1907 VFA Season: West Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for West Melbourne for the 1907 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing nine matches there (seven as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Richmond in the first semi final, West Melbourne were defeated by Williamstown in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, Williamstown would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Team Details
Competition:
1907 VFA Season
Team:
West Melbourne
Club:
West Melbourne
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 128.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-18, SF, GF | |
| Gregory, Art | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-14, R16-18, SF, GF | |
| Johnson, Arch | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R09-10, R12, R14, R16-18, SF, GF | |
| Johnson, Percy | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R07-13, R15, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| Laxton, Bert | 11 | 0 | R09-16, R18, SF, GF | |
| Madden, Bill | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R08-18, SF, GF | |
| Rourke, Edward | 8 | 0 | R05, R07-10, R12, R14-15 | |
| Ryan, Bert | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-16, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/1907 | Round 1 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/05/1907 | Round 2 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 87 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/05/1907 | Round 3 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/05/1907 | Round 4 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/06/1907 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/06/1907 | Round 6 | Williamstown | HOME | LOSS | WILL by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/06/1907 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/06/1907 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 59 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/07/1907 | Round 9 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/07/1907 | Round 10 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/07/1907 | Round 11 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/07/1907 | Round 12 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/08/1907 | Round 13 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/08/1907 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1907 | Round 15 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/08/1907 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 65 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1907 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/09/1907 | Round 18 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | WMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/09/1907 | Semi Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | WMLB by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/09/1907 | Grand Final | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 18 | unknown | unknown |