1959 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 103.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd, Ken | #32 | 14 | 7 | R01-03, R08-18 |
| Briglia, Paul | #1 | 6 | 5 | R01-04, R06-07 |
| Broadway, Ray | #50 | 3 | 0 | R11, R13-14 |
| Burke, Dick | #34 | 13 | 9 | R05-15, R17-18 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 16 | 8 | R01-16 |
| Crough, Gerald | #9 | 4 | 0 | R04, R06, R12, R17 |
| Deacon, Cliff | #35 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R06 |
| Fallon, Bill | #52 | 3 | 0 | R13-15 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 13 | 11 | R01, R03-05, R08-16 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 14 | 1 | R01-05, R07-11, R15-18 |
| Harris, Fred | #40 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R10-12 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hogan, Frank | #22 | 9 | 2 | R02-05, R09-10, R12, R15-16 |
| Hudson, Jack | #31 | 2 | 1 | R15-16 |
| Kelton, John | #23 | 2 | 0 | R05, R12 |
| Kiteley, Jeff | #4 | 6 | 0 | R07, R14-18 |
| Landorf, Ray | #30 | 14 | 0 | R01-06, R08-09, R13-18 |
| Marshall, Bob | #17 | 8 | 0 | R04-11 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 17 | 3 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| McGowan, Brian | #3 | 18 | 31 | R01-18 |
| McGrath, Bill | #28 | 15 | 18 | R01-03, R06-14, R16-18 |
| McKenzie, Norm | #43 | 15 | 2 | R01-04, R06-15, R17 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 17 | 0 | R01-16, R18 |
| Munn, Bob | #44 | 12 | 6 | R05-08, R11-18 |
| Oaten, Max | #19 | 6 | 9 | R02-04, R13, R17-18 |
| Power, Bill | #39 | 14 | 11 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-12, R14-18 |
| Rayson, Noel | #16 | 6 | 7 | R01-06 |
| Rice, Peter | #42 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Sharp, Laurie | #41 | 11 | 5 | R07-16, R18 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 16 | 60 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Stockman, Ron | #27 | 5 | 0 | R05, R07-10 |
| Svenson, John | #15 | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R12-14, R17-18 |
| Tagliabue, Gerald | #37 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R18 |
| Tampion, Ian | #7 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Taube, Greg | #48 | 4 | 1 | R13, R15, R17-18 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 14 | 6 | R05-18 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 12 | 4 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-12, R16-18 |
| Wills, Hedley | #29 | 3 | 3 | R07-09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clegg, Ron | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 41 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 31 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 27 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 30 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 45 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 15/06/1959 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 56 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 33 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 34 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 40 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 30 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Ron Clegg | Ron Clegg |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 92 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
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.