For the first time senior reserves played with the team and were eligible for promotion to the seniors during the year. Teams representing Coburg and Leopold played amongst the VFL sides.
Players included Atkins, James Brewis, Sam Brownbill, Jack Cannan, Carlson, Jimmy Davidson, Harry Davie, Drake, Elliott, Bobby Ewer, Forness, Fulling, Roy James, McColl, A. McMahon, Parker, Porter, Shingfield/Shinkfield, Slatter, Smith, Southern, Sprigg, Stokes, Thomas, Ward, Syd Watson, White, and Wise.
Matches
Round 1 - Saturday 26 April
Melbourne 13.19 d. St Kilda 10.4
Goals - Parker 6, Davie 4, Atkinson 2, Bowman 1
Best - Robertson, Parker, Brownbill
Also played - Shinkfield, Slatter, Stokes
Round 2 - Saturday 3 May
Coburg 12.12.84 d. Melbourne 8.19.67
Goals - Davie 2, Greenwood 1, Greening 1, Drake 1, Arthur 1, Atkinson 1, Jackson 1
Round 3 - Saturday 10 May
Collingwood 17.9.111 d. Melbourne 9.9.63
Round 4 - Saturday 17 May (1/2 time score)
Carlton 3.9.27 d. Melbourne 2.6.18
Round 5 - Saturday 24 May
Leopold 12.27.99 d. Melbourne 8.7.55
Goals - Davie 5, McColl 1, Smith 1, Parker 1
Best - Ewer, James, Davie
Also played - Cannan, Slater, Parker
Round 6 - Saturday 31 May
Geelong 8.19.67 d. Melbourne 8.9.57
Goals - Davie 5, Ward 2, McMahon 1
Best - Drake, Cannan, Brownbill
Also played Davidson, Fulling, Slatter, Wise
Round 7 - Saturday 7 June
Richmond 17.18.120 d. Melbourne 9.3.57
Goals - Davie 7, Unknown 2
Best - Ewar, Fulling, Wise
Also played - Slatter
Round 8 - Saturday 14 June
Fitzroy 11.17 d. Melbourne 8.6
Goals - Davie 5, Parker 2, Slatter 1
Best - Elliott, Davidson, Davie
Also played - Wise, Slatter, Brownbill, Brewis
Goals also shown as Parker 1, Forness 1
Round 9 - Saturday 21 June
Essendon 11.15.81 d. Melbourne 0.6
Goals - None
Best - McMahon, Elliott, Davidson
Also played - Ward, Davie, Fulling, Wise
Round 10 - Saturday 28 June
Melbourne 8.8.56 d. St Kilda 5.6.36
Goals - Davie 3, Parker 1, White 1
Best - Unknown
Round 11 - Saturday 5 July
Coburg 11.19.76 d. Melbourne 4.11.35
Goals - Ewer 2, Drake 2, Elliott 1
Best - Elliott, Brown, Davie
Also played - Drake
Goals also shown as Davie kicking two instead of Drake
Round 12 - Saturday 12 July
Collingwood 11.8.74 d. Melbourne 5.13.43
Goals - Sweeney 2, Davie 1, McMahon 1, Forness 1
Best - Cannan, James, Simmonds
Also played Davie, White, Shinkfield
Goals also shown as Carlson not McMahon
Round 13 - Saturday 19 July
Carlton 10.4.64 d. Melbourne 4.10.34
Goals - Davie 1, White 1, Forness 1, Jackson 1
Best - Davidson, Elliott, Davie
Also played - White, Forness
Round 14 - Saturday 26 July
Leopold 12.14.186 d. Melbourne 7.17.59
Goals - Davie 4, Lester 2, Parker 1
Best - Elliott, Davidson, Davie
Also played - Wise, Fulling, Parker, White, Forness
Round 15 - Saturday 2 August
Geelong 20.17.137 d. Melbourne 2.5.17
Goals - Davidson 1, Davie 1
Best - Davie, Davidson, Wise
Also played - Brownbill, Atkins, Fulling, Sprigg
Round 16 - Saturday 9 August
Melbourne vs Geelong
Goals - Davie 7
Round 17 - Saturday 23 August
Richmond 12.10.82 d. Melbourne 5.8.38
Goals - White 2, Atkin 2, Drake 1
Best - Cannan, White, Sprigg
Also played - Ward, Robertson, McMahon, Brewis
Saturday 30 August
Fitzroy 20.13.133 d. Melbourne 4.13.37
Goals - Bannon 2, Eddy 2, Fornen (?) 2
Saturday 6 September
Essendon 10.13.73 d. Melbourne 7.5.47
Goals - Parker 3, Atkin 1, Eady 1, Drake 1, Jackson 1
Best - Fulling, Forness, Drake
Also played - Brownbill, Thomas, McColl
Ladder
| Team | Points |
| Geelong | 60 |
| Richmond | 56 |
| Essendon | 52 |
| Fitzroy | 52 |
| Leopold | 40 |
| Coburg | 40 |
| Collingwood | 30 |
| Carlton | 18 |
| Melbourne | 8 |
| St Kilda | 4 |
Media
Sporting Globe - 30/04/1924
The Argus - 08/09/1924
Links
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