1938 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1938 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 2-0-16, P%: 71.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Tommy | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Austin, Jack | #3 | 14 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15 |
| Bryce, George | #21 | 13 | 4 | R01-03, R06-11, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Collard, George | #31 | 7 | 3 | R12-18 |
| Cook, Frank | #28 | 1 | 1 | R06 |
| Coyle, Reg | #28 | 6 | 0 | R02, R14-18 |
| Dunn, Les | #7 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Evans, Owen | #24 | 13 | 22 | R01-05, R07-08, R10, R13, R15-18 |
| Farrelly, Pat | #30 | 6 | 1 | R02-04, R16-18 |
| Faul, Bill | #14 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Fletcher, Norm | #17 | 8 | 2 | R02-03, R05-10 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 16 | 10 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 10 | 4 | R01, R03-05, R08-09, R13-16 |
| Hayes, Gerry | #32 | 5 | 0 | R07, R10-13 |
| Hedge, Alf | #5 | 11 | 3 | R01-07, R10-11, R17-18 |
| Horner, Perc | 1 | 1 | R03 | |
| Howard, Don | #16 | 6 | 1 | R01-05, R09 |
| Humphries, Reg | #26 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Leonard, Mick | #6 | 7 | 1 | R05-11 |
| Mason, Norm | #31 | 2 | 0 | R06, R09 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R16 |
| Matthews, Norm | #8 | 6 | 1 | R13-18 |
| Meehan, Joe | #27 | 2 | 0 | R08, R14 |
| Mitchell, Alex | #18 | 8 | 6 | R07-08, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Moore, Roy | #12 | 17 | 34 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Patterson, Sandy | #9 | 13 | 7 | R01, R04-07, R09-14, R17-18 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 7 | 32 | R11-14, R16-18 |
| Purvis, Tom | #23 | 3 | 0 | R15-17 |
| Quinn, Jack | #2 | 7 | 7 | R01-05, R15, R18 |
| Redstone, Jim | #8 | 4 | 5 | R06-09 |
| Richards, Reg | #11 | 8 | 0 | R04-08, R11-13 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #23 | 6 | 1 | R01-04, R09, R12 |
| Sinclair, Frank | #7 | 9 | 6 | R08-16 |
| Smith, Keith | #15 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-15, R18 |
| Taylor, Laurie | #16 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Thomas, Len | #9 | 18 | 22 | R01-18 |
| Timms, Arthur | 1 | 1 | R12 | |
| Tims, Syd | #19 | 12 | 13 | R03, R05-06, R08, R10-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazaly, Roy | 18 | 2 | -0- | 16 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 29 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 23 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 52 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 76 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 13/06/1938 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 73 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 52 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 12 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 63 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 18 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 43 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Roy Cazaly | Len Thomas |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.