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
2020 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 2020 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-22 1 | A | Melbourne | 0.4 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | West Coast | 5.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 78 | -27 | PER | 2020-03-22 Mar 22 (Sun, 3:40) | Scores |
| 2020-06-13 2 | A | Melbourne | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 54 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 53 | 1 | DOC | 2020-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 4:35) | Scores |
| 2020-06-22 3 | Melbourne | Bye | 2020-06-22 Jun 22 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020-06-28 4 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Geelong | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 47 | -3 | MCG | 2020-06-28 Jun 28 (Sun, 3:35) | Scores |
| 2020-07-05 5 | H | Melbourne | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 52 | LOST | Richmond | 3.2 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 79 | -27 | MCG | 2020-07-05 Jul 5 (Sun, 3:35) | Scores |
| 2020-07-11 6 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 80 | WON | Gold Coast | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 63 | 17 | SSH | 2020-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 6:05) | Scores |
| 2020-07-19 7 | A | Melbourne | 3.2 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 48 | 43 | SSH | 2020-07-19 Jul 19 (Sun, 3:35) | Scores |
| 2020-07-26 8 | H | Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | Brisbane | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.11 | 53 | -4 | CRR | 2020-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 6:10) | Scores |
| 2020-07-30 9 | H | Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 32 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 | -51 | GAB | 2020-07-30 Jul 30 (Thu, 7:50) | Scores |
| 2020-08-05 10 | A | Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 13.10 | 88 | WON | Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 37 | 51 | ADO | 2020-08-05 Aug 5 (Wed, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2020-08-09 11 | H | Melbourne | 1.4 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 35 | 57 | ADO | 2020-08-09 Aug 9 (Sun, 5:40) | Scores |
| 2020-08-15 12 | H | Melbourne | 3.3 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 100 | WON | Collingwood | 1.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 44 | 56 | GAB | 2020-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 5:10) | Scores |
| 2020-08-22 13 | A | Melbourne | 1.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 2.4 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 80 | -28 | CRR | 2020-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 1:45) | Scores |
| 2020-08-29 14 | H | Melbourne | 4.0 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 52 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | 3 | TRA | 2020-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2020-09-03 15 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Sydney | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 67 | -21 | CAZ | 2020-09-03 Sep 3 (Thu, 4:40) | Scores |
| 2020-09-07 16 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 33 | LOST | Fremantle | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 47 | -14 | CAZ | 2020-09-07 Sep 7 (Mon, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2020-09-12 17 | A | Melbourne | 5.2 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | WON | Greater Western Sydney | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 74 | 5 | GAB | 2020-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2020-09-19 18 | A | Melbourne | 1.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | Essendon | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 49 | 19 | CRR | 2020-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |