1919 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1919 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 0-0-16, P%: 43.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Bill | #1 | 9 | 4 | R01-03, R05-08, R17-18 |
| Armstrong, Charlie | #29 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Baquie, Jack | #11 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R06-12, R14-18 |
| Bodington, Bob | #18 | 4 | 0 | R12, R14-16 |
| Brunier, Bill | #22 | 4 | 0 | R09-11, R14 |
| Chisholm, Eric | #19 | 5 | 2 | R12, R14-16, R18 |
| Connole, Jack | #27 | 5 | 2 | R03, R05-08 |
| Connors, Matt | #28 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Coulter, Gordon | #10 | 8 | 2 | R01-03, R05, R14-17 |
| Cummins, Frank | #29 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Elliman, Dave | #35 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Evans, Jack | #28 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Farrow, Alec | #25 | 4 | 2 | R12, R16-18 |
| Gibb, Reg | #7 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Gray, Alec | #14 | 13 | 0 | R01, R03, R06-11, R14-18 |
| Grigg, Archie | #32 | 3 | 1 | R12, R14, R16 |
| Hall, Cyril | #26 | 9 | 0 | R02-03, R05-08, R10-12 |
| Heinz, George | #15 | 14 | 15 | R01-03, R05-12, R16-18 |
| Hore, Bill | #7 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| House, Jack | #21 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R05-11, R14-18 |
| Huntington, Jack | #19 | 12 | 6 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-11, R14-15, R18 |
| Huntington, Stan | #18 | 3 | 3 | R07-08, R17 |
| Johnston, Teddy | #20 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Kenney, Con | #17 | 9 | 5 | R01-03, R07-08, R12, R14-15, R17 |
| Landy, Gordon | 1 | 1 | R09 | |
| Lilley, Charlie | #8 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R07-12, R14-18 |
| Little, Leo | #31 | 6 | 1 | R08-12, R17 |
| Love, Bob | #5 | 8 | 1 | R01-03, R05-09 |
| Love, Percy | #3 | 11 | 6 | R01-03, R06-10, R14-15, R18 |
| Matthews, Herb | #6 | 14 | 6 | R01-03, R06-09, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Mawhinney, Alec | #20 | 9 | 0 | R09-12, R14-18 |
| McKenzie, Bill | #4 | 13 | 2 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-10, R14-18 |
| McLean, Allan | #19 | 5 | 0 | R02-03, R05-06, R15 |
| McMahon, John | #9 | 3 | 0 | R01, R06, R11 |
| Nichols, Les | #13 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Richardson, Howard | #25 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Salvado, Alex | #23 | 5 | 2 | R02-03, R05-06, R09 |
| Salvana, Lou | #24 | 6 | 3 | R05-06, R11-12, R14-15 |
| Selover, Harry | #34 | 3 | 2 | R16-18 |
| Shelton, Bill | #30 | 8 | 1 | R07-08, R11-12, R14-16, R18 |
| Tonkin, Eric | #2 | 14 | 14 | R01-03, R05-10, R12, R15-18 |
| Walker, George | #16 | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-12 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #33 | 8 | 2 | R10-12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz, George | 16 | 0 | -0- | 16 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1919 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 28 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 10/05/1919 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 51 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 17/05/1919 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 31 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 31/05/1919 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 89 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 07/06/1919 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 61 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 14/06/1919 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 36 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 21/06/1919 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 28/06/1919 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 69 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 12/07/1919 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 10 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 19/07/1919 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 67 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 26/07/1919 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 16/08/1919 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 60 | George Heinz | Charlie Lilley |
| 23/08/1919 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 109 | George Heinz | Charlie Lilley |
| 30/08/1919 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 125 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 06/09/1919 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | George Heinz | George Heinz |
| 13/09/1919 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | George Heinz | George Heinz |