1942 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1942 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in a semi final, South Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-4, P%: 129.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benison, Alf | #26 | 16 | 15 | R01-07, R10-16, SF, PF |
| Butcher, Jack | #10 | 17 | 3 | R01-07, R09-16, SF, PF |
| Bywater, Ron | #14 | 1 | 0 | SF |
| Cashion, Terry | #11 | 5 | 5 | R01-05 |
| Castles, Vic | #24 | 17 | 23 | R01-07, R09-16, SF, PF |
| Chinn, Ian | #6 | 9 | 17 | R07, R09-14, SF, PF |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 16 | 0 | R02-07, R09-16, SF, PF |
| Collard, George | #31 | 7 | 9 | R02-03, R14-16, SF, PF |
| Crane, Tom | #22 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Culph, Charlie | #30 | 2 | 3 | R14-15 |
| Delfs, Len | #15 | 5 | 5 | R10, R12, R14-16 |
| Engellenner, Dave | #2 | 3 | 0 | R10, R12, R15 |
| Golding, Bill | #30 | 3 | 3 | R09-11 |
| Goldsmith, Gordon | #28 | 11 | 5 | R01-07, R09-10, R13-14 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 16 | 15 | R01-07, R09, R11-16, SF, PF |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R07, R09-16, PF |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09-16, SF, PF |
| Harwood, Bill | #19 | 15 | 5 | R01-07, R09, R11-14, R16, SF, PF |
| Huxtable, Eric | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-11 |
| Kelly, Brian | #5 | 10 | 1 | R01, R03-07, R10-13 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 16 | 3 | R01-07, R09, R11-16, SF, PF |
| Lahiff, Tommy | #34 | 6 | 10 | R01-06 |
| Linden, Alan | #33 | 8 | 7 | R01, R07, R09-13, PF |
| Mangan, Lou | #3 | 6 | 1 | R06-07, R09-10, R13, PF |
| Martin, Des | #8 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 14 | 1 | R01-07, R09-10, R14-16, SF, PF |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 16 | 14 | R01-07, R09-16, SF |
| Neenan, Bernie | #22 | 3 | 2 | R15-16, SF |
| Reynolds, Ron | #30 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #4 | 3 | 0 | R04, R12-13 |
| Smith, Keith | #2 | 11 | 4 | R05-07, R09-11, R13, R15-16, SF, PF |
| Taylor, Don | #18 | 5 | 0 | R09, R14, R16, SF, PF |
| Tetley, Laurie | #16 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Traynor, Harold | #32 | 11 | 4 | R01-04, R12-16, SF, PF |
| Turner, Arthur | #9 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| White, Lindsay | #7 | 16 | 80 | R01-07, R09-13, R15-16, SF, PF |
| Williams, Jack | #25 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R14-16, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 17 | 12 | -0- | 5 | R01-07, R09-16, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1942 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 38 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 16/05/1942 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 40 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 74 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 30/05/1942 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 06/06/1942 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 33 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 20/06/1942 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| Round 8 | BYE | ||||||
| 04/07/1942 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 30 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 11/07/1942 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 18/07/1942 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 25/07/1942 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 42 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 43 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 15/08/1942 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 58 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 22/08/1942 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 29/08/1942 | Semi Final | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 12/09/1942 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Joe Kelly | 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.