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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) 1897–2025

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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2025 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Melbourne's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne        vs Greater Western Sydney          MCG Mar 16 (Sun, 3:20)  
2 A Melbourne        vs North Melbourne          DOC Mar 23 (Sun, 3:20)  
3 H Melbourne        vs Gold Coast          MCG Mar 29 (Sat, 1:20)  
4 A Melbourne        vs Geelong          KAR Apr 4 (Fri, 7:40)  
5 H Melbourne        vs Essendon          ADO Apr 12 (Sat, 7:05)  
6 H Melbourne        vs Fremantle          MCG Apr 19 (Sat, 1:20)  
7 H Melbourne        vs Richmond          MCG Apr 24 (Thu, 7:30)  
8 A Melbourne        vs West Coast          PER May 3 (Sat, 5:35)  
9 H Melbourne        vs Hawthorn          MCG May 10 (Sat, 1:20)  
10 A Melbourne        vs Brisbane          GAB May 18 (Sun, 3:20)  
11 H Melbourne        vs Sydney          MCG May 25 (Sun, 3:20)  
12 H Melbourne        vs St. Kilda          TRA Jun 1 (Sun, 2:50)  
13 H Melbourne        vs Collingwood          MCG Jun 9 (Mon, 3:20)  
14 A Melbourne        vs Port Adelaide          ADO Jun 15 (Sun, 2:20)  
15 Melbourne       Bye        
16 A Melbourne        vs Gold Coast          CRR Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A Melbourne        vs Adelaide          ADO Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 H Melbourne        vs North Melbourne          MCG Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 A Melbourne        vs Carlton          MCG Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Melbourne        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 H Melbourne        vs West Coast          DOC Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Melbourne        vs Western Bulldogs          MCG Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Melbourne        vs Hawthorn          MCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 A Melbourne        vs Collingwood          MCG Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

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