1946 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1946 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1946 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-9, P%: 106.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, George | 4 | 6 | R16-19 | |
| Barnes, Fred | #28 | 3 | 2 | R01-02, R05 |
| Barry, Ron | #35 | 7 | 0 | R04, R13-16, R18-19 |
| Baxter, Archie | #15 | 8 | 7 | R01-02, R05-10 |
| Blumfield, Max | #3 | 3 | 5 | R01, R03, R05 |
| Bourke, Pat | 4 | 0 | R07-09, R12 | |
| Bywater, Ron | #2 | 8 | 4 | R01-03, R05-06, R09-10, R12 |
| Callick, Alf | #36 | 16 | 3 | R04-19 |
| Castles, Vic | #8 | 17 | 25 | R01-17 |
| Chambers, Wylie | #33 | 11 | 1 | R03-04, R07-09, R11-12, R16-19 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 11 | 0 | R09-19 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 19 | 21 | R01-19 |
| Cotter, Jack | #3 | 9 | 0 | R11-19 |
| Dempsey, Jack | #30 | 8 | 2 | R03-08, R10, R14 |
| Dowling, Doug | #34 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, R10-11 |
| Duncan, Norm | #26 | 6 | 5 | R01-05, R13 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 18 | 22 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 11 | 15 | R09-19 |
| Hartridge, Ron | #16 | 2 | 1 | R02, R04 |
| Holland, Len | #5 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R06-11, R13-14, R16-19 |
| Jasper, Howard | #25 | 6 | 0 | R06-07, R12, R15, R18-19 |
| Jones, Ray | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| King, Billy | #12 | 18 | 1 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| Leith, Merv | #24 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Linden, Alan | #31 | 18 | 17 | R02-19 |
| Lucas, Bert | #37 | 11 | 2 | R04, R06, R11-19 |
| Lugg, Jack | #9 | 2 | 0 | R01, R17 |
| Matlock, Bob | #7 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| McKnight, Jimmy | #24 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Mears, Harry | #19 | 15 | 32 | R05-19 |
| Mullenger, Bobby | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Nankervis, Vic | #22 | 4 | 2 | R02-05 |
| Perrett, George | #6 | 10 | 1 | R02-07, R12-15 |
| Piggott, Max | #16 | 4 | 10 | R08-11 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Richards, Reg | #14 | 15 | 18 | R01-15 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #11 | 12 | 0 | R01, R04-08, R11, R15-19 |
| Roulent, Tom | #29 | 19 | 9 | R01-19 |
| Spokes, Larry | #1 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, R18-19 |
| Stibbard, Neville | #18 | 6 | 2 | R01-03, R06-08 |
| Thomas, Ray | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Tippett, Peter | #21 | 15 | 2 | R02-03, R05-17 |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 19 | 4 | R01-19 |
| Williams, Jack | #32 | 7 | 3 | R13-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bill | 19 | 10 | -0- | 9 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1946 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 27/04/1946 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 04/05/1946 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 11/05/1946 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 13 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 18/05/1946 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 34 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 25/05/1946 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 9 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 01/06/1946 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 10/06/1946 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 65 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 17/06/1946 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 22/06/1946 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 41 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 06/07/1946 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 37 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 13/07/1946 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 20/07/1946 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 27/07/1946 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 53 | Bill Adams | unknown |
| 03/08/1946 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 11 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 10/08/1946 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 17/08/1946 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 29 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 24/08/1946 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 35 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 31/08/1946 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 45 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
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.