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2015 Melbourne Football Club season

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Melbourne Football Club
2015 season
President	Glen Bartlett ^{(2nd season)}
Coach	Paul Roos ^{(2nd season)}
Captains	Nathan Jones ^{(2nd season)}
Home ground	MCG ^{(100,024 capacity)}
Pre-season	1 win, 2 losses
AFL season	13th
Finals series	DNQ
Best and fairest	Bernie Vince
Leading goalkicker	Jesse Hogan ^{(44 goals)}
Highest home attendance	66,210 ^{(round 10 vs.Collingwood)}
Lowest home attendance	4,866 ^{(round 9 vs.Port Adelaide)}
Average home attendance	25172
Club membership	35,953 ^{( 42 / 0.12%)}
← 2014 2016 →

The2015Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 116th year in theVFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

Despite improvements in 2014, Melbourne still produced a poor season in regards to results, which led to Melbourne receiving a financially and commercially challenging draw. The club played home games at theMelbourne Cricket Ground againstGold Coast,Fremantle,Sydney,Western Bulldogs,Brisbane Lions,St Kilda, andNorth Melbourne whom typically do not draw high crowds in Melbourne, and playedCollingwood, Fremantle,Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs twice. Games were broadcast on theSeven Network (free to air) for seven games, down from nine in 2014.

Even with financial and commercial challenges, the club continued to host its annual Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in round 10 and played its first Friday night game since round 7, 2012, which was againstRichmond in round 4 as a lead into ANZAC day. The club also played more traditional time slots, as the AFL aimed to have a more 'fan friendly' fixture,^[1] with seventeen day games (up from twelve), two twilight matches (down from five) and three at night (down from five). In addition, the club played 17 matches in Victoria, and traveled toAdelaide,Canberra, andPerth once, and theNorthern Territory twice.

Melbourne sold two of its home games to theNorthern Territory due to a sponsorship deal made with Tourism NT. One was atTIO Traeger Park inAlice Springs in round 9 againstPort Adelaide for the second year in a row. The other match was atTIO Stadium inDarwin for the sixth year in a row, which was againstWest Coast in round 14. In addition Melbourne hosted Greater Western Sydney atEtihad Stadium in round 23.

The club finished the season with 7 wins and 15 losses, this was the club's best result since the2011 season.

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
James Frawley	6 October 2014	Unrestricted	Melbourne	Hawthorn	1st round	^[2]
Sam Blease	3 November 2014	Delisted	Melbourne	Geelong	None	^[3]
Ben Newton	5 November 2014	Delisted	Port Adelaide	Melbourne	None	^[4]

Date	Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost	Ref
Jeff Garlett Pick 83	9 October 2014	Carlton	Pick 61 Pick 79	^[5]
Heritier Lumumba	15 October 2014	Collingwood	Mitch Clark (involved in a 3-way deal withGeelong)	^[6]
Sam Frost Pick 40 Pick 53	16 October 2014	Greater Western Sydney	Pick 23	^[7]

Player	New club	League	Reason	Ref
Shannon Byrnes	Casey Scorpions	VFL	Retired, but stayed as a development coach	^[8]^[9]
Sam Blease	Geelong	AFL	Delisted	^[3]
Mitch Clisby	North Adelaide	SANFL	Delisted	^[10]
Michael Evans	Old Scotch	VAFA	Delisted	^[11]
Alex Georgiou	Norwood	SANFL	Delisted	^[12]
Daniel Nicholson	Port Fairy	Hampden Football League	Delisted	^[13]
James Strauss	Old Scotch	VAFA	Delisted	^[11]
Luke Tapscott	Sorrento	MPNFL	Delisted	^[14]
Dom Barry	NT Thunder	NEAFL	Returned toCentral Australia	^[15]^[16]
Maia Westrupp	unknown	unknown	Returned toNew Zealand	^[17]

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	2	Christian Petracca	Midfielder	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	^[18]
1	3	Angus Brayshaw	Midfielder	Sandringham	TAC Cup	^[19]
2	40	Alex Neal-Bullen	Midfielder	Glenelg	SANFL	^[20]
3	42 (F/S)	Billy Stretch	Midfielder	Glenelg	SANFL	^[21]
3	53	Oscar McDonald	Defender	North Ballarat	TAC Cup	^[22]

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	2	Aaron vandenBerg		Midfielder	Ainslie	NEAFL	^[23]
2	20	Mitch White		Defender	Dandenong	TAC Cup	^[24]


