2011 Melbourne Football Club season

Melbourne Football Club
2011 season
President	Jim Stynes ; (4th season)
Coach	Dean Bailey ; (4th season); (rounds 1–19); Todd Viney ; (rounds 19–24)
Captain(s)	Brad Green ; (1st season)
Home ground	MCG ; (100,018 capacity)
Pre-season	Quarter-finals
AFL season	13th
Finals series	DNQ
Best and fairest	Brent Moloney
Leading goalkicker	Liam Jurrah ; (40 goals)
Highest home attendance	75,998 ; (round 12 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	7,255 ; (round 17 vs. Port Adelaide)
Average home attendance	31,043
Club membership	36,937 ; ( 3,579 / 10.73%)
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Last updated March 30, 2025

The 2011 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 112th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

In January, the club announced Brad Green as captain, taking over the reins from the recently retired James McDonald. Aaron Davey, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers were named vice captains while youngsters Nathan Jones and Jack Grimes were promoted to the leadership group.^[1] Dean Bailey was re-appointed coach, but was sacked after a near-record 186-point loss to Geelong in Round 19.^[2]

2011 list changes

2010 trades

Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost	Ref
Pick 52	Hawthorn	Kyle Cheney Pick 66	^[3]

Retirements and delistings

Player	New club	League	Reason
Brad Miller	Richmond Tigers	AFL	Delisted
Paul Johnson	Hawthorn	AFL	Delisted
Daniel Bell	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
John Meesen	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
Rhys Healey	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
Daniel Hughes	WAFL	Subiaco Lions	Delisted

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from
1	12	Lucas Cook	Forward	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
2	33	Jeremy Howe	Forward	Hobart Football Club	TFL
3	50	Troy Davis	Backmen	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
3	53	Tom McDonald	Key Position	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
5	81 (RP)	Jordie McKenzie	Utility	Melbourne Demons	AFL
6	96 (RP)	Jake Spencer	Ruck	Melbourne Demons	AFL

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from
1	14	Daniel Nicholson	Utility	University Blues	VAFA
2	31	Michael Evans	Utility	Claremont Tigers	WAFL
3	38	Kelvin Lawrence	Forward	Peel Thunder	WAFL
4	63	Cameron Johnston	Midfield	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
5	75	Robert Campbell	Ruck	Box Hill Hawks	VFL
6	83	Tom McNamara	Defender	Melbourne Demons	AFL

2011 squad

Melbourne Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Matthew Warnock 2 Nathan Jones 3 Clint Bartram 4 Jack Watts 5 Jordan Gysberts 6 Matthew Bate 7 Jamie Bennell 8 James Frawley 9 Jack Trengove 10 Cale Morton 12 Colin Sylvia 13 Jordie McKenzie 14 Lynden Dunn 15 Ricky Petterd 16 Jack Grimes 18 Brad Green ( c ) 19 Addam Maric 20 Colin Garland 21 Lucas Cook 22 Brent Moloney (vc)		24 Liam Jurrah 27 Jared Rivers (vc) 28 Joel Macdonald 31 Tom Scully 33 Austin Wonaeamirri 34 Stefan Martin 35 Luke Tapscott 36 Aaron Davey (vc) 37 Max Gawn 38 Jeremy Howe 39 Neville Jetta 40 Mark Jamar 41 Troy Davis 42 Jake Spencer 43 Tom McDonald 44 Rohan Bail 46 Sam Blease 47 James Strauss 48 Jack Fitzpatrick				26 Robert Campbell 29 Michael Newton 30 Tom McNamara 45 Kelvin Lawrence 49 Daniel Nicholson 50 Michael Evans 52 Cameron Johnston		Head coach Dean Bailey (until round 19) Todd Viney (caretaker from round 20) Assistant coaches Josh Mahoney (forward line) Scott West (midfield) Brian Royal (backline) Mark Williams Kelly O'Donnell (development) David Dunbar (innovations) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Long-term injury list Upgraded rookie(s) Updated: 1 August 2011 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

2011 season

Pre-season

NAB Cup

Week 1


	Round 1
Friday, 11 February (7:15 pm)	Adelaide 0.3.6 (24)	def. by	Melbourne 0.5.4 (34)	Football Park	Report
Friday, 11 February (8:20 pm)	Melbourne 0.5.6 (36)	def.	Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27)	Football Park	Report

Quarter-final


	Quarter-final
Thursday, 24 February (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Essendon	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,863)	Report
	1.3.1 (28) 1.6.3 (48) 1.10.5 (74) 1.11.7 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.7.3 (45) 1.8.5 (62) 1.10.5 (74) 1.17.10 (121)	Umpires: Rosebury, Nicholls, Ritchie

Maric		Super Goals	Hurley
Jurrah 3, Dunn 2, Maric 2, Trengove, Watts, Jetta, Sylvia		Goals	Ryder, Davey 2, Monfries 2, Heppell 2, Crameri, Jetta, Howlett, Williams, Winderlich, Stanton, Bellchambers, Colyer
Grimes, Jurrah, Moloney, Sylvia, Maric, Trengove		Best	Heppell, Hooker, Hurley, Stanton, Ryder, Monfries
Nil		Injuries	Colyer (hip), Dempsey (concussion)

NAB Challenge

Week 3


	Week 3
Saturday, 5 March (12:00 noon)	Melbourne	def. by	Brisbane Lions	Princes Park (crowd: 3,000 est.)	Report
	4.2 (26) 6.4 (40) 9.5 (59) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 7.8 (50) 13.9 (87) 16.11 (107)	Umpires: Findlay, Ryan, Fila


Maric 3, Watts 2, Martin, Jetta, Dunn, Sylvia, Petterd, Jamar, Bate		Goals	Power 3, Clark 2, Bewick 2, O'Brien 2, Rockliff 2, Polkinghorne 2, Beams 2, Lester
Jetta, Sylvia, Jones, Bail, Maric, Tapscott, Jamar		Best	Rich, Clark, Adcock, Power, Rockliff, Collier, Lester

Week 4


	Week 4
Friday, 11 March (7:00 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	York Park (crowd: 4010)	Report
	2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 11.9 (75) 15.12 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 8.1 (49) 9.2 (56) 12.3 (75)


Shiels 3, Whitecross 2, Smith, Birchall, Guerra, Bruce, Savage, Burgoyne, Lisle, Young, Hale, Sewell		Goals	Maric 3, Jurrah 2, Jamar, Green, Moloney, Scully, Davey, Petterd, Bate
Shiels, Sewell, Birchall, Guerra		Best	Maric, Davey, Grimes, Scully

Home and away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Sunday, 27 March (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	drew with	Sydney	MCG (crowd: 33,951)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.8 (38) 8.12 (60) 11.18 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 10.14 (74) 11.18 (84)	Umpires: McBurney, Armstrong, Jeffery Television broadcast: Seven Network


Green 2, Dunn 2, Jurrah 2, Sylvia, Jetta, Moloney, Jones, Bennell		Goals	McGlynn 3, Bolton 3, Goodes 2, Reid, Everitt, White
Sylvia, Garland, Moloney, Trengove, Tapscott, Green, Dunn		Best	Richards, Jack, Bolton, McGlynn, O'Keefe, McVeigh, Grundy

Davey for head high contact with McGlynn		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Luke Tapscott Brownlow Votes: Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney) 3 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ben McGlynn (Sydney) 1 vote Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw (100.00%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Ricky Petterd Addam Maric

Round 2


	Round 2
Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 49,905)	Report
	2.8 (20) 3.13 (31) 11.24 (90) 16.26 (122)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 8.2 (50) 9.3 (57) 12.5 (77)	Umpires: Donlon, Stewart, Chamberlain Television broadcast: Foxtel


Burgoyne 4, Roughead 2, Franklin 2, Suckling 2, Bateman, Bruce, Rioli, Ladson, Shiels, Osborne		Goals	Dunn 2, Green 2, Jurrah 2, Jamar, Trengove, Bennell, Petterd, Davey, Watts
Rioli, Suckling, Burgoyne, Shiels, Young, Gilham		Best	Tapscott, Sylvia, Jamar, Grimes, Bail, Garland
Rioli (laceration to calf), Renouf (concussion)		Injuries	Garland (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Matt Suckling (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (78.2%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Addam Maric Neville Jetta

Round 3


	Round 3
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Brisbane Lions	MCG (crowd: 24,380)	Report
	1.1 (7) 6.3 (39) 11.7 (73) 12.10 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 7.3 (45) 9.3 (57) 11.5 (71)	Umpires: Schmitt, Chamberlain, Keating Television broadcast: Foxtel


