1914 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1914 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Harry Saltau | Bob Deas | Arthur Rademacher |
| Half-Back: | Stan Hiskins | Harvey Kelly | Vic Belcher |
| Centre: | Mark Tandy | Tom Bollard | Joe Prince |
| Half-Forward: | Bruce Sloss | Alan O'Donoghue | Les Rusich |
| Forward: | Dick Mullaly | Jack Freeman | Harry Morgan |
| Follower: | Les Charge | Ben Hair | Jim Caldwell |
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 21 matches was used.
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 |