1920 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1920 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 eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1920 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 5-0-11, P%: 74.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Bill | #1 | 15 | 5 | R01-04, R06-12, R15-18 |
| Anthony, Mick | #7 | 11 | 1 | R01, R08-12, R14-18 |
| Baquie, Jack | #11 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R06 |
| Bodington, Bob | #18 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Boyd, Les | #23 | 8 | 4 | R09-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Brake, Jack | #10 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Bryan, Claude | #25 | 3 | 0 | R04, R07, R10 |
| Campbell, Bruce | #30 | 5 | 4 | R09, R11-12, R14-15 |
| Chadwick, Bert | #17 | 16 | 8 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-18 |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-18 |
| Dobrigh, Leo | #34 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Ellis, Reg | #31 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Farrow, Alec | #4 | 15 | 3 | R01-04, R07-12, R14-18 |
| Fawcett, Bill | #24 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Garlick, George | #29 | 5 | 4 | R04, R06-07, R16-17 |
| Gray, Alec | #14 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10, R12, R14-18 |
| Harker, Harry | #5 | 9 | 23 | R02-04, R06-11 |
| Heinz, George | #15 | 14 | 18 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-15, R18 |
| Henderson, Norm | #32 | 2 | 2 | R16-17 |
| House, Jack | #21 | 12 | 6 | R01, R03-04, R06-08, R10, R12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Huntington, Jack | #19 | 13 | 15 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-15 |
| Hutcheson, Syd | #22 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R09, R14-17 |
| Lilley, Charlie | #8 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-12, R14-18 |
| Little, Leo | #3 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R07-08, R18 |
| Matthews, Herb | #6 | 15 | 4 | R01-02, R04, R06-12, R14-18 |
| McIntyre, Bill | #24 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Neal, Aubrey | #35 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| O'Carroll, Joe | #20 | 3 | 2 | R02, R16-17 |
| Odgers, Hughie | #12 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Rowe, Vern | #26 | 7 | 7 | R04, R08, R10, R14-16, R18 |
| Shelton, Bill | #13 | 11 | 5 | R01-03, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Streeter, Charlie | #9 | 14 | 9 | R01-04, R06-07, R09, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Tampling, Harry | #27 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Tonkin, Eric | #2 | 6 | 5 | R01-03, R06, R08-09 |
| Walker, George | #28 | 11 | 0 | R06-12, R14-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brosnan, Gerald | 16 | 5 | -0- | 11 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1920 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 08/05/1920 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 15/05/1920 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 22/05/1920 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| Round 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 05/06/1920 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 12/06/1920 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 19/06/1920 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 62 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 26/06/1920 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 65 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 03/07/1920 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 44 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 10/07/1920 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 17/07/1920 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 07/08/1920 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 62 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 14/08/1920 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |
| 21/08/1920 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 74 | Gerald Brosnan | Charlie Lilley |
| 28/08/1920 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 63 | Gerald Brosnan | Charlie Lilley |
| 04/09/1920 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Gerald Brosnan | George Heinz |