1966 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1966 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 98.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, Ken | #32 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R18 |
| Batch, Kevin | #27 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Bethke, Des | #15 | 7 | 5 | R01-02, R07-09, R12, R15 |
| Bray, Jeff | #23 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 4 | 0 | R08-11 |
| Davey, Geoff | #22 | 5 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R09-10 |
| Davison, Ian | #29 | 8 | 4 | R01, R03, R05-06, R09-12 |
| Dore, Kevin | #38 | 5 | 0 | R06-10 |
| Dunn, Albie | #10 | 13 | 8 | R01-13 |
| Haenen, Tony | #8 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 16 | 8 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-18 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 12 | 1 | R07-18 |
| John, Graeme | #7 | 13 | 16 | R02-07, R11, R13-18 |
| Kingston, Bob | #23 | 10 | 9 | R01, R03-07, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 6 | 1 | R02-06, R16 |
| Long, John | #4 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Lucev, Ray | #8 | 15 | 12 | R01-04, R06-16 |
| Magee, Stuart | #6 | 14 | 10 | R01-07, R10-14, R17-18 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 7 | 8 | R03-04, R08-09, R16-18 |
| Orange, Noel | #26 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R10-14, R17 |
| Papley, Max | #11 | 16 | 14 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-18 |
| Parker, Glen | #41 | 7 | 3 | R01-02, R06-07, R09, R14-15 |
| Parker, Kevin | #3 | 7 | 0 | R03-06, R08, R15, R18 |
| Pasquill, Clive | #36 | 6 | 0 | R07-08, R10-11, R16, R18 |
| Pedrotti, Kevin | #47 | 11 | 0 | R07-08, R10-18 |
| Phillips, Ken | #42 | 6 | 2 | R12-17 |
| Priest, Doug | #9 | 8 | 0 | R11-18 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R13-16 |
| Reilly, Elkin | #35 | 6 | 0 | R12-17 |
| Robertson, Austin | #16 | 18 | 60 | R01-18 |
| Sarich, Eric | #28 | 17 | 17 | R02-18 |
| Self, Alan | #1 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 13 | 18 | R01-05, R11-18 |
| Somerville, Trevor | #19 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03, R05, R14-15 |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 12 | 10 | R01-10, R16-17 |
| Tenabel, Ron | #37 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04, R11 |
| Way, Fred | #30 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Wilson, Eric | #34 | 6 | 0 | R05-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1966 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 53 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 30/04/1966 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 07/05/1966 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 49 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 14/05/1966 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 30 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 21/05/1966 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 42 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 28/05/1966 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 04/06/1966 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 11/06/1966 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 18/06/1966 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 25 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 25/06/1966 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 12 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 09/07/1966 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 16/07/1966 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 23/07/1966 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 30/07/1966 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 06/08/1966 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 13/08/1966 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 67 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 20/08/1966 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 1 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 27/08/1966 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 17 | Bob Skilton | 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.