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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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1986 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1986 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 3.411.1014.1620.18 138 WON Richmond 4.78.1314.1319.14 128 10 MCG Mar 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Melbourne 4.310.716.921.10 136 WON St. Kilda 4.210.214.716.12 108 28 MCG Apr 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Melbourne 4.37.410.913.10 88 LOST Fitzroy 4.38.1210.1614.20 104 -16 VIC Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 5.210.413.417.6 108 LOST Essendon 7.315.416.727.8 170 -62 WIN Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Melbourne 2.55.98.1414.17 101 LOST Sydney 4.210.713.1016.14 110 -9 MCG Apr 25 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
6 H Melbourne 2.55.87.1111.17 83 LOST Collingwood 6.28.913.1817.19 121 -38 MCG May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Melbourne 2.73.85.137.16 58 LOST Geelong 3.36.911.1412.17 89 -31 VFL May 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Melbourne 5.411.616.720.12 132 WON Footscray 3.35.69.811.14 80 52 MCG May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 1.14.65.86.12 48 LOST North Melbourne 4.36.78.912.11 83 -35 VFL May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Melbourne 1.21.54.96.13 49 LOST Carlton 5.512.917.1125.15 165 -116 MCG May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Melbourne 2.24.36.49.6 60 LOST Hawthorn 6.611.1116.1621.19 145 -85 PRI Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Melbourne 4.89.1014.1717.23 125 LOST Richmond 4.212.417.721.8 134 -9 MCG Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Melbourne 4.05.15.37.7 49 LOST St. Kilda 6.49.613.815.11 101 -52 MOO Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Melbourne 7.59.615.917.13 115 WON Fitzroy 0.14.38.511.5 71 44 VFL Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Melbourne 2.25.47.88.12 60 LOST Essendon 7.415.819.1327.20 182 -122 MCG Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Melbourne 2.13.34.116.14 50 LOST Hawthorn 6.512.915.1117.15 117 -67 VFL Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Melbourne 0.23.77.89.11 65 LOST Sydney 7.614.722.1229.15 189 -124 SCG Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Melbourne 4.57.613.816.9 105 WON Collingwood 2.46.79.1213.14 92 13 VIC Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Melbourne 2.64.1013.1318.19 127 WON Geelong 4.210.1013.1617.18 120 7 MCG Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 1.05.48.810.11 71 LOST Footscray 7.610.613.919.14 128 -57 WES Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Melbourne 5.311.919.1228.14 182 WON North Melbourne 5.28.613.714.13 97 85 MCG Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Melbourne 2.82.94.146.17 53 LOST Carlton 4.49.1212.1820.19 139 -86 PRI Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1986 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Allday, David 11 40 3.6 35 3.2 75 6.8 21 1.9 75 6.8     11 14 3 0.3 1 19
Bailey, Bret 10 93 9.3 57 5.7 150 15.0 27 2.7 0 0.0     16 11 2 0.2 1 13
Battiston, Adrian 19 263 13.8 93 4.9 356 18.7 39 2.1 0 0.0     36 34 16 0.8 9 105
