1961 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 72.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Brian | #15 | 11 | 3 | R01-06, R08-10, R17-18 |
| Boyd, Ken | #32 | 10 | 10 | R01-04, R11-15, R17 |
| Brain, Peter | #16 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Brain, Terry | #16 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R04 |
| Briglia, Paul | #1 | 7 | 4 | R05-10, R13 |
| Burke, Dick | #34 | 11 | 8 | R01-04, R09, R12-17 |
| Carlile, John | #41 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Chisholm, Bob | #33 | 13 | 15 | R05-07, R09-18 |
| Crough, Gerald | #9 | 14 | 0 | R01, R04, R07-18 |
| Deacon, Cliff | #35 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-16 |
| Dunn, Albie | #38 | 6 | 2 | R01, R03-07 |
| Elliott, Morrie | #2 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Goonan, Clem | #37 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Gunstone, Henry | #5 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Hannon, Barry | #18 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 16 | 1 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Hopkins, Bill | #48 | 3 | 0 | R09, R12, R15 |
| Hotchkin, Allan | #49 | 5 | 0 | R11-14, R18 |
| Johnson, Frank | #8 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Kingston, Bob | #46 | 10 | 4 | R06-07, R11-18 |
| Kiteley, Jeff | #4 | 11 | 0 | R02-04, R07, R09-15 |
| Lewthwaite, Neil | #7 | 9 | 0 | R03, R06-07, R09-14 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 16 | 3 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| McGowan, Brian | #3 | 18 | 38 | R01-18 |
| McKenzie, Norm | #43 | 8 | 2 | R05-10, R16-17 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01-06, R08-11, R15-16 |
| Munn, Bob | #44 | 10 | 5 | R03, R05, R08-12, R16-18 |
| Oaten, Max | #19 | 14 | 24 | R01-07, R12-18 |
| Porta, Ron | #40 | 5 | 0 | R01, R07-10 |
| Power, Bill | #39 | 9 | 3 | R08, R11-18 |
| Rice, Peter | #42 | 17 | 1 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Rolfe, Ron | #18 | 8 | 4 | R11-18 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 17 | 28 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Sonnleitner, Otto | #30 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Stockman, Ron | #27 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R05-12, R16 |
| Tomlinson, Brian | #28 | 11 | 0 | R05-06, R08, R11-18 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Woolley, John | #31 | 15 | 0 | R02, R04-15, R17-18 |
| Younger, Marshall | #12 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faul, Bill | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 4 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 25/04/1961 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 44 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 79 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 67 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 64 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 36 | Bill Faul | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 40 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 16 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 37 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 59 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 55 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 103 | Bill Faul | Bob Skilton |