List of South Melbourne / Sydney leaders

Players who were elected as a leader for South Melbourne / Sydney for a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the nominated captains.

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s)
1 Bill Fraser 1897-1898
2 Dave Adamson 1899
3 George Davidson 1900
4 Bill Windley 1900, 1902
5 Albert Trim 1901
6 Tom Fogarty 1903, 1905
7 Billy McGee 1904-1905
8 Bert Howson 1906
9 Bill Dolphin 1907-1908
10 Charlie Ricketts 1909, 1912
11 Bill Thomas 1910-1911
12 Vic Belcher 1913-1915, 1917, 1920
13 Jim Caldwell 1918-1919
14 Carl Willis 1921
15 Roy Cazaly 1922
16 Mark Tandy 1922
17 Paddy Scanlan 1923-1926
18 Charlie Pannam 1926-1928
19 Joe Scanlan 1928, 1930-1931
20 Charles Stanbridge 1929
21 Johnny Leonard 1932
22 Jack Bisset 1933-1936
23 Laurie Nash 1937
24 Herbie Matthews 1938-1945
25 Len Thomas 1938
26 Jack Graham 1944, 1946-1948
27 Bert Lucas 1949
28 Gordon Lane 1950-1952
29 Ron Clegg 1953-1954, 1957-1960
30 Bill Gunn 1955
31 Ian Gillett 1956
32 Bob Skilton 1961-1968, 1970-1971
33 John Rantall 1969, 1972
34 Peter Bedford 1973-1976
35 Ricky Quade 1977-1979
36 Barry Round 1980-1984
37 Mark Browning 1984-1985
38 Dennis Carroll 1986-1992
39 Paul Kelly 1993-2002
40 Stuart Maxfield 2003-2005
41 Leo Barry 2006-2008
42 Barry Hall 2006-2007
43 Brett Kirk 2006-2010
44 Craig Bolton 2008-2010
45 Adam Goodes 2009-2012
46 Jarrad McVeigh 2011-2016
47 Kieren Jack 2013-2016
48 Josh Kennedy 2017-2021
49 Luke Parker 2019-2022
50 Dane Rampe 2019-2022
51 Callum Mills 2022

Vice-Captain List

No. Vice-Captain Season(s)
1 Dick Gibson 1897
2 Jim Caldwell 1915, 1917
3 Vic Belcher 1918-1919
4 Harry Brereton 1920
5 Artie Wood 1921
6 Mark Tandy 1923-1924

