Western Oval · Sat 23 Aug 1947 · 11,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 80 |
| MelbourneMELB | 5.1 | 8.6 | 15.6 | 155 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 80 and 155.
Melbourne won by 75 points.
11.14 (80) — 24.11 (155)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| 1 |
| Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Logan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Webb | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Clive Yewers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lou Barker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hand | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Isaac | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Marty McDonnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Moncrieff | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Evan Rees | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Welsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Alby Rodda | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Frank OConnor | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Frank Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Bowman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Dockett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Hardie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Shane McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Rule | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Spittle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |