1945 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1945 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a semi final, South Melbourne were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.