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"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
1923 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 1923 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-05-05 1 | H | Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | Richmond | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 55 | -5 | MCG | 1923-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-05-12 2 | A | Melbourne | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Geelong | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.16 | 5.22 | 52 | 28 | COR | 1923-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-05-20 3 | Melbourne | Bye | 1923-05-20 May 20 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1923-05-26 4 | H | Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 11.18 | 84 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.11 | 6.13 | 49 | 35 | MCG | 1923-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-06-02 5 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.6 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 8.15 | 63 | 22 | JUN | 1923-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-06-09 6 | A | Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.8 | 7.11 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 11.11 | 77 | -7 | BWS | 1923-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-06-16 7 | H | Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 74 | -14 | MCG | 1923-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-06-23 8 | H | Melbourne | 1.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Carlton | 5.0 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 74 | -9 | MCG | 1923-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-07-07 9 | A | Melbourne | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 42 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.4 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 76 | -34 | VIC | 1923-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-07-14 10 | A | Melbourne | 5.4 | 6.7 | 9.11 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Richmond | 4.3 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 11.17 | 83 | -5 | PUN | 1923-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-07-21 11 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Geelong | 3.6 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.15 | 75 | -19 | MCG | 1923-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-07-29 12 | Melbourne | Bye | 1923-07-29 Jul 29 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1923-08-04 13 | A | Melbourne | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 9.13 | 67 | -26 | LAK | 1923-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-08-11 14 | H | Melbourne | 2.6 | 4.10 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.5 | 3.7 | 7.11 | 11.18 | 84 | -35 | MCG | 1923-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-08-25 15 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 46 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 11.14 | 80 | -34 | MCG | 1923-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-09-01 16 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Essendon | 1.8 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 13.20 | 98 | -57 | WIN | 1923-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-09-08 17 | A | Melbourne | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 46 | LOST | Carlton | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.11 | 9.20 | 74 | -28 | PRI | 1923-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1923-09-15 18 | H | Melbourne | 4.6 | 7.8 | 9.14 | 11.21 | 87 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 21.12 | 138 | -51 | MCG | 1923-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1923 Player Stats
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