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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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1995 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1995 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 3.05.39.511.7 73 LOST Geelong 3.17.69.912.15 87 -14 KAR Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Melbourne 6.58.1010.1412.15 87 LOST North Melbourne 3.36.39.516.10 106 -19 MCG Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Melbourne 4.29.611.912.10 82 LOST Essendon 3.55.710.814.14 98 -16 MCG Apr 17 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Melbourne 1.43.710.712.8 80 LOST Footscray 4.29.413.516.7 103 -23 PRI Apr 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Melbourne 4.17.38.611.8 74 LOST West Coast 4.28.69.913.12 90 -16 WAC Apr 29 (Sat, 8:40) Scores
6 A Melbourne 2.13.57.710.9 69 LOST Adelaide 3.25.48.811.11 77 -8 FBP May 5 (Fri, 8:40) Scores
7 H Melbourne 2.46.58.812.10 82 WON Brisbane 3.54.88.1510.15 75 7 MCG May 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Melbourne 4.210.614.917.10 112 WON Hawthorn 1.24.25.37.8 50 62 WAV May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Melbourne 1.14.68.812.13 85 WON Collingwood 2.23.87.127.16 58 27 MCG May 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Melbourne 4.26.711.915.12 102 WON Sydney 1.34.46.611.11 77 25 MCG Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Melbourne 5.18.410.712.8 80 LOST Carlton 4.18.411.816.16 112 -32 MCG Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Melbourne 2.06.79.1013.12 90 WON St. Kilda 1.02.04.411.7 73 17 WAV Jun 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Melbourne 5.58.611.814.11 95 WON Richmond 3.27.69.1112.12 84 11 MCG Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Melbourne 3.26.511.915.12 102 WON Fremantle 3.44.65.77.8 50 52 SUB Jul 9 (Sun, 4:15) Scores
15 A Melbourne 3.29.612.720.11 131 WON Fitzroy 1.33.56.77.8 50 81 WES Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Melbourne 2.44.67.912.10 82 LOST Geelong 4.610.1110.1615.21 111 -29 PRI Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Melbourne 2.66.810.1015.12 102 WON North Melbourne 1.45.78.812.8 80 22 MCG Jul 28 (Fri, 8:10) Scores
18 H Melbourne 3.25.56.611.7 73 LOST Essendon 6.410.812.1315.16 106 -33 MCG Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Melbourne 1.43.86.157.16 58 LOST Footscray 3.36.48.711.12 78 -20 WES Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Melbourne 1.34.66.1010.15 75 LOST West Coast 7.28.511.716.8 104 -29 MCG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Melbourne 7.111.114.418.7 115 LOST Adelaide 4.115.422.523.8 146 -31 MCG Aug 25 (Fri, 8:10) Scores
22 A Melbourne 4.47.811.1013.11 89 LOST Brisbane 5.38.412.616.14 110 -21 GAB Sep 1 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
