Melbourne
"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
2007 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 2007 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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2007-03-30 1 | H | Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | St. Kilda | 2.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 13.15 | 93 | -31 | MCG | 2007-03-30 Mar 30 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
2007-04-09 2 | A | Melbourne | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.10 | 14.10 | 94 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 7.8 | 15.9 | 17.14 | 116 | -22 | MCG | 2007-04-09 Apr 9 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-04-15 3 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Geelong | 5.8 | 11.8 | 14.10 | 15.19 | 109 | -52 | MCG | 2007-04-15 Apr 15 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-04-22 4 | H | Melbourne | 3.5 | 4.9 | 9.11 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Fremantle | 5.2 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 21.11 | 137 | -45 | MCG | 2007-04-22 Apr 22 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-04-28 5 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Sydney | 6.2 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 109 | -49 | SCG | 2007-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
2007-05-06 6 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.11 | 10.16 | 76 | -5 | MCG | 2007-05-06 May 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-05-13 7 | A | Melbourne | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 16.10 | 106 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 4.1 | 10.5 | 12.12 | 16.16 | 112 | -6 | DOC | 2007-05-13 May 13 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-05-20 8 | A | Melbourne | 1.0 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | West Coast | 5.8 | 8.14 | 13.18 | 19.23 | 137 | -77 | SUB | 2007-05-20 May 20 (Sun, 2:40) | Scores |
2007-05-27 9 | H | Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.8 | 4.10 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.5 | 7.7 | 8.14 | 10.19 | 79 | -1 | MCG | 2007-05-27 May 27 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-06-02 10 | H | Melbourne | 2.3 | 10.5 | 12.10 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.12 | 72 | 17 | MCG | 2007-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-06-11 11 | H | Melbourne | 6.6 | 8.9 | 9.14 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Collingwood | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.11 | 11.15 | 81 | 13 | MCG | 2007-06-11 Jun 11 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
2007-06-22 12 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Richmond | 6.3 | 12.8 | 14.12 | 18.16 | 124 | -49 | MCG | 2007-06-22 Jun 22 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
2007-06-29 13 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 9.4 | 16.9 | 18.15 | 123 | LOST | Essendon | 8.3 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 19.11 | 125 | -2 | DOC | 2007-06-29 Jun 29 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
2007-07-08 14 | A | Melbourne | 4.1 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 19.10 | 124 | WON | Carlton | 3.4 | 8.7 | 10.14 | 14.17 | 101 | 23 | MCG | 2007-07-08 Jul 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-07-14 15 | H | Melbourne | 1.0 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Brisbane | 6.5 | 7.12 | 14.14 | 18.18 | 126 | -44 | GAB | 2007-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
2007-07-22 16 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | North Melbourne | 4.2 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 19.12 | 126 | -64 | DOC | 2007-07-22 Jul 22 (Sun, 5:10) | Scores |
2007-07-29 17 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 8.3 | 11.6 | 19.10 | 25.13 | 163 | -89 | FBP | 2007-07-29 Jul 29 (Sun, 4:10) | Scores |
2007-08-05 18 | H | Melbourne | 0.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Sydney | 5.1 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 17.10 | 112 | -48 | MAN | 2007-08-05 Aug 5 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2007-08-11 19 | H | Melbourne | 5.2 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 19.15 | 129 | WON | Western Bulldogs | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.13 | 12.15 | 87 | 42 | DOC | 2007-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
2007-08-17 20 | A | Melbourne | 3.5 | 3.9 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | Collingwood | 6.4 | 9.8 | 10.12 | 11.15 | 81 | -11 | MCG | 2007-08-17 Aug 17 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
2007-08-25 21 | A | Melbourne | 5.4 | 6.7 | 9.13 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Fremantle | 5.4 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 22.12 | 144 | -59 | SUB | 2007-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
2007-09-02 22 | H | Melbourne | 7.3 | 12.6 | 16.11 | 21.13 | 139 | WON | Carlton | 1.7 | 4.13 | 10.15 | 15.18 | 108 | 31 | MCG | 2007-09-02 Sep 2 (Sun, 5:10) | Scores |
2007 Player Stats
Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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Bartram, Clint | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bate, Matthew | 19 | 167 | 8.8 | 127 | 6.7 | 294 | 15.5 | 94 | 4.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 59 | 3.1 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 1.0 | 8 | 122 |
Bell, Daniel | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 96 | 5.6 | 226 | 13.3 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 3.6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 |
Bizzell, Clint | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 64 | 6.4 | 143 | 14.3 | 54 | 5.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Bode, Jace | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 15 | 3.8 | 33 | 8.3 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 19 |
Brown, Nathan | 19 | 245 | 12.9 | 171 | 9.0 | 416 | 21.9 | 137 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 2.4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 26 |
Bruce, Cameron | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 183 | 11.4 | 377 | 23.6 | 96 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 66 | 4.1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0.6 | 14 | 68 |
Buckley, Simon | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 21 | 3.5 | 62 | 10.3 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 |
Carroll, Nathan | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 126 | 6.0 | 264 | 12.6 | 123 | 5.9 | 10 | 0.5 | 25 | 1.2 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Davey, Aaron | 18 | 200 | 11.1 | 58 | 3.2 | 258 | 14.3 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 3.9 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 1.3 | 13 | 157 |
Dunn, Lynden | 12 | 87 | 7.3 | 68 | 5.7 | 155 | 12.9 | 41 | 3.4 | 9 | 0.8 | 38 | 3.2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 7 | 61 |
Ferguson, Ryan | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 57 | 7.1 | 91 | 11.4 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 13 |
Frawley, James | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 32 | 3.6 | 67 | 7.4 | 21 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Garland, Colin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Godfrey, Simon | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 128 | 7.5 | 232 | 13.6 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 2.5 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 44 |
Green, Brad | 18 | 220 | 12.2 | 164 | 9.1 | 384 | 21.3 | 117 | 6.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 49 | 2.7 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 0.7 | 8 | 86 |
Holland, Ben | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 58 | 5.8 | 129 | 12.9 | 52 | 5.2 | 15 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1.1 | 6 | 72 |
Jamar, Mark | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 38 | 3.8 | 62 | 6.2 | 23 | 2.3 | 97 | 9.7 | 25 | 2.5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 27 |
Johnson, Chris | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 36 | 4.5 | 104 | 13.0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 2.5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Johnson, Paul | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 71 | 4.4 | 149 | 9.3 | 54 | 3.4 | 119 | 7.4 | 19 | 1.2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 19 |
Johnstone, Travis | 15 | 225 | 15.0 | 69 | 4.6 | 294 | 19.6 | 54 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 2.9 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 47 |
Jones, Nathan | 21 | 219 | 10.4 | 146 | 7.0 | 365 | 17.4 | 61 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 4.1 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 0.5 | 6 | 66 |
McDonald, James | 21 | 263 | 12.5 | 226 | 10.8 | 489 | 23.3 | 90 | 4.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 131 | 6.2 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 22 |
McLean, Brock | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 97 | 6.9 | 254 | 18.1 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 60 | 4.3 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 27 |
Miller, Brad | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 94 | 5.9 | 182 | 11.4 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 1.6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0.6 | 5 | 65 |
Moloney, Brent | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 74 | 7.4 | 166 | 16.6 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 2.6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | 33 |
Neitz, David | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 33 | 2.2 | 133 | 8.9 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 1.7 | 16 | 172 |
Newton, Michael | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 20 | 2.0 | 103 | 10.3 | 41 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.6 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 1.4 | 8 | 92 |
Petterd, Ricky | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 53 | 5.9 | 124 | 13.8 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 2.0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | 38 |
Pickett, Byron | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 19 | 2.1 | 83 | 9.2 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 3.3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.8 | 3 | 45 |
Rivers, Jared | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 22 | 7.3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Robertson, Russell | 15 | 139 | 9.3 | 30 | 2.0 | 169 | 11.3 | 85 | 5.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 2.8 | 28 | 280 |
Sylvia, Colin | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 73 | 4.6 | 209 | 13.1 | 68 | 4.3 | 12 | 0.8 | 47 | 2.9 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 7 | 79 |
Ward, Daniel | 18 | 211 | 11.7 | 120 | 6.7 | 331 | 18.4 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 2.2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 18 |
Warnock, Matthew | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 20 | 10.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
Wheatley, Paul | 14 | 185 | 13.2 | 100 | 7.1 | 285 | 20.4 | 89 | 6.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 24 | 1.7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 27 |
Whelan, Matthew | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 23 | 4.6 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
White, Jeff | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 170 | 7.7 | 356 | 16.2 | 127 | 5.8 | 461 | 21.0 | 41 | 1.9 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 49 |
Yze, Adem | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 54 | 6.8 | 165 | 20.6 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | 30 |