1905 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1905 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |