1945 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1945 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-4, P%: 131.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumfield, Max | #24 | 1 | 1 | SF |
| Calder, Tom | #15 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Castles, Vic | #8 | 21 | 38 | R01-03, R05-20, SF, GF |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 15 | 6 | R03-09, R12-13, R17-20, SF, GF |
| Coyle, Reg | #6 | 9 | 2 | R01-06, R12-13, R19 |
| Crane, Tom | #18 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Danckert, Jack | #19 | 5 | 0 | R06, R12, R20, SF, GF |
| Dempsey, Jack | #30 | 21 | 4 | R01, R03-20, SF, GF |
| Dineen, Ken | #26 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R04, R08 |
| Dougherty, George | #33 | 10 | 26 | R09-10, R12-17, R19-20 |
| Engellenner, Dave | #2 | 3 | 1 | R01, R04, R07 |
| Glass, Max | #2 | 3 | 0 | R14-15, R19 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 21 | 19 | R01-11, R13-20, SF, GF |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 22 | 5 | R01-20, SF, GF |
| Guyatt, Owen | #3 | 4 | 1 | R08-09, R11-12 |
| Hartridge, Ron | #16 | 22 | 32 | R01-20, SF, GF |
| Hill, Frank | #18 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Kelly, Brian | #5 | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF |
| King, Billy | #12 | 20 | 3 | R01-09, R12-20, SF, GF |
| Leahy, Pat | #28 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Linden, Alan | #31 | 20 | 12 | R01-18, R20, GF |
| Matlock, Bob | #7 | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 19 | 0 | R01-08, R10-11, R14-20, SF, GF |
| McKnight, Jimmy | #10 | 5 | 0 | R10, R14, R16-18 |
| Nash, Laurie | #25 | 17 | 56 | R01-05, R07, R10-16, R18-19, SF, GF |
| Porter, Roy | #26 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R19, SF |
| Richards, Reg | #14 | 20 | 24 | R01-13, R15-20, GF |
| Smith, Keith | #9 | 13 | 12 | R03-06, R08-09, R11, R16-18, R20, SF, GF |
| Tippett, Peter | #21 | 5 | 0 | R09-13 |
| Whitfield, Ted | #22 | 18 | 3 | R01-15, R20, SF, GF |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 20 | 33 | R02-03, R05-20, SF, GF |
| Williams, Jack | #32 | 21 | 0 | R01-11, R13-20, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bill | 22 | 17 | -0- | 5 | R01-20, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1945 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 41 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 28/04/1945 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 05/05/1945 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 20 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 12/05/1945 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 19/05/1945 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 26/05/1945 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 8 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 02/06/1945 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 09/06/1945 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 30 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 16/06/1945 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 48 | Bill Adams | unknown |
| 23/06/1945 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 46 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 30/06/1945 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 07/07/1945 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 56 | Bill Adams | unknown |
| 14/07/1945 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Bill Adams | unknown |
| 21/07/1945 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 28/07/1945 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 68 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 04/08/1945 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 11/08/1945 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 58 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 18/08/1945 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 25/08/1945 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 01/09/1945 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 36 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 15/09/1945 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 11 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |
| 29/09/1945 | Grand Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Bill Adams | Herbie Matthews |