1947 SANFL season

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1947 SANFL season
Teams8
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 played72
Highest32,631 (Grand Final, West Adelaide vs. Norwood)
  1946
1948  

The 1947 South Australian National Football League season was the 68th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1947 SANFL Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Norwood 1715201916140257.7530
2 Port Adelaide 1714301642125256.7428
3 Sturt 1710701638143853.2520
4 West Adelaide (P)1710701733152353.2220
5 West Torrens 179801448143250.2818
6 North Adelaide 1751201481171746.3110
7 Glenelg 1731401427187743.196
8 South Adelaide 1721501277192139.934
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Grand Final

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

  1. "Magarey Medal To Bob Hank". The Advertiser . Adelaide. 9 September 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 20 December 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1947". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.