1907 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1907 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a 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.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1907 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Vic Belcher | Bill Dolphin | Lindsay Maine |
| Half-Back: | George Anderson | Harry Lampe | Bert Atkins |
| Centre: | Billy Moxham | Bill Goddard | Ted Wade |
| Half-Forward: | Hughie Callan | Bill Strang | Horrie Drane |
| Forward: | Dick Casey | Len Mortimer | Billy Gent |
| Follower: | Bert Franks | Johnny Jackson | Bill Kerr |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 9 out of 19 matches was used.
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.