1943 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1943 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 (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |