Some names may have been spelling errors by the newspapers of the day, or players of the same surname who played in close proximity to each other. Names may also be of committeemen who didn't play. Career dates are indicative only.
| Player | Year | Notes
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| G. Abbott | 1859, 1861 | Not an MCC member
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| Airey | 1860 |
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| W. Aitken | 1864-1866 | From Castlemaine. Also played for Royal Park in 1865. Returned from Castlemaine in 1874
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| T. Baker | 1860-61 | Also played for South Yarra in 1860.
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| Bald/Bold | 1867 | In the selected side in September but did not play
|
| Ballantyne | 1865 | A Ballantyne also played for Royal Park in the same year
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| R. Barker | 1864 |
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| W. Barker | 1864, 1866 |
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| Barnes | 1868 |
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| Bertenshaw/Burtinshaw | 1869 |
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| Blackett | 1864 |
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| F. Brown | 1862 | Possibly the same as G Brown
|
| G. Brown | 1862, 1864 | Possibly the same as F. Brown
|
| Butt | 1864 |
|
| Jas Byrne | 1870 | Possibly the same as the 1886 Jas Byrne.
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| C. Barass | 1868 | Probably Charles Barrass.
|
| Barfoot | 1867 | Possibly the C. Barfoot who played for Albert Park in 1869. Possibly Wilton Barfoot
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| Barber | 1866 |
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| Barnes | 1868 |
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| Benford | 1868 | Probably the same as the 1868 Bruford
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| J. Bennie | 1865-1868 | Probably John Bennie
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| Bird | 1860 |
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| Birkmire | 1864 | A "Birkmyre" played for South Yarra in 1866
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| FH Bruford | 1865-70 | Probably the same as the 1868 Burford, the 1868 Benford or the 1862 from Geelong. Probably Fred H Bruford.
|
| Butt | 1864 |
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| HA Bryant | 1860 |
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| Byrne | 1866-67 |
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| Cahill | 1864 |
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| D. Cameron | 1861 |
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| Cameron | 1864 |
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| C. Campbell | 1864 |
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| H. Carr | 1868 |
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| C. Carter | 1861 | Sometimes shown as G. Carter
|
| JA Clarke | 1868, 1870 | Also played with Carlton 1865 - 1866. Possibly Jim Clark.
|
| Cock | 1864 |
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| Collis | 1864 |
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| W. Conway | 1860-1861 | Not John Conway
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| Combe | 1864 |
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| Copeland | 1867-68 |
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| R. Cooper | 1860, 1864 | Also played for South Yarra in 1860.
|
| W. Darke | 1865 | From Melbourne Grammar
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| Davison | 1865 | Separate to Davidson
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| Davison | 1867 | Possibly the same as the 1865 Davison
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| Davidson | 1865-66 | Separate to Davison
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| Deane | 1862 |
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| Delahey | 1865 | At University 1860 and 1864-1865
|
| Dinwoodie | 1864, 1866 |
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| E. Disher | 1868 | Played for Emerald Hill in 1867 and South Yarra 1866 to 1868.
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| W. Doherty | 1860-61 |
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| J. Dowling | 1863
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| J. Dowling | 1871, 1874-1875 |
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| W. Downes | 1864-1865 |
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| G. Elliott | 1861 |
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| Emerson | 1862 |
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| Fairbairn | 1879 | From Geelong
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| Fisher | 1870, 1872
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| Fitzgerald | 1868 |
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| Forrester | 1863 |
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| WL Freame | 1860, 1864 | Also played for Richmond in 1860 and 1861.
|
| A. Gates | 1866 |
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| Gorman | 1865 | One of a number of Gorman's who also played for Carlton
|
| JJ Graham | 1869 | Second 20 secretary
|
| BB Greene | 1865 | Also played for South Yarra 1859, 1864-1866 and 1871 and University
|
| Haggett | 1864 |
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| F. Haynes | 1863 |
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| F. Haynes | 1874 |
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| ES Harley | 1864 |
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| J. Heath | 1861 | Also played for Richmond in 1861.
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| J. Henderson | 1859 |
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| Henderson | 1870 |
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| HC Hepburn | 1867 |
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| Hetherington | 1867 |
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| J. Hewitt | 1864, 1866 |
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| Hickling | 1864 |
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| E. Hinton | 1867-1869 |
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| H. Hodges | 1864 | From Melbourne Grammar. At University in 1865, 1868 and 1869.
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| Hodkinson/Hodgkinson | 1860 |
|
| P. Hodgkinson | 1870 |
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| J. Holland | 1867 | Also played for University 1867-1868
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| Huy | 1866 |
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| Ireland | 1860 |
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| Ireland | 1864-1865 |
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| F. Ireland | 1867 |
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| J. James | 1867 |
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| Jellett | 1866 |
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| E. Jennings | 1863
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| T. Leach | 1868-1869 |
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| Levick | 1865 |
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| LH Lewin | 1870 |
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| Lightfoot | 1860 |
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| Little | 1865 |
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| Lobb | 1865 |
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| Lock/Locke | 1865-67 | Also played for Royal Park in 1863 and 1865
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| W. Lucas | 1861-1862 |
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| Mack | 1867 | Also played for South Melbourne in 1867 and South Yarra in 1868
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| A. May | 1859-1861 |
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| McLennan | 1868-1872 |
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| McCormack | 1864 |
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| C. McCracken | 1868-1869, 1871-73 | From Scotch College. Also played for University in 1869. Joined Essendon in 1874.
