1924 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1924 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Charlie Streeter | Harry Coy | Edgar Dunbar |
| Half-Back: | Jack Collins | Eric Donaldson | Ted Thomas |
| Centre: | Bob Corbett | Dick Taylor | Mick Anthony |
| Half-Forward: | Derek Mollison | Hugh Dunbar | Stan Wittman |
| Forward: | Jim Abernethy | Percy Tulloh | Dave Elliman |
| Follower: | Bert Chadwick | Bill Shelton | Jimmy Davidson |
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 2 out of 16 matches was used.
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 |