2014 Melbourne Football Club season

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Melbourne Football Club
2014 season
President Glen Bartlett
(1st season)
Coach Paul Roos
(1st season)
Captain(s) Jack Grimes
(3rd season)
Nathan Jones
(1st season)
Home ground MCG
(100,024 capacity)
Pre-season 1 win, 2 losses
AFL season 17th
Finals series DNQ
Best and fairest Nathan Jones
Leading goalkicker Chris 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
(Increase2.svg 2,734 / Increase2.svg 8.26%)

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

Contents

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

2013 free agency

PlayerDateFree agent typeFormer clubNew clubCompensationRef
Colin Sylvia 4 October 2013Unrestricted Melbourne Fremantle 2nd round [2]
Daniel Cross 1 November 2013Delisted Western Bulldogs Melbourne None [3]
Aidan Riley 11 November 2013Delisted Adelaide Melbourne None [4]

2013 trades

DateTrade gainedTraded fromTrade lostRef
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

PlayerNew clubLeagueReasonRef
David Rodan West Preston Lakeside Northern Football League Retired [8]
Aaron Davey Richmond reserves VFL Retired [9]
Joel Macdonald unknownunknownRetired
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

RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague from
19 Christian Salem Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Midfield Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup
340 Jay Kennedy Harris Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Forward Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
457 Jayden Hunt Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Midfield/Defender Brighton Grammar APS
682 (RP) Mitch Clisby Flag of South Australia.svg Midfield/Defender Melbourne AFL

Rookie draft

RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague from
12 James Harmes Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Midfield Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup
219 Max King Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Forward/Ruckman Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
335 Alexis Georgiou Flag of South Australia.svg Forward/Ruckman Norwood SANFL
450 Neville Jetta Flag of Western Australia.svg Utility Melbourne AFL

2014 squad

Melbourne Football Club
Senior listRookie ListCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Cruz Roja.svg Long-term injury list
  • Arrow-up.png Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (vet) Veterans list

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

2014 season

Pre-season

NAB Challenge

Week 1
Round 1
Friday, 14 February (7:10 pm) Richmond def. by Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,024)
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)InjuriesNil
nilReportsNil
  • 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
Round 2
Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Geelong TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,378)
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)
NilReports 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

Week 3
Week 3
Saturday, 8 March (1:00 pm) Melbourne def. by Hawthorn Casey Fields (crowd: 9,723)
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)
NilReportsNil
  • 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

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 22 March (7:40 pm) St Kilda def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,607)
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)
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Tom McDonald Decrease2.svg

Round 2

Round 2
Sunday, 30 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by West Coast MCG (crowd: 22,226)
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)
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Jack Fitzpatrick Decrease2.svg

Round 3

Round 3
Sunday, 06 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney def. Melbourne Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,016)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Shannon Byrnes Decrease2.svg

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 12 April (1:45 pm) Carlton def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 37,323)
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)ReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Dean Terlich Decrease2.svg

Round 5

Round 5
Sunday, 20 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Gold Coast MCG (crowd: 17,243)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Dom Tyson Decrease2.svg

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Sydney MCG (crowd: 24,855)
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
NilInjuries Franklin (knee), Jetta (calf)
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Neville Jetta Decrease2.svg

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 03 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,216)
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)
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Alex Georgiou Decrease2.svg

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne def. by Western Bulldogs MCG (crowd: 36,326)
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)
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Dean Terlich Decrease2.svg

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 17 May (1:40 pm) Richmond def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 56,910)
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
NilReportsNil
  • 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 Increase2.svg Aidan Riley Decrease2.svg

Round 10

Round 10
Bye
Melbourne

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 31 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Port Adelaide TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,655)
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
NilInjuries Chad Wingard (concussion)
NilReportsNil

Round 12

Round 12
Monday, 09 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Collingwood MCG (crowd: 68,124)
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
NilInjuries Jesse White (finger) replaced in selected side by Brodie Grundy
NilReportsNil

Round 13

Round 13
Sunday, 15 June (4:40 pm) Essendon def. by Melbourne MCG (crowd: 44,622)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil

Round 14

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,
NilInjuries Robin Nahas (suspected broken collarbone)
NilReportsNil

Round 15

Round 15
Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,953)
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)
NilReportsNil

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 5 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Fremantle TIO Stadium (crowd: 9,290)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 12 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne def. by Geelong MCG (crowd: 36,385)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil

Round 18

Round 18
Sunday, 20 July (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide def. Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,894)
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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil

Round 19

Round 19
Sunday, 3 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne def. by Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,079)
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)
NilReports Daniel Merrett (striking)

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 9 August (4:40 pm) Hawthorn def. Melbourne MCG (crowd: 37,082)
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
NilInjuriesNil
Jarryd Roughead (tripping)ReportsNil

Round 21

Round 21
Sunday, 17 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne def. by Greater Western Sydney MCG (crowd: 17,218)
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)
NilReportsNil

Round 22

Round 22
Saturday, 23 August (5:40 pm) West Coast def. Melbourne Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,083)
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)
NilReportsNil

Round 23

Round 23
Saturday, 30 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne def. Melbourne Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,174)
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)
NilReportsNil

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sydney 22175021261488142.968 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P)22175024581746140.868
3 Geelong 22175020331787113.868
4 Fremantle 22166020291556130.464
5 Port Adelaide 22148021801678129.956
6 North Melbourne 22148020261731117.056
7 Essendon 22129118281719106.350
8 Richmond 221210018871784105.848
9 West Coast 221111020451750116.944
10 Adelaide 221111021751907114.144
11 Collingwood 22111101766187694.144
12 Gold Coast 22101201917204593.740
13 Carlton 2271411891210789.730
14 Western Bulldogs 2271501784217781.928
15 Brisbane Lions 2271501532221269.328
16 Greater Western Sydney 2261601780232076.724
17 Melbourne 2241801336195468.416
18 St Kilda 2241801480243660.816
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder breakdown by opposition

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrewPremiership pointsPoints forPoints againstPercentage (%)
Carlton 110048158139.66
Richmond 110049174122.97
Adelaide 110047067104.48
Essendon 110047877101.30
Gold Coast 10100788690.70
Western Bulldogs 2020016819088.42
Port Adelaide 2020014416786.23
St Kilda 10100516875.00
North Melbourne 2020015923069.13
Brisbane Lions 10100517468.92
Hawthorn 101006511556.52
Sydney 10100386955.07
Collingwood 10100286145.90
Greater Western Sydney 202008117745.76
Geelong 101003610235.29
Fremantle 10100349735.05
West Coast 202008324234.30
Total224180161336195468.38

Tribunal/Match Review Panel cases

PlayerRoundCharge category (Level)VerdictEarly PleaPoints [a] ResultVictimClubRef(s)
Bernie Vince 3Reckless Contact with an Umpire (first offence)GuiltyYesN/A$1950Ben RyanN/A [19]
Alex Georgiou 6Striking (level one)GuiltyYes93.75Reprimand Lance Franklin Sydney [20]
Jack Viney 7Rough ConductGuilty
Appealed
No (straight to tribunal)200
0
2 Matches
N/A
Tom Lynch Adelaide [21] [22]
Chris Dawes 9Striking (level three)GuiltyYes168.751 Match Alex Rance Richmond [23]
Jordie McKenzie 14Striking (level three)GuiltyYes168.751 Match Lindsay Thomas North Melbourne [24]
Neville Jetta 15Rough Conduct (level two)GuiltyYes185.631 Match Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs [25]
Nathan Jones 22Reckless Contact with an Umpire (first offence)GuiltyYesN/A$1950Matthew LeppardN/A [26]
Jordie McKenzie 23Negligent Contact with an Umpire (first offence)GuiltyYesN/A$900Ben RyanN/A [27]
Chris Dawes 23Striking (level two)GuiltyYes145.311 Match Andrew Swallow North Melbourne [27]

Awards

Brownlow Medal tally

Player1 vote games2 vote games3 vote gamesTotal votes
Nathan Jones 134(13)
Dom Tyson 302(11)
Bernie Vince 200(6)
Lynden Dunn 100(3)
James Frawley 100(3)
Mark Jamar 010(2)
Chris Dawes 010(2)
Jeremy Howe 002(2)
Total858(42)

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)

PositionPlayerVotes
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 TrophyNathan 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 AwardLynden Dunn

Ian Ridley Club Ambassador AwardJack Watts

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

James McDonald Trophy (Best Team Man)Daniel Cross

Leading Goalkicker AwardChris Dawes (20)

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