1909 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 106.3%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 38
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Harry Brereton (34)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bernie Nolan
Vice-Captain(s): Vin Coutie

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Bell, David 1 R16 0
Beswicke, Percy 7 R11, R13-R18 1
Bickford, Albert 1 R03 0
Brereton, Harry 18 R01-R18 34
Cope, Harry 10 R01-R02, R04-R09, R11, R17 0
Coutie, Vin 18 R01-R18 33
Cowell, Jim 7 R02-R03, R09-R10, R14-R16 1
Daniel, Vern 4 R01-R03, R14 1
Doherty, Con 1 R06 0
Fargie, Jim 5 R01-R03, R10, R12 1
Fischer, Bill 1 R05 0
Fitzpatrick, Jim 17 R01-R02, R04-R18 13
Flintoft, Bill 16 R03-R18 6
Harris, Frank 14 R01-R05, R07-R15 1
Hewitt, Fred 16 R02, R04-R18 1
Hodgkins, Joe 12 R01, R03-R08, R11, R13, R16-R18 9
Irwin, Les 4 R03, R06-R08 0
Jones, Alf 8 R04, R06-R07, R12, R15-R18 3
Leach, Ted 9 R08-R12, R14-R17 3
Maxwell, Bill 2 R11, R16 1
McBean, Billy 1 R15 0
McKenzie, Bill 3 R16-R18 0
McNeilage, George 1 R01 0
Mills, Paddy 12 R04-R10, R12-R13, R15, R17-R18 2
Monk, Bobby 18 R01-R18 1
Nolan, Bernie 14 R01-R02, R05-R15, R18 2
Norman, Len 14 R01-R14 11
Odgers, Hughie 3 R01-R03 1
Oliver, George 1 R13 0
Parke, Bert 3 R01-R03 0
Pearce, Joe 18 R01-R18 0
Purse, Hugh 10 R01-R10 0
Robertson, Jack 16 R03-R18 5
Smith, Jack 16 R01-R02, R04-R16, R18 6
Strong, Jack 13 R01-R05, R09-R10, R12-R15, R17-R18 5
Sykes, Wally 6 R04, R11-R12, R16-R18 3
Woods, George 2 R17-R18 1
Wright, Henry 2 R13-R14 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Fred Hewitt Joe Pearce Jack Smith
Half-Back: Bobby Monk Frank Harris Jim Fitzpatrick
Centre: Jack Robertson Bill Flintoft Harry Cope
Half-Forward: Harry Brereton Vin Coutie Bill Maxwell
Forward: Ted Leach Joe Hodgkins Wally Sykes
Follower: Percy Beswicke Bernie Nolan Len Norman

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)
Hall, Alec 18 10 -1- 7 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/05/1909 Round 1 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 11 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
08/05/1909 Round 2 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 20 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
15/05/1909 Round 3 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 64 Alec Hall Vin Coutie
22/05/1909 Round 4 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 11 Alec Hall Vin Coutie
29/05/1909 Round 5 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 23 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
05/06/1909 Round 6 University AWAY WIN MEL by 19 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
07/06/1909 Round 7 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 79 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
12/06/1909 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 13 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
26/06/1909 Round 9 Collingwood HOME DRAW drawn Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
03/07/1909 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 67 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
10/07/1909 Round 11 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 10 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
17/07/1909 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 21 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
24/07/1909 Round 13 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 38 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
31/07/1909 Round 14 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 51 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
14/08/1909 Round 15 University HOME WIN MEL by 1 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan
21/08/1909 Round 16 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 23 Alec Hall Vin Coutie
28/08/1909 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 30 Alec Hall Vin Coutie
04/09/1909 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 42 Alec Hall Bernie Nolan