	Round 1
Thursday, March 5 (4:10 pm)	Fremantle	def.	Melbourne	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8000 approx.)	Report
	3.2 (20) 7.4 (46) 7.5 (47) 9.7 (61)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 3.2 (20) 6.6 (42) 6.7 (43)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Pavlich 3,Taberner 3,Crozier,Walters,Mayne		Goals	Newton,Dawes,N. Jones,Kent,Hogan,vandenBerg
Hill,Taberner,Neale,Pavlich,Mzungu,Sutcliffe		Best	N. Jones,Lumumba,Tyson,Cross,T. McDonald,Newton
Barlow (right ankle),Mundy (ankle),Duffield (left shoulder)		Injuries	Newton (cut head)
Nil		Reports	Nil

The opening quarter was positive for Melbourne with a courageous mark and goal toBen Newton, followed by goals toChris Dawes andNathan Jones, which saw them lead by 13 points midway through the quarter. Melbourne were notably more attacking compared with 2014 with faster ball movement and using the corridor more, however, Fremantle took the lead into the quarter break by one point. The second quarter saw Fremantle kick four goals to nil as their defensive pressure proved too strong for Melbourne. They were restricted to one point, and there was little ball movement with no signs of improvement heading into the second half. The third quarter showed a rejuvenated Melbourne, as they kicked three goals to nil. Fremantle had not seen the ball inside their forward 50 for much of the quarter, as they could only manage one point, resulting in a five point margin at the final break. Four minutes into the final quarter, Melbourne had a chance to take the lead with a free kick to Mark Jamar 20 meters out. The shot was kicked out on the full, the resulting free kick was then kicked into the opposite behind post byCameron Sutcliffe, allowing forChristian Salem to have a shot on goal, which was too kicked out on the full. Fremantle took control over the match and kicked the last two goals of the match, ensuing in an 18 point victory.


	Round 2
Saturday, March 14 (4:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def. by	Melbourne	Eureka Stadium (crowd: 6000 approx.)	Report
	0.0.1 (1) 0.1.1 (7) 0.4.4 (28) 0.9.8 (62)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2.2 (14) 0.8.4 (52) 0.9.6 (60) 0.10.9 (69)	Television broadcast: AFL Media


Cordy 2,Grant,Bontempelli,Goodes,Minson,M. Boyd,Jong		Goals	Garlett 2,Kennedy Harris 2,Cross,Hogan,Dawes,N. Jones,Frost,Watts
Honeychurch,M. Boyd,Bontempelli,Goodes,Minson,Stringer		Best	Kennedy Harris,Garlett,N. Jones,Grimes,Cross,Salem,Lumumba
Nil		Injuries	vandenBerg (head)
Nil		Reports	Nil

The second week of theNAB Challenge saw Melbourne travel toBallarat where they started strongly by kicking two goals to nil in the first quarter, whilst kicking into the wind. The second quarter saw Melbourne kick a further six goals, to have a lead of forty-five points at half time. The opening half saw Melbourne dominate the possession count (128-42) and uncontested marks (58-4). Turnovers by the Western Bulldogs contributed to Melbourne's ascendancy, however, the dominance ceased as the Bulldogs fought back in the second half. The final quarter saw the Bulldogs get to within eight points at the 20-minute mark after anAyce Cordy goal, however, Melbourne managed to settle and win by an eventual seven point margin.


	Round 3
Friday, March 20 (5:50 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	Report
	0.2.4 (16) 0.5.7 (37) 0.9.8 (62) 0.11.9 (75)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2.1 (13) 0.6.1 (37) 0.9.8 (62) 0.11.11 (77)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Garlett 4,vandenBerg 2,Dawes 2,Watts 2,Viney		Goals	Daniher 3,Fantasia 2,Dalgleish 2,J. Merrett,Langford,Zaharakis,Edwards
Lumumba,Tyson,Garlett,Salem,N. Jones,vandenBerg		Best	Cooney,Goddard,Chapman,Gwilt,Ashby,Daniher
Newton (leg)		Injuries	Laverde (knee)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Melbourne faced a severely under-strength Essendon due to the 2012-listed players sitting out the NAB Challenge due to the2012 supplement program. The trend of fast starts during the NAB challenge continued for Melbourne, where they kicked the first two goals and gained a 14-point lead during the 14th minute of the first quarter. The 14-point margin would be the highest lead for either side during the match, and the back-and-forth match saw the lead change seven times. Melbourne looked set to win the match as they took control over the last quarter and gained a two goal margin, however, a goal byShaun Edwards drew Essendon to within four points. The last few minutes of the match saw Melbourne control the possession, however, a crucial turnover byJack Viney eventuated as he attempted to kick across defensive goal, whereLauchlan Dalgleish intercepted the kick and ran on to kick a goal. This led to a two-point lead for Essendon with 1:24 left on the clock, and was the ultimate winning margin for Essendon.


