In 2003, Melbourne plunged into a new crisis, winning only five games for the year and posting a $1 million loss. [41], Melbourne's home ground has been the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) since 1889. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).. Melbourne is the world's oldest professional club of any football code. Steven Smith, [15] Despite celebrating the club's birthday with an official mid-season function at Crown Casino,[16] shortly afterward chairman Paul Gardner resigned, handing the presidency to former club champion Jim Stynes who inherited a $4.5 million debt, which media pundits suggested would cripple the club. During the 2004 post-season, the Demons tragically lost defender Troy Broadbridge in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, when he was swept off Phi Phi island in Thailand. Col McLean, Don Cordner, The club resurrected the original second verse in February 2011 for the 2011 season. At the end of the season fan favourites Russell Robertson, Matthew Whelan and Paul Wheatley announced that they would no longer be playing for Melbourne in 2010 and beyond. After losing their first nine games through a combination of injury and poor form, they finally broke through with wins against Adelaide and Collingwood. Danny Hughes, Founded in 1864, Sydney University Cricket Club is one of Australia's oldest cricket clubs. It was also the last game played by the team captain Robert Flower. [23] Despite the reduced debt, in November new club CEO Cameron Schwab declared that it required urgent AFL assistance to continue, requesting additional funding to its special annual distribution. round 2 saw Melbourne lose dramatically to Hawthorn by 45 points after leading by 19 at halftime. The club had lost 6 of its first 7 games but won its next 6, two by large margins. In that year Melbourne won its second flag. Ron Baggott, As the result of this poor start to the season, during the Demons' mid-season bye on 17 June 2013, Mark Neeld was sacked as head coach. However, on the eve of the round 14 clash against West Coast, influential president Jim Stynes announced that he had cancer, this evoked a very emotional response from the footballing public and the club lifted from three embarrassing defeats the weeks before to convincingly beat West Coast in front of a passionate MCG crowd. Retired footballer Frank "Checker" Hughes became Melbourne's coach in 1933, and under his leadership, the club entered a golden age. [21] Under Stynes' direction, the new board sacked Paul McNamee after just four months. Alan Rowarth, He inspired the changing of the club's nickname from the Fuchsias to the Demons. [13] Although they beat Essendon the following week. Ken Melville, For the association football (soccer) club, see, Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–18 due to the First World War, Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924, VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal winners (1897–1954), All-Australian players – AFL (since 1991), All-Australian players – Interstate Carnivals (1953–1988), National team representatives (since 1998), Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle, Australia international rules football team, Melbourne Football Club/Hawthorn Football Club planned merger, "Melbourne Football Club becomes an MCC Sporting Section again", "Melbourne president's plan to turn the Demons into the Yankees". The major sponsors, Zurich and Jaguar, appear on the front and back of the guernsey respectively. Former 1 st XI premiership player and current Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) 2 nd XI captain Peter Petricola has announced his retirement from Premier Cricket Read more, MEN’S PREMIER GRAND FINALS MATCH REPORTS 4 th XI TRIUMPHS TO WIN PREMIERSHIP! Second-year player Clayton Oliver claimed his first Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy over co-captain Jack Viney while small forward Jeff Garlett topped the club goalkicking list with 42 majors for the season. Dick Hingston, Jack Collins, 2 nd AND 3 rd XI’s OUTPLAYED BY BETTER TEAMS ON THE DAY New technology (Frogbox) Read more, Much-loved clubman and multiple premiership player Sam Brewin reached the milestone of 200 Premier matches for MCC in Saturday’s 3 rd XI quarter final Read more, MEN’S PREMIER (QUARTER FINALS) 1 st XI v DANDENONG GOOD BOWLING AND DISAPPOINTING DISMISSALS SEES DEMONS ROLLED FOR 87 AND EARLY EXIT FROM FINALS Melbourne Read more, MEN’S PREMIER ROUND 17 A DAY OF HIGHLIGHTS – Unfurling of the 2019/20 Premiership Flag Presentation & Winning of the Inaugural Dean Jones Cup Winners Read more, WOMEN’S PREMIER GRAND FINAL By Marcella Torre INCLEMENT WEATHER NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE DEES TAKING HOME THE FLAG! Paul Gardner addressed the media in response to comments from the club's auditors spelling disaster for the club. 4th February, 2018 at Maroochydore Cricket Club (after the AGM) – 3 O’6os matches and 1 O’70s match. Frank AdamsSam AllicaStan AlvesRon BaggottPercy BeamesJohn BeckwithJoe BlairBarry BourkeJim Cardwell, Geoff CaseAlbert ChadwickDenis CordnerBrian DixonRobert FlowerMaurie GibbGary HardemanH.C.A. Melbourne started 2005 strongly, being second after round 12, however losing momentum by round 19 appeared unlikely to play finals, then wins against Western Bulldogs, Geelong at Geelong (where Melbourne had not won since the late 1980s), and Essendon in round 22, placed the club seventh and a finals berth, only to lose the Elimination Final to Geelong by 55 points. All rights reserved. Andrew Leoncelli, Lift your heads and play like demons! The Melbourne Cricket Club acknowledges the land in which we are situated and pays our respect to the people of the Kulin Nation. Despite the off-season acquisitions of several players, such as Shannon Byrnes, Tom Gillies, Chris Dawes, David Rodan and Jack Viney, the Demons underachieved in the first half of the 2013 season, managing just one win in their first 11 games. In a meeting on the opposite side of town, Hawthorn members rejected their board's proposal and eventually the merger was defeated. Season 2009/2010; Season 2010/2011; Season 2011/2012; Season 2012/2013; Season 2013/2014; Season 2014/2015; Statistics after 2014/15; Season 2015/2016; Season 2016/2017 Arriving at Read more. Anthony McDonald, An informal Melbourne team played that winter and officially formed in May 1859 when Wills and three other members codified "The Rules of the Melbourne Football Club"—the basis of Australian rules football. Charlie Young, 417 were here. Carl Ditterich, Stan Wittman, AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou dispelled the notion that the club's future was in doubt, but admitted that Stynes' board faced a huge challenge. Ron Barassi, Although he was soon reinstated, things were never the same again for the Demons. Stephen Tingay, Denis Cordner, However, the Demons made a comeback when they narrowly defeated Port Adelaide by one point, at a home game in Darwin. Melbourne would record just five wins for the season. Jack Purse, By the midway point of the season, Melbourne sat on five wins and six losses with the main highlight being a 41-point victory over Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval. [42][43] The club trained on the MCG until 1985, at which point they shifted to the Junction Oval in St Kilda. He left the club with only 22 wins from 83 games – a winning percentage of just over 25%, however, he was credited for rebuilding the club following the retirements of David Neitz, Adem Yze and Russell Robertson early in Bailey's coaching career. Their next two matches leading into the round 5 bye saw them defeat Brisbane by 11 points and the Gold Coast by 90 points. Harrison was a key figure in the early years of the club; he often served as captain and, in later years, as president. In Barassi's first year the team finished last, but this was attributed to working out who the willing players were and the club won some powerful victories in the next three seasons. Laurie Fowler, Key forward Jesse Hogan was diagnosed with testicular cancer before successful surgery and recovery saw him return in round 16, 2016 All-Australian ruckman Max Gawn missed half the season with a serious hamstring injury and co-captains Jack Viney and Nathan Jones found themselves on the sidelines during late-season games with a foot and calf injury respectively. Andy Lovell, Jim Davidson, Russell Robertson, In the ensuing weeks, a passionate debate was fought between pro and anti-merger supporters. Jordan Lewis 3 games, Jesse Hogan 2 games, Bernie Vince 2 games and Tomas Bugg 6 games. You are playing like a lot of flowers. Adem Yze, Updated: 24 April 2021Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff. Jeff White, Melbourne FC announced its "150 Heroes" to celebrate its 150th anniversary at Crown Casino on 7 June 2008. MCC MATCH SUMMARY - FEB 27 & 28. Garry Lyon, Melbourne's greatest player of these early years of the VFL was Ivor Warne-Smith, who in 1926 won the club's first Brownlow Medal, the League's annual award for the fairest and best player. On 5 August, the club announced that Jim Stynes' goal of wiping out the club's debt that had plagued them for so long had finally been achieved. [22] A 5 August fundraiser raised $1.3 million. [17] Hawthorn's president Jeff Kennett caused controversy with remarks about relocating the Demons to the Gold Coast,[18] something which Stynes spoke against. In the first few days of this debate, lifelong supporters Mark and Anthony Jenkins met with coterie member George Zagon to form the Demon Alternative – an anti-merger group that was to significantly impact on the plans of the incumbent board. Players such as Liam Jurrah had begun to emerge as top young talents and were catching the eye of the footballing public. Melbourne Cricket Club. Ted Thomas, Ian McLean, Barry Bourke, Earl Spalding, Brett Lovett, The AFL fined Melbourne $500,000 and suspended Connolly for one year from involvement in Melbourne's training and match-day duties and Bailey (subsequently an assistant coach of Adelaide) for 16 weeks from coaching duties, on the basis they had contravened rule 1.6 by "acting in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the AFL." The only turf wicket in the Moorabool Shire. They had secured a record number of members, re-merged with the MCC, knocked-off more debt and were starting to show some fight on-field. The alternate away strip is the same as the home strip with the difference being the back entirely in red to allow the club to wear a non-white alternate strip. Richie Emselle, Henry Harrison, The first mention of an interclub match played under the new code was between Melbourne and South Yarra in July 1859, with Hammersley as Melbourne's inaugural captain.[8]. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Melbourne started their 2017 campaign with an emphatic win against fellow top eight contenders, St Kilda before a tight win against Carlton saw the Demons claim victory in the first two rounds of a season for the first time since 2005. Harry Long, Steven Febey, During the 1870s, Melbourne fielded teams in the Seven Twenties and South Yarra Cup competitions. (84) apiece after Melbourne captain Brad Green had soccered through a goal with four minutes remaining, only to see their short lead disappear by the final siren. In the first sign of troubles in February 2008, CEO Steve Harris resigned. The football club has been a sporting section of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) since 2009, having previously been associated with the MCC between 1889 and 1980.[6]. In 1947 Fred Fanning kicked a record 18 goals in the last game of the season. Wally Lock, Other figures associated with this embryonic Melbourne side include cricketers Jerry Bryant, William Hammersley and J. Three narrow victories prevented the Demons from winning their first wooden spoon in ten years – two five-point wins over Hawthorn and Carlton, and a last-gasp one-point win over eventual wooden spooners Gold Coast. James McDonald, Brad Green, In the winter and spring of 1858, a loosely organised football team known as 'Melbourne' played in a series of scratch matches in the parklands outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Charlie Lilley, HarrisonGreg Healy, Frank HughesAlan JohnsonBob JohnsonTassie JohnsonAllan La FontaineClyde LaidlawWally LockBrett LovettGarry Lyon, Hassa MannWilliam McClellandFred McGinisShane McGrathNoel McMahenLaurie MithenJack MuellerDavid NeitzPercy Page, Dudley PhillipsStuart SpencerJim StynesTodd VineyGreg WellsSean WightDon WilliamsTom Wills. Melbourne's 2011 season started with a dramatic draw against Sydney, tying 11.18. 2016 would embark a 10–12 season for the team, ruckman Max Gawn would receive All Australian honours as well polling 16 votes in the Brownlow Medal. On Sunday our Women’s Premier Seconds Read more, MEN’S PREMIER ROUND 14 By Bruce Wilson MEN’S PREMIER ROUND 14 v GREENVALE KANGAROOS CLEAN SWEEP BY DEMONS. Neither Melbourne, Connolly or Bailey contested these penalties.[33]. This article is about the Australian rules football club. Despite a fantastic 2018 season, Melbourne crashed down to earth in 2019. In 1976, Melbourne missed what looked to be an almost certain finals appearance. Find out how Cricket Australia supports grassroots cricket clubs. Peter Marquis, However, in an eventful twist to their season, the Demons only recorded four wins between the bye in round 5 and the second bye in round 16, that being a record 96-point thrashing of Adelaide at the MCG in round 7 and a convincing 33-point win over top eight side Essendon in round 11, a record 89-point thrashing of Fremantle in Rround 13, and a 27-point victory over Richmond in round 14. This meant many potential members had a reduced incentive to join the football club, and Melbourne's membership remained one of the lowest in the competition. Had Footscray lost the game, Melbourne's superior percentage would have led them to a fifth spot finish. drew : South Caulfield Cricket Club. Brian Dixon, Melbourne had to wait until round 14 for the second win. David Neitz, 36 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone +61 3 9650 4941 | Facsimilie +61 3 9650 6798. On 13 April 2012, it was announced that Webjet would take over the sponsorship of Melbourne Football Club after the controversial comments by former Melbourne sponsor, Ben Pollis, of Energy Watch. Shane McGrath, In the final round, they only needed to beat bottom side Collingwood and Footscray one place ahead were expected to lose to the top side Carlton. Warne-Smith went on to win a second Brownlow in 1928. The honour board is listed from the first VFL/AFL season and includes the following individual awards: Legend: Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", "Demon legends disappointed by coach sacking", "Demons hope Heroes dinner will turn tide", "Chairman Jim Stynes drops Melbourne bombshell", "Demons should go to Gold Coast: Kennett", "$1.3m raised on Melbourne Demons' most-important night", McLean leaves Demons – Official AFL Website, "Debt-free Demons unveil striking new logo", "Carlton midfielder Brock McLean reveals he left Melbourne Demons because the club was tanking", "From priority picks to claims of 'tanking', how it got to this", "Melbourne extends New Balance partnership", "Golly Gosch: Demons eye site for new home", "Coronavirus protocols: Melbourne move AFL program to Casey", "Melbourne – Season and Game Records (1965–2015)", "Melbourne Demons Jeremy Howe the greatest 'hanger' of them all", "First bounce for women's footy at the MCG", "Gold Coast latest out, but AFL awaits 16 women's team bids", "AFL Women's league: Collingwood, Carlton among eight clubs in new national competition", "Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named", "Women's league coaches revealed: Dees name coach", Demon Wiki – Online Encyclopedia of the Melbourne Football Club, South Australian National Football League, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melbourne_Football_Club&oldid=1019627231, Australian rules football clubs established in 1858, Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from January 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 April 2021, at 13:00. However the club rallied behind a 36-point win over Essendon and go on to win the next 5 games in a row, and eventually finish in 5th place with a record of 14–8, to qualify for the finals for the first time in 12 years; their narrow losses to Geelong and St Kilda proved to be the difference between an elimination final and a double chance. It was an unpopular move with the leadership group, and captain David Neitz expressed his dissatisfaction over the decision. President Gabriel Szondy resigned and it seemed that Daniher's tenure as coach was under threat. From 1987 to 1991, Melbourne had five positive win-loss differentials in successive seasons which the club had not been able to achieve since the 1954–65 era. Stephen Newport, MCC members have the automatic right to attend all events at the ground, including MFC football games. However, the Demons finished the season in 17th place for the second consecutive season. Hugh Dunbar, The investigation lasted 203 days and Clothier interviewed over 50 people associated with the club. In May 2017, Melbourne signed up 40,000 members for the first time. Balme coached Melbourne into the finals in 1994, but the last game loss to Brisbane saw them drop out of the top-eight in 1995, and the club lingered at or near the bottom of the ladder for most of the 1996 season. Keith Truscott, The two clubs severed ties in 1980 though restored the relationship in 2009. In 2018 Melbourne had a much improved season, but their form was relatively shaky as they started the season 2 wins to 3 losses, with large losses to Hawthorn and reigning premiers Richmond. Fred McGinis, But, continuing the recent trend, in 2004, Melbourne climbed the ladder again, winning 14 games and leading the competition, albeit for one round only, in round 18; from there, the club lost five matches in a row, including the elimination final, to finish seventh. [61], Updated: 24 April 2021Source(s): Players, Coaches. In 1897, the MFC was part of the breakaway Victorian Football League, and has been a part of the competition ever since. To add insult to injury, undisciplined on-field acts found the Demons losing key players to suspension. [9] During this time, the club was known as the "Fuchsias". His board co-opted Gutnick and Mark Jenkins onto the board and a truce of sorts was struck between all parties. Rod Grinter, The club was a dominant force in the early years of the game, and was also a foundation member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1896, now the national AFL. Their best start to a season was in 1971 when they were at the top of the ladder after the first round and maintained that position until it lost to Collingwood in round 6. Roos departed the club at the end of the season and assistant coach Simon Goodwin took the reins. In 1992, the club finished 11th, and Northey was replaced by Neil Balme as coach. Given AAMI Park is co-tenanted with two other professional sporting clubs, Melbourne have sought to move to a dedicated club-specific facility nearby. The Shocker Dockers are back in 2021,” one fan Tweeted. The Melbourne clash strip, new in 2018, consists of a "retro" inspired home strip of royal blue with a red yoke with white shorts as worn between 1975 and 1986. A funeral was held on 20 January 2005 in recognition to the No. [14] Harris was replaced by the high-profile former Wimbledon tennis champion Paul McNamee. The club appeared in Grand Finals from 1954 to 1960 and every Finals' Series from 1954 to 1964. His sacking came within weeks of the departures of senior Demons' staff members Cameron Schwab and Don McLardy. 2017 saw the addition of a Melbourne AFL Women's team captained by Daisy Pearce, the team narrowly missed out on making the grand final; only their inferior percentage separated them, finishing with a 5–2 win-loss record. The club raised well over $3 million. © Melbourne Club, Australia 2018. In 1861, Melbourne participated in the Caledonian Society's Challenge Cup, but lost the trophy to the Melbourne University Football Club. drew : Melbourne High School. So if you feel like dressing up and/or bringing the family – GO FOR IT!!!! In 1877, the club became a founding member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Les Jones, Those who died in the war were judged based on their achievements before their death. Jack Leith, Fred Fanning, After a powerful win against reigning premiers Hawthorn in round 13, elevating the club to 4th place on the ladder, Barassi's five-year plan seemed close to fruition. During September 2009, midfielder Brock McLean asked to be a traded and a deal involving Carlton's pick 11 in the National draft was agreed to.