| 1947 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Carlton 8th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Carlton 11th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Bert Deacon (Carlton) |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Fred Fanning (Melbourne) |
| Matches played | 118 |
| Highest | 85,793 |
The 1947 VFL season was the 51st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 19 April until 27 September, and comprised a 19-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the eighth time, after it defeated Essendon by one point in the 1947 VFL Grand Final.