefer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Tippett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Allen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Bourke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Bywater | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Cleary | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Grossman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Holland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Jenkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy King | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stephens | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Syd Dyer | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Alf Crump | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted Jarrard | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Connellan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Coulton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dynon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Foote | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leo Francis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jock Lineen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Malone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jock McCorkell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Molloy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dally OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Winberg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |