1943 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 6-0-9, P%: 105.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benison, Alf | #27 | 7 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R07-08, Q04 |
| Blumfield, Max | 8 | 2 | R09-11, Q01-05 | |
| Brown, Mel | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Butcher, Jack | #10 | 15 | 13 | R01-03, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Callick, Alf | 1 | 0 | Q05 | |
| Castles, Vic | #8 | 15 | 16 | R01-03, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Culph, Charlie | #11 | 11 | 35 | R02-03, R05, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Eastmure, Bill | #25 | 4 | 2 | R05-08 |
| Engellenner, Dave | #2 | 10 | 0 | R02-03, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Goldsmith, Gordon | #22 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 13 | 12 | R01, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 14 | 3 | R01, R03, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Hartridge, Ron | #16 | 9 | 7 | R08-11, Q01-05 |
| Hazelwood, Les | #15 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07 |
| Icke, Bill | #16 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Kelly, Brian | #5 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 13 | 4 | R01, R05-11, Q01-05 |
| Lamborn, Chris | #24 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Leahy, Pat | #18 | 11 | 14 | R03, R05-11, Q01-03 |
| Leith, Merv | #23 | 14 | 10 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-11, Q01-05 |
| Linden, Alan | #33 | 5 | 3 | R06-09, Q05 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 11 | 1 | R01, R07-11, Q01-05 |
| McCrory, Alan | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Mitchell, Alex | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R05 |
| Moloney, George | #31 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Moloney, Vin | #30 | 6 | 0 | R02-03, R07-10 |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 13 | 7 | R02-03, R05-11, Q01-04 |
| Patterson, Fred | #3 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Richards, Reg | #14 | 10 | 0 | R02-03, R07, R10-11, Q01-05 |
| Smith, Keith | #9 | 13 | 4 | R01, R03, R05-06, R08-11, Q01-05 |
| Southern, Wally | #19 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Sweet, Eric | #28 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Sweet, Jack | #26 | 6 | 0 | R05-08, R10-11 |
| Taylor, Percy | #6 | 7 | 16 | R01, R03, R05-09 |
| White, Lindsay | #7 | 9 | 31 | R01-02, R05-06, Q01-05 |
| Williams, Jack | #32 | 7 | 0 | R01, R11, Q01-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 10 | 2 | -0- | 8 | R01-03, R05-11 |
| Leonard, Johnny | 5 | 4 | -0- | 1 | Q01-05 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1943 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 15/05/1943 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 23 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 12/06/1943 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 30 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 03/07/1943 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 10/07/1943 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 50 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 17/07/1943 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 35 | Joe Kelly | Herbie Matthews |
| 31/07/1943 | Qualifying Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 53 | Johnny Leonard | Herbie Matthews |
| 07/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 79 | Johnny Leonard | Herbie Matthews |
| 14/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Johnny Leonard | Herbie Matthews |
| 21/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 32 | Johnny Leonard | Herbie Matthews |
| 28/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Johnny Leonard | Herbie Matthews |