1935 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 16-0-2, P%: 137.6%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): Jim Reid (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Pratt (97)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Ron Hillis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack Bisset

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Austin, Jack #3 19 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF, GF 0
Beard, Bert #22 1 R01 0
Bisset, Jack #1 16 R01-R03, R06-R08, R11-R18, SF, GF 1
Brain, Terry #5 15 R01-R04, R06-R12, R17-R18, SF, GF 18
Clarke, Harry #6 12 R02-R05, R08, R13-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 2
Cleary, Jim #20 14 R01-R02, R05, R08-R11, R13-R18, SF 3
Davies, Frank #19 14 R01-R13, GF 11
Diggins, Brighton #17 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 4
Dineen, Syd #4 13 R03-R12, R15, R17-R18 5
Evans, Owen #24 1 R16 2
Faul, Bill #14 7 R14-R18, SF, GF 0
Flynne, Rowley #28 4 R09, R13-R15 0
Gatti, Lou #31 4 R09-R10, R15-R16 1
Graham, Jack #22 3 R14-R16 2
Harris, Wilbur #33 4 R13-R16 1
Hillis, Ron #26 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 0
Humphries, Reg #18 16 R02, R04-R07, R09-R12, R14-R18, SF, GF 2
Kelleher, Dinny #29 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 4
Matthews, Herbie #2 11 R01, R05-R07, R11-R13, R15, R17-R18, GF 1
McEachen, Roy #32 14 R03-R15, GF 1
McKay, Hec #9 1 R01 0
McKenzie, Jock #30 17 R02, R04-R10, R12-R18, SF, GF 0
Monaghan, Leo #15 2 R03, R09 0
Moore, Roy #12 19 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 52
Nash, Laurie #25 18 R01-R08, R11-R18, SF, GF 51
O'Meara, Joe #11 8 R01-R04, R09-R10, SF, GF 5
Pratt, Bob #10 18 R01-R14, R16-R18, SF 103
Reid, Jim #21 19 R01-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 3
Richards, Lin #7 18 R01-R13, R16-R18, SF, GF 0
Robertson, Austin #16 18 R01-R08, R10-R17, SF, GF 20
Welch, Alan #27 14 R01-R12, R18, SF 10

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)
Bisset, Jack 18 15 -0- 3 R01-R08, R11-R18, SF, GF
Diggins, Brighton 2 2 -0- 0 R09-R10

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1935 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 2 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
04/05/1935 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN SOU by 14 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
11/05/1935 Round 3 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 45 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
18/05/1935 Round 4 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 7 Jack Bisset unknown
25/05/1935 Round 5 Geelong AWAY WIN SOU by 14 Jack Bisset unknown
01/06/1935 Round 6 Fitzroy HOME WIN SOU by 81 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
08/06/1935 Round 7 Richmond AWAY WIN SOU by 46 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
15/06/1935 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY WIN SOU by 39 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
22/06/1935 Round 9 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 39 Brighton Diggins unknown
29/06/1935 Round 10 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 25 Brighton Diggins unknown
06/07/1935 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 44 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
13/07/1935 Round 12 Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 53 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
20/07/1935 Round 13 Footscray AWAY WIN SOU by 36 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
17/08/1935 Round 14 North Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 9 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
10/08/1935 Round 15 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 41 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
24/08/1935 Round 16 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 76 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
31/08/1935 Round 17 Fitzroy AWAY WIN SOU by 1 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
07/09/1935 Round 18 Richmond HOME WIN SOU by 44 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
21/09/1935 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 21 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset
05/10/1935 Grand Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 20 Jack Bisset Jack Bisset