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1924 Seconds Season

For the first time senior reserves played with the team and were eligible for promotion to the seniors during the year. Teams representing Coburg and Leopold played amongst the VFL sides.

Players included Atkins, James Brewis, Sam Brownbill, Jack Cannan, Carlson, Jimmy Davidson, Harry Davie, Drake, Eady, Elliott, Bobby Ewer, Forness, Fulling, Greening, Roy James, McColl, A. McMahon, Ormsby, Parker, Porter, Jack Robertson 1923-1924, Shingfield/Shinkfield, Slatter, Smith, Southern, Sprigg, Stokes, Thomas, Ward, Syd Watson, White, and Wise.

Matches

Round 1 - Saturday 26 April
Melbourne 13.19 d. St Kilda 10.4
Goals - Parker 6, Davie 4, Atkinson 2, Bowman 1
Best - Robertson, Parker, Brownbill

Also played - Shinkfield, Slatter, Stokes

Round 2 - Saturday 3 May
Coburg 12.12.84 d. Melbourne 8.19.67
Goals - Davie 2, Greenwood 1, Greening 1, Drake 1, Arthur 1, Atkinson 1, Jackson 1
Best - Davie, Davidson, Slatter

Also played - Fulling, Drake, Parker, Shinkfield

Round 3 - Saturday 10 May
Collingwood 17.9.111 d. Melbourne 9.9.63

Round 4 - Saturday 17 May
Carlton 6.12 d. Melbourne 5.11
Goals - Parker 2, Greening 1, Watson 1, Porter 1
Best - Robertson, Cannan, Brownbill

Also played - Brewis, Fulling, Davie

Round 5 - Saturday 24 May
Leopold 12.27.99 d. Melbourne 8.7.55
Goals - Davie 5, McColl 1, Smith 1, Parker 1
Best - Ewer, James, Davie

Also played - Cannan, Slater, Parker

Round 6 - Saturday 31 May
Geelong 8.19.67 d. Melbourne 8.9.57
Goals - Davie 5, Ward 2, McMahon 1
Best - Drake, Cannan, Brownbill

Also played Davidson, Fulling, Slatter, Wise

Round 7 - Saturday 7 June
Richmond 17.18.120 d. Melbourne 9.3.57
Goals - Davie 7, Unknown 2
Best - Ewar, Fulling, Wise

Also played - Slatter

Round 8 - Saturday 14 June
Fitzroy 11.17 d. Melbourne 8.6
Goals - Davie 5, Forness 1, Parker 1 Slatter 1
Best - Elliott, Davidson, Davie
Injured - Slatter (knee)

Also played - Wise, Slatter, Brownbill, Brewis

Round 9 - Saturday 21 June
Essendon 11.15.81 d. Melbourne 0.6
Goals - None
Best - McMahon, Elliott, Davidson

Also played - Ward, Davie, Fulling, Wise

Round 10 - Saturday 28 June
Melbourne 8.8.56 d. St Kilda 5.6.36
Goals - Davie 3, Parker 1, White 1
Best - Elliott, Davidson, James

Also played - Parker

Round 11 - Saturday 5 July
Coburg 11.19.76 d. Melbourne 4.11.35
Goals - Ewer 2, Drake 2, Elliott 1
Best - Elliott, Brown, Davie

Also played - Drake

Goals also shown as Davie kicking two instead of Drake

Round 12 - Saturday 12 July
Collingwood 11.8.74 d. Melbourne 5.13.43
Goals - Sweeney 2, Davie 1, McMahon 1, Forness 1
Best - Cannan, James, Simmonds

Also played Davidson, Davie, McMahon, White, Wise, Shinkfield

Goals also shown as Carlson not McMahon

Round 13 - Saturday 19 July
Carlton 10.4.64 d. Melbourne 4.10.34
Goals - Davie 1, White 1, Forness 1, Jackson 1
Best - Davidson, Elliott, Davie

Also played - White, Forness

Round 14 - Saturday 26 July
Leopold 12.14.186 d. Melbourne 7.17.59
Goals - Davie 4, Lester 2, Parker 1
Best - Elliott, Davidson, Davie

Also played - Wise, Fulling, Parker, Porter, White, Forness

Round 15 - Saturday 2 August
Geelong 20.17.137 d. Melbourne 2.5.17
Goals - Davidson 1, Davie 1
Best - Davie, Davidson, Wise

Also played - Brownbill, Atkins, Fulling, Sprigg

Round 15 - Saturday 9 August
Melbourne vs Geelong
Goals - Davie 7

Round 16 - Saturday 23 August
Richmond 12.10.82 d. Melbourne 5.8.38
Goals - White 2, Atkin 2, Drake 1
Best - Cannan, White, Sprigg

Also played - Ward, Robertson, McMahon, Brewis, Ormsby, Eady

Round 17 - Saturday 30 August
Fitzroy 20.13.133 d. Melbourne 4.13.37
Goals - Eady 2, Cannan 1, Forness 1
Best - Forness, Robertson, Eady

Also played - White, Atkin

Saturday 6 September
Essendon 10.13.73 d. Melbourne 7.5.47
Goals - Parker 3, Atkin 1, Eady 1, Drake 1, Jackson 1
Best - Fulling, Forness, Drake

Also played - Brownbill, Thomas, McColl

Ladder

TeamPoints
Geelong 60
Richmond 56
Essendon 52
Fitzroy 52
Leopold 40
Coburg 40
Collingwood 30
Carlton 18
Melbourne 8
St Kilda 4

Notes
Eady also shown as 'Caddy'

Media
Sporting Globe - 30/04/1924
Argus - 08/09/1924

Links
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