Jurrah 5, Wonaeamirri, Gysberts, Grimes, Sylvia, Bennell, Dunn, Moloney		Goals	Power 4, Banfield 2, Polkinghorne, Leuenberger, Redden, Clark, Rockliff
Jamar, Jurrah, Moloney, Gysberts, Sylvia, Jones, Frawley		Best	Clark, Power, Adcock, Banfield, Black, Raines, Polec
Nil		Injuries	Clark (dislocated finger)


Milestones: Rohan Bail (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Liam Jurrah (Melbourne) 2 votes, Luke Power (Brisbane Lions) 1 vote Record: 1 Win, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (87.7%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Cale Morton Jack Watts

Round 4


	Round 4
Sunday, 17 April (2:40 pm)	Gold Coast	def. by	Melbourne	Gabba (crowd: 12,111)	Report
	3.2 (20) 4.5 (29) 8.11 (53) 9.15 (69)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 11.9 (75) 15.14 (104) 23.21 (159)	Umpires: Meredith, Ryan, Keating Television broadcast: Seven Network


Smith 2, Swallow 2, Stanley, Fraser, Matera, Shaw, Magin		Goals	Jurrah 3, Morton 3, Davey 2, Trengove 2, Dunn 2, Green 2, Jamar 2, Wonaeamirri 2, Moloney, Sylvia, Bail, Jones, Bennell
Swallow, Rischitelli, Brennan, McKenzie, Smith		Best	Moloney, Trengove, Davey, Grimes, Jamar, Jurrah



Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 3 votes, Mark Jamar (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (116.2%) Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Jack Watts Liam Jurrah

Round 5


	Round 5
	Bye Melbourne

Round 6


	Round 6
Thursday, 28 April (6:40 pm)	West Coast	def.	Melbourne	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,298)	Report
	5.3 (33) 7.8 (50) 10.12 (72) 15.16 (106)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32) 6.16 (52)	Umpires: Donlon, Rosebury, Stewart Television broadcast: Ten Network


Darling 3, Lynch 3, Embley 3, Kennedy 2, Nicoski 2, LeCras, Rosa		Goals	Jones, Sylvia, Davey, Moloney, Watts, Dunn
Priddis, Kerr, Cox, Ebert, S. Selwood, A. Selwood, Nicoski		Best	Garland, Jamar, Grimes, Jones, Watts
Priddis (dislocated finger)		Injuries	Nil


Milestones: Mark Jamar (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Dean Cox (West Coast) 3 votes, Matt Priddis (West Coast) 2 votes, Jack Darling (West Coast) 1 vote Record: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (100.4%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Lynden Dunn Jordan Gysberts

Round 7


	Round 7
Sunday, 8 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 19,987)	Report
	2.7 (19) 6.11 (47) 14.16 (100) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 5.3 (33) 6.4 (40) 8.5 (53)	Umpires: Stevic, Jeffery, Keating Television broadcast: Seven Network


Petterd 4, Sylvia 4, Jurrah 3, Watts 2, Wonaeamirri 2, Green 2, Dunn, Tapscott, Bartram, Bate, Jones		Goals	Tippett 3, Reilly 2, S. Thompson, van Berlo, McKernan
Moloney, Jones, Sylvia, Davey, Green, Maric, Trengove, Frawley		Best	Jaensch, Reilly, van Berlo, Johncock, Schmidt
Grimes (ankle)		Injuries	Dangerfield (concussion), S. Thompson (calf), Wright (knee)


Milestones: Luke Tapscott (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 2 votes, Mark Jamar (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (119.4%) Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Austin Wonaeamirri Jack Grimes

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	def.	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,536)	Report
	3.2 (20) 7.5 (47) 14.7 (91) 19.10 (124)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.2 (44) 8.6 (54) 10.10 (70) 12.11 (83)	Umpires: Donlon, Bowen, Wenn Television broadcast: Ten Network


Edwards 6, Wells 3, Harvey 3, Hansen 2, Goldstein 2, Adams, Speight, Harper		Goals	Jurrah 3, Maric 3, Newton 2, Petterd 2, Watts, Bartram
Wells, Edwards, Swallow, Goldstein, Garlett		Best	Davey, Warnock, Martin, Frawley, Watts
Cunnington (illness) replaced before the game by Garlett		Injuries	Garland (ankle), Bail (knee), Martin (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 3 votes, Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Aaron Edwards (North Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Draw (109.1%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Rohan Bail

