Coach: Gordon Rattray
Captain: Bert Chadwick
Finishing Position: 8th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Percy Tulloh (24)
Best First Year Player: n/a
| Matches | Ladder | Playing List | |||
In late 1923 clubs voted on whether to include a new side, most likely Footscray, in the competition. The vote was passed 5-4, with Melbourne against, but required a 75% majority to pass and the league remained at nine clubs.
In January, coach Percy Wilson retired. Gordon Rattray beat George Haines, Bert Chadwick, Jim Makin, Alex Hall and champion Western Australian coach Phil Matson for the job. At the February AGM, 10 men ran for the seven positions available - G. Cathie, SER Church, GG Coulter, WJ Findley, L. Nichols, H. Parkin, AL Richardson, A. Sowden, WFV Sykes and HD Westley.
In a departure from tradition the committee allowed players to elect the captain after Percy Wilson left for St Kilda. Bert Chadwick was chosen.
The VFL Premiership was decided in a round robin competition for the last time. Despite losing their last match to Richmond, Essendon still won the premiership.
Only a win over the eventual premiers in the last round saw Melbourne leapfrog St. Kilda the bottom of the ladder and avoid the wooden spoon.
At the annual meeting of the MCC several members criticised the club, with one claiming that in the space of one month the club had only trained for two hours and that the lack of training could be held responsible for the club fading away late in games.
Premiership Season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | St. Kilda | LOSS | 82-84 | ||
| 2 | BYE | ||||
| 3 | Collingwood | LOSS | 61-62 | ||
| 4 | Carlton | WIN | 109-76 | ||
| 5 | South Melbourne | WIN | 76-69 | ||
| 6 | Geelong | LOSS | 63-73 | ||
| 7 | Richmond | LOSS | 83-87 | ||
| 8 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 41-87 | ||
| 9 | Essendon | LOSS | 42-71 | ||
| 10 | St. Kilda | WIN | 63-51 | ||
| 11 | BYE | ||||
| 12 | Collingwood | LOSS | 53-76 | ||
| 13 | Carlton | LOSS | 55-62 | ||
| 14 | South Melbourne | LOSS | 38-85 | ||
| 15 | Geelong | LOSS | 39-56 | ||
| 16 | Richmond | LOSS | 75-121 | ||
| 17 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 67-110 | ||
| 18 | Essendon | WIN | 96-82 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Essendon | 11 | 1 | 4 | 131.6 | 46 |
| South Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 5 | 116.5 | 44 |
| Fitzroy | 10 | 0 | 6 | 112.1 | 40 |
| Richmond | 10 | 0 | 6 | 102.5 | 40 |
| Geelong | 8 | 0 | 8 | 107.2 | 32 |
| Collingwood | 8 | 0 | 8 | 96.0 | 32 |
| Carlton | 5 | 1 | 10 | 92.3 | 22 |
| Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 12 | 83.3 | 16 |
| St. Kilda | 4 | 0 | 12 | 75.7 | 16 |
Playing List
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Stan Wittman | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2 | Joe Flanagan | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Ted Thomas | 13 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Tom Elliott | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Harry Harker | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | Johnny Egan | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Mick Anthony | 8 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Charlie Lilley | 9 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Streeter | 12 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Jack Collins | 10 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Dave Elliman | 6 | 9 | ||
| 12 | Bob Corbett | 15 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Bill Shelton | 13 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Jimmy Abernethy | 7 | 3 | ||
| 15 | George Haines | 14 | 10 | ||
| 16 | Derek Mollison | 14 | 11 | ||
| 17 | Bert Chadwick | 16 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Percy Tulloh | 16 | 24 | ||
| 19 | Harry Coy | 15 | 3 | ||
| 20 | Alf Wilson | 3 | 2 | ||
| 21 | Bobby Ewer | 6 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Roy James | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Percy Wilson | 8 | 1 | ||
| 26 | Wally Carter | 3 | 1 | ||
| 27 | George Simmonds | 4 | 4 | ||
| 28 | Hugh Dunbar | 15 | 7 | ||
| 29 | Jimmy Davidson | 3 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Eric Donaldson | 8 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Marcus Glasscock | 3 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Edgar Dunbar | 14 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Vern Moore | 4 | 3 | ||
| 35 | Richard Taylor | 16 | 7 | ||
| ? | Harry Davie | 3 | 14 | ||
| ? | Jack Robertson | 1 | 0 | ||
| ? | Max Wright | 1 | 0 | ||
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 5 | Edgar Dunbar | Striking | Not Guilty | ||
Seconds
Notes
Football Record R7 1924 says Wally Carter was #27
Media
Richmond Guardian - 08/12/1923
Argus - 08/02/1924
Herald - 14/02/1924
Age - 11/04/1924
Argus - 11/09/1924