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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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"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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2010 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 2010 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 0.31.64.98.13 61 LOST Hawthorn 6.310.815.1417.15 117 -56 MCG Mar 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Melbourne 4.56.69.1112.13 85 LOST Collingwood 2.27.510.1012.14 86 -1 MCG Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Melbourne 1.51.85.117.15 57 WON Adelaide 2.54.95.105.11 41 16 MCG Apr 11 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 8.18.715.1120.13 133 WON Richmond 5.27.77.911.12 78 55 MCG Apr 18 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 H Melbourne 4.29.612.715.13 103 WON Brisbane 2.33.67.97.11 53 50 MCG Apr 24 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
6 A Melbourne 2.13.39.412.6 78 LOST North Melbourne 3.38.710.1215.14 104 -26 DOC May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Melbourne 0.63.97.109.12 66 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.25.58.710.10 70 -4 MCG May 7 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 H Melbourne 1.35.56.86.10 46 LOST West Coast 3.05.58.810.15 75 -29 MCG May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Melbourne 5.29.614.717.9 111 WON Port Adelaide 3.37.68.1016.14 110 1 MAR May 22 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
10 A Melbourne 2.14.47.610.7 67 LOST Geelong 5.59.614.818.13 121 -54 KAR May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Melbourne 2.23.48.69.6 60 LOST Carlton 7.49.611.715.11 101 -41 MCG Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Melbourne 3.26.37.811.10 76 DRAW Collingwood 4.85.106.199.22 76 0 MCG Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
13 A Melbourne 1.33.58.611.7 73 LOST Adelaide 4.69.1010.1916.21 117 -44 FBP Jun 27 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
14 A Melbourne 3.35.78.99.11 65 LOST St. Kilda 3.48.511.715.10 100 -35 DOC Jul 4 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
15 H Melbourne 6.210.614.719.8 122 WON Essendon 3.44.108.1614.19 103 19 MCG Jul 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Melbourne 1.23.59.810.11 71 LOST Fremantle 6.39.810.1011.16 82 -11 SUB Jul 18 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
17 H Melbourne 8.212.420.822.10 142 WON Sydney 2.14.46.610.9 69 73 MCG Jul 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Melbourne 4.39.510.811.8 74 WON Brisbane 2.24.57.69.10 64 10 GAB Jul 31 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 H Melbourne 3.17.510.1016.13 109 WON Richmond 2.57.69.911.14 80 29 MCG Aug 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 4.18.111.312.6 78 LOST Hawthorn 4.18.412.715.9 99 -21 MCG Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A Melbourne 2.65.108.1111.17 83 LOST Port Adelaide 3.28.215.617.10 112 -29 FBP Aug 22 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
22 H Melbourne 3.38.712.1015.13 103 LOST North Melbourne 5.410.712.817.11 113 -10 MCG Aug 29 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
