1961 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
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 |
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.