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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
1889 Season () Fixture
Melbourne's 1889 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889-05-04 1 | H | Melbourne | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 4.10 | 4 | WON | Footscray | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | FSG | 1889-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-05-11 2 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1 | LOST | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5 | -4 | MCG | 1889-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-05-18 3 | A | Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | LOST | Geelong | 1.3 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 10.14 | 10 | -9 | COR | 1889-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-05-24 4 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | DRAW | Richmond | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | PUN | 1889-05-24 May 24 (Fri, 11:00) | Scores |
| 1889-05-25 5 | H | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | LOST | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.8 | 4.10 | 8.14 | 8 | -7 | FSG | 1889-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-01 6 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 7.18 | 7 | -7 | LAK | 1889-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:00) | Scores |
| 1889-06-08 7 | A | Melbourne | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 5 | -3 | WES | 1889-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-15 8 | H | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 4.5 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 11 | -7 | MCG | 1889-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-22 9 | A | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2 | LOST | Richmond | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.14 | 3.17 | 3 | -1 | PUN | 1889-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-29 10 | A | Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6 | -5 | ARD | 1889-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-06 11 | H | Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4 | WON | Footscray | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | FSG | 1889-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-14 12 | Melbourne | Bye | 1889-07-14 Jul 14 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1889-07-20 13 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1 | LOST | Essendon | 2.1 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 11.15 | 11 | -10 | MCG | 1889-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-27 14 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 14.13 | 14 | -12 | MCG | 1889-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-04 15 | Melbourne | Bye | 1889-08-04 Aug 4 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1889-08-10 16 | A | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4 | LOST | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.15 | 8.17 | 8 | -4 | JUN | 1889-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-17 17 | H | Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | LOST | Geelong | 2.4 | 5.9 | 7.15 | 8.23 | 8 | -6 | MCG | 1889-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-24 18 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 9.24 | 9 | -7 | NPO | 1889-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-31 19 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.4 | 3.10 | 8.17 | 11.24 | 11 | -11 | BWS | 1889-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-07 20 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3 | LOST | Williamstown | 1.1 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 9 | -6 | WCG | 1889-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-14 21 | H | Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | LOST | Carlton | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 6 | -1 | FSG | 1889-09-14 Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-21 22 | H | Melbourne | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4 | WON | Richmond | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.10 | 2 | 2 | FSG | 1889-09-21 Sep 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-28 23 | H | Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3 | -1 | FSG | 1889-09-28 Sep 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |