1947 Goodall Cup Finals

The 1947 Goodall Cup was the 26th year that the Australian inter-state ice hockey 3 game series was played. Victoria won the Cup for the first time in 25 years.

The series
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 one

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 two

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.
 * Game three

Victoria
The Victoria team was made from the following players:

Forwards Defence Goaltender
 * A. Sengotta
 * E. Winter
 * John Tuckerman
 * David Cunningham
 * R. Sullivan
 * Russel Jones
 * Noel Derrick
 * John Whyte
 * W. Harrison
 * C. Mitchell
 * Russ Carson

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


 * S. Green
 * Geoff Thorne
 * J. McLauchlan
 * P. Wendt