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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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1923 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1923 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 3.34.46.87.8 50 LOST Richmond 2.24.64.97.13 55 -5 MCG May 5 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Melbourne 3.26.57.1011.14 80 WON Geelong 2.13.94.165.22 52 28 COR May 12 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 Melbourne       Bye        
4 H Melbourne 2.44.86.1011.18 84 WON South Melbourne 2.43.95.116.13 49 35 MCG May 26 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A Melbourne 1.27.512.712.13 85 WON St. Kilda 2.65.77.108.15 63 22 JUN Jun 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 A Melbourne 3.25.87.119.16 70 LOST Fitzroy 1.17.310.711.11 77 -7 BWS Jun 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 H Melbourne 1.33.44.98.12 60 LOST Essendon 4.36.67.811.8 74 -14 MCG Jun 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 H Melbourne 1.64.85.99.11 65 LOST Carlton 5.08.311.711.8 74 -9 MCG Jun 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 A Melbourne 3.14.44.56.6 42 LOST Collingwood 4.48.59.611.10 76 -34 VIC Jul 7 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 A Melbourne 5.46.79.1111.12 78 LOST Richmond 4.35.106.1111.17 83 -5 PUN Jul 14 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 H Melbourne 0.12.35.68.8 56 LOST Geelong 3.68.79.910.15 75 -19 MCG Jul 21 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 Melbourne       Bye        
13 A Melbourne 2.74.84.95.11 41 LOST South Melbourne 1.32.64.99.13 67 -26 LAK Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 H Melbourne 2.64.106.116.13 49 LOST St. Kilda 2.53.77.1111.18 84 -35 MCG Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 H Melbourne 2.12.33.47.4 46 LOST Fitzroy 1.07.27.811.14 80 -34 MCG Aug 25 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 A Melbourne 2.34.46.46.5 41 LOST Essendon 1.88.119.1313.20 98 -57 WIN Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 A Melbourne 2.15.27.37.4 46 LOST Carlton 2.33.56.119.20 74 -28 PRI Sep 8 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 H Melbourne 4.67.89.1411.21 87 LOST Collingwood 5.210.515.921.12 138 -51 MCG Sep 15 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1923 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Abernethy, Bob 2                             0 0.0    
Abernethy, Jim 15                             10 0.7    
Allen, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
Anthony, Mick 15                             1 0.1    
Carter, Wally 2                             0 0.0    
Chadwick, Bert 13                             9 0.7    
Collins, Jack 3                             0 0.0    
Corbett, Bob 16                             2 0.1    
Coy, Harry 11                             0 0.0    
Donaldson, Eric 5                             0 0.0    
Dunbar, Hugh 14                             5 0.4    
Elliman, Dave 3                             2 0.7    
Elliott, Tom 6                             1 0.2    
Flanagan, Joe 12                             1 0.1    
Glasscock, Marcus 3                             0 0.0    
Harker, Harry 6                             13 2.2    
Heinz, George 13                             14 1.1    
House, Jack 2                             0 0.0    
James, Roy 2                             1 0.5    
Lilley, Charlie 13                             0 0.0    
Lord Snr, Jack 3                             0 0.0    
Makin, Jim 16                             1 0.1    
Mollison, Derek 16                             7 0.4    
Moore, Vern 7                             5 0.7    
Peck, Eric 3                             0 0.0    
Robertson, Jack 2                             0 0.0    
Shelton, Bill 12                             5 0.4    
Streeter, Charlie 16                             0 0.0    
Taylor, Dick 16                             19 1.2    
Thomas, Ted 3                             0 0.0    
Tulloh, Percy 15                             31 2.1    
Wilson, Percy 11                             4 0.4    
Wilson, Alf 11                             3 0.3    
 

Footnotes

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