1939 VFL Season: South Melbourne
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 |