Players included Bill Adams, Sid Anderson, Fred Backway, Jock Ball, Jack Bennett, Ray Bond, Buckley, Buldt, Jack Coolahan, Daley, Bill Deague, Richie Emselle, Clive Fairbairn, Ken Feltscheer, Jack Foster, Jack Furniss, Eric Glass, Gray, Hulme, Jones, Joe Kinnear, Livingstone, Jack Maher, Mahon, Fred Matthews, Jack McDonagh, Geoff McNaughton, Mill, Bob Miller, Milne, Jim Munday, Hugh Murnane, Oakley, Oswald, Frank Pierce, Bill Ralston, Ted Regan, Beres Reilly, Alf Steele, Don Stewart, Keith Truscott, Waters, Colin Wilcox and Young
Emg/extended teams only - Benjamin, Blair, Greenwood, Ted Hamilton, Scott, Hardy
Matches
Practice Match - Saturday 3 April vs Preston
Result unknown
Selected team
B: Pearson, Park, Deague
HB: Ball, McNaughton, Russell
C: Longhurst, Bennett, N. Matthews
HF: Coolahan, Gordon, Graham
F: Waters, F. Matthews, Backway
Foll: Ralson, Livingston, Francis
Ledwidge and Young were due to play after half time
Practice Match
Saturday 10 April vs Williamstown
Williamstown Seniors 9.10.64 d. Melbourne Seconds 7.10.52
Selected team
B: Pearson, McCoy, Deague
HB: Ball, McNaughton, Russell
C: Longhurst, Bennett, N. Matthews
HF: Young, Bawden, Barassi
F: Mill, F. Matthews, Ferraro
Foll: Coolahan, Adams, Backway
Emg: Hurley, Miller, Maher, Wilcox
Practice match - Saturday 17 April - Ivanhoe
vs Ivanhoe Amateurs
Round 1 - Saturday 24 April
Melbourne 17.18 d. Richmond 15.9
Goals - Matthews 8, Adams 2, Munday 2, Feltscheer 2, Ball 1, Deague 1, Foster 1
Best - Feltscheer, Munday, Buldt
Selected side (from)
Adams, Jones, Regan, Steele, Emselle, Mill, Benjamin, Milne, Maher, McNaughton, Waters, Blair, Backway, Bond, Anderson, Reilly, Bennett, Buldt, Gray, Stewart, Foster, Feltscheer, Munday, Matthews, Coolahan, Young, Deague, Ball
Round 2 - Saturday 1 May
Melbourne 17.10 d. Essendon 12.6
Goals - Matthews 4, Truscott 3, Munday 3, Foster 3, Ralston 2, Ball 1, Deague 1
Best - Coolahan, Jones, Maher
Selected side
B: Jones, Regan, Emselle
HB: Maher, McNaughton, Waters
C: Buldt, Truscott, Oakley
HF: Young, Munday, Foster
F: Deague, Matthews, Ralston
Foll: Adams, Coolahan, Ball
19th: Gray
Emg: Stewart, Reilly, Blair, Hardy
Round 3 - Saturday 8 May
Melbourne 13.11 d. Carlton 10.8
Goals - Munday 7, Bennett 2, Adams 1, Ball 1, Buckley 1
Best - Munday, Buckley, Maher
Selected side
B: Jones, Regan, Emselle
HB: Maher, Deague, Waters
C: Buckley, Anderson, Buldt
HF: Bennett, Munday, Foster
F: Livingstone, Matthews, Ball
Foll: Adams, Coolahan, Backway
19th: Gray
Emg: Miller, Stewart, Riley, Mill, Milne, Hamilton
Round 4 - Saturday 15 May
Melbourne 16.9 d. St Kilda 10.10
Goals - Matthews 8, Foster 4, Adams 1, Backway 1, Coolahan 1, Gray 1
Best - Foster, Regan, Matthews
Selected side (from)
Adams, Coolahan, Backway, Gray, Matthews, Ball, Bennett, Munday, Foster, Buckley, Truscott, Buldt, Stewart, Maher, Livingstone, Waters, Deague, Kinnear, Regan, Anderson, Miller, Milne, Oakley, Riley, Hamilton
Round 5 - Saturday 22 May
Collingwood 9.16.70 d. Melbourne 9.8.62
Goals - Matthews 4, Munday 2, Coolahan 1, Anderson 1, Adams 1
Best - Foster, Coolahan, Waters
Selected side
B: Miller, Regan, Bennett
HB: Maher, Foster, Ball
C: Buldt, Reilly, Buckley
HF: Anderson, Munday, Waters
F: Milne, Matthews, Coolahan
Foll: Adams, Livingstone, Backway
19th: Gray
Emg: Stewart, Hamilton, Scott, Davey
Round 6 - Saturday 29 May
Melbourne 17.18 d. Footscray 9.8
Goals - Bennett 4, Munday 3, Stewart 2, Coolahan 1, Reilly 1, Ball 1, Anderson 1, Waters 1, McDonagh 1, Backway 1, Emselle 1
Best - Emselle, Coolahan, Reilly
Selected side
B: Miller, Regan, Furniss
HB: Maher, Foster, Ball
C: Emselle, Waters, reilly
HF: Truscott, Munday, Anderson
F: Bennett, McDonagh, Coolahan
Foll: Adams, Livingstone, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Wilcox, Milne, Stewart, Hamilton
Round 7 - Saturday 5 June
Melbourne 8.17 d. North Melbourne 6.5
Goals - Reiffel 3, Adams 1, Anderson 1, Glass 1, McDonagh 1, Munday 1
Best - Waters, Coolahan, Ball
Selected side
B: Bennett, Regan, Furness
HB: Maher, Foster, Ball
C: Emselle, Waters, Reilly
HF: Anderson, Munday, Coolahan
F: Glass, McDonagh, Reiffel
Foll: Adams, Livingstone, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Wilcox, Stewart, Milne, Greenway
Round 8 - Saturday 12 June
Melbourne 19.13 d. Hawthorn 12.18
Selected team
B: Steele, Regan, Furniss
HB: Bennett, Wilcox, Long
C: Emselle, Waters, Reilly
HF: Anderson, Foster, Bond
F: Stewart, McDonagh, Reiffel
Foll: Adams, Livingstone, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Milne, Gray, Greenwood, Davey
Round 9 - Saturday 19 June
Geelong 15.9 d. Melbourne 8.13
Goals - Bond 3, Foster 1, Anderson 1, McDonough 1, Hulme 1, Adams 1
Best - Bond, Mill, Foster
Round 10 - Saturday 26 June
Fitzroy 13.12 d. Melbourne 11.12
Goals - Backway 3, Stewart 2, Oakley 2, Glass 1, Livingstone 1, Adams 1, Bond 1
Best - Livingstone, Backway, Ball
Selected side
B: Long, Regan, Ball
HB: Maher, Kinnear, Wilcox
C: Emselle, Mill, Reilly
HF: Anderson, Foster, Bond
F: Oakley, Glass, Stewart
Foll: Adams, Livingstone, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Steele, Gray, Pierce
Round 11 - Saturday 3 July
Melbourne 10.11 d. South Melbourne 6.14
Goals - Foster 2, Reiffeel 2, Truscott 1, Dean 1, Anderson 1, Emselle 1, Oakley 1, McDonagh 1
Best - Foster, Reilly, Long
Selected side
B: McDonagh, Regan, Emselle
HB: Maher, Kinnear, Ball
C: Oswald, Truscott, Reilly
HF: Anderson, Foster, Oakley
F: Stewart, Dean, Reiffel
Foll: Adams, Long, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Gray, Wilcox, Steele, Bond, Mill
Round 12 - Saturday 10 July
Melbourne 12.11 d. Richmond 10.13
Goals - Bennett 8, Adams 2, Backway 2
Best - Steele, Anderson, Bennett
Selected side
B: McDonough, Regan, Emselle
HB: Bennett, Kinnear, Ball
C: Anderson, Truscott, Maher
HF: Lock, Furniss, Oakley
F: Stewart, Glass, Reiffel
Foll: Adams, Long, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Gray, Wilcox, Steele, Bond, Mill
Round 13 - Saturday 17 July
Melbourne 18.15 d. Essendon 8.5
Goals - Baggott 7, Ball 3, Adams 3, Foster 3, Anderson 1, McDonagh 1, Oakley 1
Best - McDonagh, Foster, Regan
Selected side
B: McDonagh, Regan, Bennett
HB: McNaughton, Kinnear, Ball or Wilcox
C: Steele, Truscott, Emselle
HF: Anderson, Foster, Oakley
F: Reiffel, Baggott, Stewart
Foll: Adams, Furniss, Backway
19th: Unknown
Emg: Gray, Maher, Pierce, Bond, Fairbairn, Mill
Round 14 - Saturday 24 July
Carlton 18.9 d. Melbourne 10.17
Goals - Anderson 2, Regan 2, Reiffel 1, Bennett 1, Coolahan 1, Oakley 1, Adams 1, Truscott 1
Best - Regan, McDonagh, Coolahan
Selected side
B: Ball, Regan, McDonagh
HB: Maher, Kinnear, McNaughton
C: Steele or Pierce, Truscott, Emselle
HF: Anderson, Coolahan, Oakley
F: Reiffel, Bennett, Stewart
Foll: Adams, Furniss, Barassi
19th: Unknown
Emg: Gray, Wilcox, Bond, Fairbairn, Hulme, Mill
Round 15 - Saturday 31 July
Melbourne 15.14 d. St Kilda 12.15
Selected side
B: Furniss, Regan, Emselle
HB: Maher, McNaughton, Bennett
C: Reilly, Truscott, Steele
HF: Anderson, Foster, Barassi
F: McDonagh, Glass, Oakley
Foll: Adams, Coolahan, Backway
19th: Stewart
Emg: Wilcox, Gray, Bond, Pierce, Fairbairn, Hulme
Round 16 - Saturday 14 August
Collingwood 14.16 d. Melbourne 11.12
Round 17 - Saturday 21 August
Melbourne 14.12 d. Footscray 8.14
Round 18 - Saturday 28 August
Melbourne 27.18 d. North Melbourne 4.7
Goals - Backway 6, Barassi 4, Adams 3, Ball 3, Gray 3, Maher 2, McDonough 2, Anderson 1, Bennett 1, Furniss 1, Stewart 1
Best - Emselle, Regan, Backway
1937 Seconds Semi Final - Saturday 11 September
Collingwood 11.11.77 d. Melbourne 9.18.72
Goals - Anderson 2, Munday 2, Ball 1, Oakley 1, Backway 1, Bennett 1
Best - Backway, Anderson, Regan
Notes
Jones is not Les Jones. Mahon may be Jack Maher. Young may be Dave Young.
Media
Age - 16/04/1937