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	def.	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,863)	Report
	5.4 (34) 9.5 (59) 12.6 (78) 16.10 (106)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 7.5 (47) 10.7 (67) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Stevic, Dalgleish, Pannell Television broadcast: Ten Network


Milne 3, Riewoldt 3, Montagna 2, Cripps 2, Ray, Jones, Siposs, Schneider, Polo, Peake		Goals	Jurrah 3, Green 2, Watts 2, Maric 2, Newton 2, Petterd, Gysberts
Montagna, Jones, Armitage, Milne, Riewoldt, Gilbert, Peake		Best	Jones, Moloney, Evans, Maric, Watts, Gysberts
Nil		Injuries	Tapscott (hamstring)


Debut(s): Michael Evans Milestones: Nathan Jones (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) 3 votes, Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 2 votes, Sam Gilbert (St Kilda) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Draw (105%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Matthew Bate Luke Tapscott

Round 10


	Round 10
Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Carlton	MCG (crowd: 47,464)	Report
	1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 5.8 (38) 8.12 (60) 13.15 (93)	Umpires: McBurney, Nicholls, Armstrong Television broadcast: Seven Network


Sylvia, Petterd, Jurrah, Rivers, Newton		Goals	O'hAilpin 3, Walker 2, Betts 2, Waite 2, Murphy, Yarran, Armfield, Garlett
Frawley, Rivers, Green, Macdonald, Jones		Best	Judd, Murphy, Gibbs, Robinson, Jamison, Simpson
Nil		Injuries	Russell (hamstring), Laidler (knee)


Debut(s): Daniel Nicholson Milestones: Joel Macdonald (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Mitch Robinson (Carlton) 3 votes, Chris Judd (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy (Carlton) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (98.8%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Matthew Warnock

Round 11


	Round 11
Friday, 3 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 53,077)	Report
	3.2 (20) 6.5 (41) 6.6 (42) 10.8 (68)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 15.11 (101)	Umpires: Donlon, Rosebury, Mollison Television broadcast: Seven Network


Ryder 2, Melksham, Stanton, Hardingham, Howlett, Hille, Monfries, Zaharakis		Goals	Green 4, Jurrah 3, Jetta 2, Moloney 2, Sylvia, Watts, Scully, Howe
Melksham, Lonergan, Heppell, Hibberd		Best	McKenzie, Jones, Scully, Martin, Green, Gysberts
Nil		Injuries	Sylvia (corked right quad)


Debut(s): Jeremy Howe, Max Gawn Milestones: Jeremy Howe (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jordan Gysberts (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Trengove (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (102.6%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Colin Sylvia

Round 12


	Round 12
Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Collingwood	MCG (crowd: 75,998)	Report
	2.2 (14) 3.5 (23) 5.5 (35) 6.5 (41)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.6 (24) 9.7 (61) 11.10 (76) 19.14 (129)	Umpires: Nicholls, Chamberlain, Mollison Television broadcast: Ten Network


Sylvia 4, Howe, Jurrah		Goals	Cloke 6, Krakouer 2, Pendlebury 2, Ball 2, McCarthy, Fasolo, Wellingham, Brown, Dawes, Didak, Blair
Sylvia, Frawley, Watts, Scully, Moloney		Best	Wellingham, Cloke, Reid, Sidebottom, Ball
Bartram (eye), Jetta (broken hand)		Injuries	Nil


Brownlow Votes: Sharrod Wellingham (Collingwood) 3 votes, Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 2 votes, Chris Tarrant (Collingwood) 1 vote Record: 4 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (93.7%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Michael Evans Neville Jetta

Round 13


	Round 13
Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Fremantle	MCG (crowd: 19,092)	Report
	6.5 (41) 10.7 (67) 14.12 (96) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.4 (10) 6.6 (42) 7.10 (52) 8.12 (60)	Umpires: Kennedy, Leppard, Wenn Television broadcast: Foxtel


Green 5, Martin 3, Watts 3, Howe 2, Jurrah 2, Frawley, Gawn, Nicholson, Petterd, Sylvia, Trengove, Jones		Goals	Johnson 3, Mayne 2, Pavlich, Pearce, McPharlin
Martin, Green, McKenzie, Watts, Scully, Howe		Best	Fyfe, Barlow, Mzungu, Johnson, McPharlin
Gysberts (soreness) replaced in selected side by Nicholson, Garland (ankle)		Injuries	Bradley (knee) replaced in selected side by van Berlo, Grover (adductor tear), Crowley (back)
Petterd for striking Crowley		Reports	Nil

