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South Melbourne coach illustration

Herbie Matthews

South Melbourne
Coach

90

Games

27

Wins

30.0%

Win pct

Overview Game LogGames Records

Career snapshot

Age at last game 43 yrs
Years coached 1939-1957
Date of Birth 12-Nov-1913
Games coached 90
Wins 27
Losses 62
Draws 1
Win pct 30.0%
Finals games 0
Finals wins 0
Finals win pct 0%

Teams coached

South Melbourne

Recent games

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1957 18
South Melbourne SME
North Melbourne @ NME
W
113-80
Arden St
1957 17
South Melbourne SME
Melbourne vs MEL
W
75-71
Lake Oval
1957 16
South Melbourne SME
Essendon @ ESS
L
55-75
Windy Hill
1957 15
South Melbourne SME
Collingwood vs COL
L
67-91
Lake Oval
1957 14
South Melbourne SME
Richmond @ RIC
W
78-73
Punt Rd
1957 13
South Melbourne SME
Carlton @ CAR
L
65-81
Princes Park
1957 12
South Melbourne SME
St Kilda vs STK
W
81-71
Lake Oval
1957 11
South Melbourne SME
Fitzroy vs FIT
W
109-96
Lake Oval

Game Log

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1957 3
South Melbourne SME
Richmond vs RIC
W
130-87
Lake Oval
1957 2
South Melbourne SME
Carlton vs CAR
L
52-76
Lake Oval
1957 1
South Melbourne SME
St Kilda @ STK
L
59-88
Junction Oval
1956 18
South Melbourne SME
North Melbourne vs NME
W
87-55
Lake Oval
1956 17
South Melbourne SME
Essendon @ ESS
L
58-76
Windy Hill
1956 16
South Melbourne SME
Footscray vs FOO
W
70-63
Lake Oval
1956 15
South Melbourne SME
Hawthorn @ HAW
D
78-78
Glenferrie Oval
1956 14
South Melbourne SME
Fitzroy vs FIT
L
81-105
Lake Oval
1956 13
South Melbourne SME
Collingwood vs COL
L
69-75
Lake Oval
1956 12
South Melbourne SME
Geelong @ GEE
L
26-67
GMHBA Stadium
1956 11
South Melbourne SME
Carlton vs CAR
W
73-54
Lake Oval
1956 10
South Melbourne SME
Melbourne @ MEL
L
59-82
MCG
1956 9
South Melbourne SME
St Kilda vs STK
W
89-74
Lake Oval
1956 8
South Melbourne SME
Richmond @ RIC
W
78-75
Punt Rd
1956 7
South Melbourne SME
North Melbourne @ NME
L
58-97
Arden St
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Season records

Season Team Games W L D Win pct Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
1957 South Melbourne 18 7 11 0 38.9% 0 0 0 0 0%
1956 South Melbourne 18 6 11 1 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0%
1955 South Melbourne 18 5 13 0 27.8% 0 0 0 0 0%
1954 South Melbourne 18 6 12 0 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0%
1939 South Melbourne 18 3 15 0 16.7% 0 0 0 0 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 90 27 62 1 30.0% 1939 1957 0 0 0 0 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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