1939 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1939 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 70.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benison, Alf | #17 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| Bryce, George | #12 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 16 | 0 | R01, R04-18 |
| Collard, George | #31 | 12 | 9 | R04-14, R17 |
| Couper, Norm | #13 | 7 | 3 | R01-06, R08 |
| Coyle, Reg | #28 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-16 |
| Dineen, Ken | #16 | 15 | 10 | R04-18 |
| Evans, Owen | #24 | 11 | 12 | R01-03, R08-15 |
| Gillett, Ray | #3 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 16 | 10 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Hall, Grahame | #32 | 9 | 2 | R03-06, R10-14 |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 14 | 0 | R02-11, R13, R16-18 |
| Humphries, Reg | #26 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R07-11, R18 |
| Kelly, Brian | #31 | 5 | 5 | R05-07, R09-10 |
| Leonard, Mick | #6 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Matthews, Norm | #8 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R17-18 |
| McNamara, Lindsay | #12 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| McNamara, Pat | #12 | 10 | 2 | R09-18 |
| Mitchell, Alex | #18 | 14 | 4 | R02-04, R06-09, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Moore, Roy | #12 | 8 | 2 | R01-06, R14, R16 |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 13 | 5 | R06-18 |
| Mullenger, Bobby | #2 | 3 | 0 | R01, R11-12 |
| Newell, Alby | #3 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| O'Connor, Clarrie | #17 | 5 | 1 | R03-07 |
| Powell, Les | #35 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 16 | 72 | R01-08, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Quinn, Jack | #2 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Reiffel, Lou | #5 | 11 | 18 | R08-18 |
| Richards, Reg | #11 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R08-11 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #4 | 11 | 0 | R05-13, R17-18 |
| Sinclair, Frank | #7 | 4 | 2 | R15-18 |
| Smith, Keith | #15 | 15 | 16 | R01-13, R15-16 |
| Tims, Syd | #19 | 7 | 5 | R02-03, R05-07, R09, R14 |
| Traynor, Harold | #7 | 6 | 0 | R13-18 |
| Whitfield, Ted | #30 | 6 | 2 | R12-15, R17-18 |
| Williams, Jack | #27 | 2 | 0 | R01, R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Herbie | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 54 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 107 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 33 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 21 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 55 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 48 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 25 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 64 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 46 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 47 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 4 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 27 | Herbie Matthews | Herbie Matthews |
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.