1969 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1969 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
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 |
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.