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
1896 Season () Fixture
Melbourne's 1896 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-05-02 1 | H | Melbourne | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5 | LOST | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 9 | -4 | MCG | 1896-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-09 2 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6 | WON | Footscray | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | WES | 1896-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-16 3 | H | Melbourne | 2.3 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 11 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 9 | 2 | MCG | 1896-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-25 4 | H | Melbourne | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6 | -1 | MCG | 1896-05-25 May 25 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-30 5 | H | Melbourne | 0.2 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 15.11 | 15 | WON | Williamstown | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 11 | MCG | 1896-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-13 6 | A | Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | -2 | VIC | 1896-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-20 7 | A | Melbourne | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | JUN | 1896-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-27 8 | H | Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6 | -1 | MCG | 1896-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-05 9 | Melbourne | Bye | 1896-07-05 Jul 5 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-07-11 10 | A | Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | NPO | 1896-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-18 11 | H | Melbourne | 3.1 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 12 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 7 | MCG | 1896-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-25 12 | H | Melbourne | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 7 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | MCG | 1896-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-01 13 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2 | -2 | LAK | 1896-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-08 14 | H | Melbourne | 3.5 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 14.12 | 14 | WON | Footscray | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | 12 | MCG | 1896-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-15 15 | H | Melbourne | 0.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6 | WON | Collingwood | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 2 | MCG | 1896-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-22 16 | A | Melbourne | 2.6 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 7 | WON | Essendon | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | EME | 1896-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-05 17 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5 | -2 | BWS | 1896-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-12 18 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.12 | 4 | WON | Richmond | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | PUN | 1896-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-19 19 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 5.18 | 5 | WON | Geelong | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | COR | 1896-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-27 20 | Melbourne | Bye | 1896-09-27 Sep 27 (Sun, 12:00) |