1924 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1924 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:
1924 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 4-0-12, P%: 83.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #14 | 7 | 3 | R09-10, R12-15, R18 |
| Anthony, Mick | #7 | 8 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R09, R12, R15, R17-18 |
| Carter, Wally | #26 | 3 | 1 | R04-06 |
| Chadwick, Bert | #17 | 16 | 2 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 10 | 1 | R08-10, R12-18 |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 15 | 1 | R01, R03-09, R12-18 |
| Coy, Harry | #19 | 15 | 3 | R01, R03-05, R07-10, R12-18 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Davie, Harry | 3 | 14 | R16-18 | |
| Donaldson, Eric | #30 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03, R07, R09-10, R16-18 |
| Dunbar, Edgar | #33 | 14 | 2 | R01, R03-10, R12-14, R16, R18 |
| Dunbar, Hugh | #28 | 15 | 7 | R01, R03-10, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Egan, Jack | #6 | 3 | 1 | R01, R03, R08 |
| Elliman, Dave | #11 | 6 | 9 | R01, R03, R06, R09, R14-15 |
| Elliott, Tom | #4 | 5 | 1 | R04-06, R12, R15 |
| Ewer, Bobby | #21 | 6 | 1 | R08, R13-17 |
| Flanagan, Joe | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Glasscock, Marcus | #31 | 3 | 0 | R01, R03, R08 |
| Harker, Harry | #5 | 7 | 16 | R04-07, R09-10, R12 |
| Heinz, George | #15 | 14 | 10 | R01, R03-07, R10, R12-18 |
| James, Roy | #23 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Lilley, Charlie | #8 | 9 | 0 | R04-09, R14-16 |
| Mollison, Derek | #16 | 14 | 11 | R01, R03-10, R13-16, R18 |
| Moore, Vern | #34 | 4 | 3 | R07-08, R10, R15 |
| Robertson, Jack | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Shelton, Bill | #13 | 13 | 1 | R01, R03-10, R12-13, R15-16 |
| Simmonds, George | #27 | 4 | 4 | R13-15, R17 |
| Streeter, Charlie | #9 | 12 | 1 | R03-10, R12-14, R17 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 16 | 7 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Thomas, Ted | #3 | 13 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07, R10, R12-18 |
| Tulloh, Percy | #18 | 16 | 24 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Wilson, Alf | #20 | 3 | 2 | R03, R12-13 |
| Wilson, Percy | #25 | 8 | 1 | R01, R04, R07-08, R10, R12-13, R17 |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 11 | 11 | R03-10, R16-18 |
| Wright, Max | 1 | 0 | R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattray, Gordon | 16 | 4 | -0- | 12 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1924 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 2 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| Round 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 10/05/1924 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 17/05/1924 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 24/05/1924 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 31/05/1924 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 09/06/1924 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 14/06/1924 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 46 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 21/06/1924 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 28/06/1924 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| Round 11 | BYE | ||||||
| 12/07/1924 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 19/07/1924 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 26/07/1924 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 47 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 02/08/1924 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 17 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 23/08/1924 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 30/08/1924 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 43 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |
| 06/09/1924 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Gordon Rattray | Bert Chadwick |