The 1922 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the 26th season of the VFL. The season saw 95 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 12 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Summary + Summary of debuts in 1922 Club VFL debuts Change of club 11 1 13 2 8 3 9 - 9 1 8 1 11 1 South Melbourne 14 2 12 1 Total 95 12
Debuts by clubs Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals NotesJohnny Davies 8327 Jimmy Goonan7221Frank Pritchard52011George Bolt1181Joe Russell10162Leo Credlin141618Jim Fraser11413Alec Farrow61414Previously played for Melbourne.Ernie Dingwall281Eric Humphrey541Charlie Greenhill430Graham Kemp1210Syd Coventry122762 Brother of Gordon Coventry and father of Hugh and Syd Coventry, Jr.Harry Chesswas1415445Leo Wescott11433Reg Baker126060Edward Baker14333Previously played for Carlton.Eric Cock33640Rupe Hannah9140Hector Lingwood-Smith11131Bill Glynn194Clyde Smith160Fred Keays230Previously played for Fitzroy.George Tory121Clem Splatt220Frank Plant110Charles Wall110Rowley Watt314141 Charlie May1843Justin McCarthy45660Previously played for Carlton.Ken Adam1310Joe Callahan112711Jack Moriarty11336Son of Geoff Moriarty.Roy Kemp1124Clarrie Clowe1051Previously played for Carlton.Ralph Raisbeck1130Gilbert Wardley310Enos Thomas1210Previously played for Melbourne.Norm Cockram112082 Tommy Corrigan110713Goldie Collins2649Brother of Harry and Norm Collins.Les Warren9400Steve Donnellan12712Hector McNeil172John Hamilton973Percy Chalmers210Alwin Dalitz1810George Todd723254 Arthur Coghlan214510Eric Fleming 2105112Edward Stevenson410530Syd Hall178518Charlie Plane2425Bill Hudd17285Val Marchesi3154Alby Bendle2131Harry Smith632Previously played for Fitzroy.Richard Taylor18 164100 Hugh Dunbar1 9748Brother of Edgar and Harold Dunbar.Edgar Dunbar1 285Brother of Harold and Hugh Dunbar.Vern Moore11 148Eric Peck8 60Previously played for Geelong.Harold Dunbar1 52Brother of Edgar and Hugh Dunbar.Alf Oldham132Artie Cambridge8 20John Corby6 11Doug Hayes68262 George Rudolph38061Angus MacIsaac85920Dave Lynch92077Matt Connors663Previously played for Melbourne.Arthur Birtles755Rupert Gibb1540Billy Wright1630Rob Brady920George Clark1810Ray Ross1811Bob Stewart1810Horrie Mason3 13776Cyril Gambetta1 12975Ed Sanneman5 7225Wal Gunnyon6 6321Aubrey MacKenzie 1 358Previously played for Melbourne.Les Reynolds 10 3011 Uncle of Dick Reynolds.Horrie Bannister 3 174Bill Tymms 1 85Les Morrison 3 80Bill Ward 6 74Orville Lamplough 167 6Bert Officer 8 610Stan Cooper 3 20Harold AlexanderSouth Melbourne3 7040Arthur HandoSouth Melbourne5 450Jack O'ConnellSouth Melbourne7 424Frank RossSouth Melbourne1 322Wal MatthewsSouth Melbourne3 227Roy BenceSouth Melbourne2 156Bill GunnSouth Melbourne1 101Basil SmithSouth Melbourne4 65Previously played for Collingwood.Sid ConlonSouth Melbourne1 43Billy GambettaSouth Melbourne1 47Bill PetersSouth Melbourne1 40Tommy LawSouth Melbourne1 21Jim CullumSouth Melbourne4 20Maurie ConnellSouth Melbourne2 10Clarrie WoodfieldSouth Melbourne2 10Previously played for Essendon.Don TempletonSouth Melbourne8 10
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