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| J. McGregor | 1861 |
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| McIvor | 1859 | injured in 02/07/1859 practice match
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| T. McLaughlin | 1867 |
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| C. McCracken | 1865, 1868 | Also played for University in both seasons
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| A. McPherson | 1859 |
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| McPherson | 1863 | Possibly the same as A. McPherson 1859
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| S. Moodie | 1868 |
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| T. Moody | 1867-68 | Possibly Joseph Moody
|
| WA Moore | 1859 |
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| Motherwell | 1864 |
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| S. Murray | 1865 | Also played for South Yarra in 1865
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| R. Murray | 1859 |
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| Newman | 1867 |
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| A. Norcott | 1863 | Not Amos Norcott
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| J. O'Brien | 1865 | Shown in scratch match squad. Possibly Mathew O'Brien
|
| J. Oldham | 1859 | Also played for University in 1860 and 1861
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| Osborne | 1864-65 | Possibly Newton Osborne, also of Geelong
|
| M. Pender | 1863 |
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| A. Petrie | 1861 |
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| M. Petrie | 1860 | Also played for Richmond in 1860 and 1861
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| RS Petrie | 1859, 1861 | Not an MCC member in 1859
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| T. Petrie | 1864 |
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| Petrie | 1869 | Possibly the 1877 Petrie. Possibly F. Petrie who played for Geelong in 1869 or Albert Park in 1870
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| Pope | 1860 |
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| E. Powell | 1864-65 |
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| K. Rayer | 1861 | Possibly the same as JW. Rayer
|
| JW Rayer | 1861 | Probably the same as K. Rayer. Also played for Richmond in 1861.
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| R. Richardson | 1864-65 | Also played for Carlton in 1865 and South Yarra in 1862 and 1865. Probab;y Robert Richardson
|
| GB Robinson | 1860 |
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| Roche | 1868 |
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| JB Russell | 1859, 1862 | Not an MCC member in 1859. Also played for Richmond in 1860. Not John Russell.
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| MP Ryan | 1861 | Possibly the same Ryan from 1867. Also played for Richmond in 1861.
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| Ryan | 1867-70 | Possibly the same Ryan from 1861. Possibly Henry Ryan in 1869 and 1870.
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| Scott | 1866 | Probably the GH Scott also said to be have been involved at Carlton
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| Shepherd/Shephard | 1859-1860 | Not an MCC member
|
| T. Shiels | 1861 | Possibly same as J. Shiels
|
| E. Snodgrass | 1866 | From South Yarra
|
| E. Stodart | 1866 |
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| Stevens | 1867 |
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| Stewart | 1870 |
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| J. Sullivan | 1868 |
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| P. Sullivan | 1867, 1870 |
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| TW Sutton | 1861 | Possibly John Sutton
|
| W. Symonds | 1864 |
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| Thompson | 1862 | Possibly H Thompson
|
| W. Thompson | 1860 |
|
| Thompson | 1882 | Recruit from Sandhurst, signed immediately after playing in a practice game
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| Toohey | 1865 | Also played for Royal Park in 1864 and 1865
|
| P. Treacy | 1865, 1870-1872 | May have been John Treacy
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| Trickett | 1864 |
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| BW Wardill | 1865 | Not Ben Wardill
|
| Waugh | 1865 | Possibly George Waugh or Robert Waugh
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| H. Webb | 1864 |
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| W. Webb | 1859 | Probably Robert Webb from 1859
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| Welch/Welsh | 1861-1862 |
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| H. White | 1865
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| Whitelaw | 1869 |
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| Wildman | 1869 |
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| Williams | 1868 |
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| P. Wills | 1864 |
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| Wilson | 1866 |
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| J Woolley | 1860 |
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| MK Woolley | 1865 |
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| Woolley | 1864 |
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| J. Wright | 1872, 1875 |
| Player | Year | Notes
|
| Adams | 1878 | Second 20
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| Anderson | 1873-1874 | From Geelong during 1873
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| O. Anderson | 1878 | Second 20
|
| Anthony | 1878 | Two Anthonys played. One may have been the T. Anthony from 1877.
|
| Anthony | 1878 | Two Anthonys played
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| Baker | 1874 | Probably Charles Baker or Fred Baker
|
| Barlow | 1877-1878 | Second 20
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| Barnes | 1877 |
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| Beckwith | 1879 | Second 20 in 1879
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| Beckerfield | 1877-78 | Second 20
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| Beckerfield | 1877-78 | Second 20. Two Beckfields played in the same Second 20 team.
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| J. Bell | Second 20
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| Birtwhistle | 1878 | Second 20
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| Blair | 1873, 1876 |
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| Boyd | 1876 | May have been James Boyd
|
| Brodie | 1877 | Second 20
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| Brown | 1878 | Second 20
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| Campbell | 1873 |
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| Carr | 1874 | Possibly the Charles Carr or Robert Carr from 1869 or 1877. Maybe Robert Carr
|
| Carr | 1877 | Noted as having left the colony at the end of the year. Maybe Robert Carr or Charles Carr
|
| Cauley | 1875 | Second 20
|
| Chapman | 1877 |
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| Charles | 1873 |
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| J. Chuck | 1880 |
|
| Clendinning | 1881 | From Toorak
|
| W. Cook | 1878 | Probably Ted Cooke
|
| J. Cooper | 1877-1878 | From Carlton/Albert Park (1877)/Carlton Imperial (1877). Retired at end 1878
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| Corrigan | 1872-1873 |
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| F. Cousens | 1880 | Second 20
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| Crooke | 1878 |
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| Crosby | 1875 | Second 20
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| G. Cullen | 1874-1877 |
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| Darlot | 1878 | Second 20
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| Dillon | 1876 |
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| Dismorr | 1875 | Second 20
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| Donaldson | 1878 |
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| Douglas | 1877 |
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| J. Dowling | 1875 |
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| Downes | 1879 | Brother of Harry Downes.
