Australian Football

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) 1897–2025

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

Melbourne

Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals

"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

1945 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1945 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1945-04-21 1	A	Melbourne	1.4	6.13	12.14	15.18	108	WON	Carlton	3.2	3.4	8.6	13.9	87	21	PRI	1945-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-04-28 2	H	Melbourne	3.3	6.8	10.11	17.16	118	WON	St. Kilda	3.3	5.4	6.7	7.7	49	69	PUN	1945-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-05 3	A	Melbourne	3.2	5.3	8.9	11.12	78	LOST	Collingwood	2.2	6.15	9.19	10.21	81	-3	VIC	1945-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-12 4	H	Melbourne	0.3	5.7	7.7	9.11	65	LOST	Richmond	7.2	7.4	13.6	13.7	85	-20	PUN	1945-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-19 5	H	Melbourne	6.2	11.3	12.5	18.12	120	WON	Geelong	2.1	8.3	13.6	15.10	100	20	PUN	1945-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-26 6	A	Melbourne	2.7	3.9	7.12	7.13	55	LOST	Footscray	3.2	6.8	7.10	11.16	82	-27	WES	1945-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-06-02 7	H	Melbourne	4.2	4.4	7.9	10.12	72	LOST	North Melbourne	2.3	9.4	13.8	18.11	119	-47	PUN	1945-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-09 8	A	Melbourne	1.1	5.2	6.2	9.4	58	LOST	South Melbourne	4.5	5.8	9.13	12.16	88	-30	JUN	1945-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-16 9	H	Melbourne	4.4	5.5	9.11	11.15	81	LOST	Fitzroy	6.3	11.6	13.12	14.17	101	-20	PUN	1945-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-23 10	H	Melbourne	4.1	9.6	10.6	15.14	104	WON	Hawthorn	2.6	5.10	10.13	12.14	86	18	PUN	1945-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-30 11	A	Melbourne	3.6	5.10	8.12	9.14	68	WON	Essendon	2.0	3.1	4.5	7.12	54	14	WIN	1945-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-07 12	H	Melbourne	3.1	7.6	8.7	12.8	80	LOST	Carlton	5.5	8.7	10.8	12.9	81	-1	PUN	1945-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-14 13	A	Melbourne	3.3	4.8	5.13	10.23	83	WON	St. Kilda	6.1	8.3	8.6	9.10	64	19	JUN	1945-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-21 14	H	Melbourne	3.6	5.6	8.12	10.17	77	LOST	Collingwood	3.3	6.12	10.13	16.16	112	-35	PUN	1945-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-28 15	A	Melbourne	5.3	7.5	9.11	11.13	79	LOST	Richmond	3.2	9.7	11.9	13.14	92	-13	PUN	1945-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-08-04 16	A	Melbourne	5.2	6.8	10.10	17.13	115	WON	Geelong	4.2	5.3	7.7	7.14	56	59	KAR	1945-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-11 17	H	Melbourne	3.3	4.6	9.15	12.18	90	WON	Footscray	4.2	7.7	9.7	12.9	81	9	PUN	1945-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-18 18	A	Melbourne	2.4	4.5	7.9	8.10	58	LOST	North Melbourne	0.2	3.10	4.11	11.17	83	-25	ARD	1945-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-25 19	H	Melbourne	1.3	5.6	9.11	10.13	73	LOST	South Melbourne	2.10	5.13	9.17	12.20	92	-19	PUN	1945-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-09-01 20	A	Melbourne	4.1	9.2	12.6	15.11	101	LOST	Fitzroy	4.7	8.16	12.21	14.22	106	-5	BWS	1945-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores

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1945 Player Stats

Player	GP	G	Avg
Archibald, George	6	0	0.0
Baggott, Ron	16	25	1.6
Bickford, George	5	0	0.0
Bowman, Gordon	6	3	0.5
Conroy, Clem	9	1	0.1
Cordner, Don	20	8	0.4
Deans, Billy	20	0	0.0
Downey, Es	6	0	0.0
Dowsing, Roy	19	0	0.0
Dullard, Adrian	9	4	0.4
Edge, Bruce	3	0	0.0
Fanning, Fred	19	67	3.5
Hall, Ron	2	0	0.0
Hughes Jnr, Frank	8	0	0.0
Irwin, Ron	16	0	0.0
Kennedy, Frank	10	6	0.6
Kennedy, Dick	9	5	0.6
Kramer, Gordon	12	1	0.1
La Fontaine, Allan	14	5	0.4
Latham, Ralph	16	11	0.7
Lenne, George	4	0	0.0
Leverton, Norm	2	0	0.0
McLean, Col	20	1	0.1
Mitchell, Jack	6	9	1.5
Molloy, Keith	8	0	0.0
Mueller, Jack	5	5	1.0
New, Harry	1	0	0.0
Newman, Charlie	4	0	0.0
O'Rourke, Ernie	12	12	1.0
Oppy, Jim	3	0	0.0
Porter, Ivan	19	26	1.4
Rowarth, Ernie	11	1	0.1
Rowe, Harry	1	0	0.0
Scanlan, Bill	14	4	0.3
Smith, Norm	17	33	1.9
Stabb, Roy	14	2	0.1
Stock, Jack	5	0	0.0
Taylor, Percy	2	3	1.5
Wilson, Norm	7	4	0.6