1909 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1909 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 168.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird, Des | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R12-13 | |
| Barry, Dave | 10 | 1 | R02-09, PF, GF | |
| Belcher, Vic | 21 | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Bower, George | 19 | 5 | R01-11, R13-16, R18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Caldwell, Jim | 19 | 2 | R01-17, SF, PF | |
| Callan, Hughie | 7 | 0 | R10-16 | |
| Cameron, Jim | 15 | 6 | R01-05, R12-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Casey, Dick | 20 | 20 | R01-18, SF, PF | |
| Deas, Bob | 20 | 29 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Dolphin, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01-11, R16, SF, PF | |
| Drane, Horrie | 2 | 0 | R14, GF | |
| Franks, Bert | 21 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gough, Alf | 18 | 19 | R04-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Harrison, Ed | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | 19 | 7 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Jones, Jack | 6 | 5 | R08-09, R12-15 | |
| Kerr, Alex | 21 | 9 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Moore, Herbert | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Mortimer, Len | 21 | 50 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Moxham, Billy | 9 | 0 | R08-10, R16-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Pentland, Alan | 14 | 0 | R08-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Richardson, Jack | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | 20 | 11 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Scobie, Jack | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Streckfuss, Bert | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Thomas, Bill | 21 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Wade, Ted | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R11, R17-18, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricketts, Charlie | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Scobie | Bill Thomas | Bill Dolphin |
| Half-Back: | Tom Grimshaw | Arthur Hiskins | Alan Pentland |
| Centre: | Jim Caldwell | George Bower | Billy Moxham |
| Half-Forward: | Jim Cameron | Bob Deas | Alex Kerr |
| Forward: | Alf Gough | Len Mortimer | Dick Casey |
| Follower: | Vic Belcher | Bert Franks | 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 5 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1909 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 9 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 08/05/1909 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 15/05/1909 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 64 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 22/05/1909 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 29/05/1909 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 20 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 05/06/1909 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 07/06/1909 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 12/06/1909 | Round 8 | University | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 63 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 19/06/1909 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 77 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 03/07/1909 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 80 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 10/07/1909 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 17/07/1909 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 21 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 24/07/1909 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 31/07/1909 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
| 14/08/1909 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 93 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 21/08/1909 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 28/08/1909 | Round 17 | University | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 26 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 04/09/1909 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 18/09/1909 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 21 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 25/09/1909 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 02/10/1909 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |