Coach: Alex Hall
Captain: Bernie Nolan
Finishing Position: 5th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Harry Brereton (34)
Best First Year Player: n/a
| Matches | Ladder | Playing List | |||
Attendances across the league rose when shopkeepers were given Saturday off instead of half-Wednesdays.
For the first time players had to be registered with the league before they could take part in matches.
Secretary Jack Harper made a name for himself during the match against Collingwood by charging onto the field and making a citizens arrest on a Pies fan who had punched a Melbourne player. He was also criticised for a speech he made accusing the VFA of trying to pirate VFL players, and he only lasted one season in the job despite being elected unopposed.
Coutie, Brereton and Pearce were given trophies for meritorious play.
Elections for the committee saw Bill McClelland (323 votes), Harry Parkin 317, WM Cattlin (301), CE Couchman (298) and Dr J Agnew (264) elected. Former secretary George Beachcroft (147) and WAJ Branston (125) were unsuccessful.
Practice Match
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Commonwealth Association | WIN | 126-13 | |||
Premiership Season
| Round | Opposition | Result | |||
| 1 | Richmond | WIN | |||
| 2 | Essendon | LOSS | |||
| 3 | South Melbourne | LOSS | |||
| 4 | St. Kilda | WIN | |||
| 5 | Carlton | LOSS | |||
| 6 | University | WIN | |||
| 7 | Geelong | WIN | |||
| 8 | Fitzroy | WIN | |||
| 9 | Collingwood | DRAW | |||
| 10 | Richmond | WIN | |||
| 11 | Essendon | LOSS | |||
| 12 | South Melbourne | LOSS | |||
| 13 | St. Kilda | WIN | |||
| 14 | Carlton | LOSS | |||
| 15 | University | WIN | |||
| 16 | Geelong | WIN | |||
| 17 | Fitzroy | WIN | |||
| 18 | Collingwood | LOSS | |||
Exhibition Match
| Opponent | Result | ||||
| Norwood | WIN | ||||
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| South Melbourne | 14 | 0 | 4 | 168.9 | 56 |
| Carlton | 14 | 0 | 4 | 146.8 | 56 |
| Collingwood | 12 | 2 | 4 | 130.3 | 52 |
| Essendon | 11 | 0 | 7 | 121.7 | 44 |
| Melbourne | 10 | 1 | 7 | 106.3 | 42 |
| Fitzroy | 8 | 1 | 9 | 101.6 | 34 |
| University | 7 | 2 | 9 | 100.1 | 32 |
| Richmond | 6 | 0 | 12 | 64.4 | 24 |
| Geelong | 2 | 0 | 16 | 65.5 | 12 |
| St. Kilda | 3 | 0 | 15 | 59.3 | 8 |
Playing List
| Player | Games | Goals | |||
| David Bell | 1 | 0 | |||
| Percy Beswicke | 7 | 1 | |||
| Albert Bickford | 1 | 0 | |||
| Harry Brereton | 18 | 34 | |||
| Harry Cope | 10 | 0 | |||
| Vin Coutie | 18 | 33 | |||
| Jim Cowell | 7 | 1 | |||
| Vern Daniel | 4 | 1 | |||
| Con Doherty | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jim Fargie | 5 | 1 | |||
| Bill Fischer | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 17 | 13 | |||
| Bill Flintoft | 16 | 6 | |||
| Frank Harris | 14 | 1 | |||
| Fred Hewitt | 16 | 1 | |||
| Joe Hodgkins | 12 | 9 | |||
| Les Irwin | 4 | 0 | |||
| Alf Jones | 8 | 3 | |||
| Ted Leach | 9 | 3 | |||
| Bill Maxwell | 2 | 1 | |||
| Billy McBean | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bill McKenzie | 3 | 0 | |||
| George McNeilage | 1 | 0 | |||
| Paddy Mills | 12 | 2 | |||
| Bobby Monk | 18 | 1 | |||
| Bernie Nolan | 14 | 2 | |||
| Len Norman | 14 | 11 | |||
| Hughie Odgers | 3 | 1 | |||
| George Oliver | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bert Parke | 3 | 0 | |||
| Joe Pearce | 18 | 0 | |||
| Hugh Purse | 10 | 0 | |||
| Jack Robertson | 16 | 5 | |||
| Jack Smith | 16 | 6 | |||
| Jack Strong | 13 | 5 | |||
| Wally Sykes | 6 | 3 | |||
| George Woods | 2 | 1 | |||
| Henry Wright | 2 | 0 | |||
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 15 | Frank Harris | Striking | 7 matches | ||
Media
The Argus - 05/03/1909
The Argus - 15/04/1909
The Argus - 19/03/1910
Football Record R7 1996
Notes
A practice match may have been played against Commonwealth Football Association. Melbourne may also have played in Broken Hill during August.
Links
1909 team photo courtesy of Boyles Football Photos.