Carlton finished top of the 1947 VFL ladder with 60 points and 134.0%, four points clear of Essendon. Carlton won the premiership from 1st, beating Essendon by 1 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarltonCAR🏆 | 19 | 60 | 134.0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1833 | 1368 | WLWWL | Premiers |
| 2 | EssendonESS | 19 | 56 | 122.8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1876 | 1528 | WWWLW | Runner-up |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT | 19 | 52 | 126.7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1736 | 1370 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | RichmondRICTOP 4 | 19 | 48 | 109.1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1726 | 1582 | WWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | CollingwoodCOL | 19 | 46 | 112.4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1738 | 1546 | DLWLL | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 19 | 44 | 117.1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1742 | 1488 | LWWWW | – |
| 7 | GeelongGEE | 19 | 44 | 103.3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1761 | 1705 | LWWWW | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 19 | 34 | 97.0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1602 | 1652 | DLLWL | – |
| 9 | Western BulldogsWBD | 19 | 34 | 96.1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1646 | 1713 | LWLLL | – |
| 10 | North MelbourneNTH | 19 | 16 | 77.7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1390 | 1789 | LLLLW | – |
| 11 | HawthornHAW | 19 | 16 | 76.4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1456 | 1907 | WLLLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 19 | 6 | 58.7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1221 | 2079 | LLLLL | – |