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)}

← 2016

2018 →

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

21 Cameron Pedersen
22 Aaron vandenBerg
23 Bernie Vince
24 Jay Kennedy-Harris
25 Tom McDonald
26 Sam Weideman
27 Liam Hulett
28 Oscar McDonald
29 Jayden Hunt
30 Alex Neal-Bullen
32 Tomas Bugg
33 Jake Spencer
34 Mitch King
35 Ben Kennedy
36 Jeff Garlett
37 Dion Johnstone
39 Neville Jetta
40 Pat McKenna
42 Josh Wagner
43 James Harmes

38 Tim Smith
41 Mitch White
44 Joel Smith (B)
45 Declan Keilty
47 Lachlan Filipovic
48 Corey Maynard (B)

Head coach

Simon Goodwin

Assistant coaches

Brendan McCartney (development and strategy)
Ben Mathews (stoppages)
Jade Rawlings (defence)
Troy Chaplin (offensive coordinator)
Greg Stafford (ruck)
Daniel McPherson (senior development)
Matthew Egan (head of development)
Max Rooke (development)
Shannon Byrnes (welfare and development)
Daniel Cross (rehab and development)

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: Ladder position:

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): Brownlow votes: Record: Ladder position:

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: Milestone(s): Brownlow votes: Record: Ladder position:

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

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

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

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
25–27 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	%
1	Adelaide	—
1	Brisbane Lions	—
1	Carlton	—
1	Collingwood	—
1	Essendon	—
1	Fremantle	—
1	Geelong	—
1	Gold Coast	—
1	Greater Western Sydney	—
1	Hawthorn	—
1	Melbourne	—
1	North Melbourne	—
1	Port Adelaide	—
1	Richmond	—
1	St Kilda	—
1	Sydney	—
1	West Coast	—
1	Western Bulldogs	—

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

↑ Browne, Ashley (18 October 2016). "Lewis becomes a Demon in second shock trade". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
↑ Twomey, Callum (19 October 2016). "Essendon defender Hibberd traded to Melbourne". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
↑ "Demons Trade In Former Australian Under-19 Cricket Captain". Triple M. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
↑ Guthrie, Ben (20 October 2016). "Dunn deal: Pies grab key defender, Dees move up draft order". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Former co-captain among three delisted Dees". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
↑ "2017 Recruitment Announcement #2 - Matt Jones". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
↑ "2017 Recruitment Announcement #3 - Max King". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
↑ "Dean returns from the Dee's". NorwoodFC.com.au. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
↑ Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.46: Mitch Hannan". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
↑ Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.68: Dion Johnstone". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
↑ Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.8: Lachlan Filipovic". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
↑ Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.25: Tim Smith". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
↑ Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.41: Declan Keilty". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

External links

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Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–18 due to the First World War

2017 AFL season

Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series

Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star

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Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements, sackings and delistings

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