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South Melbourne coach illustration

Bill Adams

South Melbourne
Coach

70

Games

39

Wins

55.7%

Win pct

Overview Game LogGames Records

Career snapshot

Age at last game 47 yrs
Years coached 1945-1948
Date of Birth 11-Dec-1900
Games coached 70
Wins 39
Losses 30
Draws 1
Win pct 55.7%
Finals games 2
Finals wins 1
Finals win pct 50.0%

Teams coached

South Melbourne

Recent games

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1948 10
South Melbourne SME
Carlton vs CAR
L
87-149
Lake Oval
1948 9
South Melbourne SME
Fitzroy vs FIT
L
66-101
Lake Oval
1948 8
South Melbourne SME
Geelong @ GEE
W
126-106
Kardinia Park
1948 7
South Melbourne SME
Footscray @ FOO
L
28-60
Western Oval
1948 6
South Melbourne SME
Melbourne vs MEL
L
59-105
Lake Oval
1948 5
South Melbourne SME
St Kilda @ STK
W
107-84
Junction Oval
1948 4
South Melbourne SME
Essendon vs ESS
L
78-140
Lake Oval
1948 3
South Melbourne SME
North Melbourne @ NME
W
94-71
Arden St

Game Log

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1946 3
South Melbourne SME
Footscray vs FOO
L
86-102
Junction Oval
1946 2
South Melbourne SME
Essendon @ ESS
L
53-71
Windy Hill
1946 1
South Melbourne SME
Carlton vs CAR
L
109-117
Junction Oval
1945 GF
South Melbourne SME
Carlton vs CAR
L
75-103
Princes Park
1945 SF
South Melbourne SME
Collingwood vs COL
W
88-77
Princes Park
1945 20
South Melbourne SME
Hawthorn vs HAW
W
112-76
Junction Oval
1945 19
South Melbourne SME
Melbourne @ MEL
W
92-73
Punt Rd
1945 18
South Melbourne SME
Fitzroy vs FIT
L
73-82
Junction Oval
1945 17
South Melbourne SME
North Melbourne vs NME
W
134-76
Junction Oval
1945 16
South Melbourne SME
Footscray @ FOO
W
56-55
Western Oval
1945 15
South Melbourne SME
Geelong vs GEE
W
135-67
Junction Oval
1945 14
South Melbourne SME
Richmond vs RIC
W
95-77
Junction Oval
1945 13
South Melbourne SME
Collingwood @ COL
L
54-80
Victoria Park
1945 12
South Melbourne SME
St Kilda vs STK
W
106-50
Junction Oval
1945 11
South Melbourne SME
Carlton @ CAR
L
50-56
Princes Park
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Season records

Season Team Games W L D Win pct Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
1948 South Melbourne 10 4 6 0 40.0% 0 0 0 0 0%
1947 South Melbourne 19 8 10 1 42.1% 0 0 0 0 0%
1946 South Melbourne 19 10 9 0 52.6% 0 0 0 0 0%
1945 South Melbourne 22 17 5 0 77.3% 2 1 1 0 50.0%

Team records

Team Games W L D Win pct First season Last season Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
South Melbourne 70 39 30 1 55.7% 1945 1948 2 1 1 0 50.0%

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Geelong GEE
vs
Sydney SYD
GMHBA Stadium 16:05 AEDT
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Carlton CAR
vs
Hawthorn HAW
IKON Park 19:15 AEDT
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