geelong (10-8) vs carlton (15-3) uor
cats late run falls short of finals but still beat leaders carlton by 2 points. geelong (11-8) finish 7th. carlton (15-4) host essendon in major semi.
| Geelong 2.3 6.5 10.6 17.7109Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 21,500 Venue: Kardinia ParkCarlton 5.3 10.4 14.6 16.11107Geelong won by 2 pts |
collingwood (11-1-6) vs essendon (13-5)
dons end pies season by 7. essendon (14-5) play carlton in major semi. collingwood (11-1-7) finish 5th.
| Collingwood | 6.3 10.6 12.15 14.17 | 101 | Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 33,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 3.5 7.7 9.10 16.12 | 108 | Essendon won by 7 pts |
fitzroy (12-6) vs footscray (8-1-9)
lions secure 3rd with a 64 point demolition of the bulldogs. fitzroy (13-6) host richmond in minor semi. footscray (8-1-10) finish 9th.
| Fitzroy | 8.5 13.11 16.14 20.18 | 138 | Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Footscray | 4.4 5.9 5.11 10.14 | 74 | Fitzroy won by 64 pts |
north (3-15) vs hawthorn (4-14)
roos edge hawks by 4. north (4-15) finish 10th. hawthorn (4-15) finish 11th.
| North Melbourne | 1.1 4.6 9.11 10.14 | 74 | Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Hawthorn | 2.2 7.4 7.5 10.10 | 70 | North Melbourne won by 4 pts |
st kilda (1-1-16) vs melbourne (10-8)
dees smash saints by 93. melbourne (11-8) finish 6th. st kilda (1-1-17) finish 12th last.
| St Kilda | 3.7 4.10 7.15 10.18 | 78 | Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Melbourne | 5.2 16.4 21.7 27.9 | 171 | Melbourne won by 93 pts |
richmond (11-7) vs south (8-1-9)
tigers sneak into the 4 by 34 over south. richmond (12-7) play fitzroy in minor semi. south (8-1-10) finish 8th.
| Richmond | 4.5 6.7 11.14 16.17 | 113 | Sat 30-Aug-1947 2:45 PM Att: 22,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| South Melbourne | 4.2 7.5 9.10 11.13 | 79 | Richmond won by 34 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1833 | 1368 | 133.99 | 60 |
| 2 | Essendon | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1876 | 1528 | 122.78 | 56 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1736 | 1370 | 126.72 | 52 |
| 4 | Richmond | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1726 | 1582 | 109.10 | 48 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1738 | 1546 | 112.42 | 46 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1742 | 1488 | 117.07 | 44 |
| 7 | Geelong | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1761 | 1705 | 103.28 | 44 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1602 | 1652 | 96.97 | 34 |
| 9 | Footscray | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1646 | 1713 | 96.09 | 34 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1390 | 1789 | 77.70 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1456 | 1907 | 76.35 | 16 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1221 | 2079 | 58.73 | 6 |
minor semi
fitzroy v richmond
major semi
carlton v essendon
Harrison’s world 