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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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1941 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1941 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 4.38.613.813.12 90 LOST Fitzroy 5.28.312.817.12 114 -24 MCG Apr 26 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Melbourne 5.48.1010.1714.17 101 WON South Melbourne 3.46.69.713.15 93 8 LAK May 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A Melbourne 5.17.413.716.12 108 WON Geelong 2.47.109.1313.19 97 11 KAR May 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 H Melbourne 4.26.58.1113.15 93 WON St. Kilda 3.19.411.713.11 89 4 MCG May 17 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A Melbourne 8.219.722.926.11 167 WON Collingwood 3.17.314.719.13 127 40 VIC May 31 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 A Melbourne 5.86.1311.1814.20 104 LOST Footscray 1.212.715.820.12 132 -28 WES Jun 7 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
7 H Melbourne 5.46.811.1214.13 97 LOST Carlton 2.19.313.519.10 124 -27 MCG Jun 16 (Mon, 2:30) Scores
8 A Melbourne 3.18.410.812.12 84 WON Hawthorn 2.23.44.66.8 44 40 GLE Jun 21 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
9 A Melbourne 9.213.516.820.9 129 WON North Melbourne 2.46.610.1117.14 116 13 ARD Jun 28 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
10 H Melbourne 3.58.812.1116.17 113 WON Essendon 1.43.44.79.11 65 48 MCG Jul 5 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
11 H Melbourne 3.36.810.1514.24 108 WON Richmond 2.14.56.98.13 61 47 MCG Jul 12 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
12 A Melbourne 3.57.1213.1618.18 126 WON Fitzroy 4.29.212.516.8 104 22 BWS Jul 19 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
13 H Melbourne 5.28.614.1118.16 124 WON South Melbourne 2.44.510.910.13 73 51 MCG Jul 26 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
14 H Melbourne 1.47.512.719.14 128 WON Geelong 3.65.117.169.18 72 56 MCG Aug 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 A Melbourne 3.49.811.1414.17 101 WON St. Kilda 4.97.910.1112.13 85 16 JUN Aug 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 H Melbourne 3.19.413.517.8 110 WON Collingwood 1.85.1210.1811.21 87 23 MCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 H Melbourne 4.49.915.1117.20 122 WON Footscray 3.59.612.816.9 105 17 MCG Aug 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 A Melbourne 2.103.176.1911.22 88 LOST Carlton 4.47.713.1416.17 113 -25 PRI Aug 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2SF H Melbourne 7.59.813.1116.13 109 WON Carlton 2.23.56.911.16 82 27 MCG Sep 13 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Melbourne 6.611.914.1119.13 127 WON Essendon 1.12.66.1213.20 98 29 MCG Sep 27 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1941 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson Jnr, Sid 20                             1 0.1    
Archibald, George 2                             0 0.0    
Baggott, Ron 20                             48 2.4    
Baxter, Bill 3                             0 0.0    
Beames, Percy 18                             29 1.6    
Cordner Jnr, Ted 11                             0 0.0    
Cordner, Don 2                             0 0.0    
Daly, Gerry 12                             1 0.1    
Dowsing, Roy 15                             16 1.1    
Dullard, Adrian 18                             12 0.7    
Ellis, Noel 2                             0 0.0    
Emselle, Richie 20                             1 0.1    
Fischer, Rowley 14                             2 0.1    
Gibb, Maurie 20                             19 1.0    
Gibbs, Les 2                             4 2.0    
Heal, Stan 8                             5 0.6    
Hingston, Dick 16                             0 0.0    
Jones, Les 1                             0 0.0    
Kimberley, Ron 1                             0 0.0    
La Fontaine, Allan 20                             5 0.3    
Lenne, George 7                             3 0.4    
Lewis, Warren 4                             0 0.0    
Lock, Wally 16                             2 0.1    
McGrath, Shane 18                             0 0.0    
McLean, Col 10                             0 0.0    
McPherson, Hughie 2                             0 0.0    
Mueller, Jack 20                             45 2.3    
Neenan, Bernie 5                             8 1.6    
O'Keefe, Jack 15                             9 0.6    
Roberts, Frank 8                             0 0.0    
Rodda, Alby 3                             5 1.7    
Smith, Norm 19                             89 4.7    
Wartman, Ray 20                             15 0.8    
White, Ron 2                             0 0.0    
Williams, Frank 1                             0 0.0    
Wilson, Mac 5                             2 0.4    
 

Footnotes

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