1962 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1962 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 twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1962 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 74.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Harry | #36 | 15 | 2 | R01-03, R05, R08-18 |
| Bennett, Brian | #15 | 17 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Burke, Dick | #34 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Castlehow, Trevor | #48 | 5 | 0 | R13-17 |
| Chisholm, Bob | #33 | 6 | 3 | R05-09, R12 |
| Colvin, Ken | #2 | 16 | 3 | R01, R03-06, R08-18 |
| Crough, Gerald | #9 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Dann, Gordon | #46 | 2 | 0 | R16, R18 |
| Deacon, Cliff | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Dolling, Peter | #39 | 12 | 1 | R03, R08-18 |
| Dunn, Albie | #38 | 8 | 2 | R01, R04-07, R09, R12, R15 |
| Fogarty, John | #32 | 4 | 0 | R04-07 |
| Forge, Neville | #1 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Goonan, Clem | #37 | 17 | 2 | R02-18 |
| Gunstone, Henry | #5 | 4 | 2 | R04-06, R13 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 15 | 14 | R01-09, R13-18 |
| Heyme, Geoff | #11 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R08, R10 |
| Hopkins, Bill | #18 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Hotchkin, Allan | #20 | 8 | 0 | R08-11, R14-17 |
| Howland, Darryl | #12 | 3 | 1 | R01, R03-04 |
| Hynes, Tom | #16 | 5 | 1 | R06-08, R12-13 |
| Johnson, Frank | #8 | 9 | 14 | R01, R04, R12-18 |
| Kingston, Bob | #23 | 15 | 7 | R01-02, R05-15, R17-18 |
| Magee, Stuart | #6 | 6 | 2 | R05-09, R16 |
| McGee, Terry | #49 | 5 | 2 | R12, R15-18 |
| McGowan, Brian | #3 | 18 | 25 | R01-18 |
| McKenzie, Norm | #43 | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 15 | 3 | R01-04, R06-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Mithen, Kevin | #3 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Munn, Bob | #44 | 10 | 13 | R01-03, R07-08, R12-15, R18 |
| Oaten, Max | #19 | 11 | 12 | R01-07, R11, R16-18 |
| Plumridge, John | #17 | 8 | 0 | R10-17 |
| Porter, Bob | #22 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Pumphrey, Jim | #45 | 7 | 2 | R02-04, R08-11 |
| Reilly, Elkin | #35 | 12 | 1 | R05, R08-18 |
| Rice, Peter | #42 | 8 | 0 | R02, R04-07, R12-14 |
| Self, Alan | #51 | 5 | 3 | R09, R11-13, R15 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 16 | 36 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-18 |
| Tomlinson, Brian | #28 | 4 | 0 | R10-13 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 13 | 5 | R01-11, R14-15 |
| Trethowan, Pat | #26 | 10 | 2 | R02-03, R06-07, R09-11, R16-18 |
| Tulloch, Russell | #45 | 4 | 1 | R05, R10, R14, R18 |
| Woolley, John | #31 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMahen, Noel | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1962 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 28/04/1962 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 05/05/1962 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 44 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 12/05/1962 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 48 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 19/05/1962 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 21 | Noel McMahen | unknown |
| 26/05/1962 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 46 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 02/06/1962 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 58 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 09/06/1962 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 23/06/1962 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 30/06/1962 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 36 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 07/07/1962 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 68 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 14/07/1962 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 49 | Noel McMahen | unknown |
| 21/07/1962 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 17 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 28/07/1962 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 04/08/1962 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 11/08/1962 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 18/08/1962 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |
| 25/08/1962 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Noel McMahen | Bob Skilton |