1947 VFL thirds season

2nd season of the Victorian Football League thirds competition VFL_thirds 1947 May – 21 September 11 1 2 1946 1948 The 1947 VFL thirds season was the 2nd season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL). This was the first season contested by VFL clubs , and . Additionally, the VFL invited the Doutta Stars Football Club (which competed in the Essendon District Football League) to field a side, with the team known as .Club History https://www.essendondouttastars.com.au/the-club/club-history/ Essendon Doutta Stars Football Club won their first thirds premiership, defeating reigning premiers by 12 points.The Sun News-Pictorial 66 Melbourne, VIC 2 April 1960 New name likely for thirds Ladder Teams played an uneven number of matches, with all clubs except , , , and having two byes each.1947 Thirds Season http://demonwiki.org/1947+Thirds+season Demonwiki + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn PP Percentage points Pts Points 1 (P) 15 13 2 0 172.2 60 2 16 13 6 0 160.9 56 3 16 13 6 0 143.6 56 4 16 10 6 0 161.7 44 5 15 9 6 0 145.9 44 6 16 10 6 0 122.0 44 7 15 7 8 0 93.9 36 8 15 6 9 0 77.0 32 9 16 2 14 0 53.1 12 10 15 1 14 0 49.5 12 11 15 1 14 0 29.2 12 Finals series Grand final Grand final Saturday, 6 September 12.13 (85) H 11.7 (73) The Sporting Globe 3 Melbourne 3rds title Melbourne 6 September 1947 References Category:AFL under-19s seasons VFLT