1923 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1923 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 9-0-7, P%: 107.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Fitzroy (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Harold | #3 | 17 | 11 | R01-06, R08-15, R18, SF, PF |
| Allison, Bobby | #4 | 8 | 9 | R01-06, R08, R13 |
| Beer, Leon | #5 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Billett, Billy | #20 | 3 | 4 | R04-06 |
| Brown, Martin | #32 | 11 | 6 | R05, R08, R10-14, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Cazaly, Roy | #11 | 17 | 16 | R01-04, R06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Condon, Bill | #21 | 13 | 11 | R01-03, R10-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Fleiter, Fred | #7 | 4 | 0 | R09-12 |
| Hando, Arthur | #9 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Hiskins, Arthur | #8 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Hynes, Tammy | #22 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R09-10, R14-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| James, Syd | #14 | 8 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-09, PF |
| Johnson, Ted | #23 | 15 | 44 | R04-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Joyce, Tom | #15 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Laird, Frank | #12 | 15 | 1 | R01, R05-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Matthews, Herb | #31 | 16 | 15 | R02-04, R06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Matthews, Wal | #16 | 8 | 6 | R01, R03-06, R13-15 |
| McDonald, Bob | #32 | 10 | 1 | R02-03, R05-06, R08-13 |
| Nicholls, Charlie | #25 | 2 | 1 | R15, R17 |
| O'Connell, Jack | #26 | 15 | 0 | R04-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Roberts, Bill | #27 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Robertson, Harold | #27 | 4 | 4 | R17-18, SF, PF |
| Ross, Frank | #6 | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-09, R11-15, R17-18, SF |
| Russell, Bert | #28 | 3 | 2 | R09, R14-15 |
| Scanlan, Joe | #18 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Scanlan, Paddy | #1 | 17 | 7 | R01-06, R08, R10-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Sutton, Bert | #30 | 10 | 1 | R10-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Tandy, Mark | #2 | 18 | 3 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Wood, Artie | #17 | 18 | 3 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Woodfield, Les | #29 | 8 | 11 | R01-06, R08-09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannam, Charlie | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Joe Scanlan | Arthur Hiskins | Tammy Hynes |
| Half-Back: | Frank Laird | Arthur Hando | Frank Ross |
| Centre: | Artie Wood | Jack O'Connell | Paddy Scanlan |
| Half-Forward: | Harold Robertson | Martin Brown | Bert Sutton |
| Forward: | Bill Condon | Ted Johnson | Harold Alexander |
| Follower: | Roy Cazaly | Herb Matthews | Mark Tandy |
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 5 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1923 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 12/05/1923 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 19/05/1923 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 26/05/1923 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 35 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 04/06/1923 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 09/06/1923 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/06/1923 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 51 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 07/07/1923 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 11 | Charlie Pannam | unknown |
| 14/07/1923 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 21 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 21/07/1923 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 28/07/1923 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 04/08/1923 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 26 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 11/08/1923 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 25/08/1923 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| Round 16 | BYE | ||||||
| 08/09/1923 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 45 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 15/09/1923 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 20 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 29/09/1923 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |
| 06/10/1923 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | Charlie Pannam | Paddy Scanlan |