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 + Summary of debuts in 1930 Club VFL debuts Change of club 6 0 5 2 7 2 13 1 Footscray 14 1 9 0 12 5 12 1 21 5 8 0 13 1 South Melbourne 15 1 Total 135 19
Debuts
Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes 135 4 43 20 Youngest Carlton debutant. 29 87 7 0 1 3 1 0 196 3 148 141 34 8 9 3 9 0 Previously played for Footscray. 7 0 4 0 Previously played for Carlton. 73 14 19 14 18 1 Previously played for North Melbourne. 17 1 9 0 5 2 3 0 Youngest captain-coach in VFL history. Brother of Andy Donnelly. Previously played for North Melbourne and Melbourne. 1 2 1 1 150 31 1933 Brownlow medallist. 81 70 63 11 30 0 18 0 18 2 Previously played for Collingwood. 8 0 7 15 6 4 Brother of Frank and Ian Fleming. 4 0 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 101 10 21 4 Brother of Jack Sherman and Ted Sherman. 20 4 13 2 10 12 9 1 9 10 8 3 Brother of John Harris. Previously played for Richmond. 7 10 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 180 97 110 117 Brother of Jack Metherell. 109 76 92 100 80 101 79 4 76 3 1 0 1 0 196 60 Brother of Arthur Mills. 132 22 Father of John Murphy and grandfather of Marc Murphy. 92 9 63 27 Brother of Norman Ware. 54 40 37 26 34 10 Brother of Stan Harris. Previously played for Collingwood. 11 0 10 0Previously played for Richmond. 10 1 Brother of Bert Mills. 8 17 Previously played for St Kilda. 5 0 Previously played for Carlton. 5 1 Brother of Bob Flanigan. 4 0 3 0 1 0 Previously played for Footscray. 1 0 75 267 60 42 47 6 36 5 36 6 24 5 22 6 20 5 Brother of Arthur Davidson. 12 7 Brother of Fred and Frank Crapper. 9 3 5 0 Previously played for Hawthorn. 2 0 1 2 77 10 Previously played for Geelong. 58 32 41 4 Son of Syd Barker Sr. 37 4 19 10 17 3 16 0 Previously played for North Melbourne. 15 0 14 4 14 8 12 6 9 0 8 1 Father of Jim P. Heenan. 8 2 6 3 Previously played for Footscray. 5 2 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 Previously played for Footscray. 2 1 1 0 1 0 Previously played for Carlton. 1 0 209 12 185 2 159 135 102 16 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 150 31 104 55 90 0 66 58 54 7 48 2 31 10 Brother of Billy Roberts. 23 9 19 6 9 8 5 2 5 0 3 1 Brother of Edgar and Harold Dunbar. Previously played for Melbourne. 1 0 South Melbourne 158 681 Father of Bob Pratt Jr. South Melbourne 14019 South Melbourne 39 5 South Melbourne 26 14 South Melbourne 12 14 South Melbourne 11 5 Brother of Danny Wheelahan. South Melbourne 7 6 South Melbourne 7 2 Father of Bill Shelton, cousin of Bill Shelton and uncle of Ian Shelton. Previously played for St Kilda. South Melbourne 5 0 South Melbourne 4 0 South Melbourne 4 3 South Melbourne 3 1 South Melbourne 2 0 Grandfather of Gerard and Greg Healy. South Melbourne 2 6 South Melbourne 1 2 South Melbourne 1 0
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