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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

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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1927 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1927 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 5.57.912.1516.19 115 WON Richmond 5.16.38.89.11 65 50 MCG Apr 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Melbourne 0.62.94.97.11 53 LOST South Melbourne 3.27.510.812.11 83 -30 LAK May 7 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 H Melbourne 2.36.79.1013.15 93 WON Fitzroy 1.42.84.98.11 59 34 MCG May 14 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 A Melbourne 3.45.88.1111.12 78 WON Essendon 3.24.77.88.12 60 18 WIN May 21 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 H Melbourne 2.74.87.137.16 58 LOST Geelong 1.44.87.912.13 85 -27 MCG May 28 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 A Melbourne 5.27.314.817.10 112 WON Hawthorn 2.05.68.612.8 80 32 GLE Jun 4 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 H Melbourne 4.75.128.1615.21 111 WON North Melbourne 0.22.32.73.9 27 84 MCG Jun 11 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 A Melbourne 1.19.612.815.15 105 WON St. Kilda 5.25.38.58.7 55 50 JUN Jun 18 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 H Melbourne 2.25.69.1110.13 73 WON Footscray 4.25.47.67.9 51 22 MCG Jun 25 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 A Melbourne 5.35.67.810.10 70 WON Carlton 1.31.44.58.7 55 15 PRI Jul 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 H Melbourne 3.85.87.1010.12 72 LOST Collingwood 1.16.710.1011.13 79 -7 MCG Jul 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 A Melbourne 0.21.52.76.8 44 LOST Richmond 4.25.76.1310.15 75 -31 PUN Jul 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 H Melbourne 5.511.1413.1520.20 140 WON South Melbourne 1.03.17.511.5 71 69 MCG Jul 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 A Melbourne 3.05.18.611.11 77 LOST Fitzroy 5.510.812.913.11 89 -12 BWS Jul 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 H Melbourne 7.114.817.1220.20 140 WON Essendon 2.02.06.28.2 50 90 MCG Aug 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 A Melbourne 2.25.36.49.7 61 LOST Geelong 3.36.511.713.8 86 -25 COR Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 H Melbourne 2.65.79.1010.13 73 WON Hawthorn 0.30.50.83.15 33 40 MCG Sep 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 A Melbourne 4.26.410.1010.13 73 WON Footscray 1.24.46.510.6 66 7 WES Sep 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1927 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Abernethy, Jim 18                             11 0.6    
Barnes, Charlie 8                             0 0.0    
Chadwick, Bert 18                             3 0.2    
Collins, Jack 18                             1 0.1    
Corbett, Bob 18                             0 0.0    
Coy, Harry 15                             0 0.0    
Davidson, Jimmy 17                             7 0.4    
Davie, Harry 12                             40 3.3    
Deane, Col 13                             7 0.5    
Dick, Fred 2                             0 0.0    
Dunbar, Hugh 11                             12 1.1    
Hannan, Peter 2                             0 0.0    
Johnson Snr, Bob 9                             22 2.4    
Jorgensen, Frank 1                             0 0.0    
Latham, Bill 4                             0 0.0    
McConville, Tommy 10                             26 2.6    
Meade, Les 6                             0 0.0    
Mollison, Derek 7                             1 0.1    
Moyes, Harry 14                             25 1.8    
Shaw, Edgar 1                             0 0.0    
Streeter, Charlie 12                             0 0.0    
Taylor, Dick 18                             5 0.3    
Thomas, Ted 12                             1 0.1    
Tulloh, Percy 3                             11 3.7    
Tymms, Bill 14                             0 0.0    
Veal, Jim 1                             0 0.0    
Vine, Frank 'Pop' 13                             15 1.2    
Warne-Smith, Ivor 16                             6 0.4    
White, Herbie 17                             9 0.5    
Wittman, Stan 12                             15 1.3    
Young, Charles 2                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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