Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 3-May-1947 2:45 PM·Lake Oval·18,000 att.
South Melbourne
10.18 (78)
vs
North Melbourne
12.10 (82)
North Melbourne won by 4

North Melbourne defeated South Melbourne 82–78, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 35–13.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.5 (23)4.8 (32)5.13 (43)10.18 (78)10.18 (78)
North Melbourne4.1 (25)8.7 (55)10.9 (69)12.10 (82)12.10 (82)

South Melbourne — 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
#7 George Allen
#34 Pat Bourke
#32 Ron Bywater
#8 Vic Castles1
#20 Jim Cleary
#23 Ron Clegg
#27 Jack Graham1
#17 Don Grossman
#5 Len Holland
#2 Keith Jenkinson
#12 Billy King
#36 Alan Linden
#19 Harry Mears2
#9 Jack Mullane
#16 Max Piggott4
#11 Rex Ritchie
#29 Tom Roulent
#22 Keith Schaefer
#21 Peter Tippett
#4 William Williams2

North Melbourne — 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
#16 Don Condon
#1 Frank Connellan
#23 Don Coulton
#4 Alf Crump3
#5 Syd Dyer4
#24 Kevin Dynon
#18 Les Foote
#13 Leo Francis
#10 Jack Harrison
#19 Ted Jarrard1
#17 Jock Lineen
#15 Jack Lyons
#29 Joe Malone
#12 Jock McCorkell
#26 Dick Molloy
#28 Dally OBrien
#30 Jim Patterson
#3 Frank Stephens4
#8 Terry Walsh
#6 Harold Winberg