Sydney
"In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. In the end, the club owners overstretched themselves and the club ended up in a much worse position financially than it had been before the move to Sydney...."
John Devaney retraces the history of South Melbourne's 'bloodstained angels' - and their modern incarnation into the Sydney Swans
1961 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
South Melbourne's 1961 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-04-15 1 | A | South Melbourne | 2.0 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.13 | 7.14 | 56 | 25 | GLE | 1961-04-15 Apr 15 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-04-22 2 | H | South Melbourne | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 84 | -4 | LAK | 1961-04-22 Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-04-25 3 | A | South Melbourne | 5.3 | 8.8 | 10.14 | 12.17 | 89 | WON | Richmond | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 45 | 44 | PUN | 1961-04-25 Apr 25 (Tue, 2:20) | Scores |
| 1961-05-06 4 | H | South Melbourne | 2.6 | 3.11 | 5.13 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | Carlton | 5.3 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 72 | -16 | LAK | 1961-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-05-13 5 | H | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.6 | 10.11 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | Footscray | 2.2 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 12.10 | 82 | 2 | LAK | 1961-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-05-20 6 | A | South Melbourne | 0.5 | 2.13 | 3.17 | 6.18 | 54 | LOST | Essendon | 7.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 20.13 | 133 | -79 | WIN | 1961-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-03 7 | H | South Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.6 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 17.15 | 117 | -67 | LAK | 1961-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-10 8 | A | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 5.16 | 46 | LOST | St. Kilda | 6.4 | 12.6 | 15.10 | 16.14 | 110 | -64 | JUN | 1961-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-17 9 | H | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.13 | 14.14 | 98 | -36 | LAK | 1961-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-06-24 10 | A | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.1 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 12.12 | 84 | -40 | VIC | 1961-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-01 11 | H | South Melbourne | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.12 | 9.14 | 68 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 50 | 18 | LAK | 1961-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-08 12 | H | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 65 | -16 | LAK | 1961-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-22 13 | A | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Geelong | 3.4 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 11.16 | 82 | -15 | KAR | 1961-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-07-29 14 | H | South Melbourne | 6.1 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | Richmond | 3.5 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 9.14 | 68 | 37 | LAK | 1961-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-05 15 | A | South Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Carlton | 3.3 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 111 | -59 | PRI | 1961-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-12 16 | A | South Melbourne | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.14 | 5.16 | 46 | LOST | Footscray | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.12 | 14.17 | 101 | -55 | WES | 1961-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-19 17 | H | South Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Essendon | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 16.11 | 107 | -29 | LAK | 1961-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1961-08-26 18 | A | South Melbourne | 6.3 | 9.5 | 9.10 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Fitzroy | 4.2 | 11.9 | 15.19 | 25.29 | 179 | -103 | BWS | 1961-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1961 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Brian | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Boyd, Ken | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brain, Peter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brain, Terry | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Briglia, Paul | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burke, Dick | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlile, John | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chisholm, Bob | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crough, Gerald | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deacon, Cliff | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dunn, Albie | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elliott, Morrie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Goonan, Clem | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gunstone, Henry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hannon, Barry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Heriot, John | 16 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hopkins, Bill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hotchkin, Allan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson, Frank | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kingston, Bob | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kiteley, Jeff | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewthwaite, Neil | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| McCormack, Ken | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| McGowan, Brian | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie, Norm | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| McLaughlin Jnr, Hugh | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Munn, Bob | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oaten, Max | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Porta, Ron | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Power, Bill | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rice, Peter | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rolfe, Ron | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Skilton Jnr, Bob | 17 | 28 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sonnleitner, Otto | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockman, Ron | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taylor, Jim | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tomlinson, Brian | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trethowan, John | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Woolley, John | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Younger, Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |