1944 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 96.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Archie | #10 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Benison, Alf | #28 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Blumfield, Max | #3 | 9 | 3 | R01, R03-04, R13-18 |
| Bourke, Pat | 3 | 0 | R16-18 | |
| Brown, Stan | #23 | 6 | 4 | R02-03, R05, R07, R11-12 |
| Bywater, Ron | #21 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Castles, Vic | #8 | 17 | 22 | R01-17 |
| Churchett, Col | #7 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| Crane, Tom | #26 | 4 | 1 | R11, R16-18 |
| Culph, Charlie | #19 | 6 | 17 | R01, R04-06, R09-10 |
| Danckert, Jack | #24 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, R12-13 |
| De Medici, Joe | #15 | 5 | 3 | R12, R15-18 |
| Dempsey, Jack | #30 | 11 | 4 | R03-07, R13-18 |
| Dineen, Ken | #28 | 4 | 6 | R05-06, R15-16 |
| Duncan, Norm | #25 | 13 | 10 | R06-18 |
| Engellenner, Dave | #2 | 13 | 1 | R01-08, R11-12, R16-18 |
| Frost, Lou | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R09-11 |
| Grace, Pat | #19 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 17 | 7 | R01-16, R18 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 11 | 3 | R01-11 |
| Hartridge, Ron | #16 | 17 | 31 | R02-18 |
| Hayes, Gerry | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Hazelwood, Les | #15 | 3 | 2 | R02, R05-06 |
| Keighran, Lyal | #26 | 8 | 3 | R01-04, R12-15 |
| Kelly, Brian | #5 | 13 | 1 | R01-13 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 16 | 2 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Linden, Alan | #33 | 18 | 14 | R01-18 |
| Mangan, Lou | #3 | 8 | 3 | R11-18 |
| Matlock, Bob | #7 | 11 | 0 | R04-09, R14-18 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McKnight, Jimmy | #19 | 2 | 0 | R15, R18 |
| Moloney, George | #31 | 8 | 3 | R02, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Oatey, Jack | #4 | 5 | 4 | R05, R07-10 |
| O'Shea, Len | #33 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Richards, Reg | #14 | 13 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R08, R10-15, R18 |
| Rippon, Max | #10 | 4 | 0 | R07-10 |
| Sheedy, Jack | #6 | 6 | 7 | R04, R06, R08-10, R14 |
| Smith, Keith | #9 | 7 | 9 | R01, R03-08 |
| Whitfield, Ted | #22 | 11 | 2 | R07-17 |
| Williams, Jack | #32 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R07-09, R11-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 49 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 36 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 46 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 55 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 82 | Joe Kelly | Jack Graham |