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| Dunstone | 1878 | Second 20
|
| England | 1875 | Two Englands played in 1875, one was in the Second 20only
|
| T. Fairbairn | 1879 | From Geelong Grammar/Geelong
|
| Flynn | 1879 |
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| Ford | 1873 | President
|
| S. Forrester | 1872 |
|
| M. Fowler | 1874 |
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| C. Franks | 1880 |
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| Fraser | 1877 |
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| Fuller | 1872 | From Ballarat
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| N. Fullarton | 1877 | From Carlton Imperial
|
| Fullarton | 1878 | Second 20. Probably the 1877 Fullarton
|
| Gardiner | 1877 |
|
| WF Gilchrist | 1877, 1879 | Also played Second 20 in 1877. From Clifton. Returned there in 1878 then returned to Melbourne
|
| F. Gilchrist | 1878 | Second 20
|
| A. Gilchrist | 1878 | Second 20
|
| Gillett | 1874 |
|
| Gleeson | 1888 | To Fitzroy in 1889
|
| Glendinnen | 1881 | Recruit from Toorak
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| Glendinning | 1877 | Second 20 in 1877
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| Goer | 1878 | Possibly Carlton's William Goer mistakenly listed as a Melbourne player.
|
| P. Goldsmith | 1874-1877 | Possibly the same as Louis Goldsmith or Peter
|
| Gordon | 1875 | Second 20
|
| ED Gourlay | 1871 | Also played for South Yarra in 1871.
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| Graham | 1875 | Second 20
|
| Graham | 1877-1878 | Possibly the JJ Graham who was Second 20 secretary in 1869. Second 20.
|
| JCH. Graves | 1880 | From East Melbourne
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| Green | 1878 | Possibly the same as James Green
|
| Gregg | 1877 |
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| R. Hamilton | 1881-83 |
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| T. Hamilton | 1891 | Probably the same as R Hamilton
|
| H. Hamill | 1873-76 | Probably not Herbert Hammill
|
| D. Harrison | 1879 |
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| Heath | 1883 | Second 20
|
| Hender | 1875 | Second 20
|
| AM Henderson | 1878 |
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| Henderson | 1879 | Second 20
|
| W. Henderson | 1880, 1882-1883 | Moved to Queensland in 1881
|
| Henry | 1878 |
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| J. Hill | 1880 |
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| A. Hopkins | 1880 | From St Kilda/Toorak. Moved to Queensland in 1881
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| Houston | 1872 |
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| A. Houston | 1877-1878, 1880. May be the same as George Houston
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| Hyne | 1872 |
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| Inglis | 1873 |
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| Irons | 1874-1875, 1877-78 | Second 20 in 1875 and 1877/78
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| F. James | 1880 | From Essendon. Returned there during the season
|
| J. Johnson | 1874-1877 | From Wesley College. To Sale in 1878, joined West Melbourne in 1879 and stayed there to end 1880.
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| Johnson | 1878 | Joined Sale in 1879
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| Kelleher | 1877-78 | Second 20
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| Kelly | 1877
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| Kemp | 1872 |
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| Kerrigan | 1878 | Probably one of the Kerrigans who played in the 1880s.
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| Kinnear | 1878 | Second 20
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| Kirkpatrick | 1883 | Second 20
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| Landon | 1875 |
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| Lawrence | 1875 | Second 20
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| Loughnane | 1876 | Not Austin Loughnan
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| J. Lucas | 1879-1880 | From Scotch College/Clifton Also Second 20 in 1879. Played in an 1898 old players game.
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| Macarthur | 1874 |
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| Macaw | 1875 | Second 20
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| Marks | 1873 |
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| Martin | 1875 |
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| R. Marshall | 1874-1875 | From Elwood
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| W. Mathieson | 1879 | Likely also had a brother at the club
|
| McGrath | 1877-78 | Second 20 in 1878
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| McArthur | 1874 |
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| McEwan | 1878 | Second 20
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| McFarlane | 1877 | Second 20
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| McFie | 1877 | Second 20
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| McKenzie | 1878 | Second 20
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| J. McKenzie | 1880 | Possibly Alex McKenzie or the McKenzie from 1879
|
| McLean | 1878 | Second 20
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| G. Meader | 1880 | From Hawthorn
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| W. Miller | 1873-1874 | Known as "Professor". Also played for Albert Park from 1869 to 1872.
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| P. Miller | 1877 | Second 20 in 1877
|
| W. Moffatt | 1876-1877 | Left the colony in early 1878 and resigned his position as treasurer
|
| Montgomery | 1875 | Second 20
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| McGonigal | 1872 |
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| Moody | 1878 | Second 20
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| Moore | 1873-1874 | May have also played for St Kilda
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| Muir | 1878 | Second 20
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| Munro | 1875 | Two Munros played in the Second 20
|
| A. Munro | 1877 | From Toorak
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| Murray | 1878 | Second 20
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| Nash | 1882 | Possibly F or T Nash. Retired at the end of the season.
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| F. Nash | 1878, 1880 |
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| E. Nicholas | 1883 |
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| Norcott | 1875 | Second 20. Probably not Amos Norcott
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| Norman | 1873-1875 | Second 20 in 1875
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| Norman | 1878 |
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| H. Oakley | 1879 | From St Kilda. Also played for University in 1879.
