1929 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1929 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1929 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.