1948 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-12, P%: 82.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, George | #7 | 3 | 3 | R08-09, R12 |
| Barry, Ron | #35 | 9 | 0 | R06-09, R11, R15-18 |
| Bourke, Pat | #34 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R13-19 |
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 10 | 3 | R03, R05-12, R19 |
| Bulpit, Stan | #1 | 7 | 5 | R04-08, R14, R19 |
| Bywater, Ron | #32 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| Callick, Alf | #36 | 13 | 5 | R01-05, R09-10, R12-17 |
| Caris, George | #18 | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R19 |
| Chambers, Wylie | #33 | 12 | 4 | R05, R07-08, R11-19 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R10-12 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 18 | 30 | R01-14, R16-19 |
| Collins, Kevin | #30 | 9 | 11 | R01-06, R13, R15, R19 |
| Crane, Len | #21 | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07, R09, R11-19 |
| Dornau, Erwin | #17 | 17 | 2 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-19 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #2 | 4 | 1 | R09, R16-18 |
| Fox, Arthur | #8 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R07, R12-15 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 8 | 5 | R01-05, R14-15, R19 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 16 | 33 | R01-14, R16, R18 |
| Harley, Reg | #14 | 19 | 11 | R01-19 |
| Hill, Vic | #15 | 17 | 6 | R01-13, R16-19 |
| Holland, Len | #5 | 11 | 4 | R03-06, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Jarry, Les | #28 | 4 | 3 | R16-19 |
| Kennedy, George | #31 | 5 | 5 | R06-10 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R14-19 |
| Lucas, Bert | #37 | 10 | 4 | R06-15 |
| Mears, Harry | #19 | 5 | 2 | R01-03, R07, R10 |
| Miller, Allan | #19 | 3 | 8 | R17-19 |
| Mullane, Jack | #9 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Read, Chester | #11 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Ryan, Tom | #10 | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R12-13, R19 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 12 | 2 | R01-11, R13 |
| Simpson, Harry | #16 | 5 | 2 | R13-14, R16-18 |
| Spokes, Larry | #24 | 16 | 12 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Stephens, Frank | #20 | 3 | 3 | R13-15 |
| Strang, Allan | #28 | 5 | 2 | R07-10, R12 |
| Taylor, Don | #26 | 17 | 19 | R01-08, R10-12, R14-19 |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 17 | 26 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-19 |
| Williams, Les | #6 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R08-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bill | 10 | 4 | -0- | 6 | R01-10 |
| Hale, Jack | 9 | 3 | -0- | 6 | R11-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1948 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 15 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 26/04/1948 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 53 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 62 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 46 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 05/06/1948 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 20 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 12/06/1948 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 35 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Bill Adams | Jack Graham |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 26 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 77 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 07/08/1948 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Jack Hale | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 49 | Jack Hale | unknown |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 51 | Jack Hale | Jack Graham |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 96 | Jack Hale | unknown |