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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

CEO
Jackson, Peter

President
Bartlett, Glen

Melbourne



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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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2014 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 2014 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Melbourne 2.22.104.116.15 51 LOST St. Kilda 1.34.58.610.8 68 -17 DOC Mar 22 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
2 H Melbourne 0.11.32.44.6 30 LOST West Coast 6.510.714.1018.15 123 -93 MCG Mar 30 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
3 A Melbourne 0.21.55.57.5 47 LOST Greater Western Sydney 1.22.75.1210.19 79 -32 SSH Apr 6 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 3.26.710.812.9 81 WON Carlton 3.45.96.117.16 58 23 MCG Apr 12 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
5 H Melbourne 3.24.46.1011.12 78 LOST Gold Coast 2.76.128.1711.20 86 -8 MCG Apr 20 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
6 H Melbourne 1.22.34.45.8 38 LOST Sydney 4.54.87.129.15 69 -31 MCG Apr 26 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
7 A Melbourne 4.07.28.411.4 70 WON Adelaide 1.12.45.109.13 67 3 ADO May 3 (Sat, 4:10) Scores
8 H Melbourne 2.25.510.612.11 83 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.25.79.715.9 99 -16 MCG May 10 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
9 A Melbourne 1.34.59.614.7 91 WON Richmond 2.34.86.169.20 74 17 MCG May 17 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
10 Melbourne       Bye        
11 H Melbourne 2.27.410.511.9 75 LOST Port Adelaide 5.48.410.914.11 95 -20 TRA May 31 (Sat, 1:10) Scores
12 H Melbourne 1.32.43.63.10 28 LOST Collingwood 1.23.75.108.13 61 -33 MCG Jun 9 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
13 A Melbourne 0.33.37.612.6 78 WON Essendon 2.45.128.1210.17 77 1 MCG Jun 15 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
14 H Melbourne 3.06.08.410.6 66 LOST North Melbourne 4.57.814.1215.17 107 -41 MCG Jun 22 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
15 A Melbourne 1.33.410.513.7 85 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.17.410.414.7 91 -6 DOC Jun 29 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
16 H Melbourne 0.21.53.74.10 34 LOST Fremantle 2.16.313.515.7 97 -63 MAR Jul 5 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
17 H Melbourne 0.22.54.65.6 36 LOST Geelong 3.711.1012.1314.18 102 -66 MCG Jul 12 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
18 A Melbourne 2.35.58.710.9 69 LOST Port Adelaide 4.47.68.910.12 72 -3 ADO Jul 20 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
19 H Melbourne 3.34.85.136.15 51 LOST Brisbane 3.34.35.611.8 74 -23 DOC Aug 3 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 2.14.57.89.11 65 LOST Hawthorn 4.410.815.817.13 115 -50 MCG Aug 9 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
21 H Melbourne 2.42.92.113.16 34 LOST Greater Western Sydney 2.16.410.715.8 98 -64 MCG Aug 17 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
22 A Melbourne 1.13.35.48.5 53 LOST West Coast 6.19.516.918.11 119 -66 SUB Aug 23 (Sat, 5:40) Scores
23 A Melbourne 4.38.59.714.9 93 LOST North Melbourne 4.38.513.919.9 123 -30 DOC Aug 30 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
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2014 Player Stats

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