Captain - William Aitken (until August), Eddie Fox (from August)
Vice-Captain - George Hallett
Secretary - Alfred Smith
Committee (included) - Arthur Hunt
Leading goalscorer - Harry Graham (42)
Collingwood joined the competition for the first time and opened their VFA account with a wooden spoon. On the other hand Melbourne improved compared to 1891, with some of the success attributed to a new type of boot they began wearing with leather over the ankle to prevent injury. Another factor was a weak draw, which set them up for continuing success.
At the VFA AGM, association head Theophilis Marshall made a snide comment about players being given jobs maintining MCC controlled grounds. He suggested they didn't do anything expect "sparrow shooting", but when challenged by the MFC delegate, Hunt was forced to withdraw and confirm the club had not broken any rules. The term stuck, and fans soon began referring to the club as the "sparrow shooters".
The mid-season tour of Adelaide ended in legal trouble when players Ernest Howes and Robert Gibson were arrested and charged with breaching the peace. A detective staying in the same hotel claimed to have discovered 15 players under the influence who had caused damage to the hotel. They were fined £4 7s each, claiming they had accidentally broken a mirror and a washstand in a darkened room. An enquiry held by the club found that their players had no charge to answer, putting the incident down to a practical joke. Newspaper reports claimed that the magistrate investigating the matter urged the landlord of the hotel to press charges against the whole team, promising to fine them.
Aitken was captain until leaving for America. He was replaced by Eddie Fox before the August match against Fitzroy.
Harry Graham finished third in the league goalkicking with 42.
The club spent £530 12s 6d while only making £171 11s, 6d. The chief expenditure was the infamous trip to Adelaide.
VFA matches
| Date | Opposition | Result | ||
| May 14 | North Melbourne | WIN | ||
| May 21 | Williamstown | DRAW | ||
| May 24 | Richmond | WIN | ||
| June 4 | Essendon | DRAW | ||
| June 11 | Geelong | LOSS | ||
| July 2 | Richmond | WIN | ||
| July 9 | Footscray | WIN | ||
| July 16 | Port Melbourne | WIN | ||
| July 23 | South Melbourne | LOSS | ||
| July 30 | Essendon | LOSS | ||
| August 6 | Fitzroy | WIN | ||
| August 13 | Williamstown | WIN | ||
| August 20 | Carlton | LOSS | ||
| August 27 | St Kilda | WIN | ||
| September 3 | Port Melbourne | LOSS | ||
| September 10 | Collingwood | DRAW | ||
| September 17 | North Melbourne | WIN | ||
| September 24 | St Kilda | WIN | ||
Other Matches
| Date | Opposition | Result | ||
| 19 April | Ballarat | LOSS | ||
| 7 May | Ballarat | WIN | ||
| 28 May | South Adelaide | LOSS | ||
| 15 June | Port Adelaide | WIN | ||
| 18 June | South Adelaide | WIN | ||
| June | Nhill | WIN | ||
| 25 June | South Ballarat | WIN | ||
| 13 July | Victorian Railways | ? | ||
Ladder
| Position | Team | Win | Draw | Loss |
| 1st | Essendon | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2nd | Fitzroy | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd | Geelong | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | Melbourne | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | Carlton | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 6th | South Melbourne | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 7th | Port Melbourne | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 8th | Richmond | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 9th | St. Kilda | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th | Footscray | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 11th | North Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 12th | Williamstown | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 13th | Collingwood | 3 | 1 | 14 |
Players
William Aitken, David Christy, James Dobson, Eddie Fox, Herbert Fry, Clive Gaunt, Harry Graham, Jack Graham, George Hallett, Alf Healing, Ernest Howes, Richard Kelly, John Lempriere, Austin Lewis, Jack Lorraine, Lynar, Lew Massey, AH McKenzie, Alex McKenzie, Newstead, Jim McRaile, Bob Moore, Patrick O'Dea, P. O'Loughlin, Pierce, Robert Ramsay, W. Sharp, Fred Sheahan, George Slattery, Strong, Joe Wilson, John Wiseman
Goalkickers
H. Graham 42, J. Wilson 12, R. Kelly 11, E. Howes 9, D. Christy 6, C. Gaunt 4, J. Graham 4, J. Wiseman 4, A. McKenzie 3, H. Fry 2, Lynar 2, P. O'Dea 2, W Aitken 1, W. Sharp 1
Notes
Lynar may have been Eyre Lynar
Media
Adelaide Observer - 21/05/1892
Evening News - 17/06/1892
South Australian Chronicle - 18/06/1892
Yarrawonga Mercury - 23/06/1892
Courier Mail - 29/06/1892
South Australian Register - 30/06/1892
Adelaide Observer - 18/06/1892, 02/07/1892
Sydney Mail - 30/07/1892, 13/08/1892
Australasian - 01/04/1893
Age - 01/04/1893
Links
VFA Results and Tables