1908 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 101.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Len Mortimer (40)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Dolphin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, George 17 R02-R18 0
Atkins, Bert 15 R01-R06, R10-R18 0
Baird, Des 1 R13 0
Belcher, Vic 18 R01-R18 7
Bowen, Dave 1 R03 0
Callan, Hughie 14 R01-R04, R06-R11, R13-R15, R18 11
Cameron, Jim 16 R01-R12, R14-R16, R18 5
Casey, Dick 14 R01-R05, R08-R13, R16-R18 10
Clancy, Tom 1 R07 0
Dolphin, Bill 12 R01-R04, R06-R08, R12, R15-R18 0
Drane, Horrie 6 R04-R05, R08, R15-R17 1
Franks, Bert 15 R04-R18 6
Gent, Billy 4 R04-R06, R08 1
Goddard, Bill 14 R04-R07, R09-R18 13
Gough, Alf 1 R17 0
Grimshaw, Tom 18 R01-R18 0
Harrison, Ed 4 R05, R16-R18 0
Hiskins, Arthur 16 R01-R02, R05-R18 15
Holland, Reuben 1 R01 1
Hosking, Toner 7 R03, R12-R14, R16-R18 1
Howson, Bert 1 R14 0
Jones, Jack 8 R01, R04-R05, R07, R09-R11, R13 3
Kerr, Alex 17 R01-R04, R06-R18 14
Larkin, Joe 2 R11, R14 0
Maine, Lindsay 3 R02-R03, R07 0
Millsom, Charles 1 R03 0
Mortimer, Len 17 R01-R02, R04-R18 40
Moxham, Billy 4 R01, R06, R08, R15 0
Paternoster, Henry 2 R02-R03 0
Ricketts, Charlie 12 R01-R07, R09-R12, R18 6
Roberts, John 2 R08-R09 0
Thomas, Bill 15 R01-R03, R05, R07-R10, R12-R18 0
Turnbull, Jack 12 R06-R07, R09-R18 0
Wade, Ted 14 R01-R06, R08-R15 1
Wilson, Harry 2 R01-R02 0
Wood, Phonse 17 R01-R17 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Tom Grimshaw Bill Dolphin Bill Thomas
Half-Back: George Anderson Phonse Wood Bert Atkins
Centre: Jack Turnbull Ted Wade Jack Jones
Half-Forward: Bill Goddard Arthur Hiskins Vic Belcher
Forward: Dick Casey Len Mortimer Alex Kerr
Follower: Hughie Callan Jim Cameron Charlie Ricketts

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)
02/05/1908 Round 1 Fitzroy AWAY WIN SOU by 9 unknown Bill Dolphin
09/05/1908 Round 2 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 19 unknown Bill Dolphin
16/05/1908 Round 3 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 29 unknown Bill Dolphin
23/05/1908 Round 4 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 2 unknown Bill Dolphin
30/05/1908 Round 5 University HOME WIN SOU by 11 unknown unknown
06/06/1908 Round 6 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 2 unknown Bill Dolphin
08/06/1908 Round 7 Richmond AWAY WIN SOU by 14 unknown Charlie Ricketts
13/06/1908 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 14 unknown Jim Cameron
20/06/1908 Round 9 Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 21 unknown unknown
27/06/1908 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME WIN SOU by 13 unknown unknown
04/07/1908 Round 11 Geelong AWAY WIN SOU by 8 unknown unknown
11/07/1908 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 5 unknown Bill Dolphin
18/07/1908 Round 13 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 34 unknown Hughie Callan
25/07/1908 Round 14 University AWAY LOSS UNI by 2 unknown Jim Cameron
01/08/1908 Round 15 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 26 unknown Jim Cameron
08/08/1908 Round 16 Richmond HOME WIN SOU by 92 unknown Jim Cameron
15/08/1908 Round 17 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 6 unknown Bill Dolphin
05/09/1908 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 66 unknown Bill Dolphin