1941 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1941 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 90.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett, Kevin | #12 | 4 | 6 | R01-02, R04-05 |
| Baxter, Archie | #15 | 11 | 16 | R04-12, R14, R18 |
| Benison, Alf | #10 | 13 | 11 | R01, R04, R07, R09-18 |
| Broadley, Alan | #19 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Collard, George | #31 | 13 | 12 | R01-09, R15-18 |
| Coyle, Reg | #28 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R08, R11-18 |
| Deans, Billy | #26 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Dempsey, Jack | #18 | 4 | 2 | R03-05, R11 |
| Dineen, Ken | #16 | 13 | 15 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-14, R18 |
| Engellenner, Dave | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| Evans, Owen | #24 | 3 | 8 | R01-03 |
| Gibson, Reg | #17 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 17 | 33 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Grieve, Jeff | #2 | 11 | 0 | R02-09, R15-17 |
| Grossman, Don | #25 | 2 | 0 | R02, R12 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Hall, Grahame | #32 | 2 | 0 | R06, R15 |
| Hall, Tom | #30 | 2 | 5 | R15-16 |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 6 | 1 | R05, R09-13 |
| Huxtable, Eric | #14 | 13 | 1 | R01, R04-15 |
| Jasper, Howard | #9 | 15 | 3 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-17 |
| Kelly, Brian | #31 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 16 | 0 | R02-16, R18 |
| Linden, Alan | #23 | 8 | 3 | R10-11, R13-18 |
| Lucas, Bert | #26 | 4 | 6 | R04-06, R13 |
| Martin, Des | #8 | 9 | 6 | R07-12, R15-16, R18 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 16 | 2 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| McCrory, Alan | #24 | 3 | 2 | R09, R14-15 |
| Moore, Roy | #23 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 8 | 3 | R02, R04-09, R17 |
| Mulligan, Jack | #27 | 8 | 17 | R06-07, R10-13, R17-18 |
| Palmer, Ian | #25 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Pearsall, Allan | #18 | 2 | 0 | R16, R18 |
| Porter, Roy | #19 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Reiffel, Lou | #5 | 2 | 4 | R02-03 |
| Richards, Reg | #11 | 17 | 3 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #4 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R05-17 |
| Sawley, Gordon | #12 | 7 | 8 | R11-16, R18 |
| Sweet, Eric | #16 | 2 | 1 | R16, R18 |
| Traynor, Harold | #32 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Whitfield, Ted | #30 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Young, Syd | #5 | 2 | 0 | R10, R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1941 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 03/05/1941 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 8 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 10/05/1941 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 42 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 17/05/1941 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 31/05/1941 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 07/06/1941 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 14/06/1941 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 34 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 21/06/1941 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 28/06/1941 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 33 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 05/07/1941 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 12/07/1941 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 19/07/1941 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 42 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 26/07/1941 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 51 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 02/08/1941 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 09/08/1941 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 16/08/1941 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 23/08/1941 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 49 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 30/08/1941 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 29 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |