1908 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Competition: 1908 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
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

Team Line-Up

Back: Tom Grimshaw Bill Dolphin Bill Thomas
Half-Back: George Anderson Phonse Wood Bert Atkins
Centre: Jack Turnbull Ted Wade Jack Jones
Half-Forward: Bill Goddard Arthur Hiskins Vic Belcher
Forward: Alex Kerr Len Mortimer Dick Casey
Follower: Hughie Callan Jim Cameron Charlie Ricketts

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 16 out of 18 matches was used.

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