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| Oliver | 1873-1874 | Probably Alexander Oliver
|
| Oswald | 1877 | Second 20 in 1877
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| G. Page | 1878 | Moved to Wellington, New Zealand in 1879
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| P. Page | 1878 |
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| M. Pender | 1872 |
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| Percival | 1877 |
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| TD Petrie | 1877 |
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| Power | 1877 |
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| Ray | 1875 | Second 20
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| T. Reade | 1873 |
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| Robbin/Robin | 1878 | Second 20
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| Robertson | 1878 | Possibly the same as the 1882 Robertson
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| Samuels | 1877-78 | Second 20
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| E. Scott | 1874-1876 |
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| Scott | 1877 | Second 20 in 1877
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| Sergeant | 1875 | From University
|
| G. Searcey/Searcy | 1875 | A non-playing club member who filled in during the July 1875 Match vs Albert Park when the club was unable to field a full side
|
| Slight | 1878-79 | Umpire in 1879. Photo uploaded. Might not have played for Melbourne and been the Albert Park Slight from 1878. May have only played 1878.
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| E Smart | 1879 | From Scotch College/Kew. Possibly the same as the 1880 E.Smart.
|
| EA Smart | 1880 | From Kew High School. Retired end 1880
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| Smith | 1877 | Second 20 in 1877
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| Snowden | 1879 |
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| Stoddart | 1878 | Second 20
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| Stokes | 1874-1875 | Defender
|
| CH Swanson/Swanston | 1877-1879 | Second 20 in 1877/78
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| E Silvester/Sylvester | 1880 | From Hamilton
|
| J. Tennent | 1878 |
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| Traynor | 1878 |
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| Trickett | 1875 |
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| Turner | 1878 | Second 20
|
| Vage | 1877 |
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| F. Webb | 1877 |
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| C. Williams | 1872-73 |
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| W. Williams | 1871, 1873-1876 |
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| H. Williams | 1877 |
| Player | Year | Notes
|
| Aitken | 1882-84 | Possibly Dave Aitken in 1882. An Aitken played Second 20 in 1883.
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| G. Allan | 1882 | Second 20. Possibly same as the 1883 Allen.
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| JC Allen | 1883 | Second 20 secretary
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| Anthony | 1883 | Possibly H. Anthony
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| Arthur | 1889 |
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| Ashmore | 1883 | Second 20
|
| Atkin | 1881 | Possibly D. Atken
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| Avery | 1889 |
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| WH Bailey | 1881 | From Hawthorn Grammar School. Described as a "Grand mark and kick"
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| Bain | 1889-1890 |
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| S. Baird | 1885-87 | Left the colony in June 1887. Forward. May have returned from Queensland in 1889.
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| Barfoot | 1886 |
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| H. Barker | 1888 | From South Williamstown. To Williamstown in June
|
| Barnard | 1882-1883 |
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| Barry | 1885 |
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| J. Begg | 1884 | From Sandridge. One Begg went to Rochester, then Port Melbourne in 1893
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| W. Begg | 1884 | From Sandridge
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| Bell | 1885 |
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| Bellin | 1885 | Pre-season player from South Yarra. Possibly the same as Bell.
|
| A. Bennie | 1881 | Probably Alexander Bennie
|
| GH Benson | 1888-1889 | From Ballarat
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| J. Benson | 1889, 1891 | From Coburg. Back to Coburg in 1890.
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| Biers | 1890 |
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| Birtwhistle | 1882 | Played pre-season. Probably the same as the 1878 Birtwhistles.
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| Black | 1884 |
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| Blair | 1889 |
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| Bogle | 1890 | | From Port Melbourne
|
| Bower | 1883 | From Collingwood Imperial/East Melbourne. Sometimes called Bowen.
|
| Boys (x2) | 1886 | Second 20. Almost certainly Robert and William Boys
|
| G. Brayshay | 1886 | University player who played on Tasmanian tour.
|
| Bridges | 1890 |
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| G. Brooks | 1888 | Mentioned during the year. Probably the same as J. Brooks or Eddie Brooks
|
| J. Brooks | 1887-1888 | From South Ballarat late in 1887. Also played in the Second 20 the next year
|
| Broughton | 1882 | From Geelong
|
| R. Brown | 1885-89 | From South Melbourne Juniors. To Tasmania in 1890.
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| Brumley | 1890 |
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| Buick | 1884 | From East Melbourne/South Yarra
|
| A. Burkin | 1887 |
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| BR Buscombe | 1886 | [ | 1886 | From Kyneton
|
| Callan | 1882 | Second Twenty
|
| T. Carah | 1888-89 | Toured Brisbane
|
| J. Carah | 1888 |
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| J. Carroll | 1885 | From Richmond Union
|
| Carroll | 1888 | Second 20
|
| Carroll | 1889 | From another club. Played one game.
|
| C. Carter | 1885 | From Carlton during year. Back at Carlton in 1886. Probab;y Charles Carter
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| B. Champion | 1883-84 |
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| Christian | 1886 | Second 20
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| Clarke | 1889 |
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| Cleary | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from Hobart
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| R. Clough | 1890 | From Brunswick
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| Cohen | 1883 | Second 20
|
| N. Cohen | 1889-1890 | From Scotch College
|
| Collas | 1888 | Second 20
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| Collis | 1883, 1886 | Second 20
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| A. Conroy | 1881 |
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| Comber | 1888-1889 |
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| Constable | 1886 | Second 20
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| Corben | 1883 | From Northcote. Second 20.
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| Cording | 1888 | Toured Brisbane
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| Costelloe | 1885 |
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| Cotter | 1883 | Second 20
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| G. Cragg | 1884 |
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| Crooks | 1888 | Toured Brisbane
|
| P. Cunningham | 1883 | From Toorak
|
| Cutler | 1884 | Second 20
|
| Dally | 1883 | Second 20. Possibly Dalby
|
| Darcy | 1890 |
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| Davies/Davis | 1890 | From University. Also played for University during 1890
|
| Davis | 1886 | Second 20
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| Davis | 1888 | Second 20
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| De Olivera | 1889 | From North Park
|
| Denis | 1885-86 | Second 20
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| Denis | 1886 | Two Dennis' played in Second 20
|
| Dennis | 1886, 1888 | Second 20 - Probably the same as Denis
|
| Diamond | 1886 | Second 20
|
| T. Dickson/Dickeson | 1886 | From South Melbourne where he played 1885 - 1887
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| Dobson | 1888 | Second 20. Possibly ((James Dobson)
|
| T. Dodds | 1886-87 | From South Melbourne in late 1886. Had been there for two years. Played in an 1898 old players game. Forward.
|
| A. Doherty | 1889 | Joined in June
|
| Donald | 1884 | Second 20
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| Donald | 1889 | From 'Juniors'
|
| J. Doran | 1883-85 | Played with Carlton from around 1881 and joined Melbourne Second 20 in 1883. Promoted to seniors in 1884 but also played some S20 games. Photo uploaded
|
| Douglas | 1883 | Second 20. Possibly Archibald Douglas
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| Dow | 1882 | Two Dows played
|
| Dow | 1882 |
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| Dowdle | 1883 | Second 20
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| W. Downes | 1881 |
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| J. Drood | 1889 |
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| Duckett | 1883 | May have been an Essendon player mistakenly attributed to Melbourne
|
| Duncan | 1882-83 | Also played second 20 in 1883. Possibly the Jim Duncan in this article
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| Dunn | 1883 | From East Melbourne. May have gone to Essendon instead.
|
| Eggleston | 1887 |
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| J. Elliott | 1886 |
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| T. Elliott | 1886 | To Fitzroy in 1887. Probably Tom
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| Evans | 1890 |
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| FP Everitt/Everett | 1887 | From Adelaide
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| W. Farrell | 1889 |
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| Fatt | 1888 | Second 20
|
| Feehan | 1882 |
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| Ferguson | 1886 | Second 20
|
| Ferguson | 1888 | From Scotch College/Essendon
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| Ferrier | 1891 | From Warrnambool
|
| Finlay | 1885-86 | Second 20. May have only played seniors in 1886.
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| E. Firebrace | 1889 | From Scotch College and University. To Perth in 1890, then to South Melbourne in 1891 for one season.
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| G. Fletcher | 1881 |
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| Foote | 1885 |
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| J. Freeman | 1889 |
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| Fremantle | 1886 | Second 20
|
| Froude | 1887 |
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| J. Garton | 1887-1889 | From Clifton. Not Charlie Garton. Possibly James Garton.
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| Ginty | 1882 | Pre-season recruit from St Patrick's College
|
| Gooch | 1886 | Second 20
|
| Graham | 1883 | Second 20
|
| Greenhill | 1888 |
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| Gregory | 1883 | From Benalla. Second 20
|
| Grimlington | 1888 | From Creswick
|
| Graham | 1883 | Second 20
|
| EH Griffiths | 1882 | Returned from another club in 1882. From Clifton.
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| V. Griffiths | 1885-88 | Possibly related to EH Griffiths. Photo uploaded. Half forward. Left the colony at the end of 1888.
|
| Halford | 1883 | Second 20
|
| F. Hallett | 1886 | Possibly George Hallett or Francis Hallett
|
| Hall | 1891 | From Castlemaine. Possibly another player under an assumed name.
|
| Hannon | 1888 | Second 20
|
| Harford | 1883 | Second 20
|
| N. Harper | 1887-1888 |
|
| H. Harper | 1888-1889, 1891 | N and H Harper may have been the same man
|
| Harver | 1886 | Second 20
|
| WC Harry | 1884-85 | From Northcote Played in an 1898 old players game. Photo uploaded. To Fitzroy during 1885 and played one season.Defender
|
| Harvey | 1885 | Second 20
|
| Hatton | 1890 | From Queensland
|
| Healy | 1883 | Second 20
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| Henry | 1886 |
|
| Hipson/Hopson | 1884 | From North Park, Ballarat or Star of Carlton
|
| Hope | 1889 | from Essendon
|
| F. Houston | 1883 | Second 20
|
| Houston | 1886 | Second 20
|
| Howard | 1888 |
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| Howie | 1890 | From North Melbourne where he played in 1888.
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| Hubbard | 1885-1886, 1888 | Second 20
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| D. Huggins | 1888 |
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| Humphries | 1890 |
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| Hutton | 1890 | Cricketer from Queensland. Possibly Ernest Hutton.
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| Hyland | 1885 |
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| F. James | 1890 | From Geelong
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| Jarrett | 1890 |
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| Jenvey | 1887 | Named Melbourne's VFA delegate in September 1877
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| Johnson | 1883 | Second 20
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| H. Johnson | 1885-1887 |
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| W. Johnson | 1886 |
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| Johnstone | 1885 | Second 20
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| Jones | 1890-1891 |
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| Julian | 1890 |
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| Kelly | 1886 | Second 20.
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| Keogh | 1888 |
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| Kerr | 1885 |
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| Kerrigan | 1883 | Second 20. Three brothers. One likely Joe Kerrigan
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| Kerrigan | 1883 | Second 20. Three brothers.
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| Kerrigan | 1883 | Second 20. Three brothers.
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| E. Kitchen | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from South Melbourne
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| Lander | 1889 |
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| Langton | 1885 | From East Melbourne
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| G. Langridge | 1889 | From Brunswick
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| Learmonth | 1880 | Recruit from Hamilton. Did not play seniors.
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| HF Lawrence | 1881-1882 | From Scotch College
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| M. Lemon | 1889 |
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| Leslie | 1891 |
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| E. Lindsay | 1887 | From Fitzroy but rejoined them in July
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| B. Longden | 1878-1879 | Played in Sydney in 1883. Possibly the same as Edward Longden
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| Lorimer | 1882 | Second 20
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| JW Low/Lowe | 1883-84 | Photo uploaded. Forward promoted from Second 20 for 1884. From Carlton/Geelong. Blueseum profile. Played in an 1898 old players game.
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| S. Lynar | 1886 | Second 20
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| H. Lynar | 1886 | Second 20
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| F. Lyons | 1886 | From Ballarat
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| J Macdonald | 1886 | Secretary | Probably John Macdonald
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| Macgregor | 1883-85 | Second 20. Possibly John McGregor or Murray MacGregor. From East Melbourne or EM McGregor shown in the 1884 team photo. Photos of both uploaded. A 'McGregor' Played in an 1898 old players game.
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| Mackin | 1882 | Second 20 A second Mackin may have also played, this one was was referred to as "junior"
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| Madden | 1888 |
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| Main | 1888 | Second 20
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| Manderson | 1881 | From West Melbourne. Didn't play seniors. Likely the Manderson who played that year at East Melbourne.
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| Mansfield | 1883 | Second 20
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| McGibbon | 1882 |
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| Marks | 1882 |
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| Marshall | 1883 | Second 20. A Marshall is said to have crossed from Powlett in 1881 and remained until 1887.
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| Marshall | 1885 | From South Melbourne. Not the 1883 Marshall
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| Marshall | 1886 | Second 20
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| Mason | 1883 | Second 20. Probably the Mason referred to in this article. Later worked in the Postmaster General department.
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| Mathieson/Matheson | 1889 |
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| McArthur | 1889 |
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| McCandlish | 1886 | Pre-season recruit
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| McCann | 1889 |
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| McCormick | 1890 |
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| AW McCrindle | 1885-1888 | Follower. May have also played with South Melbourne
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| McDonald | 1884 | Second 20. A McDonald also played for the senior team.
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| J. McDonald | 1885, 1887-1888 | Committee in 1885. Probably John Macdonald
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| McDonald | 1888 | Second 20 captain
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| McDonald | 1887 | From Ballarat. Possibly the J. McDonald above in his last two seasons.
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| McEachern | 1886 |
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| J. McGrath | 1889 | From Norwood (SA)
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| McHunt | 1890 | VFA delegate
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| McKay | 1883 | Second 20
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| J. McKennal | 1882 | Second 20
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| R. McKinley | 1889 |
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| McKinna | 1882 | Second 20
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| McKinnon | 1890 | From Geelong Grammar. Forward.
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| McKnight | 1883 | Second 20
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| McKnight | 1888 | Second 20
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| McLaren | 1888 |
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| McLennan | 1882
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| McNamara | 1888 | Second 20. Joined Williamstown in 1890.
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| Marks | 1882 |
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| Macknight | 1882 | Second 20.
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| McAlister | 1884 | Seconds player, possibly same as "Fatty" McAlister
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| A. McCrindle | 1885-88 | From South Melbourne
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| McDonald | 1882 | Probably James Macdonald or John Macdonald
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| M. McDonald | 1890 | From Union Jack. At North Melbourne in 1893. Photo uploaded
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| McDonnell | 1881 |
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| McDougall | 1883 | Second 20
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| McGivern | 1880, 1883 | Second 20 in 1883
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| McKinnon | 1890 |
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| McKnight | 1883 | Second 20
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| McLellan | 1882 |
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| McLeod | 1882 | From the country
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| McLeod | 1886-1888 | Not sure if he played every season in this time
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| G McLeod | 1890-1891 | From South Yarra Rovers/To St Kilda in 1894. Photo uploaded.
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| McPhee | 1886 |
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| G. Meader | 1880 |
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| Merchant | 1884 |
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| Miller | 1891-1892 | To Richmond 1892,
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| Minchin | 1882-1886 | Possibly Matthew Minchin.
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| Minogue | 1882 | Pre-season recruit from Kyneton
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| Mitchell | 1885 | From South Melbourne where he played 1884.
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| Mitchell | 1886 | Second 20
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| H. Mitchell | 1889 |
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| Mitchell | 1889-1890 | Two different Mitchells played in 1889, either could have been the same from 1885
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| W. Moffatt | 1880 |
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| Moloney | 1890 | | From St Kilda
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| W. Morgan | 1886 |
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| A. Morris | 1882-1883 | Possibly the same as the 1881 Morris. Committee in 1885. Missed the start of the 1884 season.
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| Morris | 1886 | Second 20
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| JJ Morris | 1887 |
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| A. Morrison | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from Geelong
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| Morton | 1886 | Second 20. Possibly the Morton who lived in Sydney in 1928
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| W. Moss | 1883-1885
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| D. Moyes | 1891 | From Fitzroy 1889-1890
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| Mouritz | 1886 |
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| Muir | 1886 | Second 20
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| Mullen | 1889 |
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| Munro | 1889 |
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| B. Murphy | 1881-1883 |
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| J. Murphy | 1886 |
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| Murphy | 1891 |
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| Newton | 1885 | From Brunswick
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| RB Nicholson | 1882 | Brother of Rupert Nicholson
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| Nicholson | 1882 | Second 20
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| K. Nicholson | 1886 | Described as an Old Melbourne player
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| E. Nicholas | 1883 | Recruit
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| H. Nixon | 1889 | Joined in June
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| Nolan | 1886 |
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| Nolans | 1889 | From St Patrick's
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| W. Nuttall | 1885-86 | From Star of Carlton also shown as from Waverley. Second 20. Also played for Hotham and Richmond in 1886.
