Kardinia Park · Sat 10 May 1947 · 14,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.4 | 5.9 | 9.15 | 83 |
| EssendonESS | 5.5 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 83 and 115.
Essendon won by 32 points.
11.17 (83) — 16.19 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Morrow | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lindsay White | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Whitten | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Alwyn Lindsay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Percy Hunt | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Rayson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Hovey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Russell Renfrey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Kevin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Card | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Fitzgerald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Flanagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Gniel | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Harwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Andy Monahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Pike | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len White | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Harry Equid | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ivan Goodingham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Russell Hill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally May | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob McClure | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Rawle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herbie Tonkes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Bower | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |