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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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1990 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1990 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 6.210.317.722.10 142 WON North Melbourne 2.55.99.1312.17 89 53 MCG Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Melbourne 4.97.1111.1418.20 128 WON Geelong 5.310.512.1013.13 91 37 MCG Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Melbourne 4.39.517.718.14 122 WON Essendon 4.38.69.814.11 95 27 MCG Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 5.35.410.713.11 89 WON Fitzroy 3.36.67.89.10 64 25 WAV Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Melbourne 5.16.314.519.11 125 WON Brisbane 3.25.78.98.13 61 64 CRR Apr 28 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
6 A Melbourne 4.75.118.1812.21 93 LOST Sydney 1.26.89.1014.14 98 -5 SCG May 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Melbourne 5.39.511.518.8 116 WON West Coast 2.23.36.69.7 61 55 MCG May 11 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 H Melbourne 6.411.613.720.13 133 WON Richmond 3.55.710.1111.14 80 53 MCG May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 4.36.47.57.6 48 LOST Hawthorn 2.15.29.514.8 92 -44 WAV May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Melbourne 2.22.27.39.4 58 LOST Collingwood 3.18.412.716.14 110 -52 WAV Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Melbourne 4.310.514.615.9 99 WON Carlton 3.25.410.913.15 93 6 MCG Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Melbourne 4.16.513.1115.11 101 WON Footscray 1.12.35.510.8 68 33 WES Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Melbourne 4.27.710.1114.15 99 LOST St. Kilda 3.59.914.1120.12 132 -33 MCG Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Melbourne 1.53.98.1210.13 73 LOST North Melbourne 5.414.622.931.14 200 -127 MCG Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Melbourne 3.59.712.1115.13 103 LOST Geelong 4.17.315.517.11 113 -10 KAR Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Melbourne 3.27.59.917.12 114 WON Essendon 5.69.813.1215.16 106 8 WIN Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Melbourne 4.811.1313.1715.19 109 WON Fitzroy 2.35.78.1312.18 90 19 MCG Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Melbourne 2.49.89.1210.13 73 WON Brisbane 3.14.18.39.6 60 13 WAV Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Melbourne 9.215.619.827.11 173 WON Sydney 4.37.510.1315.16 106 67 MCG Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 4.58.815.1021.13 139 WON West Coast 1.35.510.815.13 103 36 SUB Aug 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A Melbourne 2.27.119.1412.14 86 WON Richmond 2.15.17.47.8 50 36 WAV Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Melbourne 4.58.1115.1317.14 116 WON Hawthorn 2.54.99.1015.14 104 12 MCG Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
EF H Melbourne 1.23.69.1010.13 73 WON Hawthorn 2.64.75.108.16 64 9 MCG Sep 9 (Sun, 2:30) Scores
1SF H Melbourne 2.12.88.915.10 100 LOST West Coast 4.210.516.1019.16 130 -30 WAV Sep 22 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1990 Player Stats

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