vfl 1947 summary

season summary

the last five premiers were the 4 with blues (15 wins) dons (14 wins) lions (13 wins) and tigers (12 wins) (dons won both 42 and 46). pies dees and cats all just missed out with last going to saints one win and a draw.

hawthorn summary

barely better beating saints in round 4, tigers in round 5 (38 point upset), roos in round 8 (who they thought to avoid 2nd last) and saints in round 15 to finish 11th.

interesting geelong

after 3 bottom 3 finishes since the war only missed 4th by a game despite finishing 7th winning 11 games .losing to dees in round 2 pies in round 3 dons in round 4, tigers in round 6, blues in round 8, lions in round 11, pies in round 14, dons in round 15 beofre winning 4 straight to nearly get there.

finals summary

lions knock tigers out while blues beat dons who beat lions but the blues win the closest grand final yet 1 point tied with 1899 for their 8th flag.

premiers carlton

loss to swans in round 2, pies in round 9, dons in round 16, cats in round 19 but were always close to the top and beat dons in two finals to win the flag.

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