Match Recap
Round 11·Sat, 28-Jun-1947 2:30 PM·Windy Hill·21,000 att.
Essendon
12.13 (85)
vs
Melbourne
10.15 (75)
Essendon won by 10

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.2 (20)5.7 (37)8.8 (56)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)
Melbourne4.3 (27)6.6 (42)9.10 (64)10.15 (75)10.15 (75)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#33 Noel Allanson
#19 Doug Bigelow
#23 Bill Brittingham1
#35 Percy Bushby
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#18 Les Gardiner
#30 Ivan Goodingham2
#8 Bert Harper2
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#24 Jack Jones1
#14 Chris Lambert
#5 Harold Lambert
#22 Gordon Lane1
#9 Ted Leehane1
#31 Bob McClure
#4 Norm McDonald
#20 Bill Pearson
#2 Keith Rawle1
#3 Dick Reynolds

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold1
#16 George Bickford
#11 Gordon Bowman
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett1
#28 Adrian Dullard
#6 Fred Fanning4
#14 Jack Furniss
#7 Eddie Jackson
#18 Wally Lock
#22 Shane McGrath
#25 Col McLean
#35 Noel McMahen1
#37 Jim Mitchell
#12 Jack Mueller
#15 Frank OConnor
#30 Alby Rodda1
#34 Frank Scanlan1
#4 Norm Smith1