Captain - Eddie Fox
Vice-Captain - David Christy
Secretary - RH McLeod
Committee - Farquhar, Hunt, Eddie Fox, Moore and Dave Christy
Leading goalkickers - David Christy and McCarthy 20
After a much improved 1893 season, the Reds opened the year with a win but suffered defeat in three of their next four matches. They would only lose twice more for the rest of the season on their way to a second place finish, to eventual Premiers Essendon and third placed South Melbourne.
For the first time all senior VFA clubs were restricted to playing the same amount of games against each other.
Melbourne's chances at the premiership were ruined in the first month of the season when their team full of rookies lost three of the first four. With Essendon on their way to a fourth premiership in a row it was impossible to catch them despite an eight match winning streak.
Herbert Fry and George Moysey were chosen to play for Victoria against South Australia in July. Patrick O'Dea was an emergency.
In a season review in The Argus, David Christy was named amongst the best players in the competition and O'Halloran as the league's best defender.
VFA season
| Date | Opposition | Result | ||||||
| May 5 | St. Kilda | WIN | ||||||
| May 12 | Footscray | LOSS | ||||||
| May 19 | Fitzroy | LOSS | ||||||
| May 24 | Geelong | WIN | ||||||
| May 26 | Richmond | WIN | ||||||
| June 2 | Essendon | LOSS | ||||||
| June 9 | Port Melbourne | WIN | ||||||
| June 16 | Carlton | WIN | ||||||
| June 30 | Williamstown | WIN | ||||||
| July 7 | South Melbourne | WIN | ||||||
| July 14 | Collingwood | WIN | ||||||
| July 28 | North Melbourne | WIN | ||||||
| August 4 | Fitzroy | WIN | ||||||
| August 11 | Footscray | WIN | ||||||
| August 18 | Essendon | LOSS | ||||||
| August 25 | Geelong | WIN | ||||||
| September 1 | South Melbourne | LOSS | ||||||
| September 8 | Carlton | WIN | ||||||
Other matches
| Date | Opposition | Result | ||||||
| 14 April | Austral | ? | ||||||
| 19 September | Maryborough | WIN | ||||||
Ladder
| Team | Win | Draw | Loss | For | Against | Points | ||
| 1st | Essendon | 16 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 78 | 72 | 66 |
| 2nd | Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 72 | 72 | 52 |
| 3rd | South Melbourne | 11 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 74 | 72 | 48 |
| 4th | Footscray | 9 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 66 | 72 | 44 |
| 5th | Fitzroy | 10 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 60 | 72 | 44 |
| 6th | North Melbourne | 8 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 44 |
| 7th | Geelong | 9 | 2 | 7 | 80 | 72 | 40 | |
| 8th | Collingwood | 8 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 72 | 34 | |
| 9th | Port Melbourne | 7 | 1 | 10 | 78 | 72 | 30 | |
| 10th | Williamstown | 5 | 3 | 10 | 94 | 72 | 26 | |
| 11th | Richmond | 4 | 1 | 13 | 77 | 125 | 72 | 18 |
| 12th | St. Kilda | 3 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 119 | 72 | 14 |
| 13th | Carlton | 2 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 108 | 72 | 8 |
Players
N. Bennett, John Boundy, David Christy, David Currie, Eddie Fox, Herbert Fry, Frank Girdlestone, Harry Graham, James Graham, Alf Healing, JE. Hogan, Ernest Howes, Harry Hughes, Richard Kelly, Richard Lewers, Austin Lewis, Ted Lockwood, Lew Massey, Jim McCarthy, Bill McClelland, Fred McGinis, Alex McKenzie, George Moodie, Bob Moore, George Moysey, Patrick O'Dea, George O'Dwyer, George Oldham, James O'Halloran, P. O'Loughlin, Mick Roche, Fred Sheahan, Gerald Sheahan, Eddie Sholl, W. Smith, Alfred Toll, Dick Wardill, Joe Wilson, John Wiseman
Goalkickers
Christy 20, McCarthy 20, Roche 13, McGinis 12, McClelland 8, Smith 5, Wilson 4, Fry 3, Girdlestone 2, Hogan 2, H. Graham 1, J. Graham 1, Moodie 1, Moysey 1, O'Dea 1, O'Dwyer 1, O'Halloran 1, O'Loughlin 1
Media
Herald - 31/03/1894
Age - 07/05/1894
Sydney Mail - 19/05/1894
Sydney Mail - 26/05/1894
Argus - 14/07/1894
Sydney Mail - 21/07/1894
Sydney Mail - 14/07/1894
Sydney Mail - 11/08/1894
Argus - 17/09/1894
Links
VFA Results and Tables