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1922

Captain - Coach: Percy Wilson
Finishing Position: 6th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Harry Harker (47)
Best First Year Player: n/a
Members: 576

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A pre-season dinner was held in the MCC Pavilion, with Harry Harker presented with the football he had kicked ten goals against Geelong with in the last game of 1921. Alf Wilson received a case of brushes as the best batsman in the player's cricket team, and Charlie Streeter a suitcase as its best bowler. John Lord was recognised with a case of pipes for taking a hat-trick against Essendon. Mick Anthony won a silver cigarette case for best fielder, and the MCC was presented with a framed photo of the cricket premiership side.

Before the season there was a contested election for seven committee positions. Candidates were EA Bond, SER Church, GG Coulter, CE Couchman, L. Nichols, B. Nolan, GF Pape, CH Parkin, WW Strickland, J. Strong and WFV Sykes.

Two wins to open the season gave long-suffering fans hope of a first finals appearance since 1915, and just a second since 1902. After Round 13 Melbourne still sat fourth, but a surprise loss to Geelong and playing the top three teams to finish the season left them in sixth place again.

Andrew Manzie and Bill McClelland were Melbourne's VFL delegates, and McClelland also served as league vice-president. The club lost 593 pounds for the season.

Practice match

OppositionResultScore
Oakleigh WIN 91-40

Premiership Season

RoundOppositionResultScore
1 South MelbourneWIN60-55
2 RichmondWIN88-85
3 St. KildaLOSS74-84
4 CarltonLOSS64-96
5 GeelongWIN66-60
6 EssendonLOSS42-93
7 BYE
8 CollingwoodWIN67-59
9 FitzroyLOSS33-49
10 South MelbourneWIN100-72
11 RichmondLOSS77-80
12 St. KildaWIN88-76
13 CarltonWIN64-61
14 GeelongLOSS46-72
15 EssendonLOSS28-44
16 BYE
17 CollingwoodLOSS53-82
18 FitzroyLOSS55-63

Ladder

WDL%P
Collingwood1204127.848
Essendon1015111.642
Fitzroy1015108.842
Carlton1006112.840
Richmond70992.028
Melbourne70988.928
St. Kilda511093.622
Geelong501184.020
South Melbourne411191.318

Playing List

NumberPlayerGamesGoals
1 Bill Allen 92
2 Joe Flanagan 150
3 Ted Thomas 160
4 Alf Oldham 32
5 Harry Harker 1647
6 Herb Matthews 88
7 Mick Anthony 102
8 Charlie Lilley 120
9 Charlie Streeter 140
11 Dave Elliman 87
12 Bob Corbett 151
13 Bill Shelton 42
15 George Haines 1613
17 Bert Chadwick 162
18 Percy Tulloh 1115
19 Harry Coy 160
20 Alf Wilson 162
21 Jack House 1315
22 John Corby 11
23 Les Boyd 21
24 Vern Moore 30
25 Percy Wilson 167
26 John Lord 70
28 Harold Dunbar 52
29 Hugh Dunbar 82
30 Artie Cambridge 20
31 Fred Long 10
32 Pat Bourke 73
33 Edgar Dunbar 143
34 Eric Peck 30
35 Richard Taylor 10

Tribunal

RoundPlayerChargeSanction
Round 5 Herb Matthews Elbowing 1 match
Round 11 Joe Flanagan Striking Not Guilty

Seconds

1922 Seconds season

Notes
Football Records from 1922 show Pat Bourke wearing #30 and Artie Cambridge in #32.

MFC is said to have played the Woodend League in a game at Daylesford on Saturday 17 June. Also shown as a game against Daylesford at Hepburn.

Media
Auge - 17/02/1922
Argus - 25/04/1922
Herald - 01/05/1922
Age - 28/04/1923

Links
AFL Tables page
Wikipedia page