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KEY FACTS

Official name
Melbourne Football Club

Known as
Melbourne

Nickname
Demons (formerly Red Legs, Fuchsias)

Formed
1858

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Casey; Melbourne WFC; Melbourne Reserves; Casey WFC; Melbourne U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Challenge Cup (CUP) 1865–1876; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

Home Ground
M.C.G.

AFL Premierships
2021 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1900, 1926, 1939-40-41, 1948, 1955-56-57, 1959-60, 1964 (12 total)

Senior Premierships
VFL Night Series: 1971, 1987, 1989 (3 total); McClelland Trophy 1955-6, 1958, 1990, 2021 (5 total)

Most Games
306 - David Neitz (1993-2008)

Most Goals
631 - David Neitz (1993-2008)

League Top Goalkickers
V.Coutie (39) 1904; H.Brereton (56) 1912; N.Smith (89) 1941; F.Fanning (67) 1944, (67) 1945 & (97) 1947; D.Neitz (82) 2002 (5 winners/7 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Ivor Warne-Smith 1926 & 1928; Don Cordner 1946; Brian Wilson 1982; Peter Moore 1984; Jim Stynes 1991; Shane Woewodin 2000 (6 medallists/7 medals)

Headquarters
Great Southern Stand (MCG), East Melbourne, VIC 3002

Postal Address
PO Box 254, East Melbourne, VIC 8002

Phone: (03) 9652 1111 

Email
info@melbournefc.com.au

Website
melbournefc.com.au

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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

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1922 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1922 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 2.52.77.118.12 60 WON South Melbourne 0.22.64.77.13 55 5 LAK May 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 H Melbourne 3.46.810.913.10 88 WON Richmond 1.26.410.812.13 85 3 MCG May 13 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A Melbourne 2.44.68.711.8 74 LOST St. Kilda 1.33.58.712.12 84 -10 JUN May 20 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 A Melbourne 2.35.78.128.16 64 LOST Carlton 5.17.59.814.12 96 -32 PRI May 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 H Melbourne 3.15.47.109.12 66 WON Geelong 1.13.44.49.6 60 6 MCG Jun 5 (Mon, 2:45) Scores
6 A Melbourne 2.22.54.105.12 42 LOST Essendon 3.65.125.1312.21 93 -51 WIN Jun 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 Melbourne       Bye        
8 H Melbourne 1.33.57.109.13 67 WON Collingwood 1.64.96.127.17 59 8 MCG Jun 24 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 A Melbourne 2.24.34.54.9 33 LOST Fitzroy 0.52.93.165.19 49 -16 BWS Jul 1 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 H Melbourne 3.35.69.715.10 100 WON South Melbourne 4.27.79.189.18 72 28 MCG Jul 15 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 A Melbourne 3.64.118.1410.17 77 LOST Richmond 1.34.105.1111.14 80 -3 PUN Jul 22 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 H Melbourne 4.15.48.713.10 88 WON St. Kilda 2.37.69.711.10 76 12 MCG Jul 29 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 H Melbourne 2.06.29.410.4 64 WON Carlton 3.34.86.118.13 61 3 MCG Aug 5 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 A Melbourne 0.63.125.145.16 46 LOST Geelong 4.35.310.511.6 72 -26 COR Aug 19 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 H Melbourne 2.32.62.83.10 28 LOST Essendon 3.24.45.66.8 44 -16 MCG Aug 26 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 Melbourne       Bye        
17 A Melbourne 2.33.44.107.11 53 LOST Collingwood 2.76.97.1111.16 82 -29 VIC Sep 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 H Melbourne 2.34.65.97.13 55 LOST Fitzroy 0.23.77.98.15 63 -8 PRI Sep 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1922 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Allen, Bill 9                             2 0.2    
Anthony, Mick 10                             2 0.2    
Bourke, Pat 7                             3 0.4    
Boyd, Les 2                             1 0.5    
Cambridge, Artie 2                             0 0.0    
Chadwick, Bert 16                             2 0.1    
Corbett, Bob 15                             1 0.1    
Corby, John 1                             1 1.0    
Coy, Harry 16                             0 0.0    
Dunbar, Hugh 8                             2 0.3    
Dunbar, Harold 5                             2 0.4    
Dunbar, Edgar 14                             3 0.2    
Elliman, Dave 8                             7 0.9    
Flanagan, Joe 15                             0 0.0    
Harker, Harry 16                             47 2.9    
Heinz, George 16                             13 0.8    
House, Jack 13                             15 1.2    
Lilley, Charlie 12                             0 0.0    
Long, Fred 1                             0 0.0    
Lord Snr, Jack 7                             0 0.0    
Matthews, Herb 8                             8 1.0    
Moore, Vern 3                             0 0.0    
Oldham, Alf 3                             2 0.7    
Peck, Eric 3                             0 0.0    
Shelton, Bill 4                             2 0.5    
Streeter, Charlie 14                             0 0.0    
Taylor, Dick 1                             0 0.0    
Thomas, Ted 16                             0 0.0    
Tulloh, Percy 11                             15 1.4    
Wilson, Percy 16                             7 0.4    
Wilson, Alf 16                             2 0.1    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.