Bourke, Daryl 9 67 7.4 24 2.7 91 10.1 9 1.0 0 0.0     12 4 0 0.0 0 0
Campbell, Tony 12 84 7.0 8 0.7 92 7.7 21 1.8 0 0.0     2 19 5 0.4 3 33
Connolly, Chris 12 181 15.1 50 4.2 231 19.3 36 3.0 0 0.0     20 10 5 0.4 4 34
Cordner, David 9 72 8.0 14 1.6 86 9.6 30 3.3 0 0.0     18 6 3 0.3 4 22
Cox, Darryl 2 7 3.5 0 0.0 7 3.5 2 1.0 0 0.0     1 3 1 0.5 0 6
Dale, Andrew 2 16 8.0 12 6.0 28 14.0 8 4.0 1 0.5     3 6 0 0.0 0 0
Dickson, Dale 9 114 12.7 27 3.0 141 15.7 17 1.9 0 0.0     12 17 4 0.4 3 27
Eishold, Simon 5 36 7.2 16 3.2 52 10.4 4 0.8 1 0.2     7 5 3 0.6 3 21
Fidge, John 4 32 8.0 6 1.5 38 9.5 13 3.3 0 0.0     2 2 12 3.0 7 79
Fidge, Ted 8 69 8.6 18 2.3 87 10.9 27 3.4 1 0.1     8 10 15 1.9 15 105
Flower, Robert 16 152 9.5 78 4.9 230 14.4 64 4.0 0 0.0     12 12 15 0.9 11 101
Gandini, Len 5 46 9.2 18 3.6 64 12.8 16 3.2 0 0.0     8 4 1 0.2 2 8
Giles, Peter 1 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     0 1 1 1.0 1 7
Grinter, Rod 11 96 8.7 45 4.1 141 12.8 40 3.6 1 0.1     8 23 9 0.8 10 64
Healy, Greg 17 290 17.1 106 6.2 396 23.3 68 4.0 0 0.0     40 28 35 2.1 24 234
Hughes, Danny 15 154 10.3 56 3.7 210 14.0 47 3.1 13 0.9     16 38 6 0.4 2 38
Jackson, Ricky 2 14 7.0 10 5.0 24 12.0 4 2.0 0 0.0     3 2 0 0.0 1 1
Jarrott, Alan 18 230 12.8 125 6.9 355 19.7 81 4.5 26 1.4     21 12 11 0.6 7 73
Johnson, Alan 10 132 13.2 38 3.8 170 17.0 29 2.9 0 0.0     18 9 9 0.9 17 71
Kol, Nigel 17 209 12.3 57 3.4 266 15.6 37 2.2 0 0.0     31 12 9 0.5 7 61
Louttit, Darren 2 15 7.5 3 1.5 18 9.0 6 3.0 0 0.0     2 1 1 0.5 1 7
Lovett, Brett 8 74 9.3 52 6.5 126 15.8 18 2.3 0 0.0     12 9 0 0.0 2 2
Lyon, Garry 20 215 10.8 65 3.3 280 14.0 70 3.5 3 0.2     29 34 26 1.3 18 174
Moore, Peter 16 153 9.6 69 4.3 222 13.9 79 4.9 162 10.1     21 49 15 0.9 14 104
Newport, Stephen 18 238 13.2 77 4.3 315 17.5 70 3.9 0 0.0     30 31 13 0.7 8 86
Nichols, Jeremy 4 35 8.8 5 1.3 40 10.0 3 0.8 0 0.0     4 1 2 0.5 2 14
O'Sullivan, Michael 5 47 9.4 16 3.2 63 12.6 10 2.0 0 0.0     6 5 0 0.0 1 1
Payne, Paul 15 108 7.2 32 2.1 140 9.3 47 3.1 0 0.0     21 22 0 0.0 0 0
Reynolds, Michael 6 32 5.3 8 1.3 40 6.7 13 2.2 0 0.0     7 9 9 1.5 4 58
Richards, Russell 20 163 8.2 73 3.7 236 11.8 43 2.2 7 0.4     19 29 13 0.7 19 97
Rugolo, Francesco 2 20 10.0 10 5.0 30 15.0 5 2.5 0 0.0     1 3 4 2.0 4 28
Rugolo, Joseph 4 20 5.0 10 2.5 30 7.5 8 2.0 0 0.0     3 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sizer, Greg 1 9 9.0 6 6.0 15 15.0 3 3.0 0 0.0     3 0 1 1.0 1 7
Stretch, Steven 18 191 10.6 64 3.6 255 14.2 64 3.6 0 0.0     19 19 4 0.2 6 30
Turner, Steve 17 134 7.9 61 3.6 195 11.5 64 3.8 76 4.5     25 45 7 0.4 4 46
White, Robin 9 55 6.1 30 3.3 85 9.4 11 1.2 0 0.0     17 18 1 0.1 0 6
Wight, Sean 6 62 10.3 8 1.3 70 11.7 22 3.7 0 0.0     7 2 0 0.0 1 1
Williams, David 5 55 11.0 12 2.4 67 13.4 23 4.6 0 0.0     7 6 14 2.8 13 97
Wilson, Brian 12 134 11.2 57 4.8 191 15.9 50 4.2 1 0.1     13 24 5 0.4 7 37
Withers, Mark 12 109 9.1 72 6.0 181 15.1 23 1.9 0 0.0     9 12 3 0.3 7 25
Wright, Rodney 2 25 12.5 8 4.0 33 16.5 2 1.0 0 0.0     4 5 0 0.0 0 0
Yeats, Graeme 5 50 10.0 13 2.6 63 12.6 19 3.8 0 0.0     8 6 0 0.0 1 1
Zantuck, Shane 9 68 7.6 12 1.3 80 8.9 15 1.7 0 0.0     6 6 3 0.3 2 20
 

Footnotes

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