1920 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1920 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1920 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.