Coach: Frank Hughes
Captain: Francis Vine
Finishing Position: 10th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Robert C Johnson (62)
Best First Year Player: Les Jones
| Matches | Ladder | Playing List | Seconds | Thirds | |
After the resignation of Ivor Warne-Smith, Melbourne narrowed their choice of a new coach down to the three - former South Melbourne captain/coach Paddy Scanlan, ex-Melbourne player and current Seconds coach Col Deane and Richmond's Checker Hughes.
When former Richmond secretary Percy Page joined the Fuschias he ensured Hughes, a premiership with the Tigers, was lured to the MCG. Hughes instantly set about making his mark on the struggling club, sacking 13 players. He also inadvertently gave the Redlegs their modern nickname, when during a fiery three-quarter time speech he implored his side to "lift your heads and play like demons!"
Before the season Page suggested that a lack of a partisan fanbase was one of the major disadvantages to the future success of the club. He suggested that the club would be able to grow their support in the Prahran area and the club opened a number of membership ticket outlets around that council area.
Despite a disappointing win total, and the absence of Francis Vine for most of the year due to injury, the newly crowned Demons somehow managed to only finish third last on the VFL ladder. At the end of the year, a lack of height and weight was blamed, and the committee promised to rectify the situation by recruiting larger players.
The Seconds were a shining light in an otherwise disappointing year, won their third consecutive premiership until Bill Adams. The club was presented the Hartley Shield for their achievement.
Melbourne's recruiting zone consisted of the Lonsdale, Latrobe, Gipps and Albert Wards of the City of Melbourne, as well as the City of Prahran excepting the portion bounded by Punt Road, High Street, Kooyong Road, Dandenong Road and Wellington Street.
Joe Blair and Harry Parkin were the club's delegates to the VFL.
The club lost 1998p for the season - 2197 pounds income against 4195 pounds expenditure.
At the end of the season the club cut veterans and experienced players Barnett, Conole, Ryan, Usher, Avery, Tyson, Robinson and Streeter.
Premiership Season
| Round | Opposition | Result | |||
| 1 | Richmond | LOSS | |||
| 2 | Geelong | LOSS | |||
| 3 | Essendon | WIN | |||
| 4 | Fitzroy | LOSS | |||
| 5 | Footscray | LOSS | |||
| 6 | Carlton | LOSS | |||
| 7 | Collingwood | LOSS | |||
| 8 | North Melbourne | LOSS | |||
| 9 | St. Kilda | LOSS | |||
| 10 | South Melbourne | LOSS | |||
| 11 | Hawthorn | WIN | |||
| 12 | Richmond | LOSS | |||
| 13 | Geelong | LOSS | |||
| 14 | Essendon | WIN | |||
| 15 | Fitzroy | LOSS | |||
| 16 | Footscray | LOSS | |||
| 17 | Carlton | LOSS | |||
| 18 | Collingwood | LOSS | |||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Richmond | 15 | 0 | 3 | 141.1 | 60 |
| South Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 5 | 127.5 | 52 |
| Carlton | 13 | 0 | 5 | 114.4 | 52 |
| Geelong | 12 | 0 | 6 | 130.4 | 48 |
| Fitzroy | 11 | 1 | 6 | 105.6 | 46 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 7 | 112.9 | 44 |
| Footscray | 11 | 0 | 7 | 97.7 | 44 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 1 | 10 | 85.2 | 30 |
| St. Kilda | 6 | 0 | 12 | 80.9 | 24 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 82.0 | 12 |
| Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 15 | 73.3 | 12 |
| Essendon | 2 | 0 | 16 | 77.1 | 8 |
Exhibition Match
| Opposition | Result | ||||
| Riverina League | WIN | ||||
| Leeton | WIN | ||||
Playing List
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Noel Barnett | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Wyn Murray | 12 | 2 | ||
| 3 | George Margitich | 14 | 52 | ||
| 4 | Jack Sambell | 15 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Bill Deague | 12 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Archie Roberts | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Bert Avery | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Rowley Fischer | 15 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Longhurst | 11 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Colin Niven | 18 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Robert C Johnson | 15 | 62 | ||
| 12 | Alan Ryan | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Les Jones | 14 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Ray Usher | 10 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Joe Kinnear | 13 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Eric Glass | 13 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Geoff McInnes | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Don Hooper | 15 | 13 | ||
| 19 | Edwin Pemberton | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Harry Long | 18 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Bill Vanthoff | 17 | 5 | ||
| 22 | Billy Libbis | 14 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Francis Vine | 9 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Percy Beames | 12 | 14 | ||
| 25 | Percy Streeter | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Lou Riley | 9 | 9 | ||
| 27 | Bill Tymms | 5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Bill Robinson | 3 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Reg Conole | 12 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Cliff Tyson | 2 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Jack Power | 15 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Gordon Ogden | 14 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Jack Bennett | 6 | 0 | ||
| Jack Harrison | 1 | 0 | |||
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 9 | Les Jones | Striking | Not Guilty | ||
| Seconds Grand Final | Jack Mueller | Elbowing | Unknown | ||
Awards
Most Serviceable - Harry Long
Most Consistent - Francis Vine
Special Trophy - Clubman - Bert Avery
Training Trophy - Billy Libbis, George Margitich, Colin Niven
Seconds
1933 Seconds Season
Captain - Bill Adams
Best and Fairest - Trevor Jones
Finals trophies - Bill Adams, Pat McNamara
| W | D | L | P | ||
| Melbourne | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | |
| Geelong | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | |
| Collingwood | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | |
| St Kilda | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |
| Hawthorn | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |
| Carlton | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | |
| Footscray | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | |
| South Melbourne | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | |
| Essendon | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Fitzroy | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Richmond | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | |
| North Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | |
Finals
| Round | Opposition | Result | |||
| SF | Geelong | WIN | |||
| GF | St Kilda | WIN | |||
Media
Argus - 20/12/1932
Table Talk - 27/04/1933
Football Record R4 1933
Age - 06/12/1933
Argus - 14/12/1933
Football Record R1 1934
Herald - 04/12/1934