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| J. Nuttall | 1889 |
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| A. Neill | 1890 | From University. Also played for University during 1890
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| O'Shannessey | 1886
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| Osborne | 1882 |
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| Parry | 1888 | From Brunswick
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| P. Parsons | 1886-1889 | Second 20 only in 1885
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| Parsons | 1888 | A second Parsons played Second 20 in 1886 and 1888
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| Patterson | 1883 | Sometimes called Paterson. Left after the season.
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| Pearson | 1883 | Second 20
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| Payne | 1888 | Second 20
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| W. Pettigrew | 1881 | Second 20
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| Pip | 1883 |
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| Plant/Plank | 1888 | Probably Fred Plant
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| Porter | 1883 |
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| Prentice | 1889 |
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| Preston | 1883 | Second 20
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| Price | 1883 | Second 20
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| Propsting | 1883-85 | Forward. Formerly a Second 20 player.
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| Propsting | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from Hobart
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| Ramsay | 1890-92 | From University. Possibly Robert Ramsay, but there may have been more than one with the surname. A Ramsay also played for University during 1890
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| T. Rand | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from Evansdale
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| Reilly | 1886 | Second 20
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| Reade | 1885 |
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| Ricketts | 1883 |
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| W. Robertson | 1882-1883 |
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| G. Robinson | 1885 |
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| Robinson | 1886 | Second 20
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| Rock/Rocke | 1890 | From University. Also played with University in 1890
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| J. Roles | 1890 |
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| M. Ross | 1890 | From Geelong
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| W. Ross | 1884-85 | From Tasmania. Photo uploaded. Follower
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| Rowe | 1881 |
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| P. Russell | 1889 | From Juniors
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| Ryan | 1886 |
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| Sadler | 1889
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| Samuels | 1882 | Second 20
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| Scrivener | 1885 | Pre-season recruit
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| Seymour | 1886-1887 | from Evandsale
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| Shaw | 1889-1890 |
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| Sherar/Shearer | 1883 | Second 20
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| Showers | 1882 | Played pre-season
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| EG Sloman | 1882-83 | Second 20 in 1883. Left after the season. From South Yarra. Played for University in 1886.
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| P. Sloman | 1883 | Possibly Sloman 1882-83
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| Sloman | 1886 | Described as an Old Melbourne player. Probably EG Sloman.
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| Smyth | 1883 | Second 20
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| Sorby | 1886 | Pre-season recruit, described as one of the 'best players at the Anglo-Australian game'
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| South | 1889 |
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| Straughan/Staughton | 1886 | | 1886 | Pre-season recruit from Kyneton.
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| Stanfield | 1883 | Second 20
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| Steel | 1884 |
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| Stembel/Stimbel | 1883 | Second 20 and Second 20
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| Stewart | 1883 | Second 20
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| Stewart | 1886-87 | Second 20
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| Stiffe | 1890 | Not Billy Stiffe
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| Tallant | 1886 | Second 20
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| HB Taylor | 1884-85 | Second 20 in 1883. Photo uploaded. Wing
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| Taylor | 1888 | From North Park
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| Thompson | 1882, 1884 | From Sandhurst
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| T. Thompson | 1887 |
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| J. Thompson/Thomson | 1885 | From Geelong
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| Trapp | 1882-1883 | | 1882 | Second 20
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| Tindale/Tindall | 1883 | May have been an Essendon player mistakenly attributed to Melbourne. From East Melbourne.
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| Todd | 1883 | Two players named Todd were listed in the same game
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| Todd | 1883 | Two players named Todd were listed in the same game
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| Thomson | 1889 |
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| Tregonning | 1883 | Second 20
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| Trengove | 1888 | Second 20
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| AS Tuckfield | 1883 | Sometimes called Tuckford. One of the Tuckfields played in an 1898 old players game. Photo uploaded. From East Melbourne 1880-1882.
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| B. Tuckfield | 1884 | Four brothers named Tuckfield played in 1884. Three in the seniors. From South Yarra
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| W. Tulloch | 1889-1890 | From "Juniors'. Second 20 in 1890.
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| Vine | 1890 |
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| Walker | 1888 |
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| Walling | 1885 | From Adelaide
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| T. Walsh | 1883 | Second 20. At Carlton in 1881/82. Blueseum profile
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| T. Ward | 1884 | Possibly an official only. Photo uploaded
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| R. Wardrop | 1886 |
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| Watsford | 1885 | Pre-season from Fitzroy
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| Watson | 1881 | From Geelong
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| Watt | 1890 | From Tasmania
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| Wheeler | 1886 | Described as an old Melbourne player
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| Whtiford | 1885-1886 | Second 20
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| Wicks | 1883 | From Northcote
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| J. Williams | 1890 | Nicknamed 'Rolls'. From Tasmania/Fitzroy in July. Had been at Fitzroy 1884-85 and 1890. Photo uploaded.
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| DM Willis | 1885-86 |
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| H. Wilmott | 1886-1887 | Played in an 1898 old players game. Winger. Still described as 'of the MFC' in 1892.
