1944 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |