Captain - Coach: Percy Wilson
Finishing Position: 9th (Last)
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Percy Tulloh (24)
Best First Year Player: n/a
| Matches | Ladder | Playing List | Juniors | ||
Before the season New South Wales had proposed an alteration to football's scoring system, with the introduction of a crossbar between the goals. The full six points would only be scored if the ball went over the crossbar and one point if below it. It was supported by some VFL clubs but not adopted.
One of the stands in the outer at the MCG was rebuilt before the season.
As had been the pattern in most years since the war, the Redlegs started the season well before falling in a crumpled heap. After winning three of their first four matches they failed to capture another victory for the season and finished the year dead last on the ladder.
Ironically two of the victories came against teams who finished inside the four but as the season went on and their injury crisis became more and more dire they sank to the bottom and couldn't recover. It was their fourth league wooden spoon, and their last until 1951.
The season was such a disaster that even a trip to Sydney to play against the local league ended in defeat.
Bill McClelland and Andrew Manzie were Melbourne's delegates to the VFL.
The Melbourne Cricket Club funded the side to the tune of 2000p during the season, and increase of nearly 900p over three years. Secretary Manzie was forced to defend the club at the MCC's annual meeting, pointing out that they lacked a local following due to being a "cosmopolitan" club. A member suggested that the football club should be separated from the MCC.
Practice Match
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Oakleigh Juniors | WIN | 119-28 | |||
Premiership Season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | Richmond | LOSS | 50-55 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | WIN | 80-52 | ||
| 3 | BYE | ||||
| 4 | South Melbourne | WIN | 84-49 | ||
| 5 | St. Kilda | WIN | 85-63 | ||
| 6 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 70-77 | ||
| 7 | Essendon | LOSS | 60-74 | ||
| 8 | Carlton | LOSS | 65-74 | ||
| 9 | Collingwood | LOSS | 42-76 | ||
| 10 | Richmond | LOSS | 78-83 | ||
| 11 | Geelong | LOSS | 56-75 | ||
| 12 | BYE | ||||
| 13 | South Melbourne | LOSS | 41-67 | ||
| 14 | St. Kilda | LOSS | 49-84 | ||
| 15 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 46-80 | ||
| 16 | Essendon | LOSS | 41-98 | ||
| 17 | Carlton | LOSS | 46-74 | ||
| 18 | Collingwood | LOSS | 87-138 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Essendon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 135.8 | 52 |
| Fitzroy | 11 | 0 | 5 | 115.7 | 44 |
| South Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 7 | 107.3 | 36 |
| Geelong | 9 | 0 | 7 | 104.0 | 36 |
| Collingwood | 8 | 1 | 7 | 109.1 | 34 |
| St. Kilda | 8 | 0 | 8 | 98.7 | 32 |
| Carlton | 6 | 1 | 9 | 84.0 | 26 |
| Richmond | 4 | 0 | 12 | 79.5 | 16 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 13 | 80.4 | 12 |
Exhibition Match
| Opponent | Result | Score | |||
| New South Wales | LOSS | 74-96 | |||
Playing List
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Bill Allen | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Joe Flanagan | 12 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Ted Thomas | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Tom Elliott | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Harry Harker | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | Bob Abernethy | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Mick Anthony | 15 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Charlie Lilley | 13 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Streeter | 16 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Jack Collins | 3 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Dave Elliman | 3 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Bob Corbett | 16 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Bill Shelton | 12 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Jimmy Abernethy | 15 | 10 | ||
| 15 | George Haines | 13 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Derek Mollison | 16 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Bert Chadwick | 13 | 9 | ||
| 18 | Percy Tulloh | 15 | 31 | ||
| 19 | Harry Coy | 11 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Jack Robertson | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Alf Wilson | 11 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Jack House | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Jim Makin | 16 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Roy James | 2 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Eric Peck | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Percy Wilson | 11 | 4 | ||
| 26 | Wally Carter | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | John Lord | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Hugh Dunbar | 14 | 5 | ||
| 30 | Eric Donaldson | 5 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Marcus Glasscock | 3 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Vern Moore | 7 | 5 | ||
| 35 | Richard Taylor | 16 | 19 | ||
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 4 | Ted Thomas | Attempted Kicking | 8 matches | ||
| Round 7 | Joe Flanagan | Striking and Tripping | 4 matches | ||
| Round 13 | Vern Moore | Kicking | 5 matches | ||
Seconds
Notes
A return match seems to have been played against NSW in Victoria.
Media
Sporting Globe - 27/09/1922
Argus - 13/09/1923