Season List

Season Role(s) Player(s)
1897 VFL Season Captain Bill Fraser
Vice-Captain Dick Gibson
1898 VFL Season Captain Bill Fraser
1899 VFL Season Captain Dave Adamson
1900 VFL Season Captain George Davidson
Bill Windley
1901 VFL Season Captain Albert Trim
1902 VFL Season Captain Bill Windley
1903 VFL Season Captain Tom Fogarty
1904 VFL Season Captain Billy McGee
1905 VFL Season Captain Tom Fogarty
Billy McGee
1906 VFL Season Captain Bert Howson
1907 VFL Season Captain Bill Dolphin
1908 VFL Season Captain Bill Dolphin
1909 VFL Season Captain Charlie Ricketts
1910 VFL Season Captain Bill Thomas
1911 VFL Season Captain Bill Thomas
1912 VFL Season Captain Charlie Ricketts
1913 VFL Season Captain Vic Belcher
1914 VFL Season Captain Vic Belcher
1915 VFL Season Captain Vic Belcher
Vice-Captain Jim Caldwell
1917 VFL Season Captain Vic Belcher
Vice-Captain Jim Caldwell
1918 VFL Season Captain Jim Caldwell
Vice-Captain Vic Belcher
1919 VFL Season Captain Jim Caldwell
Vice-Captain Vic Belcher
1920 VFL Season Captain Vic Belcher
Vice-Captain Harry Brereton
1921 VFL Season Captain Carl Willis
Vice-Captain Artie Wood
1922 VFL Season Captain Roy Cazaly
Mark Tandy
1923 VFL Season Captain Paddy Scanlan
Vice-Captain Mark Tandy
1924 VFL Season Captain Paddy Scanlan
Vice-Captain Mark Tandy
1925 VFL Season Captain Paddy Scanlan
1926 VFL Season Captain Charlie Pannam
Paddy Scanlan
1927 VFL Season Captain Charlie Pannam
1928 VFL Season Captain Charlie Pannam
Joe Scanlan
1929 VFL Season Captain Charles Stanbridge
1930 VFL Season Captain Joe Scanlan
1931 VFL Season Captain Joe Scanlan
1932 VFL Season Captain Johnny Leonard
1933 VFL Season Captain Jack Bisset
1934 VFL Season Captain Jack Bisset
1935 VFL Season Captain Jack Bisset
1936 VFL Season Captain Jack Bisset
1937 VFL Season Captain Laurie Nash
1938 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
Len Thomas
1939 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1940 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1941 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1942 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1943 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1944 VFL Season Captain Jack Graham
Herbie Matthews
1945 VFL Season Captain Herbie Matthews
1946 VFL Season Captain Jack Graham
1947 VFL Season Captain Jack Graham
1948 VFL Season Captain Jack Graham
1949 VFL Season Captain Bert Lucas
1950 VFL Season Captain Gordon Lane
1951 VFL Season Captain Gordon Lane
1952 VFL Season Captain Gordon Lane
1953 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1954 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1955 VFL Season Captain Bill Gunn
1956 VFL Season Captain Ian Gillett
1957 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1958 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1959 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1960 VFL Season Captain Ron Clegg
1961 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1962 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1963 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1964 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1965 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1966 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1967 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1968 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1969 VFL Season Captain John Rantall
1970 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1971 VFL Season Captain Bob Skilton
1972 VFL Season Captain John Rantall
1973 VFL Season Captain Peter Bedford
1974 VFL Season Captain Peter Bedford
1975 VFL Season Captain Peter Bedford
1976 VFL Season Captain Peter Bedford
1977 VFL Season Captain Ricky Quade
1978 VFL Season Captain Ricky Quade
1979 VFL Season Captain Ricky Quade
1980 VFL Season Captain Barry Round
1981 VFL Season Captain Barry Round
1982 VFL Season Captain Barry Round
1983 VFL Season Captain Barry Round
1984 VFL Season Captain Mark Browning
Barry Round
1985 VFL Season Captain Mark Browning
1986 VFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1987 VFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1988 VFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1989 VFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1990 AFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1991 AFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1992 AFL Season Captain Dennis Carroll
1993 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1994 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1995 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1996 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1997 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1998 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
1999 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
2000 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
2001 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
2002 AFL Season Captain Paul Kelly
2003 AFL Season Captain Stuart Maxfield
2004 AFL Season Captain Stuart Maxfield
2005 AFL Season Captain Stuart Maxfield
2006 AFL Season Captain Leo Barry
Barry Hall
Brett Kirk
2007 AFL Season Captain Leo Barry
Barry Hall
Brett Kirk
2008 AFL Season Captain Leo Barry
Craig Bolton
Brett Kirk
2009 AFL Season Captain Craig Bolton
Adam Goodes
Brett Kirk
2010 AFL Season Captain Craig Bolton
Adam Goodes
Brett Kirk
2011 AFL Season Captain Adam Goodes
Jarrad McVeigh
2012 AFL Season Captain Adam Goodes
Jarrad McVeigh
2013 AFL Season Captain Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh
2014 AFL Season Captain Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh
2015 AFL Season Captain Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh
2016 AFL Season Captain Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh
2017 AFL Season Captain Josh Kennedy
2018 AFL Season Captain Josh Kennedy
2019 AFL Season Captain Josh Kennedy
Luke Parker
Dane Rampe
2020 AFL Season Captain Josh Kennedy
Luke Parker
Dane Rampe
2021 AFL Season Captain Josh Kennedy
Luke Parker
Dane Rampe
2022 AFL Season Captain Callum Mills
Luke Parker
Dane Rampe
Leadership Group Harry Cunningham
Lance Franklin
Josh Kennedy
Tom Papley