1905 VFA Season: West Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for West Melbourne for the 1905 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (eight as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1905 VFA Season
Team:
West Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 130.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Arch Johnson, Bert Ryan
Vice-Captain:
Bill Madden
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | 6 | 0 | R12-17 | |
| Gregory, Art | 14 | 0 | R04-17 | |
| Johnson, Arch | 9 | 0 | R01-07, R16-17 | |
| Madden, Bill | 16 | 0 | R01-13, R15-17 | |
| Rourke, Edward | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Ryan, Bert | 16 | 0 | R01-13, R15-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1905 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 16 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 13/05/1905 | Round 2 | Preston | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 73 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 20/05/1905 | Round 3 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 26 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 27/05/1905 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 38 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 03/06/1905 | Round 5 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 18 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 10/06/1905 | Round 6 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 10 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 17/06/1905 | Round 7 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 17 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 01/07/1905 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 08/07/1905 | Round 9 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 14 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 15/07/1905 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 42 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 22/07/1905 | Round 11 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 49 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 29/07/1905 | Round 12 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 22 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 05/08/1905 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 18 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 12/08/1905 | Round 14 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1905 | Round 15 | Williamstown | HOME | LOSS | WILL by 18 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 26/08/1905 | Round 16 | Brunswick | HOME | LOSS | BRNW by 9 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 02/09/1905 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 37 | unknown | Bert Ryan |
| 09/09/1905 | Round 18 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 27 | unknown | unknown |