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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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2023 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 3.39.413.817.13 115 WON Western Bulldogs 2.45.98.109.11 65 50 MCG Mar 18 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
2 A Melbourne 2.15.27.313.4 82 LOST Brisbane 6.28.413.514.9 93 -11 GAB Mar 24 (Fri, 6:55) Scores
3 H Melbourne        vs Sydney          MCG Apr 2 (Sun, 3:20)  
4 A Melbourne        vs West Coast          PER Apr 9 (Sun, 3:20)  
5 A Melbourne        vs Essendon          ADO Apr 15 (Sat, 3:40)  
6 H Melbourne        vs Richmond          MCG Apr 24 (Mon, 7:20)  
7 H Melbourne        vs North Melbourne          MCG Apr 29 (Sat, 7:25)  
8 A Melbourne        vs Gold Coast          CRR May 6 (Sat, 4:35)  
9 A Melbourne        vs Hawthorn          MCG May 13 (Sat, 4:35)  
10 A Melbourne        vs Port Adelaide          ADO May 19 (Fri, 7:20)  
11 H Melbourne        vs Fremantle          MCG May 27 (Sat, 2:10)  
12 H Melbourne        vs Carlton          MCG Jun 2 (Fri, 7:50)  
13 H Melbourne        vs Collingwood          MCG Jun 12 (Mon, 3:20)  
14 Melbourne       Bye        
15 A Melbourne        vs Geelong          KAR Jun 22 (Thu, 7:20)  
16 H Melbourne        vs Greater Western Sydney          TRA Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A Melbourne        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 H Melbourne        vs Brisbane          MCG Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Melbourne        vs Adelaide          MCG Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Melbourne        vs Richmond          MCG Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Melbourne        vs North Melbourne          BEL Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 A Melbourne        vs Carlton          MCG Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 H Melbourne        vs Hawthorn          MCG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 A Melbourne        vs Sydney          SCG Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
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2023 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
17 Bowey, Jake 2 22 11.0 10 5.0 32 16.0 5 2.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
10 Brayshaw, Angus 2 32 16.0 17 8.5 49 24.5 16 8.0 0 0.0 5 2.5 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
50 Brown, Ben 2 24 12.0 6 3.0 30 15.0 13 6.5 5 2.5 2 1.0 2 0 8 4.0 1 49
37 Chandler, Kade 2 19 9.5 9 4.5 28 14.0 14 7.0 0 0.0 9 4.5 1 0 2 1.0 2 14
31 Fritsch, Bayley 1 10 10.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 2 0 3 3.0 1 19
11 Gawn, Max 2 14 7.0 8 4.0 22 11.0 6 3.0 23 11.5 1 0.5 2 0 2 1.0 0 12
6 Grundy, Brodie 2 10 5.0 19 9.5 29 14.5 1 0.5 57 28.5 8 4.0 7 0 1 0.5 1 7
4 Harmes, James 2 9 4.5 16 8.0 25 12.5 3 1.5 0 0.0 6 3.0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
12 Hunter, Lachie 2 23 11.5 11 5.5 34 17.0 11 5.5 0 0.0 7 3.5 2 0 1 0.5 0 6
15 Langdon, Ed 2 21 10.5 11 5.5 32 16.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 1 1
16 Laurie, Bailey 1 2 2.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
8 Lever, Jake 2 31 15.5 10 5.0 41 20.5 17 8.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
25 McDonald, Tom 2 13 6.5 10 5.0 23 11.5 6 3.0 3 1.5 5 2.5 2 0 1 0.5 1 7
41 McVee, Judd 2 15 7.5 7 3.5 22 11.0 5 2.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
18 Melksham, Jake 2 4 2.0 2 1.0 6 3.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 1 1 0.5 1 7
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex 2 19 9.5 11 5.5 30 15.0 12 6.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 2 0 2 1.0 0 12
13 Oliver, Clayton 2 37 18.5 33 16.5 70 35.0 10 5.0 0 0.0 16 8.0 1 2 1 0.5 1 7
5 Petracca, Christian 2 29 14.5 25 12.5 54 27.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 11 5.5 4 2 1 0.5 2 8
35 Petty, Harrison 2 10 5.0 12 6.0 22 11.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 6 3.0 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
36 Pickett, Kysaiah 1 15 15.0 4 4.0 19 19.0 7 7.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 1 4 4 4.0 1 25
24 Rivers, Trent 2 28 14.0 15 7.5 43 21.5 12 6.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
9 Spargo, Charlie 2 18 9.0 6 3.0 24 12.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 7 3.5 3 1 2 1.0 0 12
32 Sparrow, Tom 2 14 7.0 19 9.5 33 16.5 6 3.0 0 0.0 6 3.0 2 1 1 0.5 1 7
20 Tomlinson, Adam 2 25 12.5 7 3.5 32 16.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
7 Viney, Jack 1 8 8.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 6.0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 46 452 9.8 284 6.2 736 16.0 186 4.0 88 1.9 131 2.8 39 31 30 0.7 13 193
 

Footnotes

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