1906 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 1-0-16, P%: 48.7%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 44
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Basil Onyons (16)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Arthur Sowden

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Anderson, Lindsay 6 R12-R14, S01-S03 0
Anderson, Syd 16 R01-R14, S02-S03 5
Bowe, Bill 12 R02-R06, R08-R12, R14, S03 0
Boynton, Frank 1 S02 0
Brown, Frank 4 R07, R13-R14, S01 0
Conquest, Jim 7 R02, R04-R05, R10-R11, R13, S01 0
Coutie, Vin 12 R01-R07, R13-R14, S01-S03 13
Drane, Horrie 8 R03, R07-R08, R10, R14, S01-S03 1
Gardiner, Jack 15 R01-R06, R09-R14, S01-S03 5
Hayman, Spencer 6 R02, R08-R09, R13-R14, S01 0
Henderson, Harry 13 R01, R03-R11, R13-R14, S02 0
Hordern, Percy 5 R08-R09, R12, R14, S01 1
Howard, Fred 8 R01, R03, R07-R11, S03 0
Hurrey, Frank 2 R10, S01 0
Langley, Frank 3 R06, R08, R10 1
Leith, Jack 12 R02-R04, R06-R08, R10-R11, R13-R14, S01-S02 7
MacKay, Charlie 3 R06-R07, R10 3
McCooey, Frank 4 R10-R13 0
McDonald, Alec 1 R01 0
McIntosh, Jack 4 R01, R07, R09, R11 1
Mills, Paddy 8 R01-R05, R07-R09 0
Morgan, Lyle 2 R08, R13 0
Nolan, Bernie 16 R01-R14, S01-S02 3
Onyons, Basil 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 16
Parkin, Harry 1 R01 0
Peacock, George 14 R02, R04-R13, S01-S03 2
Pearce, Joe 10 R01, R05-R06, R09, R11-R14, S01-S02 2
Purse, Hugh 13 R01-R06, R10-R12, R14, S01-S03 8
Purse, Jack 7 R01-R06, R14 6
Richards, George 2 R12, S01 0
Rogers, Willie 8 R02-R05, R07, R09, R12, S03 0
Sleeman, Fred 14 R01, R04-R06, R08-R14, S01-S03 4
Sleeman, Lance 1 S03 0
Smith, Henry 1 R11 0
Sowden, Arthur 13 R01-R09, R11-R12, R14, S02 3
Stanley, Harold 1 R12 1
Stanway, Clyde 13 R02-R04, R06-R13, S02-S03 1
Stephenson, Norm 1 R13 0
Strong, Jack 10 R01-R09, R12 6
Suhr, Charles 1 S03 0
Taylor, Charlie 3 S01-S03 1
Tomkins, Hedley 5 R01-R03, R05, R07 3
West, Jack 1 S03 0
Woodhouse, Reg 2 S02-S03 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
05/05/1906 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 27 unknown Arthur Sowden
12/05/1906 Round 2 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 20 unknown Arthur Sowden
19/05/1906 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 34 unknown Arthur Sowden
26/05/1906 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 5 unknown Arthur Sowden
04/06/1906 Round 5 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 19 unknown Arthur Sowden
09/06/1906 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 49 unknown Arthur Sowden
16/06/1906 Round 7 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 44 unknown Arthur Sowden
30/06/1906 Round 8 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 45 unknown Arthur Sowden
07/07/1906 Round 9 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 52 unknown Arthur Sowden
14/07/1906 Round 10 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 66 unknown unknown
21/07/1906 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 56 unknown Arthur Sowden
28/07/1906 Round 12 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 11 unknown Arthur Sowden
11/08/1906 Round 13 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 33 unknown unknown
18/08/1906 Round 14 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 63 unknown Arthur Sowden
25/08/1906 Sectional Round 1 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 107 unknown unknown
01/09/1906 Sectional Round 2 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 39 unknown Arthur Sowden
08/09/1906 Sectional Round 3 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 56 unknown unknown