1942 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing eight matches there (six as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in the first semi final, South Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |