M.C.G. · Sat 16 Aug 1947 · 11,134 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.5 | 5.13 | 10.17 | 99 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 93 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 99 and 93.
Melbourne won by 6 points.
13.21 (99) — 14.9 (93)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Frank OConnor | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Gordon Bowman | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Lock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alby Rodda | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Rule | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Spittle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Dockett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Shane McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Prior | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jim Robison | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alec Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Len Andrews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Austen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Brain | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Culpitt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Curran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Dalkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clarrie Swenson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hopper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lionel Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don McVilly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter ODonohue | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Pabst | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |