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Melbourne Football Club
2014 season
PresidentGlen Bartlett
(1st season)
CoachPaul Roos
(1st season)
Captain(s)Jack Grimes
(3rd season)
Nathan Jones
(1st season)
Home groundMCG
(100,024 capacity)
Pre-season1 win, 2 losses
AFL season17th
Finals seriesDNQ
Best and fairestNathan Jones
Leading goalkickerChris Dawes
(20 goals)
Highest home attendance68,124
(round 12 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance5,655
(round 11 vs. Port Adelaide)
Average home attendance25,638
Club membership35,911
(Increase 2,734 / Increase 8.26%)
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 115th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

On the back of three seasons stemming back to 2011, Melbourne underwent changes to its football department in 2013. The most significant of these changes included the appointment of 2005 premiership coach Paul Roos for two seasons (with an option of a third season).[1] It also saw the temporary appointment of former Essendon CEO, Peter Jackson, as Melbourne's new CEO for two seasons and the appointment of former Bernie Naylor Medalist Glen Bartlett as president.

Due to Melbourne's on-field performances in recent seasons, Melbourne received a very financially challenging fixture. For the second consecutive season, Melbourne did not receive a Friday night game and were forced to play Port Adelaide, West Coast, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs twice (none of whom are traditionally large crowd drawers in Melbourne's home games).

Melbourne sold two of its home games into the Northern Territory due to a sponsorship deal made with Tourism NT. One was at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs in round 11 against Port Adelaide. This will be the first ever AFL game held at this stadium for premiership points as well as the first in Central Australia. The other game was at TIO Stadium in Darwin against Fremantle in round 16. In addition Melbourne hosted the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium in round 19 as Collingwood hosted Port Adelaide at the MCG later that day instead.

Despite the financially challenging fixture, Melbourne hosted a handful of blockbuster games, which included Paul Roos coaching against his old side Sydney in round 5 for the first time. Melbourne continued to play its annual Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in round 12 (despite a record low crowd of 50,853 in 2013). Melbourne also hosted Geelong for the first time since Round 11, 2009 in round 17.

2014 list changes

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2013 free agency

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Player Date Free agent type Former club New club Compensation Ref
Colin Sylvia 4 October 2013 Unrestricted Melbourne Fremantle 2nd round [2]
Daniel Cross 1 November 2013 Delisted Western Bulldogs Melbourne None [3]
Aidan Riley 11 November 2013 Delisted Adelaide Melbourne None [4]

2013 trades

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Date Trade gained Traded from Trade lost Ref
Viv Michie 16 October 2013 Fremantle Pick 54 [5]
Dom Tyson
Pick 9
Pick 53		 18 October 2013 Greater Western Sydney Pick 2
Pick 20
Pick 72		 [6]
Bernie Vince 18 October 2013 Adelaide Pick 23 [7]

Retirements and delistings

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Player New club League Reason Ref
David Rodan West Preston Lakeside Northern Football League Retired [8]
Aaron Davey Richmond reserves VFL Retired [9]
Joel Macdonald unknown unknown Retired
James Sellar South Fremantle WAFL Delisted [10]
Josh Tynan Frankston VFL Delisted [11]
Troy Davis Casey VFL Delisted [12]
Tom Gillies St Mary's GFL Delisted [13]
Tom Couch Collingwood reserves VFL Delisted [14]
James Magner Port Melbourne VFL Delisted [15]
Nathan Stark Glenelg SANFL Delisted [16]
Rory Taggert Sturt SANFL Delisted [17]
Neville Jetta Melbourne AFL Delisted but re-drafted as a rookie [18]

National draft

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Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from
1 9 Christian Salem Victoria (state) Midfield Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup
3 40 Jay Kennedy Harris Victoria (state) Forward Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
4 57 Jayden Hunt Victoria (state) Midfield/Defender Brighton Grammar APS
6 82 (RP) Mitch Clisby South Australia Midfield/Defender Melbourne AFL

Rookie draft

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Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from
1 2 James Harmes Victoria (state) Midfield Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup
2 19 Max King Victoria (state) Forward/Ruckman Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
3 35 Alexis Georgiou South Australia Forward/Ruckman Norwood SANFL
4 50 Neville Jetta Western Australia Utility Melbourne AFL

2014 squad

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Melbourne Football Club
Senior list Rookie List Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (vet) Veterans list

Updated: 20 May 2014
Source(s): Team List, Staff Members


2014 season

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Pre-season

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NAB Challenge

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Week 1
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Round 1
Friday, 14 February (7:10 pm) Richmond def. by Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,024) [1]
1.2.2 (23)
1.6.7 (52)
1.7.10 (61)
1.10.15 (84) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.1.7 (13)
1.5.8 (47)
1.8.9 (66)
1.13.11 (98) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Griffiths Super Goals Pedersen
Vickery 3, Miles 2, Newman 2, Deledio 2, Batchelor Goals Howe 4, Kennedy Harris 3, Bail 2, Trengove, Blease, King, Spencer
Martin, Morris, Miles, Deledio, Foley, Vlastuin Best Vince, N. Jones, Trengove, Terlich, Kennedy Harris, Frawley, Bail
Newman (knee) Injuries Nil
nil Reports Nil
  • With Paul Roos coaching his first pre-season game for Melbourne, The Demons appeared to show signs of their horrendous 2013 form by conceding a rapid goal to Chris Newman from a midfield clearance in the first minute of play.
  • Melbourne however began to show signs of observable improvement in the midfield by dominating much of the possession and finding other running free players on the wings and through the middle of the ground.
  • Though Melbourne scored 7 behinds before they were able to score their first goal, they kicked three goals in a row to take the lead away from Richmond.
  • The rest of the match appeared to be an arm-wrestle between the two teams as Richmond were able to move the ball forward by long direct passes in contrast to Melbourne's collective short passing.
  • With Melbourne leading narrowly 86–84 late in the final quarter, a shunted sideways kick from David Astbury just outside Melbourne's 50 saw Jay Kennedy Harris gain possession of the ball, run all the way up to the goal square and put the margin out of Richmond's reach.
  • Melbourne's 14-point win was highlighted by their domination in the possession count winning it 446-263, a complete reversal to the trend that happened in 2013.
Week 2
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Round 2
Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Geelong TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,378) [2]
0.3.0 (18)
2.5.0 (48)
2.7.1 (61)
3.9.3 (84) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.6.5 (41)
0.8.6 (54)
0.14.9 (93)
0.14.13 (97) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Michie, Vince, N. Jones Super Goals
Howe 2, Hogan, Toumpas, Bail, Trengove, Michie, Cross, N. Jones Goals Brown 3, Duncan 2, Bartel 2, Taylor 2, Horlin-Smith, Caddy, Hawkins, Varcoe, Walker
Vince, Tyson, N. Jones, Cross, Dunn, Michie Best Duncan, Caddy, Johnson, Bartel, Horlin-Smith, Rivers
Toumpas (head) Injuries Selwood (hamstring)
Nil Reports Smedts (striking)
  • Melbourne started the match similar to their game-plan from 2 weeks ago by maintaining possession of the ball. However Geelong's midfield pressure was too good for Melbourne to gain territory with and hence they were able to continuously rebound the ball back inside their forward 50 to take a 23 point lead at half-time.
  • Melbourne fought back in the second quarter by finding running loose players and gathering momentum. Trailing by 17 points midway through the second quarter they were able to kick 2 super-goals in a row through Viv Michie and Bernie Vince to lead for the first time in the game.
  • Geelong however managed to re-control Melbourne's running momentum and kick the next 5 goals in a row to drag the match out of Melbourne's reach.
  • Melbourne managed to fight back in the final quarter keeping Geelong goalless and scoring 1 supergoal and 2 goals, but it happened too late in the game when Geelong were in cool down mode.
  • Despite Geelong dominating the inside 50 count 62-31, Melbourne did manage to beat them in the disposal count 444-350

Practice matches

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Week 3
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Week 3
Saturday, 8 March (1:00 pm) Melbourne def. by Hawthorn Casey Fields (crowd: 9,723) [3]
2.2 (14)
2.3 (15)
3.5 (23)
4.8 (32) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.5 (23)
9.8 (62)
16.13 (109)
21.16 (142) 		Television broadcast: none
Howe 2, Byrnes, Spencer Goals Roughead 6, Smith 2, Gibson 2, Langford 2, Breust, Shiels, Puopolo, McEvoy, Simpkin, Suckling, Hodge, Hill, Gunston
Dunn, Vince, Cross, Howe, Spencer Best Roughead, Mitchell, Birchall, McEvoy, Gunston, Suckling, Wanganeen
Jones (eye), Grimes (cut head), Frawley (ribs) Injuries Statton (hamstring soreness), O'Brien (sore)
Nil Reports Nil
  • Melbourne appeared to be in the game with the 2013 premiers only trailing by 9 points at quarter time. However a string of 10 consecutive goals from Hawthorn destroyed any chance of Melbourne displaying another promising pre-season match.
  • Hawthorn would only continue to dominate Melbourne with contested possessions for the rest of the game as they extended the margin beyond 3 figures in front of a full attendance at Casey Fields.

Home and away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 22 March (7:40 pm) St Kilda def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,607) [4]
1.3 (9)
4.5 (29)
8.6 (54)
10.8 (68) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.2 (14)
2.10 (22)
4.11 (35)
6.15 (51) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Riewoldt 3, Stanley 2, Saunders, Templeton, Armitage, Gwilt, Geary Goals Byrnes 2, Toumpas, Terlich, Tyson, M. Jones
Riewoldt, Jones, Ray, Hickey, Dunstan, Curren, Saunders Best N. Jones, Vince, Watts, Tyson, Dunn
Webster (groin) Injuries McDonald (corked thigh), Fitzpatrick (concussion)
Nil Reports Nil
  • Despite lacking a forward line with Mitch Clark, Chris Dawes or Jesse Hogan, the new Paul Roos-led Melbourne entered the game as favourites against St Kilda (who were depleted of their key midfielders) for the first time in 10 years.
  • Melbourne got off to a good start scoring the first 2 goals of the game off St Kilda clangers. However once St Kilda gained composure in their backline, Melbourne struggled to deliver the ball effectively into their forward 50.
  • From there on, a lackluster game full of clangers from both sides was played. Melbourne struggled to deliver the ball inside their 50 without the presence of a key forward as St Kilda were able to score from turnovers via their key forwards in Nick Riewoldt and Rhys Stanley.
  • With St Kilda leading by 33 points midway through the third term, Melbourne staged a mini comeback. However it was to no avail as Melbourne were unable to capitalize on their opportunities inside their forward 50.
  • Despite losing by 17 points, Melbourne easily won the disposal count 408-348 and the inside 50 count 47-38.


Debut(s): Alexis Georgiou, Jay Kennedy Harris
Debut(s) for MFC: Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs) , Viv Michie (Fremantle) , Dom Tyson (Greater Western Sydney) , Bernie Vince (Adelaide)
Milestone(s): Jimmy Toumpas (1st AFL Goal) , Dean Terlich (1st AFL Goal)
Brownlow Votes: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 3 votes, Clinton Jones (St Kilda) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws (75.00%)
Ladder Position: 12th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Tom McDonald Decrease

Round 2

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Round 2
Sunday, 30 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by West Coast MCG (crowd: 22,226) [5]
0.1 (1)
1.3 (9)
2.4 (16)
4.6 (30) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		6.5 (41)
10.7 (67)
14.10 (94)
18.15 (123) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Byrnes 2, Kennedy Harris, Toumpas Goals Kennedy 4, Darling 3, Masten 2, LeCras 2, Naitanui, Mackenzie, Cripps, Sinclair
Cross, Tyson, N. Jones, Byrnes Best Shuey, Gaff, Masten, Kennedy, Priddis, Naitanui, Darling
Michie (cut eye) Injuries Hurn (knee)
Nil Reports Nil
  • Still lacking their three first choice forwards, Melbourne again struggled to score and were torn apart by the Eagles' embarrassment of riches. West Coast restricted the Demons to a point in the first quarter, and after it took them almost six minutes to get the first goal of the game the Eagles then piled on another five to open up a match winning lead.
  • Melbourne matched their opponents on most of the key disposal stats, but turnover goals and an inability to find targets inside 50 cost them dearly. They managed just 30 points for the day, one of their lowest scores of the AFL era - equal to their second lowest total in 2013.


Milestone(s): Jay Kennedy Harris (1st AFL Goal)
Brownlow Votes: Luke Shuey (West Coast) 3 votes, Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 2 votes, Chris Masten (West Coast) 1 vote
Record: 0 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (42.41%)
Ladder Position: 18th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Jack Fitzpatrick Decrease

Round 3

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Round 3
Sunday, 06 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney def. Melbourne Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,016) [6]
1.2 (8)
2.7 (19)
5.12 (42)
10.19 (79) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.2 (2)
1.5 (11)
5.5 (35)
7.5 (47) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Patton 2, Cameron 2, Kelly 2, Treloar, Mumford, Smith, Coniglio Goals Dunn, Watts, Kent, Frawley, M. Jones
Treloar, Mumford, Ward, Bugg, Shaw, Kelly Best N. Jones, Dunn, Vince, Cross, M. Jones
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Melbourne's 12th straight loss, dating back to midway through the previous season, saw them back in last place. Coach Paul Roos had shuffled his side, sending Jeremy Howe to the backline and both Lynden Dunn and James Frawley forward. Dunn had form as an attacker, but it was the first time Frawley, the former All Australian full-back, had played a whole game up front.
  • Rain made scoring difficult. There were heavy falls before the match and more during the game. It contributed to a first quarter with just 10 points scored, one goal to the Giants and none to Melbourne. It was the first Melbourne game to have less than 10 points scored in total in the first quarter since Round 12, 1961.
  • The error-strewn match remained tight throughout the day, with both times committing terrible skill errors. Melbourne pulled in front during the third quarter, and again in the opening seconds of the last but the Giants' endeavour won out and they dominated the tackle count despite also comfortably winning the disposals.
  • After James Frawley kicked his first goal as a forward early in the last, the Giants took over and booted five of the last six goals to win comfortably.


Brownlow Votes: Shane Mumford (Greater Western Sydney) 3 votes, Adam Treloar (Greater Western Sydney) 2 votes, Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote
Record: 0 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Draws (47.41%)
Ladder Position: 18th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Shannon Byrnes Decrease

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday, 12 April (1:45 pm) Carlton def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 37,323) [7]
3.4 (22)
5.9 (39)
6.11 (47)
7.16 (58) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
6.7 (43)
10.8 (68)
12.9 (81) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Ellard 2, Yarran 2, Murphy, Casboult, Henderson Goals Frawley 2, Dawes 2, Bail 2, Watts 2, N. Jones, Dunn, Kennedy Harris, Pedersen
Simpson, Curnow, Yarran Best N. Jones, Frawley, Viney, McDonald, Dawes, Grimes, Spencer
Menzel (left thigh), Thomas (left shoulder), Jamison (shoulder) Injuries Terlich (hamstring)
Robert Warnock (striking) Reports Nil
  • After 12 consecutive losses, Melbourne broke their equal seventh longest club losing streak to keep the Blues winless for 2014.
  • Carlton started well with two goals in the first three minutes, the first coming from the centre bounce when Melbourne gave away a free kick and a 50 metre penalty, but managed just four more for the rest of the game.
  • In a game containing all the skill errors that you'd expect between two teams who entered the game 0-3, Melbourne lost most of the statistical categories but successfully chased and tackled enough to rattle the Blues. It didn't hurt that Carlton were terribly inaccurate in front of goal, with nine straight behinds from midway through the first quarter until late in the second and another five in a row early in the last quarter.
  • The Demons welcomed Chris Dawes back for his first game of the year and he kicked two goals from outside 50, linking up well with makeshift forward James Frawley who kicked two goals of his own and took 14 marks.
  • Two late first quarter goals narrowed the margin to two points before the Demons jumped out to a 17 point lead in the second quarter. Nathan Jones took time out from winning a comfortable victory over Marc Murphy to kick a goal on the run from the boundary line, and both Frawley and Lynden Dunn added goals. Two goals in three minutes to David Ellard allowed the Blues to drag the margin back to four points at the long break.
  • With Carlton already having made their substitution due to injury in the first quarter, and carrying two other players who were hurt, it took 12 minutes for the first goal to be scored in the second half but Melbourne got two in a row to open up a 16 point lead. Two more late in the quarter, the second to Rohan Bail after a controversial relayed free kick after ruckman Robert Warnock was reported for striking Jake Spencer restored a 21 point lead going into the last quarter.
  • Carlton did all the attacking in the first 10 minutes of the last quarter but managed just five behinds before Jack Watts marked in front of goal and kicked his second to give the Demons some breathing space. After a Michael Evans snap which looked to be rolling through took a right break and was rushed through for a point Carlton goalled through Chris Yarran to keep the game interesting before Cameron Pedersen sealed victory with a speculative snap shot from the boundary line.
  • It was Melbourne's first win against Carlton since Round 22, 2007


Brownlow Votes: James Frawley (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Kade Simpson (Carlton) 1 vote
Record: 1 Win, 3 Losses, 0 Draws (63.72%)
Ladder Position: 16th
Substitutes: Michael Evans Increase Dean Terlich Decrease

Round 5

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Round 5
Sunday, 20 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Gold Coast MCG (crowd: 17,243) [8]
3.2 (20)
4.4 (28)
6.10 (46)
11.12 (78) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.7 (19)
6.12(48)
8.17 (65)
11.20 (86) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Frawley 2, Dawes 2, Pedersen, Kennedy Harris, Terlich, N. Jones, Howe, Viney, Evans Goals Matera 2, Lynch 2, Ablett 2, Swallow 2, Hall, Day, Broughton
N. Jones, Viney, Dawes, Frawley, Cross Best Ablett, Broughton, Rischitelli, Swallow, Matera
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • After an early Gold Coast surge, Melbourne scored their first major with a controversial score review from a James Frawley-bomb outside 50. They then managed to score another 2 quick goals via Chris Dawes and Cameron Pedersen.
  • With Melbourne 10 points in front, Gold Coast uplifted their tacking pressure. However they were very wasteful in-front of goal and only managed to reduce the deficit one point at quarter time.
  • For much of the second quarter, Gold Coast continued to out tackle Melbourne and continuously force turn-overs before Melbourne could move the ball past the midfield. Despite the fact that they continued to be wasteful early in the second quarter, they were eventually able to capitalise on their continual inside 50s and open up a 26 point lead heading into half time.
  • The third quarter finally saw Melbourne uplift their running intensity and ball movement through the middle of the ground. They were able to generate scoring opportunities in-front of goal. However they couldn't capitalise on them and only won the quarter by a point.
  • The final quarter saw Nathan Jones reel the deficit down to 13 points midway through it. However a controversial high tackle free kick and goal that was paid to Gary Ablett and goal on the run from David Swallow made the deficit too difficult for Melbourne to come back from.
  • Melbourne could only manage to cut the margin down to 7 points in junk time as Gold Coast won their third consecutive match against Melbourne.


Brownlow Votes: Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Michael Rischitelli (Gold Coast) 1 vote
Record: 1 Win, 4 Losses, 0 Draws (69.32%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Michael Evans Increase Dom Tyson Decrease

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Sydney MCG (crowd: 24,855) [9]
1.2 (8)
2.3 (15)
4.4 (28)
5.8 (38) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.5 (29)
4.8 (32)
7.12 (54)
9.15 (69) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Byrnes, Dawes, Tyson, M. Jones, Salem Goals K. Jack 2, Parker, Franklin, Hannebery, Cunningham, Kennedy, McGlynn, Derickx
M. Jones, N. Jones, Vince, Dunn, Terlich, McDonald Best Hannebery, Kennedy, Parker, K. Jack, Shaw, Rampe
Nil Injuries Franklin (knee), Jetta (calf)
Nil Reports Nil
  • For the first time, Paul Roos coached against his old premiership coached side.
  • Sydney began the game scoring 2 early goals, before Shannon Byrnes kicked the first major of the night for Melbourne from a free kick.
  • Melbourne and Sydney both had patches of dominating play throughout the first quarter with many missed opportunities. However late in the first quarter Sydney were able to score consecutive goals and run away with a 21 point lead.
  • In a sloppy second quarter filled with hard tackling but many errors from both sides, Melbourne were able to keep Sydney to a goalless quarter, the first time against any team since round 21, 2012. Melbourne too were inefficient with their forward 50 entries however, only managing a single goal through Chris Dawes.
  • The second half saw both sides launch take more fluent football from both sides. However Sydney's class allowed them to capitalise on more scoring opportunities than Melbourne. They outscored the Demons 4 goals to 2 up to the midway point of the final quarter.
  • A goal from debutant Christian Salem regained some hope of a comeback, before Sydney retaliated with one more goal of their own. From many missed opportunities in the final quarter Sydney unconvincingly hopped away to a 31 point win.


Debut(s): Christian Salem
Milestone(s): Rohan Bail (50th AFL Game), Christian Salem (1st AFL Goal)
Brownlow Votes: Dan Hannebery (Sydney) 3 votes, Kieren Jack (Sydney) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 1 Win, 5 Losses, 0 Draws (67.30%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Christian Salem Increase Neville Jetta Decrease

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 03 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,216) [10]
1.1 (7)
2.4 (16)
5.10 (40)
9.13 (67) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.0 (24)
7.2 (44)
8.4 (52)
11.4 (70) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Jenkins 2, Dangerfield 2, Podsiadly 2, Thompson, Crouch, Petrenko Goals Dawes 3, Bail, Kennedy Harris, Salem, Watts, Viney, N. Jones, Jamar, Tyson
Dangerfield, Jacobs, Smith, Laird, Thompson, Sloane Best Dawes, Tyson, Viney, Vince, Kennedy Harris, Howe
Lynch (concussion), Jaensch Injuries Georgiou (concussion)
Nil Reports Nil
  • With Patrick Dangerfield booting an early goal within the first minute of the game, Melbourne appeared to be in for yet another interstate thrashing by Adelaide.
  • Melbourne were however able to halt the home crowd from buoying Adelaide with their high-possession game as seen from the start of the season.
  • With Melbourne halting off Adelaide's momentum completely, they managed to launch their own corridor offense late in the first quarter to kick the next 4 goals through Rohan Bail, Jay Kennedy Harris, Christian Salem and Jack Watts.
  • Melbourne continued to shock the local crowd in the second quarter. Through Chris Dawes' marking strength as well as an overhead handball to Jack Viney, Melbourne kicked an extra 3 goals in a row to lead by 36 points midway through the second quarter.
  • Adelaide gradually wrestled back control of the game by dominating the clearances and inside 50's to boot the next 4 goals of the game. However a free-kick and goal to Chris Dawes just before 3 quarter time, managed to temporarily halt off Adelaide's momentum.
  • Despite kicking in the breeze, Adelaide continued their offense through the corridor to get within a kick from the lead. However a high tackle free kick and goal from the boundary line from Nathan Jones; contested overhead mark and goal in the goal-square from Mark Jamar as well as a hard ball get and shot from Dom Tyson took the game out of Adelaide's reach.
  • With Melbourne holding on by 3 points late in the game, a Rohan Bail clearance and bomb into Melbourne's empty 50 ensured that Melbourne would win their first game in South Australia since Round 2, 2001.


Brownlow Votes: Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 3 votes, Chris Dawes (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 2 Wins, 5 Losses, 0 Draws (71.82%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Christian Salem Increase Alex Georgiou Decrease

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Western Bulldogs MCG (crowd: 36,326) [11]
2.2 (14)
5.5 (35)
10.6 (66)
12.11 (83) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
5.7 (37)
9.7 (61)
15.9 (99) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Kennedy Harris 2, Frawley 2, Tyson 2, Dawes, Cross, Pedersen, Jamar, Vince, Salem Goals Crameri 4, Williams 3, Liberatore 2, Tutt 2, Cooney, Griffen, Minson, Giansiracusa
Cross, Tyson, Vince, N. Jones, McDonald, Viney Best Liberatore, Dahlhaus, Cooney, Crameri, Johannisen, Williams
Frawley (right thigh), Terlich (concussion) Injuries Dickson (left shoulder), Williams (right calf)
Nil Reports Nil
  • Melbourne entered the game wearing a one off female silhouetted pink-vee jumper in support of the Breast Cancer Network Australia. This was their second time promoting the organization since Round 7, 2010.
  • The Western Bulldogs got off to an early lead by kicking the first 2 goals before James Frawley and Chris Dawes kick-started Melbourne's night to close the lead to 8 points at quarter time.
  • With Stewart Crameri kicking the Bulldogs off to a match high 14 point lead; a running mark and set-shot from ex-Bulldog Daniel Cross, 50+ metre bomb from Cameron Pedersen and 50 metre boundary line set-shot from Jay Kennedy Harris got Melbourne within 2 points of the lead at half time.
  • Melbourne took the lead for the first time of the game when Jay-Kennedy Harris kicked a roving goal from 40 metres before the Bulldogs took the lead back immediately.
  • Despite the Bulldogs being able to reply immediately to Melbourne's goals; majors from Dom Tyson, Mark Jamar, Bernie Vince and Chris Dawes gave Melbourne a slim 5 point lead heading into the final quarter.
  • Whilst the Bulldogs kicked 2 quick consecutive goals at the start of the final term, a running shot at goal by Christian Salem and a long drop punt by Dom Tyson leveled the scores up.
  • With Bulldogs 6 points in-front very late in the game, a running shot that was missed from Matt Jones could've altered the lead for the 11th time in the half.
  • Melbourne tired out in the final minutes of the game and conceded the last 2 goals of the game in a hard fought contest.


Brownlow Votes: Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Stewart Crameri (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 2 Wins, 6 Losses, 0 Draws (73.65%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Christian Salem Increase Dean Terlich Decrease

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 17 May (1:40 pm) Richmond def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 56,910) [12]
2.3 (15)
4.8 (32)
6.16 (52)
9.20 (74) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.3 (9)
4.5 (29)
9.6 (60)
14.7 (91) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Lennon 2, Edwards 2, Jackson, Riewoldt, Martin, Lloyd, Cotchin Goals Watts 3, Tyson 2, Pedersen 2, N.Jones, M.Jones, Riley, Dawes, Viney, Vince, Kennedy Harris
Martin, Deledio, Jackson, Cotchin Best Tyson, N.Jones, Pedersen, Viney, Dawes, Howe, Watts
Astbury (left knee), Cotchin (ankle) Injuries Neville Jetta (gastro) replaced in selected side by Jimmy Toumpas
Nil Reports Nil
  • One minute of applause was held for Australian Football League legend Tom Hafey who died earlier in the week.
  • Melbourne were quick to put Richmond on the back-foot with Nathan Jones kicking the first major of the day.
  • Despite generating most of the running offense first half, Melbourne were unable to capitalise on their opportunities and allowed Richmond to open up a 12 point lead midway through the second quarter. However a mark and goal from Jack Watts; a running shot from outside 50 from Matt Jones that bounded through for a goal and a contested mark and set shot goal from former Adelaide midfielder Aidan Riley put Melbourne 6 points in front just before half time.
  • The third quarter saw Richmond generating many scoring opportunities, but be wasteful with them. Meanwhile goals from Dom Tyson, Chris Dawes, Cameron Pedersen and Jack Viney saw Melbourne retake the lead at three quarter time.
  • In the final quarter, Richmond challenged Melbourne's lead by kicking more accurately for goal. However goals on the run from Cameron Pedersen and Bernie Vince held off the fight-back, before Jack Watts and Jay Kennedy Harris put the game out of Richmond's reach.