[26]. Melbourne has won 12 VFL/AFL premierships, the latest in 1964. After a visit to England by one of the club's officials, the colours of red and green were officially adopted by the club. Each player, or their closest relative, was presented with an official 150 heroes medallion. Frank Roberts, Melbourne was a foundation team of the AFL Women's league, entering the competition in the inaugural year 2017. Bill Allen, Paul Hopgood, Stan Alves, Peter Rohde, ^ Premiers, * Grand finalist, † Finals, ‡ Wooden spoon The club pushed for its rules to be the accepted rules, however many of the early suburban matches were played under compromised rules decided between the captains of the competing clubs. The Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club, a member of the Victorian Premier Cricket competition, ... 'Normal order' resumed this weekend with Victorian Premier Cricket returning to the various cricket grounds across the Greater Melbourne and Geelong areas Read more. It became evident that drastic action was needed for a club that had missed 16 finals series in a row the return of former star Ron Barassi was seen as the cure. Jack Mueller, Geoff Case, During the same year the club took part in the first interstate football match involving a South Australian side, Victorian, defeating the home side 1–0. Sean Wight, Tony Sullivan, However, a loss the following week to eventual premiers Essendon seemed to demoralize the club and they only won two more games. Shane Woewodin, Chris Connolly, In 1987, Melbourne made the finals under John Northey (for the first time since 1964), losing the Preliminary Final to Hawthorn on the last kick of the game after the final siren. Bernie Massey, Todd Viney, Bill Tymms, Ian Ridley, [12] In 1946 Don Cordner became the second Demon to win the Brownlow. Oakleigh Chargers coach Mick Stinear was appointed the team's inaugural head coach in September 2016. The club's first players were marquee signings Daisy Pearce and Melissa Hickey. Bob McKenzie, On 31 July 2012, the AFL's Integrity Officer, Brett Clothier, announced a full investigation into Melbourne's 2009 season regarding allegations that the Demons had "tanked" (set out to lose) games during the season to secure a priority draft pick that year, available to clubs winning fewer than five games. In the aftermath of the merger meetings, Ridley focused on a compromise with the Demons Alternative to ensure that Melbourne could continue as a viable business. During meetings held on 17 and 21 May 1859,[7] Wills, Hammersley, Thompson and Smith met near the MCG at the Parade Hotel, owned by Bryant, to draft "The Rules of the Melbourne Football Club". Guy Rigoni, Following a disastrous season finish of 17th on the ladder with two wins, on 6 September the club announced that Sydney premiership coach Paul Roos had signed a two-year deal to coach the Demons, with the option of a third year. But, following a loss to Richmond the next week, Daniher resigned from the club, and Mark Riley was appointed as caretaker coach. Melbourne wore the red set while the blue set was, allegedly, given to the Carlton Football Club. Demons' senior assistant coach, Neil Craig, was appointed as the caretaker coach for the remainder of the season. Passionate paceman Pat Smith has announced his retirement from Premier Cricket after an outstanding career for the Melbourne Cricket Club. Even though during his era Brian Wilson won the Brownlow in 1982, and Peter Moore won it in 1984, Barassi's coaching was not directly able to get the club back into premiership contention, although his coaching may have set a precedent for the success that occurred 2 years after his departure. The current club mascots are Chuck,[34] Checker[35] Cheeky,[36] named after legendary coach "Checker" Hughes, Daisy[37] named after captain of the women's team Daisy Pearce and Flash named after 2009 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist, Aaron Davey.[38]. Dandenong def Melbourne University: Grade: VCA:Kookaburra Men's Premier Seconds Round: SF 10 Apr 21: Dandenong def by Melbourne: Grade: VCA:Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds Round: 16 20 Mar 21: Essendon def Dandenong Stuart Spencer, The club would surpass 40,000 members for the first time in their history in May. Jim Stynes, Stan Alves, Ian Ridley, Bob Johnson and Greg Wells were all named as emergencies. Barrie Vagg, George Bickford, Glenn Lovett, Gordon Jones, Noel Clarke, The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The following round saw a match-up with Essendon that would decide either team's fate. The Melbourne Cricket Ground acknowledges the land in which we are situated and pays our respect to the people of the Kulin Nation. The resulting ten codified rules are the laws from which Australian rules football evolved. It was a sorry start to the year for the Dockers with fans quick to turn on the club. ] under Stynes ' direction, the club plays within the Ballarat CA and melbourne cricket club Junior CA a! 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