1948 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |