1912 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1912 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 157.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Les | #26 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Belcher, Vic | #2 | 20 | 3 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Bower, George | #3 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R07-08, R12-16, SF |
| Caldwell, Jim | #4 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Carpenter, Fred | #6 | 18 | 24 | R01-06, R09-18, SF, GF |
| Casey, Dick | #22 | 15 | 20 | R05-08, R10-18, SF, GF |
| Charge, Les | #5 | 18 | 16 | R01-04, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Comer, Frank | #27 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Deas, Bob | #7 | 9 | 1 | R01-04, R09, R16-17, SF, GF |
| Deas, George | #8 | 3 | 3 | R03, R15, SF |
| Franks, Bert | #9 | 18 | 17 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Grimshaw, Tom | #10 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R09, R15, SF |
| Hiskins, Arthur | #11 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Milne, Herbert | #13 | 20 | 7 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Mortimer, Len | #15 | 19 | 40 | R01-18, GF |
| Mullaly, Dick | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-16, GF |
| Pentland, Alan | #16 | 5 | 0 | R02, R05-08 |
| Prince, Joe | #17 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R08-16, R18, SF, GF |
| Ricketts, Charlie | #1 | 16 | 9 | R01-13, R17-18, GF |
| Rusich, Les | #23 | 19 | 9 | R02-18, SF, GF |
| Saltau, Harry | #24 | 16 | 0 | R05-18, SF, GF |
| Scobie, Jack | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Sloss, Bruce | #18 | 18 | 10 | R01, R03-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Tandy, Mark | #25 | 9 | 0 | R03-07, R15, R17-18, SF |
| Thomas, Bill | #20 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Walsh, Jack | #21 | 6 | 0 | R01, R10-11, R17-18, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricketts, Charlie | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Walsh | Bert Franks | Tom Grimshaw |
| Half-Back: | Arthur Hiskins | Bill Thomas | Jack Scobie |
| Centre: | Jim Caldwell | George Bower | Joe Prince |
| Half-Forward: | Charlie Ricketts | Herbert Milne | Bob Deas |
| Forward: | Fred Carpenter | Len Mortimer | Les Charge |
| Follower: | Vic Belcher | Bruce Sloss | Dick Mullaly |
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 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1912 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 04/05/1912 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 3 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 11/05/1912 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 18/05/1912 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 25/05/1912 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 15 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 01/06/1912 | Round 6 | University | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 03/06/1912 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 32 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 08/06/1912 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 18 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 15/06/1912 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 22/06/1912 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 38 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 29/06/1912 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 89 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 13/07/1912 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 78 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 20/07/1912 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 27/07/1912 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
| 03/08/1912 | Round 15 | University | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 38 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
| 17/08/1912 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Charlie Ricketts | unknown |
| 24/08/1912 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 31/08/1912 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |
| 14/09/1912 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | Charlie Ricketts | Vic Belcher |
| 28/09/1912 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 14 | Charlie Ricketts | Charlie Ricketts |