Milestone: Max Gawn (1st AFL Goal), Daniel Nicholson (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie (Melbourne) 3 votes, Tom Scully (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brad Green (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (102.2%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Colin Garland

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm)	Richmond	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 61,900)	Report
	3.5 (23) 7.5 (47) 10.9 (69) 13.13 (91)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.1 (43) 12.4 (76) 14.14 (98) 17.16 (118)	Umpires: Margetts, Stevic, Findlay Television broadcast: Foxtel


Vickery 3, Farmer 2, Newman 2, Deledio, Edwards, Foley, Grigg, Riewoldt, Martin		Goals	Watts 3, Green 3, Trengove 3, Jones 2, Martin 2, Jurrah 2, Howe, Sylvia
Foley, Deledio, Newman, Nahas, Edwards, Houli, Vickery		Best	Moloney, Watts, Jones, Frawley, Scully, Green, Petterd, Jamar
Conca (head knock)		Injuries	Macdonald (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, James Frawley (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Watts (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (104.3%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Cale Morton Joel Macdonald

Round 15


	Round 15
Friday, 1 July (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def.	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,516)	Report
	4.5 (29) 8.9 (57) 13.10 (88) 19.13 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.4 (16) 4.9 (33) 7.13 (55) 8.15 (63)	Umpires: Farmer, Rosebury, Mollison Television broadcast: Seven Network


Giansiracusa 4, Hall 3, Griffen 2, Higgins 2, Dahlhaus 2, Ward 2, Gilbee, Cooney, Picken, Grant		Goals	Petterd 2, Howe 2, Watts 2, Trengove, Sylvia
Griffen, Cooney, Ward, Giansiracusa, Picken		Best	Trengove, Petterd, Howe, Moloney



Debut(s): Sam Blease Milestones: Colin Garland (50th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Callan Ward (Western Bulldogs) 1 vote Record: 6 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (99%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Sam Blease Jamie Bennell

Round 16


	Round 16
	Bye Melbourne

Round 17


	Round 17
Saturday, 16 July (8:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Port Adelaide	TIO Stadium (crowd: 7, 255)	Report
	6.2 (38) 9.6 (60) 16.8 (104) 17.11 (113)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 6.4 (40) 10.5 (65) 14.8 (92)	Umpires: Dalgleish, Armstrong, Jeffery Television broadcast: Ten Network


Jurrah 3, Maric 3, Petterd 3, Green 2, Martin 2, Gysberts, Jones, Nicholson, Sylvia		Goals	Banner 3, C. Cornes 3, Gray 2, Hitchcock 2, Cassisi, Hartlett, Pearce, Thomas
Petterd, Martin, Sylvia, Moloney, Frawley, Trengove, Maric, Jurrah		Best	C. Cornes, Thomas, Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Pearce, K. Cornes, Hartlett, Jacobs
Scully (knee)		Injuries	Thomas (eye)


Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ricky Petterd (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (100.6%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Tom Scully

Round 18


	Round 18
Sunday, 24 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Hawthorn	MCG (crowd: 39,782)	Report
	3.3 (21) 6.3 (39) 9.4 (58) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.1 (37) 10.4 (64) 16.6 (102) 20.12 (132)	Umpires: Meredith, Kamolins, McBurney Television broadcast: Seven Network


Green 4, Howe 3, Dunn 2, Sylvia, Bate, Petterd		Goals	Franklin 5, Breust 3, Rioli 3, Hodge 2, Osborne 2, Mitchell, Lewis, Ellis, Hale, Smith
Green, Martin, Howe, Dunn, Jones		Best	Sewell, Franklin, Mitchell, Hodge, Rioli, Bailey, Birchall
Nil		Injuries	Savage (shoulder)


Brownlow Votes: Brad Sewell (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Draw (97%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Addam Maric

Round 19


	Round 19
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong	def.	Melbourne	Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,716)	Report
	8.3 (51) 20.4 (124) 28.8 (176) 37.11 (233)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.3 (3) 1.4 (10) 5.4 (34) 7.5 (47)	Umpires: H. Ryan, S. Ryan, Jeffery Television broadcast: Foxtel


