1905 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 3-0-14, P%: 70.9%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Harry Cordner (16)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Frank Langley
Vice-Captain(s): Jack Purse

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adam, Roy 1 R01 0
Anderson, Syd 12 R01-R04, R07, R10-R14, S01-S02 1
Bowe, Bill 15 R02-R09, R11-R14, S01-S03 1
Brown, Frank 1 R14 0
Conquest, Jim 13 R05-R14, S01-S03 7
Cordner, Harry 10 R08-R14, S01-S03 16
Cordner, Ted 7 R03-R08, R11 0
Coutie, Vin 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 14
Denton, Ernest 1 S03 0
Drane, Horrie 14 R01-R10, R12, R14, S01-S02 3
Fleming, Ted 1 S03 0
Gardiner, Jack 12 R01-R06, R08-R13 6
Gardiner, Vin 2 S01-S02 0
Gardner, Corrie 2 R11, R13 0
Gardner, Mark 5 R01-R03, S01-S02 0
Gilchrist, Art 2 R05, R07 0
Henderson, Harry 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03 2
Howard, Fred 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03 0
Hurrey, Frank 1 S03 0
Langley, Frank 8 R01-R06, R08-R09 7
Leith, Jack 7 R10-R14, S01-S02 4
MacKay, Charlie 9 R09-R14, S01-S03 4
Marshall, Willie 1 S03 0
McKellar, Don 2 S02-S03 0
Mills, Paddy 13 R01-R07, R09-R10, R12-R14, S02 8
Minto, Les 1 R01 1
Moodie, George 8 R01-R02, R04-R08, R14 0
Nolan, Bernie 15 R01, R03-R14, S01, S03 0
Ogilvie, Alick 1 R07 1
Onyons, Basil 1 S03 0
Parkin, Harry 12 R01-R12 0
Peacock, George 13 R02, R06-R14, S01-S03 4
Pearce, Joe 13 R01-R13 0
Penrose, Ern 1 R13 0
Purse, Hugh 15 R01-R06, R08-R11, R13-R14, S01-S03 11
Purse, Jack 13 R01-R12, S01 1
Sowden, Arthur 16 R01-R12, R14, S01-S03 2
Strong, Jack 6 R11, R13-R14, S01-S03 1
Trend, Jim 3 R02-R04 3

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/05/1905 Round 1 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 16 unknown Frank Langley
13/05/1905 Round 2 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 6 unknown Frank Langley
20/05/1905 Round 3 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 23 unknown Frank Langley
27/05/1905 Round 4 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 15 unknown Frank Langley
03/06/1905 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 8 unknown Frank Langley
10/06/1905 Round 6 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 3 unknown Frank Langley
17/06/1905 Round 7 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 2 unknown Jack Purse
01/07/1905 Round 8 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 3 unknown Frank Langley
08/07/1905 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 32 unknown Frank Langley
15/07/1905 Round 10 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 24 unknown Jack Purse
22/07/1905 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 33 unknown Jack Purse
29/07/1905 Round 12 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 19 unknown Jack Purse
05/08/1905 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 62 unknown unknown
19/08/1905 Round 14 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 35 unknown unknown
26/08/1905 Sectional Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 49 unknown Jack Purse
02/09/1905 Sectional Round 2 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 33 unknown unknown
09/09/1905 Sectional Round 3 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 87 unknown unknown