Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 20-Sep-1947 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·55,648 att.
Essendon
16.13 (109)
vs
Fitzroy
14.12 (96)
Essendon won by 13

Essendon defeated Fitzroy 109–96, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Fitzroy outscored Essendon 26–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.4 (34)9.7 (61)10.8 (68)16.13 (109)16.13 (109)
Fitzroy3.1 (19)6.7 (43)10.9 (69)14.12 (96)14.12 (96)

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#33 Noel Allanson
#27 Bob Bradley
#23 Bill Brittingham4
#35 Percy Bushby
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#18 Les Gardiner
#30 Ivan Goodingham
#8 Bert Harper1
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#24 Jack Jones2
#5 Harold Lambert
#22 Gordon Lane2
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#4 Norm McDonald
#2 Keith Rawle
#3 Dick Reynolds4
#21 Cec Ruddell
#16 Greg Tate1

Fitzroy — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#24 Vic Chanter
#31 Bert Clay
#2 George Coates5
#18 Frank Curcio
#33 Claude Curtin
#32 Clen Denning
#23 Allan Fields
#25 Eddie Hart5
#14 George Hoskins
#6 Fred Hughson
#27 Noel Jarvis
#17 Norm Johnstone
#19 Alan McLaughlin
#12 Bob Miller
#26 Leo Monaghan
#20 Reg Nicholls
#22 Noel Price2
#7 Alan Ruthven2
#30 Harold Shillinglaw
#28 Stan Vandersluys