1931 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 99.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Harry Clarke (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Austin Robertson (38)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Len Thomas

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Joe Scanlan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Austin, Jack #3 18 R01-R18 6
Bennett, Reg #20 16 R01-R03, R06-R18 4
Brain, Terry #22 15 R01-R03, R07-R18 23
Clarke, Harry #6 18 R01-R18 1
Fagan, Dinny #27 10 R03, R05-R08, R12-R15, R18 0
Fisher, Clem #28 10 R04, R07-R11, R15-R18 1
Harrower, Eric #17 3 R12-R14 0
Hillis, Ron #4 16 R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R18 1
Johnson, Ted #31 16 R02-R04, R06-R18 29
Lawler, Stan #23 1 R01 2
Leffanue, Rod #25 4 R03-R06 4
McKay, Hec #2 14 R01-R06, R09-R10, R13-R18 0
McKenzie, Jock #5 1 R07 0
McLaughlin, Hugh #8 17 R01-R05, R07-R18 0
McMahon, Tom #29 7 R04-R05, R09-R12, R16 0
McNamara, Cyril #30 3 R03-R04, R06 0
McPherson, Norm #19 7 R01-R02, R14-R18 0
Mietzcke, Art #33 1 R18 0
Milburn, Len #24 12 R04-R14, R16 3
Patterson, Jack #10 14 R02-R15 14
Pettiona, Cecil #15 17 R01, R03-R18 6
Poulter, Joe #5 7 R01-R02, R14-R18 10
Pratt, Bob #11 15 R01-R06, R09, R11-R18 23
Reville, Peter #7 12 R02-R13 11
Reynolds, Ken #34 1 R18 0
Richardson, Jack #9 7 R05-R11 0
Robertson, Austin #16 18 R01-R18 38
Scanlan, Joe #1 10 R01-R09, R17 2
Scott, Max #17 2 R01-R02 0
Shapter, Ron #18 9 R01, R04-R06, R09-R13 6
Simpson, Keith #18, #21 2 R15, R17 0
Thomas, Len #12 16 R01-R02, R05-R18 1
Thomas, Reg #21, #18 2 R16-R17 0
Wade, Jack #14 16 R01-R03, R05-R08, R10-R18 2
Wheelahan, Martin #21 5 R01-R04, R08 2

Team Line-Up

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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)
Scanlan, Paddy 18 9 -0- 9 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1931 Round 1 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 52 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
09/05/1931 Round 2 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 20 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
16/05/1931 Round 3 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 21 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
23/05/1931 Round 4 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 21 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
30/05/1931 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY WIN SOU by 3 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
08/06/1931 Round 6 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 49 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
13/06/1931 Round 7 Fitzroy AWAY WIN SOU by 13 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
20/06/1931 Round 8 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 27 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
04/07/1931 Round 9 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 10 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
11/07/1931 Round 10 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 5 Paddy Scanlan unknown
18/07/1931 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 51 Paddy Scanlan unknown
25/07/1931 Round 12 North Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 28 Paddy Scanlan unknown
01/08/1931 Round 13 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 27 Paddy Scanlan unknown
08/08/1931 Round 14 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 2 Paddy Scanlan unknown
22/08/1931 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 8 Paddy Scanlan unknown
29/08/1931 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME WIN SOU by 31 Paddy Scanlan unknown
05/09/1931 Round 17 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 49 Paddy Scanlan Joe Scanlan
12/09/1931 Round 18 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 30 Paddy Scanlan unknown