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1995 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Charles, Sean 2 10 5.0 0 0.0 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 2 2 4 2.0 2 26
Doyle, Greg 7 19 2.7 17 2.4 36 5.1 22 3.1 17 2.4 4 0.6 3 2 0 0.0 0 0
Dyson, Kevin 18 226 12.6 137 7.6 363 20.2 59 3.3 0 0.0 29 1.6 20 20 3 0.2 2 20
Farmer, Jeff 7 31 4.4 14 2.0 45 6.4 10 1.4 0 0.0 3 0.4 4 3 4 0.6 5 29
Febey, Steven 22 287 13.0 107 4.9 394 17.9 95 4.3 4 0.2 23 1.0 23 24 2 0.1 4 16
Febey, Matthew 21 238 11.3 149 7.1 387 18.4 90 4.3 0 0.0 31 1.5 38 18 3 0.1 6 24
Gaspar, Damien 8 44 5.5 14 1.8 58 7.3 23 2.9 1 0.1 1 0.1 4 0 0 0.0 0 0
Heppell, Martin 2 7 3.5 4 2.0 11 5.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Hilton, Jeff 19 174 9.2 113 5.9 287 15.1 70 3.7 1 0.1 23 1.2 19 18 12 0.6 12 84
Hopgood, Paul 17 169 9.9 62 3.6 231 13.6 50 2.9 0 0.0 8 0.5 10 20 1 0.1 1 7
Irving, Dean 6 28 4.7 12 2.0 40 6.7 16 2.7 43 7.2 3 0.5 1 6 1 0.2 0 6
Kowal, Darren 18 137 7.6 69 3.8 206 11.4 48 2.7 0 0.0 13 0.7 14 12 5 0.3 1 31
Lamprill, Andrew 10 36 3.6 6 0.6 42 4.2 10 1.0 0 0.0 4 0.4 2 5 1 0.1 0 6
Lovell, Andy 20 273 13.7 102 5.1 375 18.8 99 5.0 0 0.0 26 1.3 15 14 24 1.2 15 159
Lovett, Glenn 18 237 13.2 132 7.3 369 20.5 73 4.1 0 0.0 30 1.7 18 15 13 0.7 11 89
Lovett, Brett 12 126 10.5 75 6.3 201 16.8 38 3.2 1 0.1 16 1.3 9 9 2 0.2 2 14
Lyon, Garry 20 233 11.7 44 2.2 277 13.9 109 5.5 9 0.5 25 1.3 19 24 77 3.9 46 508
Molloy, Glenn 9 34 3.8 18 2.0 52 5.8 11 1.2 0 0.0 3 0.3 6 6 2 0.2 4 16
Neitz, David 22 232 10.5 67 3.0 299 13.6 140 6.4 50 2.3 18 0.8 31 36 33 1.5 25 223
Norman, Luke 9 42 4.7 27 3.0 69 7.7 15 1.7 0 0.0 8 0.9 6 2 3 0.3 5 23
Obst, Andrew 21 175 8.3 144 6.9 319 15.2 70 3.3 4 0.2 35 1.7 22 15 6 0.3 6 42
Ormond-Allen, Trent 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Prymke, Paul 21 156 7.4 133 6.3 289 13.8 95 4.5 31 1.5 12 0.6 19 16 1 0.0 0 6
Rohde, Peter 8 34 4.3 21 2.6 55 6.9 14 1.8 1 0.1 2 0.3 4 2 3 0.4 5 23
Sampson, Clay 5 11 2.2 9 1.8 20 4.0 4 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.4 2 1 0 0.0 3 3
Schwarz, David 2 5 2.5 5 2.5 10 5.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1.5 1 19
Seecamp, Marcus 22 179 8.1 92 4.2 271 12.3 76 3.5 1 0.0 19 0.9 12 22 3 0.1 3 21
Smith, Shaun 22 135 6.1 65 3.0 200 9.1 108 4.9 0 0.0 10 0.5 9 14 51 2.3 23 329
Stynes, Jim 22 264 12.0 137 6.2 401 18.2 134 6.1 242 11.0 15 0.7 56 41 9 0.4 3 57
Tingay, Stephen 18 212 11.8 108 6.0 320 17.8 63 3.5 0 0.0 37 2.1 17 28 11 0.6 6 72
Viney, Todd 17 179 10.5 175 10.3 354 20.8 56 3.3 3 0.2 35 2.1 9 33 4 0.2 4 28
Wight, Sean 21 143 6.8 53 2.5 196 9.3 69 3.3 3 0.1 16 0.8 21 18 0 0.0 0 0
Yeats, Graeme 6 21 3.5 7 1.2 28 4.7 7 1.2 0 0.0 4 0.7 3 3 0 0.0 0 0
Yze, Adem 9 55 6.1 23 2.6 78 8.7 17 1.9 0 0.0 8 0.9 8 7 3 0.3 4 22
 

Footnotes

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