The 1947 South Australian National Football League season was the 68th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1947 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | West Adelaide 6th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Norwood 12th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Bob Hank West Torrens (26 votes)[1] |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Bob McLean Port Adelaide (80 goals) |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Highest | 32,631 (Grand Final, West Adelaide vs. Norwood) |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwood | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1916 | 1402 | 57.75 | 30 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1642 | 1252 | 56.74 | 28 |
| 3 | Sturt | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1638 | 1438 | 53.25 | 20 |
| 4 | West Adelaide (P) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1733 | 1523 | 53.22 | 20 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1448 | 1432 | 50.28 | 18 |
| 6 | North Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1481 | 1717 | 46.31 | 10 |
| 7 | Glenelg | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1427 | 1877 | 43.19 | 6 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1277 | 1921 | 39.93 | 4 |
Finals series
editGrand Final
edit| 1947 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 October | West Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,631) | |
| 2.5 (17) 5.6 (36) 7.12 (54) 10.15 (75) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.4 (4) 2.10 (22) 4.12 (36) 5.15 (45) |
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References
edit- ^ "Magarey Medal To Bob Hank". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 9 September 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 20 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1947". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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