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
2016 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 2016 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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2016-03-26 1 | H | Melbourne | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 80 | WON | Greater Western Sydney | 3.4 | 6.8 | 8.14 | 10.18 | 78 | 2 | MCG | 2016-03-26 Mar 26 (Sat, 1:40) | Scores |
2016-04-02 2 | A | Melbourne | 1.4 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | Essendon | 2.2 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 80 | -13 | MCG | 2016-04-02 Apr 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
2016-04-10 3 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 20.11 | 131 | LOST | North Melbourne | 8.2 | 10.4 | 17.7 | 21.10 | 136 | -5 | BEL | 2016-04-10 Apr 10 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2016-04-17 4 | A | Melbourne | 6.2 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 102 | WON | Collingwood | 1.2 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 35 | MCG | 2016-04-17 Apr 17 (Sun, 3:20) | Scores |
2016-04-24 5 | H | Melbourne | 5.1 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 129 | WON | Richmond | 2.3 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 14.12 | 96 | 33 | MCG | 2016-04-24 Apr 24 (Sun, 7:10) | Scores |
2016-04-30 6 | H | Melbourne | 5.3 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 96 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.4 | 9.9 | 17.11 | 20.15 | 135 | -39 | DOC | 2016-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 1:45) | Scores |
2016-05-07 7 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 8.7 | 17.11 | 24.16 | 160 | WON | Gold Coast | 4.2 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 87 | 73 | CRR | 2016-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 5:10) | Scores |
2016-05-15 8 | H | Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 5.5 | 8.9 | 12.10 | 17.12 | 114 | -32 | MCG | 2016-05-15 May 15 (Sun, 3:20) | Scores |
2016-05-22 9 | H | Melbourne | 5.6 | 10.7 | 13.10 | 19.17 | 131 | WON | Brisbane | 2.3 | 5.5 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 68 | 63 | MCG | 2016-05-22 May 22 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2016-05-28 10 | H | Melbourne | 2.7 | 4.9 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 8.6 | 12.11 | 18.13 | 121 | -45 | TRA | 2016-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 1:40) | Scores |
2016-06-04 11 | A | Melbourne | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 64 | LOST | Hawthorn | 4.5 | 6.7 | 8.14 | 11.16 | 82 | -18 | MCG | 2016-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 1:45) | Scores |
2016-06-13 12 | H | Melbourne | 2.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 104 | WON | Collingwood | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 58 | 46 | MCG | 2016-06-13 Jun 13 (Mon, 3:20) | Scores |
2016-06-19 13 | A | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | LOST | Sydney | 2.6 | 4.8 | 6.13 | 12.14 | 86 | -55 | SCG | 2016-06-19 Jun 19 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2016-06-27 14 | Melbourne | Bye | 2016-06-27 Jun 27 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
2016-07-03 15 | H | Melbourne | 2.3 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 98 | LOST | Adelaide | 5.2 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 18.12 | 120 | -22 | MCG | 2016-07-03 Jul 3 (Sun, 3:20) | Scores |
2016-07-09 16 | H | Melbourne | 6.5 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | Fremantle | 2.0 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 55 | 32 | MAR | 2016-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
2016-07-17 17 | A | Melbourne | 6.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.3 | 8.6 | 10.12 | 15.20 | 110 | -36 | DOC | 2016-07-17 Jul 17 (Sun, 3:20) | Scores |
2016-07-23 18 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | West Coast | 2.1 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 66 | -6 | SUB | 2016-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:35) | Scores |
2016-07-31 19 | H | Melbourne | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Gold Coast | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 64 | 2 | MCG | 2016-07-31 Jul 31 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2016-08-06 20 | H | Melbourne | 5.2 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.3 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 11.15 | 81 | 29 | MCG | 2016-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
2016-08-13 21 | A | Melbourne | 4.3 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 54 | 40 | ADO | 2016-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
2016-08-21 22 | A | Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 7.16 | 58 | LOST | Carlton | 4.5 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 11.12 | 78 | -20 | MCG | 2016-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
2016-08-27 23 | A | Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Geelong | 8.2 | 11.6 | 14.10 | 24.11 | 155 | -111 | KAR | 2016-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 1:45) | Scores |
2016 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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Brayshaw, Angus | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 93 | 9.3 | 176 | 17.6 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 4.2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0.7 | 2 | 44 |
Bugg, Tomas | 18 | 149 | 8.3 | 186 | 10.3 | 335 | 18.6 | 42 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 4.7 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 44 |
Dawes, Chris | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 36 | 6.0 | 72 | 12.0 | 17 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.2 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.7 | 2 | 26 |
Dunn, Lynden | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 55 | 13.8 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 |
