Coach: Checker Hughes
Captain: Francis Vine
Finishing Position: 10th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Robert C Johnson (62)
Best First Year Player: Les Jones
| Matches | Ladder | Playing list | Tribunal | Seconds | |
After the resignation of coach Ivor Warne-Smith, Melbourne narrowed their choice for his replacement down to former South Melbourne captain/coach Paddy Scanlan, ex-Melbourne player and Seconds coach Col Deane and Richmond's Checker Hughes. Percy Page crossed from Richmond to become secretary, ensuring Hughes would get the job. Joe Blair and Harry Parkin were the club's delegates to the VFL.
Win Berry and George Haines were reelected unopposed for 1933 as football club representatives on the committee. 14 candidates vied for the other seven spots - sitting members CL Forrester, Fred Ince, JL McArthur, CH Parkin, George Slight, ECH Taylor and JA Henty Wilson, against challengers A. Branston, Bert Chadwick, RB Hogg, RH Keon-Cohen, HM Moyes and A McL Paterson. Henty-Wilson was replaced by Bert Chadwick, and George Sleight joined the main committee after previously representing club members. Percy Page was elected Secretary unopposed.
'Checker' took the risk of leaving a side he'd coached to six consecutive finals appearances, and a flag in 1932, for a side that had struggled for several years. He set about making his mark on the club, sacking 13 players and inadvertently giving the side their best-known nickname by imporing them to "lift your heads and play like demons!" during a fiery three quarter time address.
Page set about rebuilding the club's off-field fortunes. Recognising that the lack of a partisan local fanbase was a major disadvantage, the club tried to boost their support in the Prahran council area by opening a number of membership ticket outlets.
Melbourne's recruiting zone consisted of the Lonsdale, Latrobe, Gipps and Albert Wards of the City of Melbourne, as well as the City of Prahran excepting the portion bounded by Punt Road, High Street, Kooyong Road, Dandenong Road and Wellington Street. Before the season the club held a meeting with the junior clubs in their area to encourage junior football.
The off-field changes didn't lead to instant success. With captain Francis Vine injured for much of the year, Melbourne only won three games and were lucky to find two sides worse than them on the ladder. A lack of tall and heavy players was blamed, and the committee resolved to target larger players before 1934. At the end of the season, the club cut veterans and experienced players Barnett, Conole, Ryan, Usher, Avery, Tyson, Robinson and Streeter.
The Seconds were again a shining light in an otherwise disappointing year, winning their third consecutive premiership until Bill Adams. The club was presented the Hartley Shield for their achievement.
Melbourne lost £1998 for the season, with £2197 pounds income against £4195 pounds expenditure.
At the end of season elections, Bert Chadwick and C Forrester Lane did not renominate. New candidates Abernety, Patterson and Henty-Wilson challenged sitting members Fred Ince, A McPatterson, JL McArthur, CH Parkin, GS Sleight and ECH Taylor.
Premiership season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | Richmond | LOSS | 64-96 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | LOSS | 72-90 | ||
| 3 | Essendon | WIN | 99-70 | ||
| 4 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 79-82 | ||
| 5 | Footscray | LOSS | 77-97 | ||
| 6 | Carlton | LOSS | 87-91 | ||
| 7 | Collingwood | LOSS | 97-126 | ||
| 8 | North Melbourne | LOSS | 69-93 | ||
| 9 | St. Kilda | LOSS | 33-90 | ||
| 10 | South Melbourne | LOSS | 81-88 | ||
| 11 | Hawthorn | WIN | 136-98 | ||
| 12 | Richmond | LOSS | 85-135 | ||
| 13 | Geelong | LOSS | 88-123 | ||
| 14 | Essendon | WIN | 106-91 | ||
| 15 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 69-86 | ||
| 16 | Footscray | LOSS | 94-124 | ||
| 17 | Carlton | LOSS | 71-135 | ||
| 18 | Collingwood | LOSS | 104-127 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Richmond | 15 | 0 | 3 | 141.1 | 60 |
| South Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 5 | 127.5 | 52 |
| Carlton | 13 | 0 | 5 | 114.4 | 52 |
| Geelong | 12 | 0 | 6 | 130.4 | 48 |
| Fitzroy | 11 | 1 | 6 | 105.6 | 46 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 7 | 112.9 | 44 |
| Footscray | 11 | 0 | 7 | 97.7 | 44 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 1 | 10 | 85.2 | 30 |
| St. Kilda | 6 | 0 | 12 | 80.9 | 24 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 82.0 | 12 |
| Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 15 | 73.3 | 12 |
| Essendon | 2 | 0 | 16 | 77.1 | 8 |
Exhibition match
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Riverina League | WIN | 109-68 | |||
| Leeton | WIN | 94-80 | |||
Playing list
| Number | _Player | Games | Goals__ | ||
| 1 | Noel Barnett | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Wyn Murray | 12 | 2 | ||
| 3 | George Margitich | 14 | 52 | ||
| 4 | Jack Sambell | 15 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Bill Deague | 12 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Archie Roberts | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Bert Avery | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Rowley Fischer | 15 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Longhurst | 11 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Colin Niven | 18 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Robert C Johnson | 15 | 62 | ||
| 12 | Alan Ryan | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Les Jones | 14 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Ray Usher | 10 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Joe Kinnear | 13 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Eric Glass | 13 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Geoff McInnes | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Don Hooper | 15 | 13 | ||
| 19 | Edwin Pemberton | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Harry Long | 18 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Bill Vanthoff | 17 | 5 | ||
| 22 | Billy Libbis | 14 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Francis Vine | 9 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Percy Beames | 12 | 14 | ||
| 25 | Percy Streeter | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Lou Riley | 9 | 9 | ||
| 27 | Bill Tymms | 5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Bill Robinson | 3 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Reg Conole | 12 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Cliff Tyson | 2 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Jack Power | 15 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Gordon Ogden | 14 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Jack Bennett | 6 | 0 | ||
| ? | Jack Harrison | 1 | 0 | ||
Tribunal
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 9 | Les Jones | Striking | Not Guilty | ||
| Seconds Grand Final | Jack Mueller | Elbowing | Unknown | ||
Awards
Most Serviceable - Harry Long
Most Consistent - Francis Vine
Special Trophy - Clubman - Bert Avery
Training Trophy - Billy Libbis, George Margitich, Colin Niven
Seconds
1933 Seconds Season
Captain - Bill Adams
Best and Fairest - Trevor Jones
Finals trophies - Bill Adams, Pat McNamara
| W | D | L | P | ||
| Melbourne | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | |
| Geelong | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | |
| Collingwood | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | |
| St Kilda | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |
| Hawthorn | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |
| Carlton | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | |
| Footscray | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | |
| South Melbourne | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | |
| Essendon | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Fitzroy | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Richmond | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | |
| North Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | |
Finals
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| SF | Geelong | WIN | 80-63 | ||
| GF | St Kilda | WIN | 75-74 | ||
Media
Sun - 20/12/1932
Argus - 20/12/1932
Table Talk - 27/04/1933
Football Record R4 1933
Sun - 14/02/1933, 01/12/1933
Age - 06/12/1933
Argus - 14/12/1933
Football Record R1 1934
Herald - 04/12/1934