1906 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1906 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:
1906 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 1-0-16, P%: 48.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lindsay | 6 | 0 | R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Anderson, Syd | 16 | 5 | R01-14, S02-03 | |
| Bowe, Bill | 12 | 0 | R02-06, R08-12, R14, S03 | |
| Boynton, Frank | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Brown, Frank | 4 | 0 | R07, R13-14, S01 | |
| Conquest, Jim | 7 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R10-11, R13, S01 | |
| Coutie, Vin | 12 | 13 | R01-07, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Drane, Horrie | 8 | 1 | R03, R07-08, R10, R14, S01-03 | |
| Gardiner, Jack | 15 | 5 | R01-06, R09-14, S01-03 | |
| Hayman, Spencer | 6 | 0 | R02, R08-09, R13-14, S01 | |
| Henderson, Harry | 13 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R13-14, S02 | |
| Hordern, Percy | 5 | 1 | R08-09, R12, R14, S01 | |
| Howard, Fred | 8 | 0 | R01, R03, R07-11, S03 | |
| Hurrey, Frank | 2 | 0 | R10, S01 | |
| Langley, Frank | 3 | 1 | R06, R08, R10 | |
| Leith, Jack | 12 | 7 | R02-04, R06-08, R10-11, R13-14, S01-02 | |
| MacKay, Charlie | 3 | 3 | R06-07, R10 | |
| McCooey, Frank | 4 | 0 | R10-13 | |
| McDonald, Alec | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| McIntosh, Jack | 4 | 1 | R01, R07, R09, R11 | |
| Mills, Paddy | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09 | |
| Morgan, Lyle | 2 | 0 | R08, R13 | |
| Nolan, Bernie | 16 | 3 | R01-14, S01-02 | |
| Onyons, Basil | 17 | 16 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Peacock, George | 14 | 2 | R02, R04-13, S01-03 | |
| Pearce, Joe | 10 | 2 | R01, R05-06, R09, R11-14, S01-02 | |
| Purse, Hugh | 13 | 8 | R01-06, R10-12, R14, S01-03 | |
| Purse, Jack | 7 | 6 | R01-06, R14 | |
| Richards, George | 2 | 0 | R12, S01 | |
| Rogers, Willie | 8 | 0 | R02-05, R07, R09, R12, S03 | |
| Sleeman, Fred | 14 | 4 | R01, R04-06, R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Sleeman, Lance | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Smith, Henry | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Sowden, Arthur | 13 | 3 | R01-09, R11-12, R14, S02 | |
| Stanley, Harold | 1 | 1 | R12 | |
| Stanway, Clyde | 13 | 1 | R02-04, R06-13, S02-03 | |
| Stephenson, Norm | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Strong, Jack | 10 | 6 | R01-09, R12 | |
| Suhr, Charles | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Taylor, Charlie | 3 | 1 | S01-03 | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | 5 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R07 | |
| West, Jack | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Woodhouse, Reg | 2 | 0 | S02-03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1906 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 12/05/1906 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 19/05/1906 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 26/05/1906 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 5 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 04/06/1906 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 09/06/1906 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 49 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 16/06/1906 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 44 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 30/06/1906 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 45 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 07/07/1906 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 52 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 14/07/1906 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1906 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 56 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 28/07/1906 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 11/08/1906 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 33 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1906 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 63 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 25/08/1906 | Sectional Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 107 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1906 | Sectional Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 39 | unknown | Arthur Sowden |
| 08/09/1906 | Sectional Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 56 | unknown | unknown |