1969 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1969 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-13, P%: 82.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ray | #35 | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 |
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 12 | 16 | R01-07, R09-10, R15-16, R20 |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 19 | 26 | R01-09, R11-20 |
| Bennett, Stuart | #31 | 7 | 8 | R01, R04, R06-07, R10-11, R15 |
| Brandt, Graham | #34 | 12 | 2 | R01-08, R12, R16-18 |
| Budd, Arthur | #16 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R06-09 |
| Busse, Neil | #24 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Catlin, Sid | #46 | 7 | 10 | R04-05, R16-20 |
| Coghlan, John | #26 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 20 | 8 | R01-20 |
| Cooper, Reuben | #43 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Davison, Ian | #29 | 4 | 2 | R02-05 |
| Dowsing, Rob | #27 | 4 | 6 | R01-03, R06 |
| Doyle, Robert | #28 | 10 | 3 | R04-05, R08, R11, R14, R16-20 |
| Haenen, Tony | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R04-20 |
| Hartree, John | #35 | 1 | 1 | R20 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 12 | 24 | R07-15, R17-19 |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #15 | 18 | 24 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-20 |
| John, Graeme | #7 | 9 | 12 | R02-06, R08-10, R12 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-20 |
| Leahy, Terry | #19 | 19 | 3 | R01-02, R04-20 |
| Luke, Richard | #37 | 4 | 0 | R03, R07-08, R10 |
| Luscombe, Ken | #39 | 7 | 0 | R07-13 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 10 | 0 | R01-08, R10, R14 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 19 | 31 | R02-20 |
| McCracken, Peter | #22 | 5 | 0 | R09-11, R19-20 |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 9 | 0 | R12-20 |
| Mohr, Rod | #12 | 6 | 1 | R05-06, R11-14 |
| Page, Graham | #38 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Phillips, Ken | #3 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Pitura, John | #21 | 12 | 14 | R04, R10-20 |
| Priest, Doug | #9 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 20 | 3 | R01-20 |
| Reid, Bruce | #13 | 3 | 0 | R01, R12-13 |
| Richardson, Alan | #24 | 6 | 9 | R13-15, R17-19 |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 15 | 35 | R01-03, R09-20 |
| Svorinich, Bob | #36 | 7 | 7 | R06-11, R14 |
| Walsh, Wayne | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01, R04-11, R13, R15-20 |
| Way, Fred | #30 | 19 | 8 | R01-09, R11-20 |
| Wetzel, Ron | #38 | 12 | 0 | R09-20 |
| Williams, Gary | #37 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 20 | 7 | -0- | 13 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1969 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 12/04/1969 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 19/04/1969 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 60 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 26/04/1969 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 03/05/1969 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 25 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 10/05/1969 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 37 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 17/05/1969 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 24/05/1969 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 56 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 31/05/1969 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 14/06/1969 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 21/06/1969 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 58 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 28/06/1969 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 05/07/1969 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 49 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 12/07/1969 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 19/07/1969 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 67 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 26/07/1969 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 52 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 09/08/1969 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 32 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 16/08/1969 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 23/08/1969 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 71 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |
| 30/08/1969 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 35 | Norm Smith | John Rantall |