1935 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1935 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1935 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 8-1-9, P%: 101.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Colin Niven
Vice-Captain:
Allan La Fontaine
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backway, Fred | #21 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Baggott, Ron | #15 | 7 | 26 | R12-18 |
| Ball, Jock | #29 | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R11-13 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 14 | 25 | R01-08, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Bennett, Jack | #10 | 12 | 11 | R07-18 |
| Carr, Jack | #26 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Deague, Bill | #5 | 15 | 1 | R01, R04-11, R13-18 |
| Feltscheer, Ken | #22 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Fischer, Rowley | #8 | 15 | 4 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Foster, Jack | #30 | 13 | 8 | R01-04, R07-11, R14, R16-18 |
| Gibb, Maurie | #14 | 18 | 59 | R01-18 |
| Gillespie-Jones, Audley | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Glass, Eric | #16 | 13 | 21 | R01, R04-05, R09-18 |
| Halloran, Frank | #33 | 3 | 1 | R06, R09-10 |
| Hooper, Don | #18 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R12 |
| Jones, Gordon | #1 | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R06, R13-15 |
| Jones, Les | #13 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Kelly, Frank | #25 | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-12, R16-18 |
| Kinnear, Joe | #36 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Libbis, Billy | #22 | 11 | 8 | R04-11, R13-14, R18 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 11 | 0 | R08-18 |
| Longhurst, Charlie | #9 | 14 | 0 | R03-15, R18 |
| Matthews, Norm | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| McNamara, Pat | #28 | 6 | 0 | R10-15 |
| Meehl, Sid | #11 | 15 | 1 | R04-18 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Niven, Colin | #2 | 8 | 2 | R01-08 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Roberts, Archie | #6 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R17 |
| Smith, Len | #26 | 6 | 3 | R05-06, R08-11 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 3 | 4 | R15-17 |
| Sweeney, Bill | #35 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Taylor, Bert | #35 | 13 | 5 | R01-04, R07-08, R11-17 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 3 | 2 | R05-07 |
| Wartman, Ray | #23 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 18 | 8 | -1- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1935 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 60 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 04/05/1935 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 11/05/1935 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 18/05/1935 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 36 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 25/05/1935 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 03/06/1935 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 08/06/1935 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 60 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 15/06/1935 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 22/06/1935 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 29/06/1935 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 06/07/1935 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 44 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 13/07/1935 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 20/07/1935 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 28 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 27/07/1935 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 17/08/1935 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 24/08/1935 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 31/08/1935 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 07/09/1935 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 48 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |