2017 Melbourne Football Club season

Melbourne Football Club
2017 season
President Glen Bartlett
(4th season)
Coach Simon Goodwin
(1st season)
Captain(s) Nathan Jones
(4th season)
Home ground MCG
(100,024 capacity)
Club membership 27,820
(as at 2 December 2016)

The 2017 Melbourne Football Club season will be the club's 118th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

2017 list changes

2016 trades

Date Trade gained Traded from Trade lost Ref
18 October Jordan Lewis
Pick 57
Pick 68
Hawthorn Pick 48
Pick 66
[1]
19 October Michael Hibberd
Pick 59
Essendon Pick 29
Pick 68
[2]
20 October Pat McKenna
Pick 51
Pick 69
Greater Western Sydney Pick 57
Pick 59
[3]
20 October Pick 47 Collingwood Lynden Dunn
Pick 51
[4]

Retirements and delistings

Player New club League Reason Career games Career goals Ref
Chris Dawes TBD TBD Delisted 121 130 [5]
Jack Grimes TBD TBD Delisted 100 11 [6]
Matt Jones South Croydon EFL Delisted 61 10 [6][7]
Max King South Croydon EFL Delisted 0 0 [5][8]
Viv Michie TBD TBD Delisted 22 1 [5]
Ben Newton TBD TBD Delisted 17 12 [5]
Dean Terlich Norwood SANFL Delisted 35 2 [6][9]

National draft

Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
3 46 Mitch Hannan VIC Utility Footscray VFL [10]
4 68 Dion Johnstone VIC Forward Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup [11]

Rookie draft

Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
1 8 Lachlan Filipovic VIC Ruckman Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup [12]
2 25 Tim Smith VIC Forward Casey Scorpions VFL [13]
3 41 Declan Keilty VIC Utility Casey Scorpions VFL [14]

2017 squad

Melbourne Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain
  • (B) Category B rookie

Updated: 2 December 2016
Source(s): Players, Coaches

2017 season

Home and away season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) St Kilda vs. Melbourne Etihad Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 2

Round 2
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) Geelong vs. Melbourne Etihad Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 15 April (1:45 pm) Melbourne vs. Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
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Round 5

Round 5
Monday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Richmond vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 6

Round 6
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) Essendon vs. Melbourne Etihad Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
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Record:
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Round 7

Round 7
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 9

Round 9
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. North Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) Melbourne vs. Gold Coast TIO Traeger Park



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 11

Round 11
Bye: Melbourne

Round 12

Round 12
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 13

Round 13
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne Etihad Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
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Brownlow votes:
Record:
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Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 24 June (5:40 pm) West Coast vs. Melbourne Domain Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
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Brownlow votes:
Record:
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Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 30 June (7:50 pm) Melbourne vs. Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 16

Round 16
Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm) Carlton vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 15 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Adelaide TIO Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
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Record:
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Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) North Melbourne vs. Melbourne Blundstone Arena



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
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Record:
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Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 5 August (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne Manuka Oval



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 21

Round 21
Sunday, 13 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne vs. St Kilda Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 22

Round 22
Sunday, 20 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Fox Footy

Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Round 23

Round 23
2527 August Collingwood vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Debut(s):
Debut(s) for MFC:
Milestone(s):
Brownlow votes:
Record:
Ladder position:

Women's team

Melbourne Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff
  •  2 Meg Downie
  •  3 Emma Humphries
  •  4 Karen Paxman
  •  5 Elise O’Dea
  •  6 Daisy Pearce (c)
  •  7 Deanna Berry
  •  8 Sarah Lampard
  •  9 Alyssa Mifsud
  • 10 Sarah Jolly
  • 11 Laura Duryea
  • 13 Katherine Smith
  • 14 Lily Mithen
  • 15 Lauren Pearce
  • 16 Aliesha Newman
  • 18 Melissa Hickey
  • 19 Jasmine Grierson
  • 20 Shelley Scott
  • 22 Pepa Randall
  • 23 Stephanie De Bortoli
  • 24 Brooke Patterson
  • 25 Maddie Boyd
  • 28 Jessica Anderson
  • 30 Richelle Cranston
  • 36 Ainslie Kemp
  • 44 Mia-Rae Clifford
  • 21 Harriet Cordner
  • 35 Cat Phillips

Head coach

  • Mick Stinear

Assistant coaches

  • Shaun O’Loughlin
  • Sam Radford

Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain

Updated: 12 November 2016
Source(s): Players, Coaches

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Carlton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Collingwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Essendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Geelong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Gold Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Greater Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Western Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 March 2017. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Ladder breakdown by opposition

Opponent Played Won Lost Drew Premiership points Points for Points against Percentage (%)
Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Carlton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Collingwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Essendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Geelong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Gold Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Greater Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Western Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%

References

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  2. Twomey, Callum (19 October 2016). "Essendon defender Hibberd traded to Melbourne". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Demons Trade In Former Australian Under-19 Cricket Captain". Triple M. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. Guthrie, Ben (20 October 2016). "Dunn deal: Pies grab key defender, Dees move up draft order". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Former co-captain among three delisted Dees". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. "2017 Recruitment Announcement #2 - Matt Jones". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  8. "2017 Recruitment Announcement #3 - Max King". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  9. "Dean returns from the Dee's". NorwoodFC.com.au. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.46: Mitch Hannan". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  11. Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.68: Dion Johnstone". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  12. Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.8: Lachlan Filipovic". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  13. Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.25: Tim Smith". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  14. Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.41: Declan Keilty". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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