1923 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1923 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 3-0-13, P%: 80.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bob | #6 | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 |
| Abernethy, Jim | #14 | 15 | 10 | R02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Allen, Bill | #1 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Anthony, Mick | #7 | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-16, R18 |
| Carter, Wally | #26 | 2 | 0 | R09, R13 |
| Chadwick, Bert | #17 | 13 | 9 | R01-02, R04-09, R11, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 3 | 0 | R05-06, R17 |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Coy, Harry | #19 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-08, R14-18 |
| Donaldson, Eric | #30 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Dunbar, Hugh | #28 | 14 | 5 | R04-11, R13-18 |
| Elliman, Dave | #11 | 3 | 2 | R16-18 |
| Elliott, Tom | #4 | 6 | 1 | R09-11, R13, R16-17 |
| Flanagan, Joe | #2 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R04-07, R13-18 |
| Glasscock, Marcus | #31 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Harker, Harry | #5 | 6 | 13 | R01, R10-11, R13-15 |
| Heinz, George | #15 | 13 | 14 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-11, R15-18 |
| House, Jack | #21 | 2 | 0 | R02, R06 |
| James, Roy | #23 | 2 | 1 | R08, R13 |
| Lilley, Charlie | #8 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-09, R11, R15-18 |
| Lord, John | #26 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04, R16 |
| Makin, Jim | #22 | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Mollison, Derek | #16 | 16 | 7 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Moore, Vern | #34 | 7 | 5 | R01, R06-07, R09-11, R13 |
| Peck, Eric | #24 | 3 | 0 | R15, R17-18 |
| Robertson, Jack | #20 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Shelton, Bill | #13 | 12 | 5 | R01-02, R05-11, R13-15 |
| Streeter, Charlie | #9 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 16 | 19 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Thomas, Ted | #3 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, R14 |
| Tulloh, Percy | #18 | 15 | 31 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-16, R18 |
| Wilson, Alf | #20 | 11 | 3 | R01-02, R04-11, R14 |
| Wilson, Percy | #25 | 11 | 4 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-10, R13-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, Percy | 16 | 3 | -0- | 13 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Joe Flanagan | Harry Coy | Charlie Lilley |
| Half-Back: | Ted Thomas | Jim Makin | Charlie Streeter |
| Centre: | Mick Anthony | Bob Corbett | Alf Wilson |
| Half-Forward: | Percy Wilson | Derek Mollison | Jim Abernethy |
| Forward: | Dick Taylor | Vern Moore | Percy Tulloh |
| Follower: | Bert Chadwick | Bill Shelton | George Heinz |
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 3 out of 16 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1923 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 12/05/1923 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| Round 3 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/05/1923 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 35 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 02/06/1923 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 22 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 09/06/1923 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 7 | Percy Wilson | Charlie Lilley |
| 16/06/1923 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 14 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 23/06/1923 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 07/07/1923 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 34 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 14/07/1923 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 21/07/1923 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Percy Wilson | Charlie Lilley |
| Round 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 04/08/1923 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 26 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 11/08/1923 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 35 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 25/08/1923 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 34 | Percy Wilson | Percy Wilson |
| 01/09/1923 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 57 | Percy Wilson | Charlie Lilley |
| 08/09/1923 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Percy Wilson | Charlie Lilley |
| 15/09/1923 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 51 | Percy Wilson | Charlie Lilley |