1977 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. South Melbourne were defeated by Richmond in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-1-8, P%: 110.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beecroft, Barry | #8 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Blair, John | #24 | 11 | 11 | R01-03, R05, R07-09, R13-15, R17 |
| Brice, Gary | #7 | 18 | 6 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-12, R16-22, EF |
| Browning, Mark | #43 | 22 | 6 | R01-12, R14-22, EF |
| Carter, Peter | #22 | 2 | 0 | R01, R13 |
| Daniher, Terry | #2 | 18 | 22 | R01-09, R12-13, R17-22, EF |
| Dean, Robert | #18 | 17 | 26 | R01-08, R15-22, EF |
| Demetriou, Andy | #46 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Dempster, Graham | #13 | 13 | 13 | R03, R06-07, R09-13, R19-22, EF |
| Elliott, Chris | #36 | 3 | 1 | R04, R22, EF |
| Evans, Wayne | #15 | 11 | 7 | R01-03, R05-08, R13-16 |
| Goodingham, Barry | #28 | 10 | 3 | R01-07, R13-15 |
| Goss, Norm | #12 | 21 | 28 | R01-03, R06-22, EF |
| Gull, Stewart | #34 | 12 | 17 | R01-02, R06-14, R16 |
| Hodges, Russ | #17 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 12 | 14 | R06-09, R14, R17-22, EF |
| Hounsell, Colin | #27 | 15 | 10 | R04-07, R11-13, R15-21, EF |
| Jackson, Francis | #31 | 15 | 2 | R01-05, R14-22, EF |
| Jamieson, Ray | #4 | 4 | 5 | R09-12 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 14 | 6 | R03-04, R06, R11-16, R18-20, R22, EF |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 18 | 1 | R01, R04-06, R10-22, EF |
| Morrison, Peter | #35 | 22 | 22 | R01-04, R06-22, EF |
| Morwood, Paul | #39 | 4 | 2 | R02, R04, R09-10 |
| O'Neill, Terry | #19 | 23 | 1 | R01-22, EF |
| Quade, Ricky | #16 | 22 | 5 | R02-22, EF |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 23 | 0 | R01-22, EF |
| Robertson, Max | #23 | 9 | 1 | R04-05, R07-13 |
| Round, Barry | #25 | 23 | 12 | R01-22, EF |
| Scarlett, John | #8 | 10 | 0 | R14-22, EF |
| Smith, Michael | #49 | 2 | 5 | R10-11 |
| Teasdale, Graham | #20 | 22 | 38 | R01-12, R14-22, EF |
| Woodman, Brian | #10 | 15 | 14 | R01-03, R05, R08, R10-18, R21 |
| Young, David | #14 | 19 | 23 | R04-22 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #30 | 22 | 15 | R01-05, R07-22, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart, Ian | 23 | 13 | -1- | 9 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 69 | Ian Stewart | unknown |
| 09/04/1977 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 77 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 12 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 25/04/1977 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 60 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 26 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 11/06/1977 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 62 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 55 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 25 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 32 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
| 03/09/1977 | Elimination Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Ian Stewart | Ricky Quade |
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.