1949 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-13, P%: 80.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry, Ron | #35 | 11 | 0 | R04-12, R15, R18 |
| Bourke, Pat | #2 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R11-14 |
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 14 | 12 | R01-11, R13, R18-19 |
| Bruce, Jack | #16 | 5 | 2 | R04-05, R14-16 |
| Bulpit, Stan | #5 | 4 | 3 | R14, R17-19 |
| Bywater, Ron | #32 | 16 | 25 | R01, R05-19 |
| Callick, Alf | #36 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R06, R08, R11-19 |
| Caris, George | #18 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R13 |
| Chambers, Wylie | #33 | 13 | 0 | R04-16 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 18 | 16 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| Collins, Kevin | #30 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Crane, Len | #21 | 15 | 1 | R01-08, R11, R14-19 |
| Davis, Syd | 1 | 0 | R19 | |
| Dornau, Erwin | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #30 | 10 | 4 | R09-12, R14-19 |
| Fox, Arthur | #8 | 18 | 4 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 15 | 1 | R01-11, R16-19 |
| Graham, Jack | #27 | 4 | 6 | R03-06 |
| Gull, Jim | #26 | 11 | 11 | R07-17 |
| Harley, Reg | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-02, R04-10, R12-19 |
| Hill, Vic | #15 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Jarry, Les | #28 | 17 | 7 | R01-17 |
| Jones, Dick | #7 | 17 | 27 | R02-15, R17-19 |
| Lucas, Bert | #1 | 18 | 5 | R01-16, R18-19 |
| Miller, Allan | #19 | 9 | 10 | R01-07, R17, R19 |
| Paez, Ron | #15 | 7 | 0 | R09-15 |
| Read, Chester | #11 | 11 | 4 | R02-03, R06-14 |
| Richardson, Arthur | #12 | 5 | 1 | R01, R12-13, R16, R18 |
| Ryan, Tom | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-17, R19 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 13 | 5 | R01-03, R09-10, R12-19 |
| Simms, Fred | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Simpson, Harry | #37 | 4 | 0 | R16-19 |
| Spokes, Larry | #24 | 17 | 25 | R01, R03-05, R07-19 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 7 | 8 | R13-19 |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 18 | 2 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Williams, Les | #6 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R06-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 19 | 6 | -0- | 13 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1949 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 64 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 21/05/1949 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 43 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 11/06/1949 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 88 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 54 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 33 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 20 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Jack Hale | unknown |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 30 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 49 | Jack Hale | Bert Lucas |