The 1930 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the 34th season of the VFL. The season saw 135 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 19 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Summary
Debuts
| Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Notes
|
| Eric Huxtable
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 223 days
|
6[1]
|
135
|
4
|
|
| Ted Pollock
|
Carlton
|
16 years, 200 days
|
9[2]
|
43
|
20
|
Youngest Carlton debutant.
|
| Les Allen
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 71 days
|
3[3]
|
29
|
87
|
|
| Bruce Scharp
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 98 days
|
16[4]
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Bill Flynn
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 261 days
|
7[5]
|
1
|
3
|
|
| Henry Thomson
|
Carlton
|
23 years, 251 days
|
7[6]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Jack Regan
|
Collingwood
|
17 years, 247 days
|
3[7]
|
196
|
3
|
|
| Fred Froude
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 332 days
|
5[8]
|
148
|
141
|
|
| Frank Kelly
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 166 days
|
6[9]
|
34
|
8
|
|
| Elvin Barr
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 193 days
|
3[10]
|
9
|
3
|
|
| Bill Aldag
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 280 days
|
5[11]
|
9
|
0
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
| Jack George
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 55 days
|
7[12]
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Bert Everett
|
Collingwood
|
25 years, 192 days
|
6[13]
|
4
|
0
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
| Bill Lowenthal
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 355 days
|
18[14]
|
73
|
14
|
|
| Mal MacRae
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 212 days
|
3[15]
|
19
|
14
|
|
| Billy Lynch
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 33 days
|
5[16]
|
18
|
1
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
| Tommy Gubbins
|
Essendon
|
22 years, 300 days
|
1[17]
|
17
|
1
|
|
| Leo Glynn
|
Essendon
|
26 years, 200 days
|
10[18]
|
9
|
0
|
|
| Charlie Sevior
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 357 days
|
1[19]
|
5
|
2
|
|
| Gerry Donnelly
|
Essendon
|
26 years, 346 days
|
12[20]
|
3
|
0
|
Youngest captain-coach in VFL history. Brother of Andy Donnelly. Previously played for North Melbourne and Melbourne.
|
| Jock Turner
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 82 days
|
4[21]
|
1
|
2
|
|
| Lindsay Smail
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 314 days
|
13[22]
|
1
|
1
|
|
| Wilfred Smallhorn
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 88 days
|
4[23]
|
150
|
31
|
1933 Brownlow medallist.
|
| Colin Benham
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 161 days
|
1[24]
|
81
|
70
|
|
| Fred Davies
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 54 days
|
1[25]
|
63
|
11
|
|
| Con Hogan
|
Fitzroy
|
26 years, 211 days
|
1[26]
|
30
|
0
|
|
| Gerald McKenzie
|
Fitzroy
|
26 years, 110 days
|
1[27]
|
18
|
0
|
|
| Ken Veevers
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 327 days
|
8[28]
|
18
|
2
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
| Roy McDougall
|
Fitzroy
|
23 years, 17 days
|
12[29]
|
8
|
0
|
|
| Ken Mackie
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 150 days
|
12[30]
|
7
|
15
|
|
| Keith Fleming
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 238 days
|
11[31]
|
6
|
4
|
Brother of Frank and Ian Fleming.
|
| Frank Beggs
|
Fitzroy
|
25 years, 346 days
|
1[32]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Jack Williams
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 200 days
|
2[33]
|
4
|
4
|
|
| Harry Challis
|
Fitzroy
|
24 years, 21 days
|
2[34]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Frank Raymond
|
Fitzroy
|
26 years, 297 days
|
7[35]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Lindsay Fricker
|
Fitzroy
|
24 years, 300 days
|
13[36]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Roy McKay
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 39 days
|
1[37]
|
101
|
10
|
|
| Bill Sherman
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 315 days
|
6[38]
|
21
|
4
|
Brother of Jack Sherman and Ted Sherman.
|
| Horrie Stanway
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 208 days
|
6[39]
|
20
|
4
|
|
| Leon Bazin
|
Footscray
|
23 years, 7 days
|
10[40]
|
13
|
2
|
|
| Tom Sutherland
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 6 days
|
9[41]
|
10
|
12
|
|
| Fred Coppock
|
Footscray
|
25 years, 105 days
|
1[42]
|
9
|
1
|
|
| Roy Williams
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 211 days
|
4[43]
|
9
|
10
|
|
| Stan Harris
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 63 days
|
1[44]
|
8
|
3
|
Brother of John Harris. Previously played for Richmond.
|
| Roy O'Donnell
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 200 days
|
5[45]
|
7
|
10
|
|
| Arthur Smith
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 358 days
|
5[46]
|
3
|
5
|
|
| Bertie Sharp
|
Footscray
|
19 years, 128 days
|
9[47]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Johnny Stanley
|
Footscray
|
24 years, 268 days
|
14[48]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Ron James
|
Footscray
|
23 years, 23 days
|
1[49]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Harry Bollman
|
Footscray
|
27 years, 286 days
|
9[50]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Cyril Harley
|
Footscray
|
19 years, 289 days
|
13[51]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Joe Sellwood
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 141 days
|
7[52]
|
180
|
97
|
|
| Len Metherell
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 167 days
|
1[53]
|
110
|
117
|
Brother of Jack Metherell.
