1923 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1923 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 third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in the second semi final, South Melbourne were defeated by Fitzroy in the final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1923 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |
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 |