Melbourne
"The seeds of the Melbourne Football Club's greatest ever era began to be sown the following season, in 1952, when favourite son Norm Smith returned from Fitzroy to take over from Alan La Fontaine as senior coach ... and the 1953 season saw the debuts of several players who would go on to play significant roles in the club's impending period of greatness, notably Ron Barassi, Brian Dixon, Ian Ridley, Laurie Mithen and Colin Wilson ..."
Despite their recent lack of success, John Devaney writes that, as the foundation club, their place in the game's history is assured
1907 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 1907 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-04-27 1 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 60 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 41 | 19 | LAK | 1907-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-05-04 2 | H | Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 48 | -7 | MCG | 1907-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-05-11 3 | H | Melbourne | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 47 | LOST | Carlton | 1.3 | 6.9 | 8.13 | 12.14 | 86 | -39 | MCG | 1907-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-05-18 4 | A | Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | Collingwood | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.10 | 34 | 12 | VIC | 1907-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-05-25 5 | A | Melbourne | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | Geelong | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 59 | -8 | COR | 1907-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-06-01 6 | H | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.5 | 4.9 | 10.12 | 15.18 | 108 | -57 | MCG | 1907-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-06-15 7 | H | Melbourne | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 55 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.11 | 47 | 8 | MCG | 1907-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-06-22 8 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.10 | 52 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.10 | 5.10 | 40 | 12 | MCG | 1907-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-06-29 9 | A | Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.10 | 28 | LOST | Essendon | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.12 | 5.13 | 43 | -15 | EME | 1907-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-07-06 10 | A | Melbourne | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Carlton | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.13 | 9.16 | 70 | -16 | PRI | 1907-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-07-13 11 | H | Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.10 | 22 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.7 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 15.11 | 101 | -79 | MCG | 1907-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-07-20 12 | H | Melbourne | 1.6 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 6.13 | 49 | WON | Geelong | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.10 | 34 | 15 | MCG | 1907-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-08-03 13 | A | Melbourne | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 47 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 30 | 17 | JUN | 1907-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-08-10 14 | A | Melbourne | 0.6 | 1.14 | 5.16 | 6.19 | 55 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 39 | 16 | BWS | 1907-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1907-08-17 SR1 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Essendon | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.10 | 10.11 | 71 | -15 | EME | 1907-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1907-08-24 SR2 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 74 | -24 | MCG | 1907-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1907-08-31 SR3 | A | Melbourne | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.12 | 36 | LOST | Carlton | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | -26 | PRI | 1907-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1907 Player Stats
| Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baquie, Jack | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canavan, Joe | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conquest, Jim | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cope, Harry | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coutie, Vin | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cox, Harry | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardiner, Jack | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gardner, Mark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gregory, Bert | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammond, Jack | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harris, Frank | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hill, Herbert | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Homan, Bill | 15 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunt, Phil | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson, Jack | 15 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson, Charlie | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leith, Jack | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mills, Paddy | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monk, Bobby | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen, Victor | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nolan, Bernie | 13 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Onyons, Basil | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parke, Bert | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peacock, George | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pearce, Joe | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Purse, Hugh | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rigby, Harry | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Jack | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Strong, Jack | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sykes, Wally | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Symonds, Harry | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren, Wal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| West, Jack | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |