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
1898 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 1898 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-05-14 1 | A | Melbourne | 4.6 | 6.9 | 10.12 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 16 | 76 | JUN | 1898-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-21 2 | H | Melbourne | 2.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Carlton | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 26 | 57 | MCG | 1898-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-24 3 | H | Melbourne | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | Collingwood | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 10 | MCG | 1898-05-24 May 24 (Tue, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-28 4 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 19 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.11 | 4.14 | 38 | -19 | BWS | 1898-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-04 5 | A | Melbourne | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 23 | LOST | Essendon | 2.2 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 48 | -25 | EME | 1898-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-11 6 | H | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 13 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 15 | -2 | MCG | 1898-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-18 7 | H | Melbourne | 1.1 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 59 | WON | Geelong | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 39 | 20 | MCG | 1898-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-25 8 | H | Melbourne | 2.8 | 2.11 | 3.15 | 5.15 | 45 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 21 | 24 | MCG | 1898-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-09 9 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.10 | 28 | DRAW | Carlton | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | 0 | PRI | 1898-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-16 10 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 11 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.5 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 8.11 | 59 | -48 | VIC | 1898-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-23 11 | H | Melbourne | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 33 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 50 | -17 | MCG | 1898-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-30 12 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 20 | LOST | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 75 | -55 | MCG | 1898-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-13 13 | A | Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 38 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 43 | -5 | LAK | 1898-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-20 14 | A | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 19 | LOST | Geelong | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 51 | -32 | COR | 1898-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-27 SR1 | A | Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 16 | LOST | Geelong | 1.2 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 11.12 | 78 | -62 | COR | 1898-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1898-09-03 SR2 | A | Melbourne | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 17 | 21 | JUN | 1898-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1898-09-10 SR3 | A | Melbourne | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.5 | 5.9 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 55 | -14 | VIC | 1898-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |