1912 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 157.0%)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Players:
26
Brownlow Leader(s):
unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Len Mortimer (40)
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Charlie Ricketts
Player Results
Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbott, Les | #26 | 3 | R14-R16 | 0 | |
Belcher, Vic | #2 | 20 | R01-R18, SF, GF | 3 | |
Bower, George | #3 | 11 | R01-R02, R04, R07-R08, R12-R16, SF | 1 | |
Caldwell, Jim | #4 | 20 | R01-R18, SF, GF | 1 | |
Carpenter, Fred | #6 | 18 | R01-R06, R09-R18, SF, GF | 24 | |
Casey, Dick | #22 | 15 | R05-R08, R10-R18, SF, GF | 20 | |
Charge, Les | #5 | 18 | R01-R04, R07-R18, SF, GF | 16 | |
Comer, Frank | #27 | 2 | R05-R06 | 0 | |
Deas, Bob | #7 | 9 | R01-R04, R09, R16-R17, SF, GF | 1 | |
Deas, George | #8 | 3 | R03, R15, SF | 3 | |
Franks, Bert | #9 | 18 | R01-R14, R17-R18, SF, GF | 17 | |
Grimshaw, Tom | #10 | 7 | R01-R04, R09, R15, SF | 0 | |
Hiskins, Arthur | #11 | 18 | R01-R18 | 5 | |
Milne, Herbert | #13 | 20 | R01-R18, SF, GF | 7 | |
Mortimer, Len | #15 | 19 | R01-R18, GF | 40 | |
Mullaly, Dick | #14 | 17 | R01-R16, GF | 1 | |
Pentland, Alan | #16 | 5 | R02, R05-R08 | 0 | |
Prince, Joe | #17 | 14 | R01-R02, R08-R16, R18, SF, GF | 0 | |
Ricketts, Charlie | #1 | 16 | R01-R13, R17-R18, GF | 9 | |
Rusich, Les | #23 | 19 | R02-R18, SF, GF | 9 | |
Saltau, Harry | #24 | 16 | R05-R18, SF, GF | 0 | |
Scobie, Jack | #19 | 19 | R01-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF | 0 | |
Sloss, Bruce | #18 | 18 | R01, R03-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF | 10 | |
Tandy, Mark | #25 | 9 | R03-R07, R15, R17-R18, SF | 0 | |
Thomas, Bill | #20 | 20 | R01-R18, SF, GF | 0 | |
Walsh, Jack | #21 | 6 | R01, R10-R11, R17-R18, GF | 0 |
Team Line-Up
Back: | Jack Walsh | Bert Franks | Tom Grimshaw |
Half-Back: | Arthur Hiskins | Bill Thomas | Jack Scobie |
Centre: | Jim Caldwell | George Bower | Joe Prince |
Half-Forward: | Charlie Ricketts | Herbert Milne | Bob Deas |
Forward: | Fred Carpenter | Len Mortimer | Les Charge |
Follower: | Vic Belcher | Bruce Sloss | Dick Mullaly |
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 | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-R18, SF, GF |
Match Results
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27/04/1912 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SOU by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
04/05/1912 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 3 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
11/05/1912 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SOU by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
18/05/1912 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 6 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
25/05/1912 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 15 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
01/06/1912 | Round 6 | University | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
03/06/1912 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SOU by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
08/06/1912 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 18 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
15/06/1912 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SOU by 8 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
22/06/1912 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 38 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
29/06/1912 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SOU by 89 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
13/07/1912 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 78 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
20/07/1912 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
27/07/1912 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SOU by 31 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
03/08/1912 | Round 15 | University | HOME | WIN | SOU by 38 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
17/08/1912 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 19 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
24/08/1912 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 6 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
31/08/1912 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SOU by 16 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
14/09/1912 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 12 | Charlie Ricketts | Vic Belcher |
28/09/1912 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 14 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
Internal Links
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