1909 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1909 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 106.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, David | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| Beswicke, Percy | 7 | 1 | R11, R13-18 | |
| Bickford, Albert | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Brereton, Harry | 18 | 34 | R01-18 | |
| Cope, Harry | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R04-09, R11, R17 | |
| Coutie, Vin | 18 | 33 | R01-18 | |
| Cowell, Jim | 7 | 1 | R02-03, R09-10, R14-16 | |
| Daniel, Vern | 4 | 1 | R01-03, R14 | |
| Doherty, Con | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Fargie, Jim | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R10, R12 | |
| Fischer, Bill | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | 17 | 13 | R01-02, R04-18 | |
| Flintoft, Bill | 16 | 6 | R03-18 | |
| Harris, Frank | 14 | 1 | R01-05, R07-15 | |
| Hewitt, Fred | 16 | 1 | R02, R04-18 | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | 12 | 9 | R01, R03-08, R11, R13, R16-18 | |
| Irwin, Les | 4 | 0 | R03, R06-08 | |
| Jones, Alf | 8 | 3 | R04, R06-07, R12, R15-18 | |
| Leach, Ted | 9 | 3 | R08-12, R14-17 | |
| Maxwell, Bill | 2 | 1 | R11, R16 | |
| McBean, Billy | 1 | 0 | R15 | |
| McKenzie, Bill | 3 | 0 | R16-18 | |
| McNeilage, George | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Mills, Paddy | 12 | 2 | R04-10, R12-13, R15, R17-18 | |
| Monk, Bobby | 18 | 1 | R01-18 | |
| Nolan, Bernie | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R05-15, R18 | |
| Norman, Len | 14 | 11 | R01-14 | |
| Odgers, Hughie | 3 | 1 | R01-03 | |
| Oliver, George | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Parke, Bert | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Pearce, Joe | 18 | 0 | R01-18 | |
| Purse, Hugh | 10 | 0 | R01-10 | |
| Robertson, Jack | 16 | 5 | R03-18 | |
| Smith, Jack | 16 | 6 | R01-02, R04-16, R18 | |
| Strong, Jack | 13 | 5 | R01-05, R09-10, R12-15, R17-18 | |
| Sykes, Wally | 6 | 3 | R04, R11-12, R16-18 | |
| Woods, George | 2 | 1 | R17-18 | |
| Wright, Henry | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, Alec | 18 | 10 | -1- | 7 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Fred Hewitt | Joe Pearce | Jack Smith |
| Half-Back: | Bobby Monk | Frank Harris | Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Centre: | Jack Robertson | Bill Flintoft | Harry Cope |
| Half-Forward: | Harry Brereton | Vin Coutie | Bill Maxwell |
| Forward: | Ted Leach | Joe Hodgkins | Wally Sykes |
| Follower: | Percy Beswicke | Bernie Nolan | Len Norman |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1909 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 08/05/1909 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 15/05/1909 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 64 | Alec Hall | Vin Coutie |
| 22/05/1909 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Alec Hall | Vin Coutie |
| 29/05/1909 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 23 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 05/06/1909 | Round 6 | University | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 07/06/1909 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 79 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 12/06/1909 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 26/06/1909 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 03/07/1909 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 67 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 10/07/1909 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 17/07/1909 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 21 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 24/07/1909 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 38 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 31/07/1909 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 51 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 14/08/1909 | Round 15 | University | HOME | WIN | MELB by 1 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |
| 21/08/1909 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 23 | Alec Hall | Vin Coutie |
| 28/08/1909 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | Alec Hall | Vin Coutie |
| 04/09/1909 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Alec Hall | Bernie Nolan |