	Round 1
Saturday, 4 April (1:40 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Gold Coast	MCG (crowd: 27,013)	Report
	2.5 (17) 7.7 (49) 12.9 (81) 17.13 (115)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 3.6 (24) 8.8 (56) 13.11 (89)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Watts 3,Tyson 2,Garlett 2,Hogan 2,Newton 2,Jamar,Garland,N. Jones,vandenBerg,Lumumba,Salem		Goals	Day 2,Rischitelli 2,Ablett 2,Sexton,Saad,Swallow,Gorringe,Bennell,Miller,Harbrow
N. Jones,Watts,T. McDonald,Viney,Garlett,Newton,Howe,vandenBerg,Jamar		Best	Prestia,Rischitelli,Swallow,Bennell,Saad
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Matt Shaw reported for rough conduct onDean Kent

The lead up to the opening match for Melbourne and Gold Coast in 2015 focused heavily on the long-awaited return ofGary Ablett from a shoulder injury sustained in round 16, 2014. The match saw three AFL debutants for Melbourne,Angus Brayshaw,Jesse Hogan, andAaron vandenBerg, and four debuts for Melbourne from other clubs,Sam Frost,Jeff Garlett,Heritier Lumumba, andBen Newton. The debut for Lumumba also marked his 200th AFL match, after playing 199 forCollingwood. Melbourne showed that they were a much more attacking side compared with 2014 when the side averaged just over 60 points a match; the additions of Jesse Hogan and Jeff Garlett showed a more potent forward line as the ball was moved into the forward line more directly and they kicked two goals apiece. Melbourne led comfortably for most of the match, however, two quick goals to Gary Ablett drew Gold Coast to within eight points in the last quarter. Another certain goal for the Gold Coast was looming, however, an uncharacteristic fumble by Ablett in the goal square created a turnover and Melbourne wrestled back the momentum. Melbourne were eventual winners by 26 points. The game was the first time that Melbourne had won a round one match since 2005, and the first time they kicked more than 100 points in a match sinceround 14, 2013. Debut(s):Angus Brayshaw,Jesse Hogan,Aaron vandenBerg Debut(s) for MFC:Sam Frost(Greater Western Sydney),Jeff Garlett(Carlton),Heritier Lumumba(Collingwood),Ben Newton(Port Adelaide) Milestone(s):Heritier Lumumba(200th AFL game),Jesse Hogan(1st AFL goal),Ben Newton(1st AFL goal),Aaron vandenBerg(1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes:Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 3 votes,Jack Viney(Melbourne) 2 votes,Dion Prestia(Gold Coast) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 draws (129.21%) Ladder position: 4th Substitutes:Jimmy ToumpasAngus Brayshaw


	Round 2
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	def.	Melbourne	StarTrack Oval (crowd: 8,811)	Report
	0.2 (2) 2.6 (18) 11.8 (74) 15.11 (101)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 7.3 (45) 7.6 (48) 8.8 (56)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


McCarthy 3,Shiel 3,Coniglio 2,Smith 2,Treloar,Wilson,Cameron,Scully,Mumford		Goals	Hogan 2,Newton 2,T. McDonald,Kent,Jamar,Garlett
Coniglio,Kelly,Haynes,Greene,Shaw,Shiel		Best	T. McDonald,Viney,Salem,Cross,Tyson,Lumumba
Tomlinson (toe)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) 3 votes,Shane Mumford(Greater Western Sydney) 2 votes,Stephen Coniglio(Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 1 loss, 0 draws (90.00%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes:Angus BrayshawBernie Vince


	Round 5
Sunday, 3 May (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Fremantle	MCG (crowd: 22,892)	Report
	2.2 (14) 5.4 (34) 6.8 (44) 6.14 (50)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 8.6 (54) 11.8 (74) 18.10 (118)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Garlett 3,Hogan,vandenBerg,Brayshaw		Goals	Mayne 4,D. Pearce 2,Suban 2,Neale 2,Taberner 2,Mundy 2,Hill,de Boer,Fyfe,Sandilands
Brayshaw,T. McDonald,Grimes,Garlett,Cross		Best	Fyfe,Mayne,Barlow,McPharlin,Neale,C. Pearce,Mundy,Suban
Salem (concussion)		Injuries	Walters (concussion),Pavlich (concussion)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):Jack Watts(100th AFL game) Brownlow votes:Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 3 votes,David Mundy(Fremantle) 2 votes,Chris Mayne(Fremantle) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (81.77%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes:Jordie McKenzieChristian Salem


	Round 6
Saturday, 9 May (7:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Sydney	MCG (crowd: 26,894)	Report
	1.1 (7) 1.3 (9) 4.5 (29) 7.8 (50)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.3 (27) 7.7 (49) 11.9 (75) 12.16 (88)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Garlett 2,Hogan 2,Stretch,Newton,Dawes		Goals	Tippett 4,Kennedy 2,Pyke,McGlynn,Jetta,Hannebery,Parker,Goodes
T. McDonald,Salem,N. Jones,Hogan,Vince		Best	Mitchell,Kennedy,Tippett,Jack,Parker,Jetta,McVeigh
Dawes (knee),Tyson (knee)		Injuries	Heeney (knee),Lloyd (ankle),Hannebery (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s):Billy Stretch Milestone(s):Billy Stretch(1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes:Tom Mitchell (Sydney) 3 votes,Josh Kennedy(Sydney) 2 votes,Kurt Tippett(Sydney) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (77.61%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Jack WattsCameron Pedersen


	Round 7
Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 41,935)	Report
	6.2 (38) 10.6 (66) 18.8 (116) 24.11 (155)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 3.3 (21) 4.6 (30) 7.8 (50)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Roughead 4,Breust 3,Rioli 3,Schoenmakers 2,Hale 2,Puopolo 2,Langford 2,Suckling,Ceglar,Mitchell,Hartung,Hill,Gunston		Goals	Garlett 3,Pedersen 3,Bail
Mitchell,Hartung,Hill,Roughead,Burgoyne,Langford,Shiels,Ceglar		Best	Garlett,Pedersen,T. McDonald
Isaac Smith (illness) replaced in the selected side byJonathan Simpkin		Injuries	Jesse Hogan (soreness) replaced in the selected side byCameron Pedersen,Salem (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 3 votes,Shaun Burgoyne(Hawthorn) 2 votes,Sam Mitchell(Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (67.30%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Billy StretchChristian Salem


	Round 8
Sunday, 24 May (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Western Bulldogs	MCG (crowd: 29,381)	Report
	3.3 (21) 7.5 (47) 10.10 (70) 15.13 (103)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 3.9 (27) 8.9 (57) 9.10 (64)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Hogan 3,Pedersen 3,Toumpas 2,Vince 2,Howe,N. Jones,Newton,M. Jones,Garlett		Goals	Stringer 2,Dahlhaus,Jong,Wallis,Wood,Hunter,Dale,Picken
N. Jones,Pedersen,Hogan,Vince,Spencer,Cross,Toumpas		Best	M. Boyd,Dahlhaus,Wallis,Wood,Stevens
M. Jones (concussion)		Injuries	Goodes (arm)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Aaron vandenBerg (Melbourne) 3 votes,Jesse Hogan(Melbourne) 2 votes,Nathan Jones(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (75.34%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:Aidan RileyMatt Jones


	Round 3
Saturday, 18 April (1:40 pm)	Adelaide	def.	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,713)	Report
	3.1 (19) 5.3 (33) 9.4 (58) 12.7 (80)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 4.6 (30) 6.9 (45) 7.13 (55)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Walker 3,Ellis-Yolmen 2,Cameron,Lynch,Jenkins,Mackay,Smith,Brown,Betts		Goals	Hogan 2,Garlett 2,Newton,N. Jones,Kent
Sloane,Mackay,Thompson,Jacobs,Douglas,Talia		Best	N. Jones,Lumumba,Howe,Vince,Cross,Tyson
Nil		Injuries	Frost (foot)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 3 votes,Rory Sloane(Adelaide) 2 votes,David Mackay(Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 2 losses, 0 draws (83.70%) Ladder position: 12th Substitutes:Angus BrayshawSam Frost


	Round 4
Friday, 24 April (7:50 pm)	Richmond	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 58,175)	Report
	3.5 (23) 5.9 (39) 6.13 (49) 6.15 (51)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 6.5 (41) 10.9 (69) 12.11 (83)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Edwards 2,Gordon,Arnot,Griffiths,Hunt		Goals	Hogan 2,Dawes 2,Garlett 2,Kennedy Harris,Vandenberg,Watts,N. Jones,Brayshaw,Vince
Edwards,Ellis,Martin,Miles,Riewoldt,Cotchin		Best	Vandenberg,Hogan,N. Jones,T. McDonald,Brayshaw,Tyson,Lumumba
Drummond (right knee),Griffiths (calf),Hunt (right knee)		Injuries	Kent (left hamstring),Jetta (concussion)
Nil		Reports	Nil

This was the Demons' first Friday night game in 3 years (an 11-goal loss to theHawthorn in 2012), with the clubs' poor on-field performances meaning they hadn't been afforded a prime time spot. The game marked the beginning of the Anzac Day weekend and the commemoration of 100 years since Gallipoli. A tribute before the match saw the stadium lights blacked out as the Last Post played with a minutes silence. The match was close in the first-half, with a two-point margin at half-time, with the wet conditions making for a physical and contested match. Melbourne took control of the match in the second-half, resulting in a 32-point win. The off-season recruits were key to the victory, including mature-aged recruit,Aaron vandenBerg, who recorded 13 tackles and a goal. Melbourne's second pick in the 2014 AFL draft and third overall,Angus Brayshaw, also provided an impact with 12 disposals and a goal. Bernie Vince sealed the victory in the final term with a set shot from the 50-metre arc on a 45 degree angle. At 2-2 it was the best start for Melbourne since2011 when they were 2-1-1 after a draw againstSydney and wins againstBrisbane Lions andGold Coast. Milestone(s):Angus Brayshaw(1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes:Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 3 votes,Bernie Vince(Melbourne) 2 votes,Shane Edwards(Richmond) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (96.26%) Ladder position: 12th Substitutes:Viv MichieDean Kent


	Round 9
Saturday, 30 May (1:40 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Port Adelaide	TIO Traegar Park (crowd: 4,866)	Report
	3.2 (20) 6.2 (38) 7.3 (45) 8.6 (54)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 8.4 (52) 12.6 (78) 18.7 (115)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Hogan 2,Garlett 2,Spencer,Lumumba,M. Jones,Fitzpatrick		Goals	Schulz 4,Monfries 3,Westhoff 2,Wingard 2,Amon,R. Gray,Stewart,White,Krakouer,Ebert,Hartlett
Brayshaw,N. Jones,T. McDonald,Hogan,Garland		Best	Ebert,Boak,R. Gray,Wines,Schulz,Wingard,Hartlett
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):Cameron Pedersen(50th AFL game),Jeff Garlett(200th AFL goal),Jesse Hogan(Rising Star round nominee) Brownlow votes:Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 3 votes,Brad Ebert(Port Adelaide) 2 votes,Travis Boak(Port Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (71.54%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Jack VineyNeville Jetta


	Round 10
Monday, 8 June (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Collingwood	MCG (crowd: 66,120)	Report
	3.1 (19) 9.1 (55) 13.4 (82) 13.7 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.1 (42) 11.3 (69) 15.4 (94) 17.8 (110)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Howe 3,N. Jones 2,Garlett 2,Vince 2,Hogan,Brayshaw,Fitzpatrick,Watts		Goals	Cloke 7,Elliott 3,Blair 3,Swan,Seedsman,Broomhead,Fasolo
N. Jones,Vince,Viney,Brayshaw,Cross,Jetta		Best	Cloke,Oxley,Pendlebury,Grundy,Williams,Langdon
Viney (corked calf),vandenBerg (hamstring)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestones:Angus Brayshaw(Rising Star round nominee) Brownlow votes:Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 3 votes,Bernie Vince(Melbourne) 2 votes,Nathan Jones(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (72.19%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Matt JonesAaron vandenBerg


	Round 11
Sunday, 14 June (4:40 pm)	St Kilda	def.	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,187)	Report
	3.5 (23) 9.6 (60) 11.9 (75) 12.13 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 8.6 (54) 11.9 (75) 12.11 (83)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Riewoldt 4,Lonie 2,Membrey,Minchington,Ross,Bruce,Steven,Montagna		Goals	Hogan 5,Toumpas 2,Brayshaw,Viney,Garlett,T. McDonald,Howe
Montagna,Riewoldt,Newnes,Armitage,Weller,Ross		Best	Hogan,Viney,Toumpas,Dunn,N. Jones,Vince,Cross
Nil		Injuries	Pedersen (hand)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s):Alex Neal-Bullen Milestone(s):Lynden Dunn(150th AFL game) Brownlow votes:Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 3 votes,Jesse Hogan(Melbourne) 2 votes,Bernie Vince(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (74.24%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Viv MichieCameron Pedersen


	Round 12
Sunday, 21 June (3:20 pm)	Geelong	def. by	Melbourne	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 28,007)	Report
	3.1 (19) 6.4 (40) 11.5 (71) 13.11 (89)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 7.3 (45) 13.4 (82) 18.5 (113)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Hawkins 2,Johnson 2,Lang 2,Motlop 2,Kersten 2,Guthrie,Walker,Selwood		Goals	Garlett 4,Neal-Bullen 3,Howe 2,M. Jones 2,Vince 2,Tyson,Gawn,Spencer,N. Jones,Stretch
Guthrie,Motlop,Lang		Best	Vince,Brayshaw,N. Jones,Gawn,Dunn,Viney,Garlett
Murdoch (hamstring)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):Alex Neal-Bullen(1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes:Max Gawn (Melbourne) 3 votes,Bernie Vince(Melbourne) 2 votes,Steven Motlop(Geelong) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (78.34%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Aidan RileyJimmy Toumpas


	Round 14
Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	West Coast	TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,873)	Report
	2.4 (16) 5.5 (35) 8.6 (54) 9.6 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.4 (34) 7.8 (50) 10.14 (74) 16.18 (114)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Dawes 2,Neal-Bullen 2,Tyson,Viney,Spencer,Garlett,Hogan		Goals	Darling 5,Kennedy 2,Shuey 2,Cripps 2,Sheed,Hill,Sinclair,Le Cras,McGovern
Tyson,N. Jones,Vince,Watts		Best	Darling,Gaff,Naitanui,Kennedy,Wellingham,Masten,Sheed
Brayshaw (neck)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Jack Darling (West Coast) 3 votes,Chris Masten(West Coast) 2 votes,Andrew Gaff(West Coast) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 9 losses, 0 draws (76.01%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Alex Neal-BullenAngus Brayshaw


	Round 15
Saturday, 11 July (1:40 pm)	Essendon	def.	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 38,861)	Report
	1.3 (9) 3.4 (22) 9.7 (61) 10.9 (69)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 3.9 (27) 4.13 (37) 7.18 (60)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Daniher 5,Edwards 2,Howlett,Stanton,Heppell		Goals	Tyson,Howe,vandenBerg,Hogan,Jetta,Garlett,T. McDonald
Hurley,Daniher,Stanton,Goddard,Heppell,Gwilt		Best	Gawn,Vince,N. Jones,vandenBerg,T. McDonald,Dunn,Viney
Browne (concussion)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s):James Harmes Brownlow votes:Brent Stanton (Essendon) 3 votes,Joe Daniher(Essendon) 2 votes,Bernie Vince(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (76.58%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Jay Kennedy HarrisJames Harmes


	Round 16
Sunday, 19 July (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Brisbane Lions	MCG (crowd: 25,149)	Report
	5.4 (34) 7.7 (49) 7.10 (52) 8.12 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 1.5 (11) 3.8 (26) 4.12 (36)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Hogan 4,T. McDonald 2,Garlett 2		Goals	Zorko,Robinson,Andrews,Christensen
Howe,Hogan,Viney,Cross,vandenBerg,N.Jones,Gawn		Best	Christensen,Zorko,Taylor,Beams,Andrews
Nil		Injuries	Hanley (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 3 votes,Dayne Zorko(Brisbane Lions) 2 votes,Jesse Hogan(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (78.96%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Alex Neal-BullenJay Kennedy Harris


	Round 17
Sunday, 26 July (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	St Kilda	MCG (crowd: 22,945)	Report
	1.2 (8) 3.6 (24) 5.9 (39) 4.10 (46)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 4.7 (31) 10.8 (68) 12.11 (83)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


N. Jones,Dawes,Tyson,Hogan,Garlett,Gawn		Goals	Riewoldt 3,Dunstan 2,Savage,Sinclair,Lonie,McCartin,Newnes,Bruce,Weller
Viney,Grimes,Cross,Vince,Watts,Howe		Best	Riewoldt,Roberton,Gilbert,Geary,Dempster,Fisher,Montagna
T. McDonald (left eye)		Injuries	Armitage (shin),Webster (ribs),Riewoldt (corked calf)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 3 votes,Sean Dempster(St Kilda) 2 votes,Jack Viney(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 wins, 11 losses, 0 draws (77.61%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes:Viv MichieAaron vandenBerg

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	Round 18
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 37,894)	Report
	1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 7.10 (52) 7.12 (54)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 6.5 (41) 9.6 (60) 13.13 (91)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Fasolo 3,Pendlebury,Varcoe,Witts,Adams		Goals	Vince 3,Hogan 3,Garlett 2,vandenBerg,Watts,Harmes,N. Jones,Howe
Swan,Adams,Fasolo,Sidebottom,Williams,Langdon		Best	Vince,N. Jones,Gawn,Watts,Viney,Garland,Cross
Goldsack (tight quad) replaced in the selected side byScharenberg		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):James Harmes(1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes:Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes,Dane Swan(Collingwood) 2 votes,Max Gawn(Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 11 losses, 0 draws (80.88%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:James HarmesViv Michie


	Round 19
Sunday, 9 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	North Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 30,695)	Report
	2.0 (12) 6.4 (34) 11.6 (71) 14.8 (92)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.4 (46) 9.4 (58) 12.10 (82) 19.13 (127)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Hogan 4,Dawes 3,Watts,Garlett,Viney,Brayshaw,N. Jones,Neal-Bullen,Gawn		Goals	Thomas 5,Waite 3,Harvey 2,Brown 2,Higgins 2,Nahas 2,Petrie,Jacobs,Cunnington
Viney,Hogan,Dawes,Tyson,Brayshaw,Cross		Best	Higgins,Goldstein,Cunnington,Thomas,Waite,Harvey
Nil		Injuries	Brown (calf)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):Dom Tyson(50th AFL game) Brownlow votes:Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne) 3 votes,Todd Goldstein(North Melbourne) 2 votes,Nick Dal Santo(North Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 12 losses, 0 draws (80.22%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:Alex Neal-BullenJames Harmes


	Round 20
Sunday, 16 August (3:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def.	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,805)	Report
	8.3 (51) 14.5 (89) 14.7 (91) 24.9 (153)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 2.4 (16) 7.7 (49) 8.7 (55)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Stringer 4,Grant 3,Bontempelli 3,Dickson 3,Crameri 2,Jong 2,Redpath 2,Wallis,Macrae,Hunter,Dahlhaus,Biggs		Goals	Hogan 3,Garlett 2,Gawn,Dawes,Watts
Dahlhaus,Wallis,M. Boyd,Grant,Stringer,Hunter,Macrae,Murphy		Best	T. McDonald,Viney,Watts,Michie
Nil		Injuries	Jetta (neck)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s):Matt Jones(50 AFL games) Brownlow votes:Luke Dahlhaus (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes,Robert Murphy(Western Bulldogs) 2 votes,Lachie Hunter(Western Bulldogs) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 13 losses, 0 draws (76.42%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:Jack GrimesNeville Jetta


	Round 21
Sunday, 23 August (3:20 pm)	Carlton	def.	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 33,962)	Report
	6.2 (32) 10.2 (62) 11.3 (69) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 2.3 (15) 6.9 (45) 7.13 (55)	Television broadcast:Seven Network


Kreuzer 4,Walker 3,Cripps 2,Everitt 2,Watson		Goals	Grimes,Dawes,N. Jones,Watts,Newton,Garlett,Gawn
Cripps,Kreuzer,Tutt,Curnow,Murphy,Docherty		Best	Watts,Grimes,Newton,T. McDonald,Michie,N. Jones
Casboult (knee) replaced in selected side byWatson,Menzel (shoulder),Murphy (shoulder),Jamison (concussion),Kreuzer (back)		Injuries	Lumumba (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Brownlow votes:Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) 3 votes,Patrick Cripps(Carlton) 2 votes,Andrew Walker(Carlton) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 14 losses, 0 draws (76.17%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:Alex Neal-BullenHeritier Lumumba


	Round 22
Sunday, 30 August (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	def.	Melbourne	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 33,529)	Report
	5.1 (31) 11.3 (69) 14.5 (89) 17.6 (108)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1 (1) 4.2 (26) 6.5 (41) 8.6 (54)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Pavlich 3,D.Pearce 3,de Boer 2,Neale 2,Barlow,Mzungu,Ibbotson,Mayne,Sandilands,Hill,Sheridan		Goals	Garlett 2,Hogan 2,Grimes,Vince,Watts,Gawn
Mundy,Neale,D.Pearce,Hill,Barlow,C.Pearce,Suban		Best	Cross,Viney,Gawn,Dunn,Grimes,Vince
Walters (calf) replaced in selected side,Sutcliffe (shoulder)		Injuries	Jones (ankle),Spencer (concussion)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s):Oscar McDonald Milestone(s):Nathan Jones(200th AFL game) Brownlow votes:David Mundy (Fremantle) 3 votes,Lachie Neale(Fremantle) 2 votes,Danyle Pearce(Fremantle) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 15 losses, 0 draws (74.73%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes:Jack GrimesNathan Jones


	Round 23
Sunday, 6 September (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Greater Western Sydney	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,974)	Report
	4.1 (25) 7.6 (48) 13.10 (88) 15.13 (103)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 7.4 (46) 9.7 (61) 11.11 (77)	Television broadcast:Fox Footy


Newton 3,Hogan 3,Garlett 2,Harmes 2,Howe,N. Jones,Grimes,Dunn,Kennedy Harris		Goals	Williams 2,Cameron 2,Palmer,Whitfield,Townsend,Ward,Stewart,Smith,Greene
N. Jones,Vince,Viney,Hogan,Cross,Garland,T. McDonald,Gawn		Best	Ward,Greene,Smith,Shaw,Townsend
Cross (concussion)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s):Mitch White Milestone(s):Jeremy Howe(100th AFL game) Brownlow votes:Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes,Nathan Jones(Melbourne) 2 votes,Callan Ward(Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote Record: 7 wins, 15 losses, 0 draws (76.96%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes:Alex Neal-BullenMitch White

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Fremantle	22	17	5	0	1857	1564	118.7	68	Finals series
2	West Coast	22	16	5	1	2330	1572	148.2	66
3	Hawthorn(P)	22	16	6	0	2452	1548	158.4	64
4	Sydney	22	16	6	0	2006	1578	127.1	64
5	Richmond	22	15	7	0	1930	1568	123.1	60
6	Western Bulldogs	22	14	8	0	2101	1825	115.1	56
7	Adelaide	21	13	8	0	2107	1821	115.7	54^[a]
8	North Melbourne	22	13	9	0	2062	1937	106.5	52
9	Port Adelaide	22	12	10	0	2002	1874	106.8	48
10	Geelong	21	11	9	1	1853	1833	101.1	48^[a]
11	Greater Western Sydney	22	11	11	0	1872	1891	99.0	44
12	Collingwood	22	10	12	0	1972	1856	106.3	40
13	Melbourne	22	7	15	0	1573	2044	77.0	28
14	St Kilda	22	6	15	1	1695	2162	78.4	26
15	Essendon	22	6	16	0	1580	2134	74.0	24
16	Gold Coast	22	4	17	1	1633	2240	72.9	18
17	Brisbane Lions	22	4	18	0	1557	2306	67.5	16
18	Carlton	22	4	18	0	1525	2354	64.8	16

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Premiership points	Points for	Points against	Percentage (%)
Brisbane Lions	1	1	0	4	60	36	166.67%
Richmond	1	1	0	4	83	51	162.75%
Gold Coast	1	1	0	4	115	89	129.21%
Geelong	1	1	0	4	113	89	126.97%
Collingwood	2	1	1	4	176	164	107.32%
Greater Western Sydney	2	1	1	4	159	178	89.33%
Western Bulldogs	2	1	1	4	158	217	72.81%
Essendon	1	0	1	0	60	69	86.96%
St Kilda	2	0	2	0	129	168	76.79%
North Melbourne	1	0	1	0	92	127	72.44%
Carlton	1	0	1	0	55	78	70.51%
Adelaide	1	0	1	0	55	80	68.75%
Sydney	1	0	1	0	50	88	56.82%
West Coast	1	0	1	0	60	114	52.63%
Port Adelaide	1	0	1	0	54	115	46.96%
Fremantle	2	0	2	0	104	226	46.02%
Hawthorn	1	0	1	0	50	155	35.48%
Total	22	7	15	28	1573	2044	76.96%

Player	Round	Charge category (Level)	Verdict	Early Plea	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Nathan Jones	3	Engaging in a Melee (second offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1500	N/A	N/A	^[26]
Dean Kent	3	Engaging in a Melee (second offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1500	N/A	N/A	^[26]
Bernie Vince	3	Engaging in a Melee (second offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1500	N/A	N/A	^[26]
Jay Kennedy Harris	3	Engaging in a Melee (first offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1000	N/A	N/A	^[26]
Lynden Dunn	6	Kneeing	Guilty	Yes	$1000	Adam Goodes	Sydney	^[27]
Nathan Jones	18	Wrestling (first offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1000	Scott Pendlebury	Collingwood	^[28]
Jack Viney	22	Wrestling (first offence)	Guilty	Yes	$1000	Nick Suban	Fremantle	^[29]

Player	3 vote games	2 vote games	1 vote games	Total votes
Bernie Vince	2	3	2	14
Nathan Jones	2	1	2	10
Jesse Hogan	0	2	1	5
Max Gawn	1	0	1	4
Jeremy Howe	1	0	0	3
Aaron vandenBerg	1	0	0	3
Jack Viney	0	1	1	3
Total	7	7	7	42