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2010 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bail, Rohan 9 83 9.2 71 7.9 154 17.1 40 4.4 0 0.0 32 3.6 10 11 4 0.4 0 24
Bartram, Clint 21 160 7.6 129 6.1 289 13.8 70 3.3 0 0.0 65 3.1 24 10 2 0.1 3 15
Bate, Matthew 15 131 8.7 102 6.8 233 15.5 86 5.7 0 0.0 36 2.4 8 6 19 1.3 14 128
Bennell, Jamie 19 124 6.5 87 4.6 211 11.1 59 3.1 0 0.0 42 2.2 13 11 13 0.7 15 93
Bruce, Cameron 21 210 10.0 304 14.5 514 24.5 116 5.5 0 0.0 73 3.5 16 13 6 0.3 7 43
Cheney, Kyle 2 17 8.5 7 3.5 24 12.0 11 5.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 3 1 0 0.0 0 0
Davey, Aaron 20 289 14.5 98 4.9 387 19.4 45 2.3 0 0.0 75 3.8 23 22 8 0.4 9 57
Dunn, Lynden 18 195 10.8 70 3.9 265 14.7 107 5.9 24 1.3 50 2.8 22 14 26 1.4 22 178
Frawley, James 21 234 11.1 157 7.5 391 18.6 123 5.9 0 0.0 49 2.3 9 17 1 0.0 1 7
Garland, Colin 20 174 8.7 121 6.1 295 14.8 73 3.7 0 0.0 66 3.3 6 22 1 0.1 0 6
Green, Brad 22 295 13.4 129 5.9 424 19.3 153 7.0 0 0.0 58 2.6 13 12 55 2.5 27 357
Grimes, Jack 14 181 12.9 124 8.9 305 21.8 81 5.8 0 0.0 32 2.3 11 9 0 0.0 1 1
Gysberts, Jordan 3 25 8.3 38 12.7 63 21.0 14 4.7 1 0.3 4 1.3 4 1 0 0.0 0 0
Hughes, Danny 2 16 8.0 12 6.0 28 14.0 13 6.5 1 0.5 3 1.5 2 1 2 1.0 2 14
Jamar, Mark 22 66 3.0 207 9.4 273 12.4 69 3.1 643 29.2 39 1.8 45 44 12 0.5 4 76
Jetta, Neville 6 47 7.8 36 6.0 83 13.8 15 2.5 0 0.0 26 4.3 10 3 6 1.0 1 37
Johnson, Paul 8 42 5.3 31 3.9 73 9.1 12 1.5 84 10.5 12 1.5 3 10 3 0.4 1 19
Jones, Nathan 22 198 9.0 227 10.3 425 19.3 54 2.5 0 0.0 62 2.8 18 24 9 0.4 12 66
Jurrah, Liam 8 53 6.6 32 4.0 85 10.6 31 3.9 0 0.0 15 1.9 5 3 21 2.6 9 135
MacDonald, Joel 17 168 9.9 158 9.3 326 19.2 95 5.6 1 0.1 40 2.4 10 21 0 0.0 1 1
Maric, Addam 1 11 11.0 5 5.0 16 16.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 1 0 0.0 1 1
Martin, Stefan 2 8 4.0 10 5.0 18 9.0 4 2.0 18 9.0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0.0 1 1
McDonald, James 16 182 11.4 178 11.1 360 22.5 49 3.1 2 0.1 119 7.4 33 25 5 0.3 1 31
McKenzie, Jordie 19 126 6.6 224 11.8 350 18.4 46 2.4 0 0.0 128 6.7 17 9 2 0.1 1 13
Miller, Brad 6 24 4.0 35 5.8 59 9.8 26 4.3 13 2.2 7 1.2 3 7 10 1.7 3 63
Moloney, Brent 18 192 10.7 235 13.1 427 23.7 40 2.2 0 0.0 86 4.8 16 27 2 0.1 8 20
Morton, Cale 10 124 12.4 85 8.5 209 20.9 70 7.0 4 0.4 21 2.1 9 7 5 0.5 2 32
Newton, Michael 4 25 6.3 13 3.3 38 9.5 13 3.3 15 3.8 11 2.8 5 3 1 0.3 2 8
Petterd, Ricky 6 49 8.2 28 4.7 77 12.8 32 5.3 1 0.2 21 3.5 7 3 12 2.0 6 78
Rivers, Jared 18 142 7.9 94 5.2 236 13.1 106 5.9 0 0.0 44 2.4 10 13 0 0.0 1 1
Scully, Tom 21 197 9.4 255 12.1 452 21.5 80 3.8 2 0.1 81 3.9 21 21 5 0.2 3 33
Spencer, Jake 2 2 1.0 8 4.0 10 5.0 4 2.0 24 12.0 2 1.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Strauss, James 2 9 4.5 7 3.5 16 8.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sylvia, Colin 15 213 14.2 122 8.1 335 22.3 82 5.5 19 1.3 61 4.1 20 24 16 1.1 7 103
Trengove, Jack 18 156 8.7 187 10.4 343 19.1 63 3.5 2 0.1 75 4.2 17 13 8 0.4 11 59
Warnock, Matthew 13 63 4.8 83 6.4 146 11.2 41 3.2 3 0.2 28 2.2 8 12 0 0.0 0 0
Watts, Jack 15 115 7.7 74 4.9 189 12.6 70 4.7 9 0.6 15 1.0 14 13 10 0.7 4 64
Wonaeamirri, Austin 8 43 5.4 35 4.4 78 9.8 20 2.5 0 0.0 32 4.0 10 5 8 1.0 7 55
 

Footnotes

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