|
| Clive Coles
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 94 days
|
7[54]
|
109
|
76
|
|
| Bob Troughton
|
Geelong
|
25 years, 320 days
|
1[55]
|
92
|
100
|
|
| Bill Kuhlken
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 16 days
|
1[56]
|
80
|
101
|
|
| Jack Carney
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 101 days
|
1[57]
|
79
|
4
|
|
| Jack Walker
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 276 days
|
5[58]
|
76
|
3
|
|
| Ted Riches
|
Geelong
|
23 years, 101 days
|
8[59]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Teddy Jones
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 114 days
|
9[60]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Bert Mills
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 76 days
|
1[61]
|
196
|
60
|
Brother of Arthur Mills.
|
| Leo Murphy
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 353 days
|
13[62]
|
132
|
22
|
Father of John Murphy and grandfather of Marc Murphy.
|
| George Bennett
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 223 days
|
1[63]
|
92
|
9
|
|
| Wally Ware
|
Hawthorn
|
24 years, 101 days
|
9[64]
|
63
|
27
|
Brother of Norman Ware.
|
| Keith Sharpley
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 153 days
|
15[65]
|
54
|
40
|
|
| Mark Daffey
|
Hawthorn
|
22 years, 59 days
|
6[66]
|
37
|
26
|
|
| John Harris
|
Hawthorn
|
26 years, 180 days
|
1[67]
|
34
|
10
|
Brother of Stan Harris. Previously played for Collingwood.
|
| Reg Mulavin
|
Hawthorn
|
17 years, 279 days
|
7[68]
|
11
|
0
|
|
| Bennie Lunn
|
Hawthorn
|
24 years, 326 days
|
1[69]
|
10
|
0
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
| Arthur Mills
|
Hawthorn
|
24 years, 190 days
|
5[70]
|
10
|
1
|
Brother of Bert Mills.
|
| Len Mills
|
Hawthorn
|
32 years, 84 days
|
1[71]
|
8
|
17
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
| Ernie Sheil
|
Hawthorn
|
24 years, 22 days
|
4[72]
|
5
|
0
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
| Jack Flanigan
|
Hawthorn
|
25 years, 74 days
|
11[73]
|
5
|
1
|
Brother of Bob Flanigan.
|
| Jim Veitch
|
Hawthorn
|
25 years, 143 days
|
5[74]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Reg Davies
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 237 days
|
12[75]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Fred Hansen
|
Hawthorn
|
27 years, 42 days
|
11[76]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
| Artie Frecker
|
Hawthorn
|
28 years, 302 days
|
12[77]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| George Margitich
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 166 days
|
1[78]
|
75
|
267
|
|
| Bill Vanthoff
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 122 days
|
1[79]
|
60
|
42
|
|
| Reg Conole
|
Melbourne
|
28 years, 66 days
|
1[80]
|
47
|
6
|
| Edwin Pemberton
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 324 days
|
2[81]
|
36
|
5
|
|
| Jack Power
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 69 days
|
4[82]
|
36
|
6
|
|
| Webber Jackson
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 152 days
|
1[83]
|
24
|
5
|
|
| Bill Cutler
|
Melbourne
|
29 years, 271 days
|
1[84]
|
22
|
6
|
|
| Hec Davidson
|
Melbourne
|
22 years, 35 days
|
1[85]
|
20
|
5
|
Brother of Arthur Davidson.
|
| Harry Crapper
|
Melbourne
|
25 years, 136 days
|
5[86]
|
12
|
7
|
Brother of Fred and Frank Crapper.
|
| Howard Steel
|
Melbourne
|
19 years, 101 days
|
15[87]
|
9
|
3
|
|
| Lew Gough
|
Melbourne
|
27 years, 12 days
|
18[88]
|
5
|
0
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
| Colin Jackson
|
Melbourne
|
24 years, 65 days
|
1[89]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Geoff Frood
|
Melbourne
|
24 years, 114 days
|
10[90]
|
1
|
2
|
|
| George Jerram
|
North Melbourne
|
25 years, 261 days
|
1[91]
|
77
|
10
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
| Bob Mathews
|
North Melbourne
|
17 years, 250 days
|
1[92]
|
58
|
32
|
|
| Syd Barker
|
North Melbourne
|
18 years, 277 days
|
12[93]
|
41
|
4
|
Son of Syd Barker Sr.
|
| Frank Wells
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 199 days
|
3[94]
|
37
|
4
|
|
| Mowbray Weir
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 160 days
|
1[95]
|
19
|
10
|
|
| Bert Peters
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 268 days
|
1[96]
|
17
|
3
|
|
| Joe Knott
|
North Melbourne
|
23 years, 59 days
|
5[97]
|
16
|
0
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
| Alex Clarke
|
North Melbourne
|
23 years, 41 days
|
10[98]
|
15
|
0
|
|
| Roy Atkins
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 280 days
|
1[99]
|
14
|
4
|
|
| Dick O'Shea
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 155 days
|
10[100]
|
14
|
8
|
|
| Hector Moir
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 270 days
|
16[101]
|
12
|
6
|
|
| Bill Spry
|
North Melbourne
|
23 years, 331 days
|
10[102]
|
9
|
0
|
|
| Jim Heenan
|
North Melbourne
|
23 years, 319 days
|
1[103]
|
8
|
1
|
Father of Jim P. Heenan.
|
| Joe McElholum
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 104 days
|
12[104]
|
8
|
2
|
|
| Jack Donovan
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 104 days
|
2[105]
|
6
|
3
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
| Fred Dean
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 40 days
|
4[106]
|
5
|
2
|
|
| Rupe Perrett
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 345 days
|
5[107]
|
5
|
0
|
|
| Arthur Morley
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 239 days
|
18[108]
|
5
|
0
|
|
| Clarrie Semmel
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 108 days
|
14[109]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Harold Davidson
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 4 days
|
15[110]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Frank Holmes
|
North Melbourne
|
30 years, 32 days
|
1[111]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Arthur Smith
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 28 days
|
1[112]
|
2
|
0
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
| Wal McGrath
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 075 days
|
15[113]
|
2
|
1
|
|
| Ray Clarke
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 288 days
|
1[114]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Leo Credlin
|
North Melbourne
|
26 years, 321 days
|
1[115]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
| Paul Clarke
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 233 days
|
18[116]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Kevin O'Neill
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 44 days
|
1[117]
|
209
|
12
|
|
| Martin Bolger
|
Richmond
|
23 years, 271 days
|
3[118]
|
185
|
2
|
|
| Ray Martin
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 173 days
|
2[119]
|
159
|
135
|
|
| Eric Zschech
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 325 days
|
2[120]
|
102
|
16
|
|
| Ted Cusack
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 3 days
|
3[121]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Hope Collins
|
Richmond
|
25 years, 256 days
|
1[122]
|
1
|
1
|
|
| Bill Griffith
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 149 days
|
2[123]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Stan Ogden
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 197 days
|
3[124]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Jack Davis
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 298 days
|
2[125]
|
150
|
31
|
|
| Harry Comte
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 54 days
|
1[126]
|
104
|
55
|
|
| Clarrie Hindson
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 208 days
|
1[127]
|
90
|
0
|
|
| Pat Hartnett
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 28 days
|
7[128]
|
66
|
58
|
|
| Lloyd Jones
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 119 days
|
1[129]
|
54
|
7
|
|
| Doug Bourne
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 251 days
|
16[130]
|
48
|
2
|
|
| Arthur Roberts
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 85 days
|
8[131]
|
31
|
10
|
Brother of Billy Roberts.
|
| Billy Stevens
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 270 days
|
1[132]
|
23
|
9
|
|
| Jim Forbes
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 128 days
|
1[133]
|
19
|
6
|
|
| Jack Smith
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 268 days
|
4[134]
|
9
|
8
|
|
| Clyde Beattie
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 255 days
|
1[135]
|
5
|
2
|
|
| Keith Storey
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 51 days
|
10[136]
|
5
|
0
|
|
| Hugh Dunbar
|
St Kilda
|
26 years, 310 days
|
01[137]
|
3
|
1
|
Brother of Edgar and Harold Dunbar. Previously played for Melbourne.
|
| Victor Lucas
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 111 days
|
11[138]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Bob Pratt
|
South Melbourne
|
17 years, 245 days
|
1[139]
|
158
|
681
|
Father of Bob Pratt Jr.
|
| John Austin
|
South Melbourne
|
19 years, 166 days
|
4[140]
|
140
|
19
|
|
| Reg Bennett
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 277 days
|
6[141]
|
39
|
5
|
|
| Ron Shapter
|
South Melbourne
|
24 years, 306 days
|
1[142]
|
26
|
14
|
|
| Rod Leffanue
|
South Melbourne
|
17 years, 120 days
|
1[143]
|
12
|
14
|
|
| Martin Wheelahan
|
South Melbourne
|
22 years, 102 days
|
12[144]
|
11
|
5
|
Brother of Danny Wheelahan.
|
| Charlie Troughton
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 297 days
|
3[145]
|
7
|
6
|
|
| Jack Shelton
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 141 days
|
7[146]
|
7
|
2
|
Father of Bill Shelton, cousin of Bill Shelton and uncle of Ian Shelton. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
| Dave Coutts
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 66 days
|
2[147]
|
5
|
0
|
|
| Tasman Knight
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 164 days
|
1[148]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Ron Martin
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 287 days
|
9[149]
|
4
|
3
|
|
| Bill Jordan
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 194 days
|
3[150]
|
3
|
1
|
|
| Bill O'Brien
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 134 days
|
3[151]
|
2
|
0
|
Grandfather of Gerard and Greg Healy.
|
| Stan Lawler
|
South Melbourne
|
20 years, 291 days
|
17[152]
|
2
|
6
|
|
| Alf Callick
|
South Melbourne
|
21 years, 354 days
|
18[153]
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1
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2
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| Roy Cassidy
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South Melbourne
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23 years, 86 days
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18[154]
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1
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0
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| VFL debuts |
- 1897
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