1923 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 3-0-13, P%: 80.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Percy Tulloh (31)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Percy Wilson
Vice-Captain(s): Charlie Lilley

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abernethy, Bob #6 2 R06, R08 0
Abernethy, Jim #14 15 R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 10
Allen, Bill #1 1 R10 0
Anthony, Mick #7 15 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R16, R18 1
Carter, Wally #26 2 R09, R13 0
Chadwick, Bert #17 13 R01-R02, R04-R09, R11, R13-R14, R17-R18 9
Collins, Jack #10 3 R05-R06, R17 0
Corbett, Bob #12 16 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 2
Coy, Harry #19 11 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R08, R14-R18 0
Donaldson, Eric #30 5 R14-R18 0
Dunbar, Hugh #28 14 R04-R11, R13-R18 5
Elliman, Dave #11 3 R16-R18 2
Elliott, Tom #4 6 R09-R11, R13, R16-R17 1
Flanagan, Joe #2 12 R01-R02, R04-R07, R13-R18 1
Glasscock, Marcus #31 3 R16-R18 0
Harker, Harry #5 6 R01, R10-R11, R13-R15 13
Heinz, George #15 13 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R11, R15-R18 14
House, Jack #21 2 R02, R06 0
James, Roy #23 2 R08, R13 1
Lilley, Charlie #8 13 R01-R02, R04-R09, R11, R15-R18 0
Lord, John #26 3 R02, R04, R16 0
Makin, Jim #22 16 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 1
Mollison, Derek #16 16 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 7
Moore, Vern #34 7 R01, R06-R07, R09-R11, R13 5
Peck, Eric #24 3 R15, R17-R18 0
Robertson, Jack #20 2 R10-R11 0
Shelton, Bill #13 12 R01-R02, R05-R11, R13-R15 5
Streeter, Charlie #9 16 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 0
Taylor, Dick #35 16 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 19
Thomas, Ted #3 3 R01, R04, R14 0
Tulloh, Percy #18 15 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R16, R18 31
Wilson, Alf #20 11 R01-R02, R04-R11, R14 3
Wilson, Percy #25 11 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R10, R13-R15 4

Team Line-Up

Back: Joe Flanagan Harry Coy Charlie Lilley
Half-Back: Jim Abernethy Jim Makin Charlie Streeter
Centre: Mick Anthony Bob Corbett Alf Wilson
Half-Forward: Percy Tulloh Derek Mollison Hugh Dunbar
Forward: Percy Wilson Dick Taylor Vern Moore
Follower: Bert Chadwick Bill Shelton George Heinz

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)
Wilson, Percy 16 3 -0- 13 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
05/05/1923 Round 1 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 5 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
12/05/1923 Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 28 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
Round 3 BYE
26/05/1923 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 35 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
02/06/1923 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 22 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
09/06/1923 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 7 Percy Wilson Charlie Lilley
16/06/1923 Round 7 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 14 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
23/06/1923 Round 8 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 9 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
07/07/1923 Round 9 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 34 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
14/07/1923 Round 10 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 5 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
21/07/1923 Round 11 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 19 Percy Wilson Charlie Lilley
Round 12 BYE
04/08/1923 Round 13 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 26 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
11/08/1923 Round 14 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 35 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
25/08/1923 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 34 Percy Wilson Percy Wilson
01/09/1923 Round 16 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 57 Percy Wilson Charlie Lilley
08/09/1923 Round 17 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 28 Percy Wilson Charlie Lilley
15/09/1923 Round 18 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 51 Percy Wilson Charlie Lilley