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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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"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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1997 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 1997 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 2.24.58.910.10 70 WON North Melbourne 2.13.44.77.13 55 15 MCG Mar 27 (Thu, 7:40) Scores
2 H Melbourne 3.54.76.117.14 56 LOST Collingwood 6.112.615.1224.19 163 -107 MCG Apr 4 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
3 A Melbourne 2.47.413.514.7 91 LOST Sydney 6.311.413.615.9 99 -8 SCG Apr 11 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
4 H Melbourne 3.38.610.813.9 87 LOST Western Bulldogs 2.25.69.813.11 89 -2 MCG Apr 18 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
5 H Melbourne 5.16.27.412.6 78 LOST West Coast 4.110.418.719.12 126 -48 MCG Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Melbourne 0.32.74.94.11 35 LOST St. Kilda 6.59.814.1217.19 121 -86 WAV May 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Melbourne 1.45.67.810.9 69 LOST Fremantle 4.87.914.1617.22 124 -55 WAC May 10 (Sat, 8:40) Scores
8 H Melbourne 2.25.37.67.7 49 LOST Geelong 5.27.511.819.14 128 -79 MCG May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 0.40.61.83.9 27 LOST Port Adelaide 4.15.67.1310.18 78 -51 FBP May 23 (Fri, 8:40) Scores
10 A Melbourne 4.26.211.614.8 92 WON Richmond 3.57.119.119.13 67 25 MCG May 31 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
11 H Melbourne 1.12.84.95.15 45 LOST Adelaide 6.48.611.1114.13 97 -52 MCG Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Melbourne 1.24.46.57.8 50 LOST Brisbane 5.110.417.821.9 135 -85 MCG Jun 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Melbourne 3.54.96.117.13 55 LOST Hawthorn 3.17.612.1117.16 118 -63 WAV Jun 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Melbourne 2.35.57.58.9 57 LOST Essendon 4.58.713.1118.12 120 -63 MCG Jul 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Melbourne 4.310.716.818.11 119 WON Carlton 5.010.313.515.10 100 19 MCG Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Melbourne 1.52.94.157.16 58 LOST North Melbourne 3.58.712.1017.12 114 -56 MCG Jul 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Melbourne 5.39.610.812.10 82 LOST Collingwood 3.34.613.1020.14 134 -52 MCG Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Melbourne 1.24.56.77.11 53 LOST Sydney 10.514.1121.1625.19 169 -116 MCG Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Melbourne 1.33.58.69.10 64 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.56.109.1514.18 102 -38 PRI Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 0.31.83.147.17 59 LOST West Coast 6.19.312.415.7 97 -38 WAC Aug 15 (Fri, 8:40) Scores
21 H Melbourne 1.23.56.88.14 62 LOST St. Kilda 7.19.613.817.12 114 -52 MCG Aug 22 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
22 H Melbourne 1.45.812.918.11 119 WON Fremantle 3.44.56.911.13 79 40 MCG Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
Player stats will return soon.
 

Footnotes

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