1908 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1908 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 101.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, George | 17 | 0 | R02-18 | |
| Atkins, Bert | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R10-18 | |
| Baird, Des | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Belcher, Vic | 18 | 7 | R01-18 | |
| Bowen, Dave | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Callan, Hughie | 14 | 11 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-15, R18 | |
| Cameron, Jim | 16 | 5 | R01-12, R14-16, R18 | |
| Casey, Dick | 14 | 10 | R01-05, R08-13, R16-18 | |
| Clancy, Tom | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Dolphin, Bill | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R12, R15-18 | |
| Drane, Horrie | 6 | 1 | R04-05, R08, R15-17 | |
| Franks, Bert | 15 | 6 | R04-18 | |
| Gent, Billy | 4 | 1 | R04-06, R08 | |
| Goddard, Bill | 14 | 13 | R04-07, R09-18 | |
| Gough, Alf | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | 18 | 0 | R01-18 | |
| Harrison, Ed | 4 | 0 | R05, R16-18 | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | 16 | 15 | R01-02, R05-18 | |
| Holland, Reuben | 1 | 1 | R01 | |
| Hosking, Toner | 7 | 1 | R03, R12-14, R16-18 | |
| Howson, Bert | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Jones, Jack | 8 | 3 | R01, R04-05, R07, R09-11, R13 | |
| Kerr, Alex | 17 | 14 | R01-04, R06-18 | |
| Larkin, Joe | 2 | 0 | R11, R14 | |
| Maine, Lindsay | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R07 | |
| Millsom, Charles | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Mortimer, Len | 17 | 40 | R01-02, R04-18 | |
| Moxham, Billy | 4 | 0 | R01, R06, R08, R15 | |
| Paternoster, Henry | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | 12 | 6 | R01-07, R09-12, R18 | |
| Roberts, John | 2 | 0 | R08-09 | |
| Thomas, Bill | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07-10, R12-18 | |
| Turnbull, Jack | 12 | 0 | R06-07, R09-18 | |
| Wade, Ted | 14 | 1 | R01-06, R08-15 | |
| Wilson, Harry | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Wood, Phonse | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1908 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 9 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 09/05/1908 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 19 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 16/05/1908 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 29 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 23/05/1908 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 2 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 30/05/1908 | Round 5 | University | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/06/1908 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 2 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 08/06/1908 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 14 | unknown | Charlie Ricketts |
| 13/06/1908 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 14 | unknown | Jim Cameron |
| 20/06/1908 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 21 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/06/1908 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1908 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/07/1908 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 5 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 18/07/1908 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 34 | unknown | Hughie Callan |
| 25/07/1908 | Round 14 | University | AWAY | LOSS | UNIV by 2 | unknown | Jim Cameron |
| 01/08/1908 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | unknown | Jim Cameron |
| 08/08/1908 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 92 | unknown | Jim Cameron |
| 15/08/1908 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |
| 05/09/1908 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 66 | unknown | Bill Dolphin |