Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 23-Aug-1947 2:45 PM·Western Oval·11,000 att.
Footscray
11.14 (80)
vs
Melbourne
24.11 (155)
Melbourne won by 75

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.5 (17)6.8 (44)8.11 (59)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)
Melbourne5.1 (31)8.6 (54)15.6 (96)24.11 (155)24.11 (155)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#26 Lou Barker
#18 Dave Bryden
#22 Wally Donald
#9 Pat Hand
#7 Harry Hickey
#26 Max Isaac
#23 Jack Logan1
#32 Marty McDonnell
#21 George McLaren
#14 Jim Miller
#14 Tom Miller
#29 Allan Moncrieff
#3 Arthur Olliver1
#31 Evan Rees
#30 Tim Robb2
#10 Joe Ryan1
#1 Norm Webb1
#16 Jack Welsh
#28 Bill Wood5
Clive Yewers

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold
#11 Gordon Bowman
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans1
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard2
#6 Fred Fanning10
Dave Hardie
#7 Eddie Jackson
#17 Frank Kennedy
#22 Shane McGrath
#35 Noel McMahen
#37 Jim Mitchell
#12 Jack Mueller2
#15 Frank OConnor3
#30 Alby Rodda4
#31 Stan Rule
#19 Bill Scanlan
#34 Frank Scanlan2
#13 Max Spittle