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| Windebank | 1888 | Second 20
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| Woodman | 1889-1890 | Second 20 in 1890
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| Young | 1886 |
| Player | Year | Notes
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| Barr | 1892 |
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| J. Bedford | 1895 | From Abbotsford. Probably the brother of Alfred Bedford
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| N. Bennett | 1894 | From Brighton Juniors - returned June
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| Beveridge | 1890 | Second 20
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| Boyes | 1892, 1894 | Second 20 in 1894.
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| Bragge | 1890 | Second 20
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| Brookes | 1890 | Second 20
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| Bruce | 1895 | Private school player
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| Byers | 1894 |
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| Caffrey | 1893-95 | From from Wesley Collegians. Probably didn't play seniors.
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| Colles | 1890 | Second 20
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| W. Cornish | 1895 |
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| Cox | 1894 |
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| Crosby/Crosbie | 1893 | From Alberton. Hurt his knee against Williamstown and retired.
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| Dunning | 1891 | From Port Melbourne
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| Edmonson | 1896 | Forward. Probably didn't play seniors.
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| J. Edwards | 1893 | From Brighton Juniors. Possibly Jack Edwards
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| Espley | 1894 |
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| Foley | 1890 | Second 20
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| Gibson | 1896 | Likely an assumed name for Ned Sutton
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| Goodwin | 1892 |
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| Grey | 1890 | Second 20
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| Halesgrove | 1890 | Second 20
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| Hyam | 1890 | Second 20
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| Hyam | 1890 | Second 20
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| Hall | 1896 | Likely another player under an assumed name
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| Hanson | 1890 | Second 20
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| Harrison | 1892 |
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| Hobbes/Hobbs | 1895-96 |
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| JE Hogan | 1894-95 | Source. Photo uploaded. From Wesley College
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| Hurst | 1890 | Second 20
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| James | 1890 | Second 20
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| Jordan | 1890 | Second 20
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| Kay | 1890 | Second 20
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| Kean/Keane | 1893 |
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| Keogh | 1892 | From Fitzroy
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| Kerrigan | 1890 | Second 20
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| Launder | 1894 |
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| Letty | 1890 | Second 20
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| Lewers | 1893 | Recruit
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| Lynar | 1892 | Possibly Eyre Lynar
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| Mahon | 1890 | Second 20
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| Mailer | 1892 |
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| Marshman | 1892 |
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| McGuigan | 1890 | Second 20
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| AA McKenzie | 1892-93 | Possibly Alex McKenzie. Not related to AH McKenzie. May have been Second 20 only.
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| AH McKenzie | 1892-93 | From Fitzroy. Possibly Alex McKenzie. The younger of the two 1892-93 McKenzies was brother to M. McKenzie.
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| %22Bricky%22 McKenzie | 1893 | Not clear which McKenzie
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| P. Manchester | 1895 | From Footscray
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| McGregor | 1896 | Half-forward https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241279994 | from Melbourne Juniors">Fitzroy Juniors.To South Melbourne in May 1896
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| Cocran/Cochrane . Probably didn't play seniors.
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| AH McKenzie | 1892 | From Fitzroy
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| B. McKenzie | 1893 |
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| McKenzie | 1891 | Possibly McKenzie 1895
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| McKenzie | 1895 | Possibly McKenzie 1891
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| McLellan | 1894 | Shown as from Melbourne/Brighton Grammar
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| McCaffrey | 1895 | To South Melbourne
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| McDonough | 1890 | Second 20
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| McGillicuddy | 1890 | Second 20
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| Meagher | 1893-94 | From Alberton. May not have played seniors in 1894.
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| W. Milne | 1895 | From Geelong Grammar. Two goals on debut against Norwood. Suspended for the rest of the season for offensive language towards an umpire after a July match against Fitzroy
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| Molineux | 1890 | Second 20
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| Moody | 1894 | Ruckman from Napier. Possibly George Moodie.
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| Moore | 1891 | From Benalla. Not the 1892 Moore
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| Morris | 1890 | Second 20
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| Muir | 1891 | From Port Melbourne
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| Newstead | 1892 | Toured Adelaide
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| O'Connor | 1895 |
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| W. O'Leary | 1893 | From Fitzroy Juniors
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| Patten | 1894 |
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| Pierce | 1892 |
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| Polloch | 1896 | Forward from West Melbourne Juniors. Probably didn't play seniors.
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| J. Powell | 1892 | Unlikely to be the 1896 Powell.
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| Powell | 1893 | Possibly the 1892 J. Powell. From Rainbow.
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| Raling | 1896 | Toured Tasmania. Possibly misspelt or didn't play seniors.
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| Reilly | 1890 | Second 20
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| Richards | 1890 | Second 20
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| Russell | 1894 |
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| Salkeld | 1894-95 | Not Albert Salkeld. Two Salkelds played in 1894. Photo uploaded
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| Severs | 1893 | From Queen's College
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| Sheehan | 1890 | Second 20
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| Sheppard | 1890 | Second 20
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| A. Smith | 1892 | Secretary
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| W. Smith | 1893-96 | Forward/goal-sneak from Tasmania. May be William Smith.
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| Streetman | 1896 | Toured Tasmania. Probably didn't play seniors.
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| Strong | 1892 | Ex-Carlton backman. Almost certainly Bob Strong.
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| Sweeney | 1894 |
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| Taylor | 1890 | Second 20
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| Thompson | 1890 | Second 20
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| Thompson | 1894 |
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| Thompson | 1896 | From South St Kilda. Probably the same as the 1897 Thompson.
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| Tulloch | 1894 |
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| Tyler | 1890 | Second 20
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| Ward | 1891 | From Port Melbourne
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| Wright | 1890 | Second 20
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| C. Young | 1893 | Probably Charlie Young. From South St Kilda |