Johnson 7, Hawkins 5, Mooney 5, Stokes 3, Varcoe 3, Duncan 3, Bartel 2, Corey 2, West 2, Mackie, Ottens, Ling, Christensen, Selwood		Goals	Dunn 2, Bate, Howe, Trengove, Watts, Jurrah
Johnson, Corey, Selwood, Enright, Mooney, Varcoe		Best	Dunn, McKenzie



Brownlow Votes: Joel Selwood (Geelong) 3 votes, Steve Johnson (Geelong) 2 votes, Corey Enright (Geelong) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw (86.8%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate Brent Moloney

Round 20


	Round 20
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton	def.	Melbourne	MCG (crowd: 42,342)	Report
	6.1 (37) 14.2 (86) 18.7 (115) 21.8 (134)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.7 (25) 3.10 (28) 6.12 (48) 7.16 (58)	Umpires: Donlon, Vozzo, Jeffery Television broadcast: Ten Network


Ellard 3, Judd 2, Scotland 2, Walker 2, Garlett 2, Gibbs 2, Robinson, Kreuzer, McLean, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, Warnock, Henderson		Goals	Watts 2, Dunn 2, Green, Howe, Davey
Judd, Gibbs, Scotland, Warnock, Ellard, Murphy		Best	Watts, Garland, Rivers, Macdonald, Dunn
Armfield (ankle) replaced in the selected side by Houlihan		Injuries	Strauss (leg), Tapscott (concussion)


Brownlow Votes: Chris Judd (Carlton) 3 votes, Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy (Carlton) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw (83.7%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate James Strauss

Round 21


	Round 21
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	West Coast	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,709)	Report
	1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 8.7 (55) 9.8 (62)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 10.9 (69) 13.9 (87) 16.14 (110)	Umpires: McBurney, Kamolins, B. Ryan Television broadcast: Foxtel


Howe 3, Petterd, Dunn, Watts, Sylvia, Trengove, Morton		Goals	Nicoski 3, LeCras 3, Kennedy 2, Cox 2, Kerr, S. Selwood, Naitanui, A. Selwood, Priddis, Embley
Howe, Frawley, Macdonald, Jones, Blease, Garland		Best	Gaff, Priddis, Embley, Shuey, Schofield, Cox, Brown
Green (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Nicholson		Injuries	Shuey (hamstring)


Brownlow Votes: Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 3 votes, Andrew Embley (West Coast) 2 votes, Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 11 Losses, 1 Draw (82.2%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Luke Tapscott

Round 22


	Round 22
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Richmond	MCG (crowd: 36,321)	Report
	4.0 (24) 7.1 (43) 14.2 (86) 17.8 (110)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 10.9 (69) 11.12 (78) 17.15 (117)	Umpires: McBurney, H. Ryan, Hay Television broadcast: Foxtel


Sylvia 5, Jones 3, Jurrah 3, Trengove 2, Watts, Bennell, Green, Petterd		Goals	Miller 3, Martin 3, Riewoldt 2, Foley 2, King, Graham, Jackson, Nahas, Webberley, Cotchin, Edwards
Sylvia, Jones, McKenzie, Bartram, Frawley		Best	Foley, Miller, Houli, Grigg, Tuck, Martin



Milestones: Aaron Davey (150th AFL Game), Ricky Petterd (50th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Foley (Richmond) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (82.9%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Brad Green Jeremy Howe

Round 23


	Round 23
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Gold Coast	MCG (crowd: 21,534)	Report
	4.3 (27) 7.5 (47) 13.7 (85) 17.10 (112)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 6.5 (35) 7.8 (50) 12.10 (82)	Umpires: Ritchie, Stewart, Schmitt Television broadcast: Seven Network


Green 4, Jurrah 3, Moloney 3, Howe 2, Jones, Tapscott, Martin, Garland, Jetta		Goals	Bennell 2, Smith 2, Rischitelli 2, Russell 2, Swallow, Stanley, N. Ablett, Thompson
Blease, Garland, Moloney, Jones, Jamar, Green, McDonald		Best	Rischitelli, G. Ablett, Swallow, Prestia, Stanley
Jurrah (shoulder)		Injuries	Hickey (corked quad)


Debut(s): Tom McDonald Brownlow Votes: Colin Garland (Melbourne) 3 votes, Sam Blease (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 8 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (84.9%) Ladder Position: 12th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Liam Jurrah

