1929 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1929 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-1-6, P%: 105.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Barnes, Charlie | #15 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R07-08, R14, R17 |
| Beaumont, Art | #11 | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 |
| Carr, Clem | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Cassidy, George | #37 | 5 | 3 | R09-11, R13, R16 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Comber, Mick | #21 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Deane, Col | #31 | 16 | 3 | R03-18 |
| Driver, Vince | #7 | 5 | 0 | R09-12, R18 |
| Esposito, Ted | #6 | 13 | 2 | R03-07, R10-13, R15-18 |
| Green, Ossie | #22 | 11 | 0 | R02, R08-11, R13-18 |
| Haw, Jack | #24 | 9 | 4 | R04-11, R13 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 14 | 28 | R04-09, R11-18 |
| Jones, Tom | #25 | 8 | 10 | R09-16 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 7 | 3 | R01-04, R08, R10, R18 |
| MacDonald, Bill | #17 | 15 | 3 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| McConville, Tommy | #5 | 7 | 7 | R01-02, R04-06, R08, R17 |
| McCrae, Henry | #28 | 3 | 7 | R01-03 |
| Moodie, Jim | #38 | 4 | 3 | R03, R07-08, R12 |
| Murray, Wyn | #2 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-18 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 9 | 0 | R09-17 |
| Proudfoot, Alec | #18 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 17 | 30 | R01-16, R18 |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R15-18 |
| Usher, Ray | #34 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 11 | 4 | R01-04, R06, R10-12, R15-17 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 18 | 19 | R01-18 |
| White, Herbie | #8 | 12 | 4 | R01-07, R13-17 |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 11 | 16 | R01-03, R05-08, R12-14, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | 18 | 11 | -1- | 6 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1929 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 04/05/1929 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 59 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 11/05/1929 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 31 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 18/05/1929 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 58 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 25/05/1929 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 03/06/1929 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 2 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 15/06/1929 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 24 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 22/06/1929 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 35 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 29/06/1929 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 06/07/1929 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 13/07/1929 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 10 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 20/07/1929 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 27/07/1929 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 2 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 03/08/1929 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 10/08/1929 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 57 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 17/08/1929 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 41 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 24/08/1929 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 17 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 31/08/1929 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 56 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |