1909 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 168.9%)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Players:
28
Brownlow Leader(s):
unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Len Mortimer (45)
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Charlie Ricketts
Player Results
Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baird, Des | 5 | R01-R03, R12-R13 | 0 | ||
Barry, Dave | 10 | R02-R09, PF, GF | 1 | ||
Belcher, Vic | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 7 | ||
Bower, George | 19 | R01-R11, R13-R16, R18, SF, PF, GF | 5 | ||
Caldwell, Jim | 19 | R01-R17, SF, PF | 2 | ||
Callan, Hughie | 7 | R10-R16 | 0 | ||
Cameron, Jim | 15 | R01-R05, R12-R18, SF, PF, GF | 6 | ||
Casey, Dick | 20 | R01-R18, SF, PF | 20 | ||
Deas, Bob | 20 | R01-R18, SF, GF | 29 | ||
Dolphin, Bill | 14 | R01-R11, R16, SF, PF | 0 | ||
Drane, Horrie | 2 | R14, GF | 0 | ||
Franks, Bert | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 13 | ||
Gough, Alf | 18 | R04-R18, SF, PF, GF | 19 | ||
Grimshaw, Tom | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 0 | ||
Harrison, Ed | 1 | R06 | 0 | ||
Hiskins, Arthur | 19 | R01-R07, R10-R18, SF, PF, GF | 7 | ||
Jones, Jack | 6 | R08-R09, R12-R15 | 5 | ||
Kerr, Alex | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 9 | ||
Moore, Herbert | 1 | R01 | 0 | ||
Mortimer, Len | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 50 | ||
Moxham, Billy | 9 | R08-R10, R16-R18, SF, PF, GF | 0 | ||
Pentland, Alan | 14 | R08-R18, SF, PF, GF | 0 | ||
Richardson, Jack | 1 | R07 | 0 | ||
Ricketts, Charlie | 20 | R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF | 11 | ||
Scobie, Jack | 19 | R01-R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF, GF | 0 | ||
Streckfuss, Bert | 2 | R17-R18 | 0 | ||
Thomas, Bill | 21 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF | 2 | ||
Wade, Ted | 11 | R01-R07, R11, R17-R18, GF | 0 |
Team Line-Up
Back: | Jack Scobie | Bill Dolphin | Tom Grimshaw |
Half-Back: | Arthur Hiskins | Bill Thomas | Alan Pentland |
Centre: | Jim Caldwell | George Bower | Billy Moxham |
Half-Forward: | Jim Cameron | Bob Deas | Charlie Ricketts |
Forward: | Alf Gough | Len Mortimer | Dick Casey |
Follower: | Vic Belcher | Bert Franks | Alex 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) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ricketts, Charlie | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01/05/1909 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 9 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
08/05/1909 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SOU by 17 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
15/05/1909 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SOU by 64 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
22/05/1909 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 39 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
29/05/1909 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SOU by 20 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
05/06/1909 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
07/06/1909 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 1 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
12/06/1909 | Round 8 | University | HOME | WIN | SOU by 63 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
19/06/1909 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SOU by 77 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
03/07/1909 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SOU by 80 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
10/07/1909 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 24 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
17/07/1909 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 21 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
24/07/1909 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 14 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
31/07/1909 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 11 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
14/08/1909 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SOU by 93 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
21/08/1909 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SOU by 4 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
28/08/1909 | Round 17 | University | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 26 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
04/09/1909 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 22 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
18/09/1909 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SOU by 21 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
25/09/1909 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 22 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
02/10/1909 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 2 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
Internal Links
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