Princes Park · Sat 2 Aug 1947 · 38,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.4 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 54 |
| EssendonESS | 1.5 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 54 and 94.
Essendon won by 40 points.
7.12 (54) — 13.16 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Baird | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Herb Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Garby | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Ron Boys | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ern Henfry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Sorrell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Bailey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Carr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Clark | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Fitzgibbon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Richie Green | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Greenshields | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ollie Grieve | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Leehane | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Greg Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Rawle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel Allanson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Goodingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob McClure | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Newton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herbie Tonkes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |