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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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1952 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1952 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 5.48.512.1314.13 97 LOST Geelong 4.110.614.1115.13 103 -6 MCG Apr 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A Melbourne 4.46.69.1012.19 91 WON St. Kilda 4.48.612.1013.11 89 2 JUN Apr 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H Melbourne 2.26.56.98.12 60 LOST Hawthorn 2.55.77.1310.14 74 -14 MCG May 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A Melbourne 2.54.78.1610.16 76 WON Footscray 2.35.65.106.16 52 24 WES May 10 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 H Melbourne 3.25.57.68.9 57 LOST South Melbourne 1.35.69.910.11 71 -14 MCG May 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Melbourne 3.53.59.69.9 63 WON North Melbourne 1.23.84.106.13 49 14 ARD May 31 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Melbourne 5.25.27.712.10 82 WON Collingwood 1.22.73.86.14 50 32 MCG Jun 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 A Melbourne 2.24.68.810.10 70 LOST Fitzroy 5.48.811.913.12 90 -20 NHO Jun 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A Melbourne 3.63.117.1110.15 75 WON Essendon 4.15.211.411.8 74 1 WIN Jun 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 H Melbourne 5.87.109.1012.11 83 WON Richmond 0.43.55.76.10 46 37 MCG Jun 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Melbourne 3.34.59.611.7 73 LOST Fitzroy 2.53.117.1311.17 83 -10 MCG Jul 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A Melbourne 1.34.84.126.14 50 DRAW Carlton 2.64.96.146.14 50 0 PRI Jul 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Melbourne 1.04.25.38.6 54 LOST Geelong 3.56.129.2114.26 110 -56 KAR Jul 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Melbourne 3.46.810.1111.12 78 WON St. Kilda 1.04.25.68.10 58 20 MCG Jul 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Melbourne 3.55.1111.1112.13 85 WON Hawthorn 2.23.37.39.3 57 28 GLE Aug 2 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Melbourne 2.64.89.1415.17 107 WON Footscray 3.26.38.78.12 60 47 MCG Aug 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Melbourne 1.45.76.118.18 66 LOST South Melbourne 4.46.810.1110.14 74 -8 LAK Aug 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Melbourne 2.46.89.1011.16 82 LOST North Melbourne 5.17.312.515.7 97 -15 MCG Aug 23 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
19 A Melbourne 1.33.45.810.11 71 LOST Collingwood 5.410.612.1113.14 92 -21 VIC Aug 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
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1952 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Albiston, Ken 19                             23 1.2    
Arnold, Lance 17                             0 0.0    
Beckwith, John 17                             8 0.5    
Bickford, George 17                             1 0.1    
Carroll, Keith 1                             0 0.0    
Christie, Ken 19                             0 0.0    
Clarke, Noel 19                             49 2.6    
Collins, Geoff 14                             0 0.0    
Cordner, Denis 18                             6 0.3    
Ferguson, John 6                             3 0.5    
Jackson, Eddie 16                             4 0.3    
Johnston, Bob 10                             0 0.0    
Krause, Alan 6                             6 1.0    
Lack, Harry 3                             0 0.0    
Lane, Ralph 3                             0 0.0    
Lehmann, Maurie 6                             1 0.2    
Love, Colin 4                             0 0.0    
McGivern, Geoff 19                             14 0.7    
McKaige, Ken 3                             1 0.3    
McKenzie, Bob 18                             35 1.9    
McLean, Tom 11                             1 0.1    
McLean, Ian 14                             1 0.1    
McMahen, Noel 18                             0 0.0    
McMahon, Ron 8                             0 0.0    
O'Keeffe, George 4                             0 0.0    
Orr, Max 5                             4 0.8    
Peirce, Terry 2                             0 0.0    
Smeaton, Bill 6                             13 2.2    
Spencer, Stuart 18                             4 0.2    
Thomson, Jack 16                             8 0.5    
Toyne, Ian 1                             0 0.0    
Whitaker, Neil 9                             1 0.1    
Wilson, Jim 15                             14 0.9    
Woods, Mike 18                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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