1905 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1905 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1905 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 3-0-14, P%: 70.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam, Roy | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Anderson, Syd | 12 | 1 | R01-04, R07, R10-14, S01-02 | |
| Bowe, Bill | 15 | 1 | R02-09, R11-14, S01-03 | |
| Brown, Frank | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Conquest, Jim | 13 | 7 | R05-14, S01-03 | |
| Cordner, Harry | 10 | 16 | R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Cordner, Ted | 7 | 0 | R03-08, R11 | |
| Coutie, Vin | 17 | 14 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Denton, Ernest | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Drane, Horrie | 14 | 3 | R01-10, R12, R14, S01-02 | |
| Fleming, Ted | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Gardiner, Jack | 12 | 6 | R01-06, R08-13 | |
| Gardiner, Vin | 2 | 0 | S01-02 | |
| Gardner, Corrie | 2 | 0 | R11, R13 | |
| Gardner, Mark | 5 | 0 | R01-03, S01-02 | |
| Gilchrist, Art | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 | |
| Henderson, Harry | 16 | 2 | R01-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Howard, Fred | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Hurrey, Frank | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Langley, Frank | 8 | 7 | R01-06, R08-09 | |
| Leith, Jack | 7 | 4 | R10-14, S01-02 | |
| MacKay, Charlie | 9 | 4 | R09-14, S01-03 | |
| Marshall, Willie | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| McKellar, Don | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Mills, Paddy | 13 | 8 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-14, S02 | |
| Minto, Les | 1 | 1 | R01 | |
| Moodie, George | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R04-08, R14 | |
| Nolan, Bernie | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-14, S01, S03 | |
| Ogilvie, Alick | 1 | 1 | R07 | |
| Onyons, Basil | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 12 | 0 | R01-12 | |
| Peacock, George | 13 | 4 | R02, R06-14, S01-03 | |
| Pearce, Joe | 13 | 0 | R01-13 | |
| Penrose, Ern | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Purse, Hugh | 15 | 11 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Purse, Jack | 13 | 1 | R01-12, S01 | |
| Sowden, Arthur | 16 | 2 | R01-12, R14, S01-03 | |
| Strong, Jack | 6 | 1 | R11, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Trend, Jim | 3 | 3 | R02-04 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1905 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 13/05/1905 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 6 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 20/05/1905 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 23 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 27/05/1905 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 03/06/1905 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 8 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 10/06/1905 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 3 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 17/06/1905 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | unknown | Jack Purse |
| 01/07/1905 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 3 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 08/07/1905 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 32 | unknown | Frank Langley |
| 15/07/1905 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 24 | unknown | Jack Purse |
| 22/07/1905 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | unknown | Jack Purse |
| 29/07/1905 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | unknown | Jack Purse |
| 05/08/1905 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1905 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1905 | Sectional Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 49 | unknown | Jack Purse |
| 02/09/1905 | Sectional Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1905 | Sectional Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 87 | unknown | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.