1907 VFL Season: South Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1907 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the first semi final, South Melbourne were defeated by Carlton in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, Carlton would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.

Team Details

Competition: 1907 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Club: Sydney
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 11-0-6, P%: 118.4)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Anderson, George 19 0 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Atkins, Bert 17 0 R02-09, R11-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Belcher, Vic 19 7 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Bourke, Peter 2 0 R01-02
Buist, Teddy 1 0 R01
Callan, Hughie 14 6 R06-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Cameron, Jim 15 4 R01-06, R11-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Casey, Dick 17 23 R01-07, R09-10, R12-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Curran, Gil 2 0 S03, SF
Dolphin, Bill 19 0 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Drane, Horrie 10 0 R05-07, R10-11, R13, S02-03, SF, GF
Franks, Bert 15 10 R01-14, S01
Gent, Billy 13 9 R01-03, R05-12, R14, S01
Goddard, Bill 14 4 R01, R03-12, S01, S03, SF
Howson, Bert 1 1 R05
Jackson, Johnny 7 2 R03-08, R10
Kerr, Alex 4 6 S02-03, SF, GF
Kerr, Bill 15 8 R02-13, S01-02, GF
Lacey, Jim 1 0 S02
Lampe, Harry 17 0 R03-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Main, Jack 1 1 R08
Maine, Lindsay 13 0 R02-05, R07-08, R10-14, S02-03
McKay, Dick 3 0 R02-04
Mortimer, Len 18 37 R01-07, R09-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Moxham, Billy 13 1 R01-04, R07-10, R14, S01-02, SF, GF
Ricketts, Charlie 13 5 R01, R04-06, R08-09, R13-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Roach, Wally 1 0 R01
Strang, Bill 15 18 R01-04, R07-09, R11-14, S02-03, SF, GF
Thomas, Bill 4 0 R01-02, R05-06
Wade, Ted 17 1 R01-04, R06-14, S01, S03, SF, GF
Weate, Les 1 0 R02
Wilson, Harry 8 2 R09-14, S01, GF
Wood, Phonse 13 0 R01, R08-14, S01-03, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1907 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MELB by 19 unknown Bill Dolphin
04/05/1907 Round 2 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FITZ by 10 unknown Bill Dolphin
11/05/1907 Round 3 Collingwood HOME WIN SMLB by 28 unknown Bill Dolphin
18/05/1907 Round 4 Essendon AWAY WIN SMLB by 3 unknown Bill Dolphin
25/05/1907 Round 5 Carlton AWAY WIN SMLB by 15 unknown Bill Dolphin
03/06/1907 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN SMLB by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
15/06/1907 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN SMLB by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
22/06/1907 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MELB by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
29/06/1907 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FITZ by 8 unknown Bill Dolphin
06/07/1907 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 7 unknown Bill Dolphin
13/07/1907 Round 11 Essendon HOME WIN SMLB by 12 unknown Bill Dolphin
20/07/1907 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 9 unknown Bill Dolphin
03/08/1907 Round 13 Geelong AWAY WIN SMLB by 8 unknown Bill Dolphin
10/08/1907 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN SMLB by 20 unknown Bill Dolphin
17/08/1907 Sectional Round 1 Carlton HOME WIN SMLB by 17 unknown Bill Dolphin
24/08/1907 Sectional Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN SMLB by 24 unknown Bill Dolphin
31/08/1907 Sectional Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN SMLB by 56 unknown Bill Dolphin
07/09/1907 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN SMLB by 34 unknown Bill Dolphin
21/09/1907 Grand Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 5 unknown Bill Dolphin