Debut(s) for MFC: Aidan Riley
Brownlow Votes: Nathan Jones (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Dustin Martin (Richmond) 2 votes, Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 3 Wins, 6 Losses, 0 Draws (78.70%)
Ladder Position: 14th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Aidan Riley Decrease

Round 10

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Round 10
Bye
Melbourne

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 31 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Port Adelaide TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,655) [13]
2.2 (14)
7.4 (48)
10.5 (65)
11.9 (75) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		5.4 (34)
8.4 (52)
10.9 (69)
14.11 (95) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Frawley 2, Bail 2, Pedersen 2, Tyson 2, Salem 2, Gawn Goals Schulz 2, Gray 2, Westhoff 2, White, Neade, Mitchell, Young, Boak, Ebert, Polec, Wines
Tyson, M. Jones, N. Jones, Vince, Howe, Dunn, McDonald Best Gray, Broadbent, Boak, Impey, Cornes, Westhoff
Nil Injuries Chad Wingard (concussion)
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 3 votes, Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 1 vote
Record: 3 Wins, 7 Losses, 0 Draws (78.73%)
Ladder Position: 15th
Substitutes: Jimmy Toumpas Increase Max Gawn Decrease

Round 12

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Round 12
Monday, 09 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Collingwood MCG (crowd: 68,124) [14]
1.3 (9)
2.4 (16)
3.6 (24)
3.10 (28) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.2 (8)
3.7 (25)
5.10 (40)
8.13 (61) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
N. Jones, Howe, Vince Goals Cloke 2, Beams 2, Pendlebury, Macaffer, Goldsack, Elliott
Cross, N. Jones, Vince, Pedersen, Dunn Best Young, Macaffer, Pendlebury, Lumumba, Seedsman, Swan
Nil Injuries Jesse White (finger) replaced in selected side by Brodie Grundy
Nil Reports Nil


Milestone(s): Tom McDonald (50th AFL Game)
Brownlow Votes: Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes, Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 2 votes, Clinton Young (Collingwood) 1 vote
Record: 3 Wins, 8 Losses, 0 Draws (76.51%)
Ladder Position: 15th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Mark Jamar Decrease

Round 13

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Round 13
Sunday, 15 June (4:40 pm) Essendon def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 44,622) [15]
2.4 (16)
5.12 (42)
8.12 (60)
10.17 (77) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.3 (3)
3.3 (21)
7.6 (48)
12.6 (78) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Zaharakis 4, Ambrose, Ryder, Z. Merrett, Chapman, Goddard, Daniher Goals Pedersen 2, Frawley 2, Kent, Watts 2, N. Jones, Grimes, Vince, Salem
Zaharakis, Goddard, Dempsey, Carlisle, Hibberd, Ambrose Best Dunn, N. Jones, Pedersen, Viney, Frawley, Cross, Kent
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Lynden Dunn (Melbourne) 3 votes, David Zaharakis (Essendon) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 8 Losses, 0 Draws (78.45%)
Ladder Position: 14th
Substitutes: Christian Salem Increase Aidan Riley Decrease

Round 14

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Round 14
Sunday, 22 June (4:40 pm) Melbourne def. by North Melbourne MCG (crowd: 26,615)
3.0 (18)
6.0 (36)
8.4 (52)
10.6 (66) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.5 (29)
7.8 (50)
14.12 (96)
15.17 (107) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Vince 3, Dawes 3, Frawley, Bail, Pedersen, Riley Goals Greenwood 2, Thomas 2, Mullett 2, Ziebell, Nahas, Harvey, Petrie, Cunnington, Atley, Swallow, Black, Brown
Vince, N. Jones, Cross, Dawes, Watts, Dunn Best Greenwood, Harvey, Atley, Firrito, Petrie, Ziebell,
Nil Injuries Robin Nahas (suspected broken collarbone)
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes, Scott Thompson (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Levi Greenwood (North Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 9 Losses, 0 Draws (76.76%)
Ladder Position: 15th
Substitutes: Aidan Riley Increase Christian Salem Decrease

Round 15

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Round 15
Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,953) [16]
4.1 (25)
7.4 (46)
10.4 (64)
14.7 (91) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.3 (9)
3.4 (22)
10.5 (65)
13.7 (85) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Stringer 4, Bontempelli 2, Crameri, Dahlhaus, Honeychurch, Minson, Boyd, Higgins, Hunter Goals Jamar 3, Dawes, Grimes, Pedersen, Gawn, Watts, Vince, Viney, Jetta
Boyd, Stringer, Bontempelli, Murphy, Wallis, Stevens Best Howe, Jamar, Watts, Grimes, Frawley
Jason Tutt replaced in selected side by Fletcher Roberts Injuries Terlich (shoulder)
Nil Reports Nil


Debut(s): Dominic Barry
Milestones: Neville Jetta (50th AFL Game)
Brownlow Votes: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Mark Jamar (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 10 Losses, 0 Draws (78.08%)
Ladder Position: 15th
Substitutes: Dominic Barry Increase Dean Terlich Decrease

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 5 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Fremantle TIO Stadium (crowd: 9,290) [17]
0.2 (2)
1.5 (11)
3.7 (25)
4.10 (34) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
6.3 (39)
13.5 (83)
15.7 (97) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Kent, Dawes, Bail, Jamar Goals Ballantyne 3, Mzungu 2, Pearce 2, Sutcliffe, Suban, Mayne, Sandilands, Barlow, Neale
McDonald, Kent, Tyson, Viney, M. Jones, Vince Best Barlow, Sandilands, Mzungu, Ballantyne, Fyfe, Ibbotson, Neale
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 3 votes, Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 2 votes, Lachie Neale (Fremantle) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 11 Losses, 0 Draws (74.74%)
Ladder Position: 16th
Substitutes: Dominic Barry Increase Max Gawn Decrease

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 12 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne def. by Geelong MCG (crowd: 36,385) [18]
0.2 (2)
2.5 (17)
4.6 (30)
5.6 (36) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.7 (25)
11.10 (76)
12.13 (85)
14.18 (102) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Howe 2, Pedersen, Kent, Vince Goals Hawkins 3, Johnson 2, Kersten 2, Christensen, Motlop, Guthrie, Hartman, Duncan, McIntosh, Bartel
Riley, Viney, Garland Best Selwood, Motlop, Johnson, McIntosh, Mackie, Kelly, Guthrie
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Joel Selwood (Geelong) 3 votes, Steve Johnson (Geelong) 2 votes, Harry Taylor (Geelong) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 12 Losses, 0 Draws (71.77%)
Ladder Position: 16th
Substitutes: Dean Terlich Increase Neville Jetta Decrease

Round 18

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Round 18
Sunday, 20 July (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide def. Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,894) [19]
4.4 (28)
7.6 (48)
8.9 (57)
10.12 (72) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.3 (15)
5.5 (35)
8.7 (55)
10.9 (69) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Westhoff 2, Stewart 2, Schulz 2, Pittard, Boak, Wingard, Young Goals Tyson 2, Tapscott, Vince, Pedersen, Frawley, Blease, Kennedy Harris, Watts, Bail
Wines, Gray, Ebert, Westhoff, Lobbe, Cornes Best Tyson, N. Jones, Frawley, Jamar, Bail, Viney
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 3 votes, Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 13 Losses, 0 Draws (72.98%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Dean Kent Increase Aidan Riley Decrease

Round 19

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Round 19
Sunday, 3 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,079) [20]
3.3 (21)
4.8 (32)
5.13 (43)
6.15 (51) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.3 (21)
4.3 (27)
5.6 (36)
11.8 (74) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Kent 2, Frawley, N. Jones, Tyson, Bail Goals McStay 3, Close 2, Beams, Hanley, Merrett, Adcock, Harwood, Taylor
Howe, N. Jones, Tyson, Frawley, Terlich Best Rockliff, Bewick, Martin, Adcock, Hanley, Gardiner, McStay
McDonald (ankle), Pedersen (nose), Tapscott (bone bruising on knee) Injuries Maguire (foot)
Nil Reports Daniel Merrett (striking)


Brownlow Votes: Stefan Martin (Brisbane Lions) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Rohan Bewick (Brisbane Lions) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 14 Losses, 0 Draws (72.78%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Increase Luke Tapscott Decrease

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday, 9 August (4:40 pm) Hawthorn def. Melbourne MCG (crowd: 37,082) [21]
4.4 (28)
10.8 (68)
15.8 (98)
17.13 (115) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
4.5 (29)
7.8 (50)
9.11 (65) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Roughead 5, Breust 3, Hill 2, Smith 2, Lewis, Shiels, Schoenmakers, Hale, Puopolo Goals Gawn 2, Kent, Frawley, Viney, Kennedy Harris, Riley, Tyson, Dawes
Lewis, Roughead, Shiels, Breust, Hodge, Hill Best Tyson, N. Jones, Kent, Gawn, Jetta, Howe
Nil Injuries Nil
Jarryd Roughead (tripping) Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 15 Losses, 0 Draws (71.62%)
Ladder Position: 16th
Substitutes: Aidan Riley Increase Rohan Bail Decrease

Round 21

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Round 21
Sunday, 17 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Greater Western Sydney MCG (crowd: 17,218) [22]
2.4 (16)
2.9 (21)
2.11 (23)
3.16 (34) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
6.4 (34)
10.7 (67)
15.8 (98) 		Television broadcast: Seven Network
Kent, Watts, Garland Goals Palmer 4, Hoskin-Elliott 3, Smith 2, Kelly, Boyd, Mumford, Shiel, Treloar
Kent, N. Jones, Tyson, Michie Best Mumford, Palmer, Hoskin-Elliott, Smith, Shiel, Greene, Kelly, Tomlinson
Grimes (hamstring) Injuries Davis (concussion), Patton (knee), Ward (calf)
Nil Reports Nil


Brownlow Votes: Devon Smith (Greater Western Sydney) 3 votes, Rhys Palmer (Greater Western Sydney) 2 votes, Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 16 Losses, 0 Draws (69.51%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Aidan Riley Increase Jack Grimes Decrease

Round 22

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Round 22
Saturday, 23 August (5:40 pm) West Coast def. Melbourne Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,083) [23]
6.1 (31)
9.5 (59)
16.9 (107)
18.11 (119) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.1 (7)
3.3 (21)
5.4 (34)
8.5 (53) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
LeCras 4, Darling 4, Kennedy, Hill 2, Cripps, Lycett, Shuey, McGinnity, Gaff Goals Fitzpatrick 2, Vince, Bail, Howe, Pedersen, Dawes, Tyson
LeCras, Masten, Shuey, McGovern, Gaff Best Vince, N. Jones, Howe, Bail, Cross
Naitanui (Achilles soreness) replaced in selected side by Carter, Hutchings (right hamstring) Injuries Garland (left knee)
Nil Reports Nil


Milestone(s): Bernie Vince (150th AFL Game), Chris Dawes(100th AFL Game)
Brownlow Votes: Mark LeCras (West Coast) 3 votes, Chris Masten (West Coast) 2 votes, Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 17 Losses, 0 Draws (67.89%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Christian Salem Increase Colin Garland Decrease

Round 23

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Round 23
Saturday, 30 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,174) [24]
4.3 (27)
8.5 (53)
13.9 (87)
19.9 (123) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.3 (27)
8.5 (53)
9.7 (61)
14.9 (93) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Turner 4, Brown 3, Wood 3, Ziebell 2, Petrie, Adams, Atley, Bastinac, Mullett, Dal Santo, Currie Goals Kent 3, Dawes 2, Fitzpatrick 2, McDonald 2, Tyson 2, Jamar, Vince, Dunn
Swallow, Atley, Wells, Ziebell, Brown, Turner, Thompson Best Kent, Tyson, Vince, Viney, Frawley, Dawes
Hansen (hip soreness), Adams (concussion), Grima (left quad) Injuries Gawn (right knee)
Nil Reports Nil


Milestone(s): Mark Jamar (150th AFL Game) Tom McDonald (1st AFL Goal)
Brownlow Votes: Dom Tyson (Melbourne) 3 votes, Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Ben Brown (North Melbourne) 1 vote
Record: 4 Wins, 18 Losses, 0 Draws (68.37%)
Ladder Position: 17th
Substitutes: Aidan Riley Increase Max Gawn Decrease

Ladder

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2014 AFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Sydney 22 17 5 0 2126 1488 142.9 68 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 17 5 0 2458 1746 140.8 68
3 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2033 1787 113.8 68
4 Fremantle 22 16 6 0 2029 1556 130.4 64
5 Port Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2180 1678 129.9 56
6 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2026 1731 117.0 56
7 Essendon 22 12 9 1 1828 1719 106.3 50
8 Richmond 22 12 10 0 1887 1784 105.8 48
9 West Coast 22 11 11 0 2045 1750 116.9 44
10 Adelaide 22 11 11 0 2175 1907 114.1 44
11 Collingwood 22 11 11 0 1766 1876 94.1 44
12 Gold Coast 22 10 12 0 1917 2045 93.7 40
13 Carlton 22 7 14 1 1891 2107 89.7 30
14 Western Bulldogs 22 7 15 0 1784 2177 81.9 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1532 2212 69.3 28
16 Greater Western Sydney 22 6 16 0 1780 2320 76.7 24
17 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1336 1954 68.4 16
18 St Kilda 22 4 18 0 1480 2436 60.8 16
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Ladder breakdown by opposition

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Opponent Played Won Lost Drew Premiership points Points for Points against Percentage (%)
Carlton 1 1 0 0 4 81 58 139.66
Richmond 1 1 0 0 4 91 74 122.97
Adelaide 1 1 0 0 4 70 67 104.48
Essendon 1 1 0 0 4 78 77 101.30
Gold Coast 1 0 1 0 0 78 86 90.70
Western Bulldogs 2 0 2 0 0 168 190 88.42
Port Adelaide 2 0 2 0 0 144 167 86.23
St Kilda 1 0 1 0 0 51 68 75.00
North Melbourne 2 0 2 0 0 159 230 69.13
Brisbane Lions 1 0 1 0 0 51 74 68.92
Hawthorn 1 0 1 0 0 65 115 56.52
Sydney 1 0 1 0 0 38 69 55.07
Collingwood 1 0 1 0 0 28 61 45.90
Greater Western Sydney 2 0 2 0 0 81 177 45.76
Geelong 1 0 1 0 0 36 102 35.29
Fremantle 1 0 1 0 0 34 97 35.05
West Coast 2 0 2 0 0 83 242 34.30
Total 22 4 18 0 16 1336 1954 68.38

Tribunal/Match Review Panel cases

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Player Round Charge category (Level) Verdict Early Plea Points[a] Result Victim Club Ref(s)
Bernie Vince 3 Reckless Contact with an Umpire (first offence) Guilty Yes N/A $1950 Ben Ryan N/A [19]
Alex Georgiou 6 Striking (level one) Guilty Yes 93.75 Reprimand Lance Franklin Sydney [20]
Jack Viney 7 Rough Conduct Guilty
Appealed 		No (straight to tribunal) 200
0 		2 Matches
N/A 		Tom Lynch Adelaide [21][22]
Chris Dawes 9 Striking (level three) Guilty Yes 168.75 1 Match Alex Rance Richmond [23]
Jordie McKenzie 14 Striking (level three) Guilty Yes 168.75 1 Match Lindsay Thomas North Melbourne [24]
Neville Jetta 15 Rough Conduct (level two) Guilty Yes 185.63 1 Match Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs [25]
Nathan Jones 22 Reckless Contact with an Umpire (first offence) Guilty Yes N/A $1950 Matthew Leppard N/A [26]
Jordie McKenzie 23 Negligent Contact with an Umpire (first offence) Guilty Yes N/A $900 Ben Ryan N/A [27]
Chris Dawes 23 Striking (level two) Guilty Yes 145.31 1 Match Andrew Swallow North Melbourne [27]

Awards

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Brownlow Medal tally

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Main article: 2014 Brownlow Medal
Player 1 vote games 2 vote games 3 vote games Total votes
Nathan Jones 1 3 4 (13)
Dom Tyson 3 0 2 (11)
Bernie Vince 2 0 0 (6)
Lynden Dunn 1 0 0 (3)
James Frawley 1 0 0 (3)
Mark Jamar 0 1 0 (2)
Chris Dawes 0 1 0 (2)
Jeremy Howe 0 0 2 (2)
Total 8 5 8 (42)

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)

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Main article: Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
Position Player Votes
1st Nathan Jones 311
2nd Dom Tyson 293
3rd Bernie Vince 270
4th Lynden Dunn 264
5th Daniel Cross 238
6th Jeremy Howe 220
7th Tom McDonald 212
8th James Frawley 192
9th Neville Jetta 191
10th Jack Watts 185

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy – Nathan Jones

Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Second in the Best and Fairest) – Dom Tyson

Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Third in the Best and Fairest) – Bernie Vince

Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (Fourth in the Best and Fairest) – Lynden Dunn

Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (Fifth in the Best and Fairest) – Daniel Cross

Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (Best Young Player) – Dom Tyson

Troy Broadbridge Trophy (highest polling MFC player in the Casey Best and Fairest) – Max Gawn

Ron Barassi Jnr. Leadership Award – Lynden Dunn

Ian Ridley Club Ambassador Award – Jack Watts

Norm Smith Memorial Trophy (Coach's Award) – Neville Jetta

James McDonald Trophy (Best Team Man) – Daniel Cross

Leading Goalkicker Award – Chris Dawes (20)

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