Preliminary final, 1947 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Saturday 20 September 1947, 2:30pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 34 | 61 | 68 | 109 |
| Fitzroy | 19 | 43 | 69 | 96 |
Crowd 55,648. Coaches: Dick Reynolds and Fred Hughson. Umpires: Frank Spokes.
| Bob Bradley | 27 | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | 21 | 0 |
| Keith Rawle | 2 | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | 4 | 0 |
| Bob McClure | 31 | 0 |
| Wally May | 12 | 0 |
| Ivan Goodingham | 30 | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | 5 | 0 |
| George Hassell | 6 | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | 18 | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | 15 | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | 35 | 0 |
| Noel Allanson | 33 | 0 |
| Bert Harper | 8 | 1 |
| Greg Tate | 16 | 1 |
| Jack Jones | 24 | 2 |
| Gordon Lane | 22 | 2 |
| Bill Hutchison | 7 | 2 |
| Dick Reynolds | 3 | 4 |
| Bill Brittingham | 23 | 4 |
| Harold Shillinglaw | 30 | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | 17 | 0 |
| Noel Jarvis | 27 | 0 |
| George Hoskins | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Hughson | 6 | 0 |
| Bert Clay | 31 | 0 |
| Reg Nicholls | 20 | 0 |
| Allan Fields | 23 | 0 |
| Clen Denning | 32 | 0 |
| Claude Curtin | 33 | 0 |
| Frank Curcio | 18 | 0 |
| Leo Monaghan | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 12 | 0 |
| Alan McLaughlin | 19 | 0 |
| Stan Vandersluys | 28 | 0 |
| Vic Chanter | 24 | 0 |
| Alan Ruthven | 7 | 2 |
| Noel Price | 22 | 2 |
| Eddie Hart | 25 | 5 |
| George Coates | 2 | 5 |
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Fitzroy by 13 · crowd 24,872
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