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1923 Seconds Season

Teams began to be known as the 'Second Eighteen' of senior sides rather than 'Juniors'.

Melbourne's district was included South Yarra, Hawksburn, and extended to Oakleigh.

Players (included)

A. Allan, Beardsley, Bissett, Boyd, Sam Brownbill, Bruce, Campbell, Chisholm, Collins, Drake, Elliman, Elliott, Forness, Fulling, Godfrey, T. Greenwood, ?. Greenwood, Hunter, Hutchinson, Jackson, James, W. Lee, Lord, Lorners, Lyte, McIntyre, McMahon, Meeking, Moore, More, Alex Ogilvy, Parker, Pearson, Pugg, Jack Robertson, Rosbach, Ryan, Schultz, Slatter, Southam, Sprigg, Stanley, Stokes, Sweeney, Webb, Whitfield, Wilson

Matches

Round 1 - Saturday 5 May
Richmond 10.13.73 d. Melbourne 8.15.63
Goals - Elliott 3, Elliman 2, Forness 2, Lord 1
Best - Unknown

Goals also shown as Elliman 3, Forness 2, Rosbach 1, Elliott 1, Lord 1

Round 2 - Saturday 12 May
Melbourne 11.9.75 d. Geelong 10.8.68
Goals - Forness 5, Allan 2, Elliott 2, Meeking 1, Slatter 1
Best - Beardsley, McMahon, Collins

Also played Meeking, Robertson, Forness

Goals also shown as Forness 4, Elliott 2, Allen 2, Rosback 1, Stokes 1, Meeking 1

Round 3 - Saturday 19 May
Coburg 9.5.59 d. Melbourne 5.21.51
Goals - Elliman 2, Moore 2, Collins 1
Best - Unknown

Goals also shown as Moore, Beare, Slatter, Collins

Round 4
Leopold 12.18.90 d. Melbourne 8.6.54

Round 5 - Saturday 2 June
St Kilda 9.8.62 d. Melbourne 6.8.44
Goals - Sprigg 2, Pearson 2, Whitfield 1, Beardsley 1
Best - Elliott, Robertson, Sweeney

Also played - Robertson, Sweeney, Ryan, McMahon

Round 6
Fitzroy 10.10.70 d. Melbourne 6.11.47
Goals - Allen 2, Lyte 2, Bruce 1, Whitfield 1
Best - McMahon, Brownbill, Sweeney

Also played - Forness, Lyte

Round 7 - Saturday 16 June
Essendon 7.15.57 d. Melbourne 8.4.52
Goals - Ogilvy 3, Elliott 1, Bruce 1, Southam 1, Webb 1, Sprigg 1
Best - McMahon, Elliott, Forness

Also played - Sweeney, Whitfield

Round 8 - Saturday 23 June
Carlton 12.15.87 d. Melbourne 6.10.46
Goals - Ogivly 3, Bissett 1, McMahon 1, Forness 1
Best - Unknown

Goals also shown with Drake instead of Bissett.

__Round 9 - Saturday 30 June
Collingwood 9.11.65 d. Melbourne 5.8.38
Goals - Campbell 2, Moore 1, Chisholm 1, Southam 1
Best - McMahon, Elliman, Collins

Played as the curtain raiser for an interstate game. Also played - Bissett, Elliman, Forness, James, Lyte, Campbell, Moore, Ryan, Whitfield

Round 10 - Saturday 14 July
Richmond 12.22.94 d. Melbourne 4.1.25

Round 11 - Saturday 21 July
Geelong 14.20.104 d. Melbourne 1.1.7
Goal - McMahon 1
Best - Drake, Jackson, McIntyre

Also played - James

Round 12
Coburg 13.20.98 d. Melbourne 3.8.26 (may have been 13.12.90 - 3.9.27)
Goals - Beardsley 2, Forness 1
Best - Brownbill, Forness, Drake

Also played - Stanley, James, Pugg

Round 13 - Saturday 4 August
Leopold 15.13.103 d. Melbourne 2.3.15
Goals - Boyd 1, Lee 1
Best - Campbell, McMahon, Boyd

Also played - Brownbill, Sweeney

Round 14 - Saturday 11 August
St Kilda 7.9.51 d. Melbourne 5.4.34
Goals - Campbell 2, Schultz 2, Hunter 1
Best - McMahon, Campbell, Lorners

Also played - James, Sulling

Round 15 - Saturday 18 August - MCG
Fitzroy 7.6 d. Melbourne 5.9
Goals - Forness 1, Rosbech 1, Lee 1, Campbell 1, Greenwood 1
Best - McMahon, Forness, Campbell

Played as a curtain raiser to an interstate game.

Selected side
B: Fulling, Ryan, Sweeney
HB: Hutchinson, Brownbill, McMahon
C: James, Greenwood, Lyte
HF: Rosbach, Webb, Parker
F: Greenwood, Campbell, Wilson
Foll: Lee, Sprigg, Forness

Round 18 - Saturday 25 August
Collingwood 18.11 d. Melbourne 9.7

Round 16 - Saturday 1 September
Essendon 16.13.109 d. Melbourne 4.7.31

Round 17 - Saturday 8 September
Carlton 8.11.59 d. Melbourne 2.10.22

Ladder

Richmond - 60
Collingwood - 56
Essendon - 44
Leopold - 36
Coburg - 36
Carlton - 32
Fitzroy - 20
St Kilda - 16
Melbourne - 4

Media
Argus - 05/04/1923
Prahran Telegraphy - 18/05/1923
Herald - 29/06/1923
Sporting Globe - 19/09/1923