1902 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1902 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 9-0-8, P%: 108.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lindsay | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Anderson, Syd | 10 | 0 | R09-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Boully, Harry | 2 | 3 | R07-08 | |
| Bowe, Bill | 17 | 0 | R02-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Britt, Arthur | 1 | 2 | R04 | |
| Byrne, Jim | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Cathie, George | 13 | 8 | R01-10, R14, S01-02 | |
| Coutie, Vin | 12 | 9 | R01-12 | |
| Craig, Bobby | 3 | 0 | S01-03 | |
| Dalrymple, Syd | 2 | 0 | S03, SF | |
| Drane, Horrie | 2 | 0 | R08, R14 | |
| Gardner, Corrie | 5 | 0 | R01-04, S03 | |
| Gardner, Eric | 14 | 4 | R05-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Geddes, Stewart | 16 | 1 | R02-10, R12-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Herring, Maurie | 15 | 2 | R01-08, R10-12, R14, S02-03, SF | |
| Hocking, Ern | 17 | 1 | R01-06, R08-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Langley, Frank | 16 | 9 | R01-02, R05-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Leith, Jack | 13 | 26 | R01-06, R11, R13-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Lewis, Austin | 10 | 1 | R07-09, R11-14, S01-02, SF | |
| McClelland, Bill | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R10-14, S01, SF | |
| Moodie, George | 17 | 2 | R01-13, S01-03, SF | |
| Moriarty, Dan | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R08-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 15 | 0 | R01-09, R13-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Paul, Laurie | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Puflett, Bob | 4 | 0 | R06-07, R09, R11 | |
| Purse, Jack | 18 | 2 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Rainey, Les | 17 | 17 | R01-11, R13-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Reid, Curtis | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 | |
| Rippon, Les | 5 | 1 | R10-14 | |
| Ryan, Tommy | 14 | 20 | R01, R04-13, S01, S03, SF | |
| Sholl, Eddie | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Sowden, Arthur | 17 | 2 | R01-13, S01-03, SF | |
| Wardill, Dick | 3 | 2 | R01-03 | |
| Young, Charlie | 15 | 1 | R01-07, R09-14, S02, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Dan Moriarty | Stewart Geddes | Harry Parkin |
| Half-Back: | Bill McClelland | Bill Bowe | Jack Purse |
| Centre: | Eric Gardner | Charlie Young | Arthur Sowden |
| Half-Forward: | Frank Langley | Jack Leith | Vin Coutie |
| Forward: | Les Rainey | George Cathie | Tommy Ryan |
| Follower: | Syd Anderson | George Moodie | Ern Hocking |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 4 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1902 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 54 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 10/05/1902 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 17 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 17/05/1902 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 24/05/1902 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/05/1902 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 07/06/1902 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 09/06/1902 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 1 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 14/06/1902 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/06/1902 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/07/1902 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 12/07/1902 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 19/07/1902 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 26/07/1902 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 02/08/1902 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 16/08/1902 | Sectional Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 23/08/1902 | Sectional Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | unknown | Maurie Herring |
| 30/08/1902 | Sectional Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/09/1902 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | unknown | Bill McClelland |