1919 VFL Season: South Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. South Melbourne were defeated by Richmond in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1919 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Club: Sydney
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-4, P%: 158.7)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds
Barber, Ernie	#3	8	8	R01, R11-15, R17, SF
Belcher, Vic	#2	12	2	R01-06, R08, R10-13, R18
Brereton, Harry	#7	8	27	R11-15, R17-18, SF
Bulpit, Harry	#5	2	0	R02, SF
Caldwell, Jim	#6	17	4	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Carpenter, Fred	#10	5	9	R05-06, R08-10
Daly, Bill	#9	14	0	R01-06, R08-15
Doherty, Jock	#8	16	12	R01-06, R08-13, R15, R17-18, SF
Fleiter, Fred	#14	3	0	R15, R18, SF
Froud, Harry	#13	10	4	R01-06, R10-11, R14-15
Hiskins, Arthur	#24	3	0	R17-18, SF
Hiskins, Stan	#15	16	1	R01-06, R08-14, R17-18, SF
Hynes, Tammy	#16	16	1	R01-06, R08-12, R14-15, R17-18, SF
Kenny, Bill	#2	2	0	R08-09
Laidlaw, Wally		1	0	R09
Laird, Chris	#17	17	28	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Lugg, Norm	#18	17	4	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Makin, Jim	#19	7	0	R01-06, R08
O'Halloran, Tom	#20	16	1	R01-06, R08-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF
Pearson, Bill	#25	5	6	R01-05
Power, Gladstone	#11	7	5	R11-14, R17-18, SF
Purdy, Harry	#21	2	1	R04-05
Rademacher, Arthur	#22	12	0	R06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Robertson, Harold	#23	16	38	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18
Sampson, Reg	#27	15	1	R02-04, R06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Skehan, Phil	#26	13	2	R01, R03-06, R08-09, R12-15, R17, SF
Stewart, Jim	#12	3	0	R09-11
Tandy, Mark	#27	17	3	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Turner, Chip	#29	17	0	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF
Wood, Artie	#30	9	0	R01-03, R10, R13-15, R17-18

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds
Howson, Bert	17	12	-0-	5	R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
03/05/1919	Round 1	Collingwood	HOME	LOSS	COLL by 13	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
10/05/1919	Round 2	Melbourne	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 51	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
17/05/1919	Round 3	St Kilda	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 36	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
24/05/1919	Round 4	Fitzroy	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 3	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
31/05/1919	Round 5	Essendon	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 20	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
07/06/1919	Round 6	Richmond	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 20	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
	Round 7	BYE
21/06/1919	Round 8	Carlton	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
28/06/1919	Round 9	Geelong	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 18	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
12/07/1919	Round 10	Collingwood	AWAY	LOSS	COLL by 23	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
19/07/1919	Round 11	Melbourne	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 67	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
26/07/1919	Round 12	St Kilda	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 171	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
09/08/1919	Round 13	Fitzroy	AWAY	WIN	SMLB by 47	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
16/08/1919	Round 14	Essendon	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 32	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
23/08/1919	Round 15	Richmond	HOME	WIN	SMLB by 5	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
	Round 16	BYE
06/09/1919	Round 17	Carlton	AWAY	LOSS	CARL by 4	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
13/09/1919	Round 18	Geelong	AWAY	LOSS	GEEL by 24	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell
20/09/1919	Semi Final	Richmond	HOME	LOSS	RICH by 14	Bert Howson	Jim Caldwell

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1919 VFL Season

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