1939 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 70.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): Herbie Matthews (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Pratt (72)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Herbie Matthews

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Herbie Matthews

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Benison, Alf #17 4 R15-R18 1
Bryce, George #12 1 R01 1
Cleary, Jim #20 16 R01, R04-R18 0
Collard, George #31 12 R04-R14, R17 9
Couper, Norm #13 7 R01-R06, R08 3
Coyle, Reg #28 14 R01-R02, R04-R07, R09-R16 0
Dineen, Ken #16 15 R04-R18 10
Evans, Owen #24 11 R01-R03, R08-R15 12
Gillett, Ray #3 3 R01-R03 0
Graham, Jack #22 16 R01-R09, R12-R18 10
Hacker, Jack #29 15 R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R12, R14-R18 0
Hall, Grahame #32 9 R03-R06, R10-R14 2
Harris, Wilbur #33 14 R02-R11, R13, R16-R18 0
Humphries, Reg #26 10 R01-R04, R07-R11, R18 0
Kelly, Brian #31 5 R05-R07, R09-R10 5
Leonard, Mick #6 18 R01-R18 7
Matthews, Herbie #1 16 R01-R09, R12-R18 0
Matthews, Norm #8 9 R01-R05, R07-R08, R17-R18 0
McNamara, Lindsay #12 3 R01-R03 1
McNamara, Pat #12 10 R09-R18 2
Mitchell, Alex #18 14 R02-R04, R06-R09, R11-R13, R15-R18 4
Moore, Roy #12 8 R01-R06, R14, R16 2
Mullenger, Allan #21 13 R06-R18 5
Mullenger, Bobby #2 3 R01, R11-R12 0
Newell, Alby #3 2 R15-R16 0
O'Connor, Clarrie #17 5 R03-R07 1
Powell, Les #35 1 R02 0
Pratt, Bob #10 16 R01-R08, R10-R12, R14-R18 72
Quinn, Jack #2 2 R13-R14 1
Reiffel, Lou #5 11 R08-R18 18
Richards, Reg #11 8 R01-R04, R08-R11 0
Ritchie, Rex #4 11 R05-R13, R17-R18 0
Sinclair, Frank #7 4 R15-R18 2
Smith, Keith #15 15 R01-R13, R15-R16 16
Tims, Syd #19 7 R02-R03, R05-R07, R09, R14 5
Traynor, Harold #7 6 R13-R18 0
Whitfield, Ted #30 6 R12-R15, R17-R18 2
Williams, Jack #27 2 R01, R10 0

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)
Matthews, Herbie 18 3 -0- 15 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1939 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 54 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
29/04/1939 Round 2 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 39 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
06/05/1939 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 9 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
13/05/1939 Round 4 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 23 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
20/05/1939 Round 5 Footscray HOME WIN SOU by 18 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
27/05/1939 Round 6 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 107 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
03/06/1939 Round 7 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 33 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
12/06/1939 Round 8 Essendon AWAY WIN SOU by 21 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
17/06/1939 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME WIN SOU by 22 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
24/06/1939 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 55 Herbie Matthews unknown
01/07/1939 Round 11 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 48 Herbie Matthews unknown
08/07/1939 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 25 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
15/07/1939 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 64 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
22/07/1939 Round 14 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 46 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
05/08/1939 Round 15 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 45 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
12/08/1939 Round 16 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 47 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
19/08/1939 Round 17 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 4 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews
02/09/1939 Round 18 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 27 Herbie Matthews Herbie Matthews