1930 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1930 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:
1930 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 104.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain:
Dick Taylor
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 12 | 4 | R03-06, R11-18 |
| Cassidy, George | #37 | 5 | 0 | R05, R07-10 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-17 |
| Conole, Reg | #22 | 8 | 2 | R09-15, R17 |
| Crapper, Harry | #15 | 7 | 7 | R05, R08-13 |
| Cutler, Bill | #18 | 15 | 6 | R01-15 |
| Davidson, Hec | #5 | 12 | 5 | R01-10, R16, R18 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Deane, Col | #31 | 4 | 0 | R10-13 |
| Driver, Vince | #7 | 2 | 0 | R05, R09 |
| Esposito, Ted | #6 | 8 | 6 | R01, R11-16, R18 |
| Frood, Geoff | #33 | 1 | 2 | R10 |
| Gough, Lew | #39 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Jackson, Colin | #24 | 2 | 0 | R02, R09 |
| Jackson, Webber | #28 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R14, R16-18 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 16 | 27 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 14 | 7 | R01-04, R07-08, R11-18 |
| MacDonald, Bill | #17 | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R11, R14-18 |
| Margitich, George | #3 | 17 | 73 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Moodie, Jim | #38 | 9 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R08, R10, R12, R15-16, R18 |
| Murray, Wyn | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R07-16 |
| Pemberton, Edwin | #19 | 16 | 3 | R02-08, R10-18 |
| Power, Jack | #12 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Steel, Howard | #30 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-11, R14-17 |
| Usher, Ray | #34 | 16 | 1 | R01-09, R11-17 |
| Vanthoff, Bill | #21 | 12 | 12 | R01-08, R10, R16-18 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 9 | 3 | R05-07, R13-18 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 17 | 23 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 15 | 13 | R01-13, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1930 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 25 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 10/05/1930 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 17/05/1930 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 24/05/1930 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 21 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 31/05/1930 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 58 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 09/06/1930 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 9 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 14/06/1930 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 21/06/1930 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 28/06/1930 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 26 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 05/07/1930 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 52 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 12/07/1930 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 41 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 19/07/1930 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 3 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 26/07/1930 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 17 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 16/08/1930 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 23/08/1930 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 30/08/1930 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Dick Taylor |
| 06/09/1930 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 13/09/1930 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 13 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |