1968 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1968 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-1-13, P%: 83.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ray | #35 | 7 | 2 | R13-16, R18-20 |
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 19 | 17 | R01-12, R14-20 |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 19 | 24 | R02-20 |
| Bennett, Stuart | #31 | 13 | 8 | R03-06, R11-12, R14-20 |
| Bethke, Des | #15 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Brookes, Don | #1 | 6 | 0 | R13-18 |
| Busse, Neil | #24 | 17 | 2 | R01-10, R13-16, R18-20 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 19 | 8 | R02-20 |
| Davison, Ian | #29 | 15 | 11 | R01-15 |
| Elwin, Ross | #32 | 8 | 5 | R08-14, R16 |
| Greenwood, Jack | #39 | 4 | 0 | R17-20 |
| Haenen, Tony | #8 | 20 | 13 | R01-20 |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 16 | 9 | R01-15, R19 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 14 | 0 | R07-20 |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #30 | 20 | 11 | R01-20 |
| John, Graeme | #7 | 9 | 9 | R01-03, R08-13 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R10-20 |
| Leahy, Terry | #19 | 12 | 4 | R01-03, R07-12, R16-18 |
| Luke, Richard | #37 | 15 | 4 | R04-13, R16-20 |
| Luscombe, John | #23 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Magee, Stuart | #6 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Mallett, Bob | #40 | 3 | 1 | R14-15, R20 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 15 | 0 | R03, R06-12, R14-20 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 12 | 15 | R01, R03-08, R12, R17-20 |
| McCracken, Peter | #6 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| McGee, Jeff | #26 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Mohr, Rod | #39 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Mulligan, Mick | #41 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Pedrotti, Kevin | #42 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Phillips, Ken | #3 | 7 | 2 | R04-07, R12, R14-15 |
| Priest, Doug | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-17, R19-20 |
| Reid, Bruce | #13 | 2 | 0 | R01, R17 |
| Sarich, Eric | #16 | 19 | 7 | R01-11, R13-20 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 17 | 35 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-11, R13-20 |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 19 | 36 | R01-13, R15-20 |
| Viney, Ron | #44 | 5 | 3 | R01-04, R06 |
| Wilcox, Dick | #27 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R08, R11-12, R16-18, R20 |
| Williams, Rod | #10 | 2 | 1 | R09, R13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Allan | 20 | 6 | -1- | 13 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1968 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 10 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 27 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 06/07/1968 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 64 | Allan Miller | unknown |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 59 | Allan Miller | Bob Skilton |