New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1947
Club name change
Sydney Naval changed its name back to Sydney (1947 to 1954) before reverting to Sydney Naval again in 1955.
R.A.A.F. rejoined the league for this season.
Results
Round 1
Newtown 15-16-106 St. George 10-9-69
Eastern Suburbs 21-12-138 South Sydney 9-15-69
North Shore 12-19-91 Sydney 7-5-47
R.A.A.F. -- BYE
Round 2
Newtown 13-15-93 Eastern Suburbs 10-14-74
Sydney 15-21-111 R.A.A.F. 11-13-79
North Shore 14-20-104 St. George 14-10-94
South Sydney -- BYE
Round 3
St. George 19-16-130 Sydney 17-15-117
Newtown 20-15-135 South Sydney 7-6-48
North Shore 23-29-167 R.A.A.F. 8-12-60
Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 4
Newtown 21-17-143 Sydney 13-13-91
South Sydney 11-18-84 R.A.A.F. 6-7-43
St. George 12-8-80 Eastern Suburbs 10-14-74
North Shore -- BYE
Round 5
Newtown 16-24-120 North Shore 14-8-92
South Sydney 10-12-72 St. George 9-12-66
Eastern Suburbs 22-27-159 R.A.A.F. 6-10-46
Sydney -- BYE
Round 6
Eastern Suburbs 19-22-136 Sydney 10-15-75
Newtown 23-24-162 R.A.A.F. 7-4-46
South Sydney 10-12-72 North Shore 7-11-53
St. George -- BYE
Round 7
St. George 32-24-216 R.A.A.F. 5-7-37
North Shore 8-10-58 Eastern Suburbs 7-14-56
South Sydney 9-19-73 Sydney 9-10-64
Newtown -- BYE
Round 8
North Shore 10-11-71 Sydney 8-15-63
Eastern Suburbs 8-10-58 South Sydney 6-8-44
Newtown 17-19-121 St. George 12-7-79
R.A.A.F. -- BYE
Round 9
Newtown 12-18-90 Eastern Suburbs 12-14-86
Sydney 26-31-187 R.A.A.F. 5-3-33
St. George 13-6-84 North Shore 12-12-84
South Sydney -- BYE
Round 10
Sydney 11-17-83 St. George 9-15-69
Newtown 9-10-64 South Sydney 4-11-35
North Shore 21-20-146 R.A.A.F. 14-7-91
Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 11
Newtown 18-19-127 Sydney 12-6-78
Eastern Suburbs 16-21-117 St. George 12-14-86
South Sydney 15-12-102 R.A.A.F. 12-9-81
North Shore -- BYE
Round 12
North Shore 11-13-79 Newtown 11-10-76
Eastern Suburbs 32-20-212 R.A.A.F. 4-3-27
St. George 13-12-90 South Sydney 9-15-69
Sydney -- BYE
Round 13
North Shore 10-10-70 South Sydney 8-20-68
Sydney 15-12-102 Eastern Suburbs 10-15-75
Newtown 28-27-195 R.A.A.F. 4-12-36
St. George -- BYE
Round 14
North Shore 11-15-81 Eastern Suburbs 9-19-73
South Sydney 13-14-92 Sydney 9-15-69
St. George 12-11-83 R.A.A.F. 7-17-59
Newtown -- BYE
Round 15
Eastern Suburbs 13-13-91 South Sydney 9-15-69
Newtown 14-14-98 St. George 5-6-36
North Shore 14-14-98 Sydney 9-5-59
R.A.A.F. -- BYE
Round 16
Newtown 18-17-125 Eastern Suburbs 12-13-85
North Shore 18-27-135 St. George 9-12-66
Sydney 18-12-120 R.A.A.F. 12-11-83
South Sydney -- BYE
Final ladder
|
1947 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Bye |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
14 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1655 |
934 |
177.2 |
60 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
14 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1329 |
1029 |
129.2 |
54 |
|
3 |
Eastern Suburbs |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1434 |
1045 |
137.2 |
36 |
|
4 |
South Sydney |
13 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
897 |
1022 |
87.8 |
36 |
|
5 |
St. George |
14 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1248 |
1276 |
97.8 |
30 |
|
6 |
Sydney |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1266 |
1300 |
97.4 |
28 |
|
7 |
R.A.A.F. |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
721 |
1944 |
37.1 |
12 |
|
|
Total |
96 |
47 |
47 |
2 |
16 |
8550 |
8550 |
|
256 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
Eastern Suburbs 13-17-95 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
Newtown 18-17-125 North Shore 7-14-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
Eastern Suburbs 9-13-67 North Shore 7-18-60 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
Newtown 18-14-122 Eastern Suburbs 10-6-66 Venue: Erskineville Oval
1947 premiers: Newtown
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