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Herbie Matthews

South Melbourne

Coach

90

Games

27

Wins

30.0%

Win pct

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	SME	@ NME	W	113-80	Arden St
1957	17	SME	vs MEL	W	75-71	Lake Oval
1957	16	SME	@ ESS	L	55-75	Windy Hill
1957	15	SME	vs COL	L	67-91	Lake Oval
1957	14	SME	@ RIC	W	78-73	Punt Rd
1957	13	SME	@ CAR	L	65-81	Princes Park
1957	12	SME	vs STK	W	81-71	Lake Oval
1957	11	SME	vs FIT	W	109-96	Lake Oval

Game Log

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Result	Venue
1955	9	SME	vs COL	L	63-72	Lake Oval
1955	8	SME	@ ESS	L	54-92	Windy Hill
1955	7	SME	vs MEL	L	71-72	Lake Oval
1955	6	SME	@ CAR	W	83-75	Princes Park
1955	5	SME	vs STK	W	166-32	Lake Oval
1955	4	SME	@ RIC	L	52-110	Punt Rd
1955	3	SME	vs HAW	L	56-98	Lake Oval
1955	2	SME	vs FIT	W	107-69	Lake Oval
1955	1	SME	@ GEE	L	66-104	GMHBA Stadium
1954	18	SME	vs MEL	L	49-101	Lake Oval
1954	17	SME	vs NME	L	80-95	Lake Oval
1954	16	SME	@ COL	W	90-88	Victoria Park
1954	15	SME	@ RIC	L	52-87	Punt Rd
1954	14	SME	vs FOO	L	41-78	Lake Oval
1954	13	SME	vs ESS	L	66-86	Lake Oval

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%