1947 Goodall Cup Finals

1947 Goodall Cup Finals
Teams123Games
Victoria 3312
New South Wales  1 1 6 1
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location:Sydney, Sydney: Sydney Glaciarium
Format:best-of-three
Dates:July 26 – July 31, August 8 - August 12
Series-winning
goal:		R. Jones
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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.

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.[1][2]

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.[3][4][5]


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.[6]


Game-by-game Time Away Team Score Home Team Scoring Summary Location
1July 26Victoria3 - 1New South WalesVIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, D. Cunningham NSW - J. McLauchlanSydney Glaciarium
2July 29Victoria3 - 1New South WalesVIC - A. Sengotti, R. Jones, E. Winter NSW - G. Thorn
3July 31Victoria1 - 6New South WalesVIC - W. Harrison NSW -
New South Wales win best-of-six series 5 games to 0

Teams

Victoria

The Victoria team was made from the following players:[7]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ice Hockey Cup". Truth. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Interstate Ice Hockey". The Sun. 27 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Gets Ice Hockey Cup Back". The Argus (Melbourne). 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ice Hockey - Victoria Regains Goodall Cup". The Age. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ice Hockey Cup To Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ice Hockey". The Age. 1 August 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ice Hockey Team For Sydney". The Argus (Melbourne). 8 July 1947. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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