1969 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1969 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1969 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-17, P%: 83.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Chris | #5 | 7 | 9 | R03-09 |
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 20 | 16 | R01-20 |
| Anderson, Tony | #11 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Arnott, Steve | #29 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 11 | 3 | R01-10, R13 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 16 | 29 | R01-09, R12-16, R19-20 |
| Campbell, Blair | #41 | 12 | 23 | R04, R06-16 |
| Clark, Denis | #2 | 18 | 14 | R02, R04-20 |
| Clarke, Kelvin | #17 | 5 | 2 | R01, R12-13, R15, R17 |
| Colcott, Russell | #39 | 7 | 11 | R10-14, R17-18 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R07-10, R12-20 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 19 | 48 | R01-09, R11-20 |
| Emselle, Ken | #10 | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 |
| Feldmann, Derek | #28 | 6 | 1 | R01, R04-06, R18, R20 |
| Forster, John | #27 | 2 | 0 | R03, R08 |
| Fowler, Chris | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01, R07-08 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 19 | 15 | R01-06, R08-20 |
| Hayes, David | #43 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Hone, David | #21 | 18 | 3 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-20 |
| Jennings, Danny | #45 | 3 | 1 | R17-19 |
| Johnson, Tassie | #8 | 16 | 2 | R01-06, R11-20 |
| Jones, Brent | #34 | 10 | 0 | R06-07, R10-17 |
| Kenneally, Bryan | #22 | 2 | 0 | R01, R20 |
| Lakes, George | #9 | 15 | 13 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-18 |
| Letcher, John | #30 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R07, R09-11 |
| McKenzie, Robert | #50 | 6 | 0 | R14-18, R20 |
| Mitchell, Mark | #44 | 6 | 2 | R10-14, R17 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 4 | 2 | R04-05, R11, R19 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 18 | 24 | R01-11, R14-20 |
| Powell, Daryl | #48 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Rhoden, Phil | #38 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Rollinson, Trevor | #3 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R10-16, R18-20 |
| Rowlands, Paul | #20 | 19 | 0 | R02-20 |
| Sampson, Ray | #46 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Schwarz, Darryl | #37 | 10 | 0 | R03-04, R09-11, R15, R17-20 |
| Sinclair, Peter | #23 | 4 | 3 | R08-10, R16 |
| Stone, Neville | #18 | 2 | 0 | R09, R12 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 17 | 0 | R02, R04-14, R16-20 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 20 | 16 | R01-20 |
| Vagg, Barrie | #32 | 6 | 7 | R01-02, R05, R07-09 |
| Walker, Max | #1 | 19 | 3 | R02-20 |
| Weekes, Peter | #25 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R04-05, R08 |
| Wells, Greg | #50 | 3 | 10 | R18-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith, John | 20 | 3 | -0- | 17 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1969 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 12/04/1969 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 19/04/1969 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 68 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 25/04/1969 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 03/05/1969 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 32 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 10/05/1969 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 28 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 17/05/1969 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 30 | John Beckwith | Stan Alves |
| 24/05/1969 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 21 | John Beckwith | Stan Alves |
| 31/05/1969 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 25 | John Beckwith | Stan Alves |
| 16/06/1969 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 25 | John Beckwith | Stan Alves |
| 21/06/1969 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 28/06/1969 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 05/07/1969 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 12/07/1969 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 19/07/1969 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 26/07/1969 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 36 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 09/08/1969 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 40 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 16/08/1969 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 23/08/1969 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |
| 30/08/1969 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 35 | John Beckwith | Tassie Johnson |