Melbourne
"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
2004 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 2004 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-27 1 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.7 | 5.12 | 11.13 | 17.17 | 119 | -49 | MCG | 2004-03-27 Mar 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-04-02 2 | H | Melbourne | 6.7 | 12.10 | 16.12 | 20.15 | 135 | WON | Richmond | 3.1 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 76 | 59 | MCG | 2004-04-02 Apr 2 (Fri, 7:45) | Scores |
| 2004-04-11 3 | A | Melbourne | 3.8 | 6.14 | 9.19 | 12.25 | 97 | WON | Western Bulldogs | 1.3 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 12.15 | 87 | 10 | MCG | 2004-04-11 Apr 11 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-04-17 4 | H | Melbourne | 5.1 | 8.7 | 12.14 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 71 | 53 | MCG | 2004-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-04-24 5 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 111 | WON | Sydney | 6.1 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 99 | 12 | STA | 2004-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 7:20) | Scores |
| 2004-05-02 6 | H | Melbourne | 6.3 | 12.5 | 19.9 | 25.10 | 160 | WON | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 55 | 105 | MCG | 2004-05-02 May 2 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-05-09 7 | H | Melbourne | 4.6 | 8.9 | 12.12 | 18.14 | 122 | WON | West Coast | 2.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 73 | 49 | MCG | 2004-05-09 May 9 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-05-16 8 | A | Melbourne | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9.12 | 12.15 | 87 | LOST | Geelong | 7.1 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 15.11 | 101 | -14 | KAR | 2004-05-16 May 16 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-05-22 9 | H | Melbourne | 3.5 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 18 | MCG | 2004-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-05-30 10 | H | Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Brisbane | 4.3 | 11.8 | 16.9 | 18.15 | 123 | -40 | GAB | 2004-05-30 May 30 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2004-06-06 11 | A | Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | Fremantle | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 62 | 31 | SUB | 2004-06-06 Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-06-14 12 | H | Melbourne | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Collingwood | 2.3 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 73 | 9 | MCG | 2004-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-06-20 13 | A | Melbourne | 1.6 | 6.14 | 9.16 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Essendon | 2.1 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 69 | 26 | MCG | 2004-06-20 Jun 20 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-07-04 14 | A | Melbourne | 2.5 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | LOST | Adelaide | 7.1 | 13.7 | 16.10 | 22.13 | 145 | -72 | FBP | 2004-07-04 Jul 4 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-07-11 15 | H | Melbourne | 4.1 | 11.3 | 17.6 | 23.8 | 146 | WON | St. Kilda | 4.2 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 89 | 57 | MCG | 2004-07-11 Jul 11 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-07-18 16 | H | Melbourne | 2.7 | 5.11 | 9.16 | 12.21 | 93 | WON | Western Bulldogs | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 7.13 | 55 | 38 | DOC | 2004-07-18 Jul 18 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-07-25 17 | A | Melbourne | 5.3 | 11.7 | 15.10 | 19.12 | 126 | WON | Richmond | 4.4 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 56 | MCG | 2004-07-25 Jul 25 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-08-01 18 | H | Melbourne | 5.4 | 9.8 | 11.12 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.6 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | 44 | MCG | 2004-08-01 Aug 1 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-08-08 19 | A | Melbourne | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.14 | 6.16 | 52 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 18.17 | 125 | -73 | FBP | 2004-08-08 Aug 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-08-14 20 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 46 | LOST | Sydney | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 67 | -21 | DOC | 2004-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2004-08-21 21 | A | Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | Carlton | 2.0 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 93 | -31 | PRI | 2004-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-08-28 22 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | West Coast | 2.5 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 15.17 | 107 | -40 | SUB | 2004-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2004-09-04 1EF | H | Melbourne | 5.2 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | Essendon | 5.2 | 11.6 | 11.10 | 15.14 | 104 | -5 | MCG | 2004-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |