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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
[email protected]

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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2011 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Melbourne's 2011 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 3.25.88.1211.18 84 DRAW Sydney 5.37.510.1411.18 84 0 MCG Mar 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Melbourne 3.18.29.312.5 77 LOST Hawthorn 2.83.1311.2416.26 122 -45 MCG Apr 3 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
3 H Melbourne 1.16.311.712.10 82 WON Brisbane 5.27.39.311.5 71 11 MCG Apr 10 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 6.211.915.1423.21 159 WON Gold Coast 3.24.58.119.15 69 90 GAB Apr 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 Melbourne       Bye        
6 A Melbourne 0.23.64.86.16 52 LOST West Coast 5.37.810.1215.16 106 -54 SUB Apr 28 (Thu, 6:40) Scores
7 H Melbourne 2.76.1114.1622.17 149 WON Adelaide 2.05.36.48.5 53 96 MCG May 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Melbourne 7.28.610.1012.11 83 LOST North Melbourne 3.27.514.719.10 124 -41 DOC May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 5.17.510.713.8 86 LOST St. Kilda 5.49.512.616.10 106 -20 DOC May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Melbourne 1.23.44.76.10 46 LOST Carlton 3.45.88.1213.15 93 -47 MCG May 27 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
11 A Melbourne 3.05.411.615.11 101 WON Essendon 3.26.56.610.8 68 33 MCG Jun 3 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
12 H Melbourne 2.23.55.56.5 41 LOST Collingwood 3.69.711.1019.15 129 -88 MCG Jun 13 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
13 H Melbourne 6.510.714.1222.17 149 WON Fremantle 1.46.67.108.12 60 89 MCG Jun 19 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
14 A Melbourne 7.112.414.1417.16 118 WON Richmond 3.57.510.913.13 91 27 MCG Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Melbourne 2.44.97.138.15 63 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.58.913.1019.13 127 -64 DOC Jul 1 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
16 Melbourne       Bye        
17 H Melbourne 6.29.616.817.11 113 WON Port Adelaide 2.26.410.514.8 92 21 MAR Jul 16 (Sat, 8:10) Scores
18 H Melbourne 3.36.39.412.6 78 LOST Hawthorn 6.110.416.620.12 132 -54 MCG Jul 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 A Melbourne 0.31.45.47.5 47 LOST Geelong 8.320.428.837.11 233 -186 KAR Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 3.73.106.127.16 58 LOST Carlton 6.114.218.721.8 134 -76 MCG Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Melbourne 1.23.48.79.8 62 LOST West Coast 3.210.913.916.14 110 -48 DOC Aug 14 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
22 H Melbourne 4.07.114.217.8 110 LOST Richmond 6.210.911.1217.15 117 -7 MCG Aug 21 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
23 H Melbourne 4.37.513.717.10 112 WON Gold Coast 1.26.57.812.10 82 30 MCG Aug 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
24 A Melbourne 3.67.1110.1215.14 104 LOST Port Adelaide 3.28.413.617.10 112 -8 ADO Sep 4 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
