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] | 1 | 2 |  | 
  | Roy Cassidy | South Melbourne | 23 years, 86 days | 18[154] | 1 | 0 |  | 
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