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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

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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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1982 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1982 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 2.35.911.1016.12 108 LOST Sydney 3.610.718.920.17 137 -29 SCG Mar 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Melbourne 3.58.712.1520.26 146 WON St. Kilda 7.010.514.1016.10 106 40 MCG Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Melbourne 0.41.73.105.16 46 LOST Geelong 3.110.416.721.12 138 -92 KAR Apr 12 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Melbourne 1.34.610.1019.12 126 LOST Footscray 7.512.1316.1619.19 133 -7 MCG Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Melbourne 3.37.77.119.12 66 LOST Carlton 2.44.86.159.22 76 -10 VFL Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Melbourne 4.67.1012.1315.16 106 LOST Richmond 5.411.715.718.8 116 -10 MCG May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Melbourne 4.07.416.622.11 143 LOST North Melbourne 7.517.825.1028.12 180 -37 MCG May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Melbourne 7.410.720.1225.14 164 WON Fitzroy 3.37.119.1613.21 99 65 VFL May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 3.16.88.1112.13 85 LOST Essendon 3.68.912.1619.19 133 -48 WIN May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Melbourne 4.59.1113.1516.24 120 WON Collingwood 3.47.611.817.11 113 7 MCG May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Melbourne 5.67.1112.1214.15 99 LOST Hawthorn 4.511.1019.1726.22 178 -79 PRI Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Melbourne 3.58.1211.2019.24 138 WON St. Kilda 3.28.713.1014.11 95 43 MOO Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Melbourne 7.311.518.621.8 134 WON Geelong 1.24.55.610.10 70 64 MCG Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Melbourne 3.68.1210.1313.16 94 WON Footscray 5.25.211.414.8 92 2 VFL Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Melbourne 4.59.1112.1316.15 111 LOST Carlton 4.39.1114.1718.20 128 -17 PRI Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Melbourne 3.86.98.139.18 72 LOST Richmond 4.312.515.523.9 147 -75 MCG Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Melbourne 3.66.1014.1416.17 113 LOST North Melbourne 3.212.518.1022.14 146 -33 ARD Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Melbourne 1.55.89.1213.15 93 LOST Fitzroy 7.512.1117.1524.19 163 -70 MCG Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Melbourne 5.79.913.1514.17 101 LOST Essendon 2.47.1012.1320.17 137 -36 VFL Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 7.59.1017.1725.18 168 WON Collingwood 4.211.712.817.12 114 54 VIC Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Melbourne 1.05.46.614.8 92 LOST Hawthorn 3.56.1211.1914.19 103 -11 MCG Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Melbourne 5.311.818.1025.13 163 WON Sydney 5.612.915.1122.16 148 15 MCG Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1982 Player Stats

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