1907 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 11-0-6, P%: 118.4%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Len Mortimer (31)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Dolphin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, George 19 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Atkins, Bert 17 R02-R09, R11-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Belcher, Vic 19 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 7
Bourke, Peter 2 R01-R02 0
Buist, Teddy 1 R01 0
Callan, Hughie 14 R06-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 6
Cameron, Jim 15 R01-R06, R11-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 4
Casey, Dick 17 R01-R07, R09-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 23
Curran, Gil 2 S03, SF 0
Dolphin, Bill 19 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Drane, Horrie 10 R05-R07, R10-R11, R13, S02-S03, SF, GF 0
Franks, Bert 15 R01-R14, S01 10
Gent, Billy 13 R01-R03, R05-R12, R14, S01 9
Goddard, Bill 14 R01, R03-R12, S01, S03, SF 4
Howson, Bert 1 R05 1
Jackson, Johnny 7 R03-R08, R10 2
Kerr, Alex 4 S02-S03, SF, GF 6
Kerr, Bill 15 R02-R13, S01-S02, GF 8
Lacey, Jim 1 S02 0
Lampe, Harry 17 R03-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Main, Jack 1 R08 1
Maine, Lindsay 13 R02-R05, R07-R08, R10-R14, S02-S03 0
McKay, Dick 3 R02-R04 0
Mortimer, Len 18 R01-R07, R09-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 37
Moxham, Billy 13 R01-R04, R07-R10, R14, S01-S02, SF, GF 1
Ricketts, Charlie 13 R01, R04-R06, R08-R09, R13-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 5
Roach, Wally 1 R01 0
Strang, Bill 15 R01-R04, R07-R09, R11-R14, S02-S03, SF, GF 18
Thomas, Bill 4 R01-R02, R05-R06 0
Wade, Ted 17 R01-R04, R06-R14, S01, S03, SF, GF 1
Weate, Les 1 R02 0
Wilson, Harry 8 R09-R14, S01, GF 2
Wood, Phonse 13 R01, R08-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Vic Belcher Bill Dolphin Lindsay Maine
Half-Back: George Anderson Harry Lampe Bert Atkins
Centre: Billy Moxham Bill Goddard Ted Wade
Half-Forward: Hughie Callan Bill Strang Charlie Ricketts
Forward: Dick Casey Len Mortimer Billy Gent
Follower: Bert Franks Johnny Jackson Bill Kerr

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1907 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 19 unknown Bill Dolphin
04/05/1907 Round 2 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 10 unknown Bill Dolphin
11/05/1907 Round 3 Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 28 unknown Bill Dolphin
18/05/1907 Round 4 Essendon AWAY WIN SOU by 3 unknown Bill Dolphin
25/05/1907 Round 5 Carlton AWAY WIN SOU by 15 unknown Bill Dolphin
03/06/1907 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
15/06/1907 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
22/06/1907 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
29/06/1907 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 8 unknown Bill Dolphin
06/07/1907 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 7 unknown Bill Dolphin
13/07/1907 Round 11 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
20/07/1907 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 9 unknown Bill Dolphin
03/08/1907 Round 13 Geelong AWAY WIN SOU by 8 unknown Bill Dolphin
10/08/1907 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 20 unknown Bill Dolphin
17/08/1907 Sectional Round 1 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 17 unknown Bill Dolphin
24/08/1907 Sectional Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 24 unknown Bill Dolphin
31/08/1907 Sectional Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN SOU by 56 unknown Bill Dolphin
07/09/1907 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 34 unknown Bill Dolphin
21/09/1907 Grand Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 5 unknown Bill Dolphin