1918 VFL Season: South Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Carlton in the second semi final, South Melbourne defeated Collingwood in the final, winning the premiership. Had they lost, they would have been entitled to a right to challenge Collingwood in a challenge final.

Team Details

Competition: 1918 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Club: Sydney
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 13-0-1, P%: 143.1)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds
Barber, Ernie	#4	13	20	R01-06, R10-14, SF, GF
Belcher, Vic	#2	16	1	R01-14, SF, GF
Boyce, Alf	#2	4	5	R01-04
Brennan, Jack	#2	6	2	R01, R06-07, R09-10, R14
Bulpit, Harry	#5	4	3	R07-09, R14
Caldwell, Jim	#6	14	7	R01-03, R05-11, R13-14, SF, GF
Cummins, Frank	#7	1	0	R05
Daly, Bill	#9	16	0	R01-14, SF, GF
Doherty, Jock	#8	15	5	R01-13, SF, GF
Graham, Jim	#12	15	0	R01-04, R06-14, SF, GF
Hair, Ben	#15	1	1	R05
Howell, Jack	#14	13	16	R01-08, R11-13, SF, GF
Hynes, Tammy	#16	12	1	R02-04, R08-14, SF, GF
Laird, Chris	#17	12	26	R05-14, SF, GF
Magill, Frank	#19	2	0	R04, R13
Morgan, Harry	#18	8	2	R02-06, R10-12
O'Donoghue, Alan	#32	10	2	R06-12, R14, SF, GF
O'Halloran, Tom	#20	16	5	R01-14, SF, GF
Prince, Joe	#21	2	0	R11-12
Rademacher, Arthur	#22	15	0	R01-05, R07-14, SF, GF
Robertson, Harold	#23	14	18	R01-06, R08-13, SF, GF
Ryan, Gerald	#24	16	32	R01-14, SF, GF
Ryan, Mick	#24	1	0	R07
Sampson, Reg	#27	2	1	R01, R14
Skehan, Phil	#26	15	0	R01-09, R11-14, SF, GF
Talbot, Bill	#31	2	0	R13-14
Tandy, Mark	#27	15	3	R01-10, R12-14, SF, GF
Turner, Chip	#29	14	0	R01-10, R13-14, SF, GF
Wood, Artie	#30	14	1	R01-12, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds
Howson, Bert	16	15	-0-	1	R01-14, SF, GF

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
11/05/1918	Round 1	Geelong	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 26	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
18/05/1918	Round 2	Fitzroy	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 40	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
25/05/1918	Round 3	Collingwood	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 18	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
03/06/1918	Round 4	St Kilda	AWAY	LOSS	STKL by 5	Bert Howson	Vic Belcher
08/06/1918	Round 5	Carlton	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 4	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
15/06/1918	Round 6	Essendon	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 20	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
22/06/1918	Round 7	Richmond	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 52	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
29/06/1918	Round 8	Geelong	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
06/07/1918	Round 9	Fitzroy	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 25	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
13/07/1918	Round 10	Collingwood	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 7	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
20/07/1918	Round 11	St Kilda	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 50	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
27/07/1918	Round 12	Carlton	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 12	Bert Howson	Vic Belcher
03/08/1918	Round 13	Essendon	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 33	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
10/08/1918	Round 14	Richmond	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
31/08/1918	Semi Final	Carlton	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
07/09/1918	Grand Final	Collingwood	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell

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1918 VFL Season

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