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1947 Goodall Cup Finals

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Victoria
  
3

3
  
1

Series-winning goal
  
R. Jones

Location
  
Sydney Glaciarium

3
  
3

New South Wales
  
1

Dates
  
26 Jul 1947 – 12 Aug 1947

The 1947 Goodall Cup was the 26th year that the Australian inter-state series was played. Victoria won the Cup for the first time in 25 years.

Contents

The series

Game one

26 July 1947 In front of a packed Sydney Glaciarium the first game was won by Victoria. J. McLauchlan scored for New South Wales in the last minutes of the game.

Game two

29 July 1947 Victoria won the 2nd game of the inter-state series and secured the Goodall Cup. Victoria opened with a 2 - 0 lead in the first period with a goal by A. Sengotti and R. Jones. In the second period, New South Wales reduced the lead when G. Thorn scored. In the third period, E. Winter scored for Victoria.

Game three

31 July 1947 In the third game of the series, New South Wales completely outplayed Victoria and won the game 6 - 1. The first two games had been won by Victoria so the Goodall Cup had already been won.

Victoria

The Victoria team was made from the following players:

Forwards

  • A. Sengotta
  • E. Winter
  • J. Tuckerman
  • D. Cunningham
  • R. Sullivan
  • R. Jones
  • Defence

  • J. Whyte
  • W. Harrison
  • C. Mitchell
  • Goaltender

  • R. Carson
  • New South Wales

    The New South Wales team was made from the following players:

  • S. Green
  • G. Thorn
  • J. McLauchlan
  • P. Wendt
  • References

    1947 Goodall Cup Finals Wikipedia