M.C.G. · Sat 20 Sep 1947 · 55,648 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 5.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 109 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.1 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 96 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 109 and 96.
Essendon won by 13 points.
16.13 (109) — 14.12 (96)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Greg Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Rawle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Allanson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Goodingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hassell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally May | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob McClure | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Eddie Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Noel Price | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vic Chanter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Clay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Curcio | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Claude Curtin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clen Denning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Fields | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hoskins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Hughson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leo Monaghan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Shillinglaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Vandersluys | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |