Captain - Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Finishing Position: 8th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: George Margitich (66)
Best First Year Player: n/a
Members: 1465

Matches

Ladder

Playing list

Seconds

After two years out of the finals, Melbourne lacked the resources to scour the country for recruits and had to rely on veterans and local youngsters. While the senior side slid to eighth, the Seconds won their maiden premiership.

The Page Final Four system was introduced, removing the challenge system and guaranteeing a Grand Final every year. After improving to a 5-1 record at Round 6, Melbourne looked likely to play finals, before a six game losing streak ended their chances. Even their breakthrough victory was controversial, with Essendon protesting the result of Round 13. Melbourne finished four games out of the finals

Andrew Manzie and T. Parkin were Melbourne's delegates to the league.

Premiership season

Round	Opposition	Result	Score
1	Fitzroy	WIN	106-94
2	Essendon	LOSS	73-77
3	Geelong	WIN	87-83
4	Hawthorn	WIN	109-94
5	Footscray	WIN	87-71
6	North Melbourne	WIN	98-59
7	Collingwood	LOSS	54-71
8	Carlton	LOSS	58-122
9	St. Kilda	LOSS	36-63
10	Richmond	LOSS	53-66
11	South Melbourne	LOSS	31-82
12	Fitzroy	LOSS	66-77
13	Essendon	WIN	72-71
14	Geelong	LOSS	45-77
15	Hawthorn	WIN	93-18
16	Footscray	LOSS	38-72
17	North Melbourne	WIN	123-79
18	Collingwood	LOSS	57-127

Ladder

	W	D	L	%	P
Geelong	15	0	3	151.4	60
Richmond	15	0	3	141.1	60
Carlton	12	0	6	125.1	48
Collingwood	12	0	6	124.0	48
Footscray	12	0	6	110.2	48
Essendon	10	0	8	99.2	40
South Melbourne	9	0	9	99.1	36
Melbourne	8	0	10	91.7	32
St. Kilda	8	0	10	89.2	32
Fitzroy	4	0	14	86.0	16
Hawthorn	3	0	15	82.1	12
North Melbourne	0	0	18	50.8	0

Playing List

Number	Player	Games	Goals
1	Stan Wittman	6	1
2	Wyn Murray	7	1
3	George Margitich	17	66
4	Jim Abernethy	18	0
5	Hec Davidson	6	0
6	Ted Esposito	17	0
7	Bert Avery	18	0
8	Bill Adams	1	1
10	Jack Collins	8	1
11	Frank Smith	12	0
12	Jack Power	12	1
13	Gordon Lindsay	1	0
14	Ivor Warne-Smith	16	9
15	Harry Crapper	5	0
16	Robert C Johnson	15	44
17	Bill Macdonald	3	0
18	Bill Cutler	7	0
19	Edwin Pemberton	5	0
20	Harry Long	18	7
21	Bill Vanthoff	14	12
22	Reg Conole	14	2
23	Francis Vine	14	2
24	Percy Beames	11	2
25	Billy Collins	2	0
27	Bill Tymms	11	0
28	Webber Jackson	12	5
29	Jimmy Davidson	18	8
30	Howard Steel	3	1
31	Lew Gough	4	0
32	Gordon Ogden	13	0
34	Ray Usher	15	1
35	Richard Taylor	15	12
37	George Cassidy	3	2
	Ossie Green	1	0

Tribunal

Round	Player	Charge	Sanction
Round 4	Gordon Ogden	Attempted Striking	4 matches
Round 5	Stan Wittman	Striking	Not Guilty

Seconds

1931 Seconds season

	W	D	L	%	P
Collingwood	15	0	3	143.0	60
Melbourne	14	0	4	175.0	56
Geelong	14	0	4	157.6	56
Essendon	13	0	5	135.9	52
Carlton	10	0	8		40
St Kilda	10	0	8		40
Richmond	9	0	9		36
South Melbourne	7	0	11		28
Fitzroy	5	0	13		20
Footscray	5	0	13		20
Hawthorn	5	0	13		20
North Melbourne	1	0	17		4

Finals

Round	Opposition	Result	Score
SF	Collingwood	WIN	111-49
GF	Geelong	WIN	61-53

Media
Argus - 18/02/1931
Herald - 24/02/1931
Sporting Globe - 28/02/1931

Links
AFL Tables page
Wikipedia page