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2011 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bail, Rohan 8 83 10.4 62 7.8 145 18.1 25 3.1 0 0.0 40 5.0 3 12 1 0.1 3 9
Bartram, Clint 15 124 8.3 95 6.3 219 14.6 62 4.1 0 0.0 53 3.5 20 13 2 0.1 7 19
Bate, Matthew 7 42 6.0 50 7.1 92 13.1 30 4.3 0 0.0 15 2.1 4 6 4 0.6 4 28
Bennell, Jamie 16 77 4.8 75 4.7 152 9.5 37 2.3 0 0.0 29 1.8 7 6 5 0.3 5 35
Blease, Sam 5 48 9.6 26 5.2 74 14.8 10 2.0 0 0.0 5 1.0 4 7 0 0.0 2 2
Davey, Aaron 11 127 11.5 50 4.5 177 16.1 29 2.6 0 0.0 31 2.8 7 8 5 0.5 7 37
Dunn, Lynden 11 86 7.8 37 3.4 123 11.2 50 4.5 16 1.5 31 2.8 11 15 16 1.5 10 106
Evans, Michael 4 36 9.0 23 5.8 59 14.8 20 5.0 0 0.0 16 4.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Fitzpatrick, Jack 1 8 8.0 3 3.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 3 1 1.0 2 8
Frawley, James 21 238 11.3 154 7.3 392 18.7 109 5.2 0 0.0 32 1.5 8 13 1 0.0 2 8
Garland, Colin 18 167 9.3 100 5.6 267 14.8 74 4.1 2 0.1 42 2.3 5 19 1 0.1 1 7
Gawn, Max 4 15 3.8 14 3.5 29 7.3 12 3.0 65 16.3 12 3.0 4 3 1 0.3 2 8
Green, Brad 21 205 9.8 128 6.1 333 15.9 106 5.0 0 0.0 61 2.9 18 22 37 1.8 25 247
Grimes, Jack 6 68 11.3 46 7.7 114 19.0 32 5.3 0 0.0 11 1.8 7 2 1 0.2 1 7
Gysberts, Jordan 15 140 9.3 151 10.1 291 19.4 51 3.4 10 0.7 64 4.3 10 9 3 0.2 4 22
Howe, Jeremy 13 100 7.7 61 4.7 161 12.4 70 5.4 0 0.0 20 1.5 9 9 18 1.4 8 116
Jamar, Mark 15 60 4.0 107 7.1 167 11.1 30 2.0 484 32.3 30 2.0 31 27 4 0.3 6 30
Jetta, Neville 9 56 6.2 64 7.1 120 13.3 33 3.7 0 0.0 42 4.7 9 7 5 0.6 3 33
Jones, Nathan 22 266 12.1 241 11.0 507 23.0 100 4.5 0 0.0 69 3.1 16 24 14 0.6 9 93
Jurrah, Liam 18 141 7.8 61 3.4 202 11.2 72 4.0 3 0.2 41 2.3 11 9 40 2.2 26 266
MacDonald, Joel 10 96 9.6 83 8.3 179 17.9 65 6.5 0 0.0 22 2.2 4 12 0 0.0 0 0
Maric, Addam 9 85 9.4 46 5.1 131 14.6 27 3.0 0 0.0 19 2.1 4 3 8 0.9 9 57
Martin, Stefan 21 225 10.7 139 6.6 364 17.3 96 4.6 314 15.0 42 2.0 27 26 10 0.5 4 64
McDonald, Tom 2 16 8.0 12 6.0 28 14.0 9 4.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 1 1
McKenzie, Jordie 15 83 5.5 217 14.5 300 20.0 24 1.6 1 0.1 100 6.7 24 16 2 0.1 0 12
McNamara, Tom 1 9 9.0 0 0.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Moloney, Brent 22 282 12.8 227 10.3 509 23.1 41 1.9 0 0.0 124 5.6 23 20 9 0.4 4 58
Morton, Cale 14 126 9.0 99 7.1 225 16.1 63 4.5 2 0.1 21 1.5 8 4 5 0.4 5 35
Newton, Michael 3 27 9.0 11 3.7 38 12.7 14 4.7 15 5.0 6 2.0 6 3 5 1.7 5 35
Nicholson, Daniel 9 64 7.1 52 5.8 116 12.9 24 2.7 0 0.0 33 3.7 6 10 2 0.2 1 13
Petterd, Ricky 15 156 10.4 67 4.5 223 14.9 79 5.3 2 0.1 59 3.9 22 12 18 1.2 11 119
Rivers, Jared 20 130 6.5 143 7.2 273 13.7 88 4.4 6 0.3 51 2.6 9 10 1 0.1 1 7
Scully, Tom 10 76 7.6 132 13.2 208 20.8 21 2.1 0 0.0 54 5.4 9 8 1 0.1 5 11
Strauss, James 9 67 7.4 49 5.4 116 12.9 18 2.0 0 0.0 26 2.9 4 4 0 0.0 0 0
Sylvia, Colin 19 215 11.3 165 8.7 380 20.0 74 3.9 18 0.9 100 5.3 16 25 25 1.3 10 160
Tapscott, Luke 15 131 8.7 57 3.8 188 12.5 50 3.3 0 0.0 34 2.3 14 14 2 0.1 1 13
Trengove, Jack 19 204 10.7 183 9.6 387 20.4 92 4.8 12 0.6 100 5.3 18 23 13 0.7 11 89
Warnock, Matthew 4 26 6.5 26 6.5 52 13.0 20 5.0 1 0.3 8 2.0 2 6 0 0.0 0 0
Watts, Jack 22 198 9.0 157 7.1 355 16.1 124 5.6 9 0.4 52 2.4 14 17 21 1.0 11 137
Wonaeamirri, Austin 5 39 7.8 22 4.4 61 12.2 23 4.6 0 0.0 18 3.6 3 5 5 1.0 7 37
 

Footnotes

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