Frost, Sam | 16 | 113 | 7.1 | 93 | 5.8 | 206 | 12.9 | 57 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 35 | 2.2 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 36 |
Garland, Colin | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 31 | 5.2 | 67 | 11.2 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Garlett, Jeff | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 53 | 3.1 | 177 | 10.4 | 34 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 1.7 | 14 | 188 |
Gawn, Max | 22 | 154 | 7.0 | 164 | 7.5 | 318 | 14.5 | 91 | 4.1 | 928 | 42.2 | 80 | 3.6 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 0.7 | 11 | 107 |
Grimes, Jack | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 25 | 12.5 | 47 | 23.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Harmes, James | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 167 | 8.8 | 329 | 17.3 | 46 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 65 | 3.4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0.6 | 4 | 76 |
Hogan, Jesse | 21 | 206 | 9.8 | 104 | 5.0 | 310 | 14.8 | 149 | 7.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.4 | 19 | 10 | 41 | 2.0 | 33 | 279 |
Hunt, Jayden | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 137 | 7.2 | 296 | 15.6 | 59 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 2.2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 19 |
Jetta, Neville | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 172 | 8.2 | 335 | 16.0 | 78 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 3.0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Jones, Matt | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 106 | 10.6 | 205 | 20.5 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 3.5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 |
Jones, Nathan | 22 | 288 | 13.1 | 329 | 15.0 | 617 | 28.0 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 5.4 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 0.5 | 11 | 71 |
Kennedy, Ben | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 131 | 8.7 | 259 | 17.3 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 2.6 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 0.9 | 6 | 84 |
Kent, Dean | 20 | 189 | 9.5 | 135 | 6.8 | 324 | 16.2 | 71 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 2.9 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 1.3 | 10 | 160 |
Lumumba, Heritier | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 45 | 9.0 | 86 | 17.2 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
McDonald, Oscar | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 127 | 8.5 | 244 | 16.3 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 1.8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
McDonald, Tom | 22 | 258 | 11.7 | 155 | 7.0 | 413 | 18.8 | 148 | 6.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 36 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
Michie, Viv | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 35 | 8.8 | 59 | 14.8 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 |
Neal-Bullen, Alex | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 37 | 9.3 | 56 | 14.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 |
Newton, Ben | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 34 | 17.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
Oliver, Clayton | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 174 | 13.4 | 250 | 19.2 | 25 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 62 | 4.8 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 38 |
Pedersen, Cameron | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 66 | 7.3 | 127 | 14.1 | 38 | 4.2 | 33 | 3.7 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0.7 | 7 | 43 |
Petracca, Christian | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 152 | 8.9 | 296 | 17.4 | 42 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 56 | 3.3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0.7 | 11 | 83 |
Salem, Christian | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 59 | 7.4 | 146 | 18.3 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 3.6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 |
Stretch, Billy | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 170 | 10.6 | 292 | 18.3 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 3.7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 22 |
Trengove, Jack | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 30 | 10.0 | 51 | 17.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 16 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 |
Tyson, Dom | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 299 | 14.2 | 529 | 25.2 | 87 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.4 | 90 | 4.3 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 0.5 | 11 | 77 |
vandenBerg, Aaron | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 125 | 8.9 | 205 | 14.6 | 43 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 50 | 3.6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 0.9 | 9 | 81 |
Vince, Bernie | 21 | 357 | 17.0 | 177 | 8.4 | 534 | 25.4 | 81 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.3 | 65 | 3.1 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 0.3 | 10 | 46 |
Viney, Jack | 21 | 224 | 10.7 | 324 | 15.4 | 548 | 26.1 | 72 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 148 | 7.0 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 50 |
Wagner, Josh | 14 | 135 | 9.6 | 112 | 8.0 | 247 | 17.6 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 3.6 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Watts, Jack | 22 | 226 | 10.3 | 125 | 5.7 | 351 | 16.0 | 139 | 6.3 | 42 | 1.9 | 39 | 1.8 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 1.7 | 18 | 246 |
Weideman, Sam | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 17 | 5.7 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 18 |
White, Mitch | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 19 | 9.5 | 28 | 14.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |