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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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1961 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1961 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 4.65.810.1410.15 75 WON Fitzroy 1.15.55.66.10 46 29 BWS Apr 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H Melbourne 2.53.104.135.14 44 LOST Hawthorn 3.14.58.811.10 76 -32 MCG Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Melbourne 3.45.68.1111.16 82 WON Essendon 3.15.55.78.9 57 25 WIN Apr 25 (Tue, 2:20) Scores
4 H Melbourne 2.24.38.712.9 81 LOST St. Kilda 2.24.810.812.12 84 -3 MCG May 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Melbourne 1.41.710.1217.18 120 WON Geelong 0.21.94.107.13 55 65 KAR May 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Melbourne 6.26.610.813.9 87 WON Footscray 1.24.55.69.8 62 25 WES May 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Melbourne 3.28.712.915.14 104 WON Carlton 2.26.810.1111.13 79 25 MCG Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Melbourne 4.88.1314.1417.19 121 WON Collingwood 0.13.63.107.10 52 69 MCG Jun 12 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A Melbourne 3.35.58.1314.14 98 WON South Melbourne 1.25.96.98.14 62 36 LAK Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Melbourne 4.29.511.614.9 93 WON North Melbourne 1.32.83.105.14 44 49 ARD Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Melbourne 5.58.914.1617.18 120 WON Richmond 2.52.94.117.12 54 66 MCG Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Melbourne 1.02.34.76.8 44 DRAW Fitzroy 0.12.33.66.8 44 0 MCG Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Melbourne 0.12.33.85.10 40 LOST Hawthorn 3.25.57.68.10 58 -18 GLE Jul 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Melbourne 4.36.88.1410.18 78 LOST Essendon 6.19.512.813.9 87 -9 MCG Jul 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Melbourne 1.43.115.127.13 55 LOST St. Kilda 4.35.58.99.12 66 -11 JUN Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Melbourne 2.45.89.1412.17 89 WON Geelong 2.47.79.1212.15 87 2 MCG Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 H Melbourne 2.25.98.1511.22 88 WON Footscray 2.24.35.57.6 48 40 MCG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A Melbourne 2.48.89.913.13 91 WON Carlton 4.17.412.1113.12 90 1 PRI Aug 26 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
2SF A Melbourne 5.27.49.511.7 73 LOST Hawthorn 2.16.49.812.8 80 -7 MCG Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF A Melbourne 0.22.54.68.10 58 LOST Footscray 4.35.411.613.7 85 -27 MCG Sep 16 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1961 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Adams, Frank 13 16 16.0         1 1.0         2 0 23 1.8    
Barassi Jnr, Ron 19 31 15.5         8 4.0         6 5 19 1.0    
Carroll, Bob 6 1 1.0         1 1.0         0 0 0 0.0    
Case, Geoff 2                             0 0.0    
Collins, Mike 2 8 8.0         1 1.0         1 0 1 0.5    
Dawson, Ray 12 5 5.0         2 2.0         1 2 5 0.4    
Dixon, Brian 16 22 22.0         7 7.0         0 1 2 0.1    
Gleeson, Terry 13 10 10.0         4 4.0         5 3 1 0.1    
Johnson, Bob 'Tassie' 20 13 6.5         2 1.0         0 1 0 0.0    
Johnson Jnr, Bob 19 14 7.0         5 2.5         3 2 36 1.9    
Johnson, Trevor 14 23 11.5         6 3.0         3 3 0 0.0    
Kenneally, Bryan 20 35 17.5         11 5.5         3 0 1 0.1    
Laidlaw, Clyde 20 23 11.5         5 2.5         6 5 11 0.6    
Leahy, John 2                             0 0.0    
Leahy, Brian 17                             0 0.0    
Leslie, Bruce 6 8 8.0         4 4.0         0 3 1 0.2    
Lord Jnr, John 19 18 9.0         6 3.0         8 7 4 0.2    
Mann, Len 10                             2 0.2    
Mann, Harold 'Hassa' 20 29 14.5         6 3.0         2 4 26 1.3    
Massey, Bernie 8                             0 0.0    
Matthews Jnr, Herbie 3                             2 0.7    
Miller, Robert 14 6 6.0         0 0.0         1 0 0 0.0    
Milner, George 10                             0 0.0    
Mithen, Laurie 17 34 17.0         12 6.0         8 7 23 1.4    
Nilsson, Ray 14 14 7.0         4 2.0         1 4 13 0.9    
Pinfold, Graeme 3                             0 0.0    
Ridley, Ian 14 14 7.0         2 1.0         1 1 21 1.5    
Roet, Brian 13 27 13.5         5 2.5         3 2 0 0.0    
Rowarth, Alan 12 12 6.0         3 1.5         3 1 11 0.9    
Thorogood, Ian 14 10 5.0         3 1.5         2 3 0 0.0    
Tunbridge, Geoff 20 19 9.5         3 1.5         2 1 26 1.3    
Turner, Bob 8 6 3.0         1 0.5         1 1 0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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