Glenferrie Oval · Sat 21 Jun 1947 · 14,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 45 |
| EssendonESS | 4.3 | 6.7 | 12.14 | 128 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 45 and 128.
Essendon won by 83 points.
6.9 (45) — 18.20 (128)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Prior | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Clarrie Swenson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alec Albiston | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Jack Hester | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hopper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lionel Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don McVilly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Pabst | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Spear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Woolf | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Worrall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Austen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Barnes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Culpitt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Curran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Dalkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Hamilton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Ted Leehane | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel Allanson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Goodingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hassell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally May | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob McClure | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Rawle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |