1914 VFL Season: South Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1914 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the first semi final and defeating Carlton in the final, Carlton exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. South Melbourne were defeated by Carlton in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1914 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Club: Sydney
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 109.4)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Belcher, Vic #1 21 0 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Bennett, Harold #4 7 0 R01-03, R12-15
Bollard, Tom #12 9 0 R13-18, SF, PF, GF
Bower, George #3 2 0 R01-02
Caldwell, Jim #2 17 4 R02-08, R11-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF
Charge, Les #5 21 18 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Deas, Bob #8 19 0 R01-11, R14-18, SF, PF, GF
Eastick, Bill #7 2 0 R01-02
Freeman, Jack #9 19 36 R01-06, R09-18, SF, PF, GF
Hair, Ben #6 18 1 R01-11, R13, R16-18, SF, PF, GF
Hennington, Bill #11 6 0 R04-06, R08-09, R12
Hiskins, Arthur #12 4 1 R01-03, R07
Hiskins, Stan #15 16 11 R01-11, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF
Jackson, Percy #32 8 5 R07-08, R12-15, R17, SF
Jones, Charlie #13 4 1 R09, R11-12, R15
Joolen, Herb #28 1 1 R16
Kelly, Harvey #14 21 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Laidlaw, Wally #7 2 0 R10, R15
Matthews, Herb 1 0 R10
Morgan, Harry #24 21 27 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Mortimer, Len #16 3 1 R04, R17-18
Mullaly, Dick #17 18 3 R01-09, R11-17, PF, GF
O'Brien, Jack #28 2 2 R09-10
O'Donoghue, Alan #26 17 8 R03-04, R07-18, SF, PF, GF
Payne, George #29 7 3 R05-08, R10-11, R14
Prince, Joe #19 16 0 R01-10, R14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF
Rademacher, Arthur #20 21 0 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Rusich, Les #18 16 7 R01-09, R12-13, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF
Saltau, Harry #22 16 0 R05-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF
Sloss, Bruce #21 18 14 R01-06, R10-18, SF, PF, GF
Tandy, Mark #27 17 3 R01, R05-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF
Thomas, Claude #30 8 0 R03-04, R10-13, R15-16

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Belcher, Vic 21 14 -1- 6 R01-18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
25/04/1914 Round 1 University AWAY WIN SMLB by 54 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
02/05/1914 Round 2 Geelong HOME WIN SMLB by 11 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
09/05/1914 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY WIN SMLB by 8 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
16/05/1914 Round 4 Carlton HOME DRAW drawn Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
23/05/1914 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN SMLB by 11 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
30/05/1914 Round 6 Essendon AWAY WIN SMLB by 2 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
06/06/1914 Round 7 Richmond AWAY WIN SMLB by 18 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
08/06/1914 Round 8 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 3 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
13/06/1914 Round 9 Melbourne AWAY WIN SMLB by 35 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
20/06/1914 Round 10 University HOME WIN SMLB by 15 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
27/06/1914 Round 11 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 29 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
04/07/1914 Round 12 Fitzroy HOME WIN SMLB by 10 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
11/07/1914 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 20 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
18/07/1914 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 22 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
25/07/1914 Round 15 Essendon HOME LOSS ESSE by 72 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
01/08/1914 Round 16 Richmond HOME WIN SMLB by 14 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
22/08/1914 Round 17 Collingwood AWAY WIN SMLB by 21 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
29/08/1914 Round 18 Melbourne HOME WIN SMLB by 43 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
05/09/1914 Semi Final Geelong HOME WIN SMLB by 7 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
19/09/1914 Preliminary Final Carlton AWAY WIN SMLB by 19 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher
26/09/1914 Grand Final Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 6 Vic Belcher Vic Belcher