Round 24


	Round 24
Sunday, 4 September (2:40 pm)	Port Adelaide	def.	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29, 340)	Report
	3.2 (20) 8.4 (52) 13.6 (84) 17.10 (112)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.6 (24) 7.11 (53) 10.12 (72) 15.14 (104)	Umpires: Stewart, H. Ryan, Schmitt Television broadcast: Network Seven


Westhoff 4, Ebert 3, Rodan 2, Boak 2, Banner, Gray, Motlop, Butcher, Salopek, Schulz		Goals	Jones 2, McKenzie 2, Green 2, Martin 2, Morton, Bate, Jamar, Trengove, Howe, Jetta, Fitzpatrick
Westhoff, Gray, Boak, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Rodan		Best	Moloney, Trengove, McKenzie, Jones, Howe, Bate
Surjan (right calf/ankle), Butcher (back), Carlile (quad)		Injuries	Blease (head knock)


Debut(s): Jack Fitzpatrick Milestones: Stefan Martin (50th AFL Game), Jack Fitzpatrick (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Steven Salopek (Port Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 8 Wins, 13 Losses, 1 Draw (85.3%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Luke Tapscott Sam Blease

Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Collingwood	22	20	2	0	2592	1546	167.7	80	Finals series
2	Geelong (P)	22	19	3	0	2548	1619	157.4	76
3	Hawthorn	22	18	4	0	2355	1634	144.1	72
4	West Coast	22	17	5	0	2235	1715	130.3	68
5	Carlton	22	14	7	1	2225	1700	130.9	58
6	St Kilda	22	12	9	1	1891	1677	112.8	50
7	Sydney	22	12	9	1	1897	1735	109.3	50
8	Essendon	22	11	10	1	2217	2217	100.0	46
9	North Melbourne	22	10	12	0	2106	2082	101.2	40
10	Western Bulldogs	22	9	13	0	2060	2155	95.6	36
11	Fremantle	22	9	13	0	1791	2155	83.1	36
12	Richmond	22	8	13	1	2069	2396	86.4	34
13	Melbourne	22	8	13	1	1974	2315	85.3	34
14	Adelaide	22	7	15	0	1742	2193	79.4	28
15	Brisbane Lions	22	4	18	0	1814	2240	81.0	16
16	Port Adelaide	22	3	19	0	1718	2663	64.5	12
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1534	2726	56.3	12

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards and milestones

Home and away season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Luke Tapscott ^[4]	AFL debut	27 March 2011
Mark Jamar ^[5]	100th game	28 April 2011
Michael Evans ^[6]	AFL debut	21 May 2011
Nathan Jones ^[7]	100th game	27 May 2011
Daniel Nicholson ^[8]	AFL debut	27 May 2011
Max Gawn ^[9]	AFL debut	3 June 2011
Jeremy Howe ^[9]	AFL debut	3 June 2011
Sam Blease ^[10]	AFL debut	1 July 2011
Colin Garland ^[10]	50th game	1 July 2011

References

↑ Australian Associated Press (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Age. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ Bailey sacked Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today - sportal.com.au. Written by Luke Sheahan. Published 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ Paton, Al (11 October 2010). "Hawks pick up Cheney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
↑ Paton, Al (24 March 2011). "Melbourne teenager Luke Tapscott to debut against Sydney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (27 April 2011). "Dees unchanged for West Coast clash". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (21 May 2011). "Pickles relishes the big time". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (20 May 2011). "Q&A with Nathan Jones". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (26 May 2011). "Nicholson to debut". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
1 2 Edmund, Sam (3 June 2011). "Meet Giant Max Gawn and Jumping Jeremy Howe". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
1 2 Burgan, Matt (30 June 2011). "Blease to debut against Dogs". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

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[1] Australian Associated Press (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Age. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[2] Bailey sacked Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today - sportal.com.au. Written by Luke Sheahan. Published 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[3] Paton, Al (11 October 2010). "Hawks pick up Cheney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

[tapscott-4] Paton, Al (24 March 2011). "Melbourne teenager Luke Tapscott to debut against Sydney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[5] Burgan, Matt (27 April 2011). "Dees unchanged for West Coast clash". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[6] Burgan, Matt (21 May 2011). "Pickles relishes the big time". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[7] Burgan, Matt (20 May 2011). "Q&A with Nathan Jones". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

[8] Burgan, Matt (26 May 2011). "Nicholson to debut". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

[Gawn_and_Howe-9] 1 2 Edmund, Sam (3 June 2011). "Meet Giant Max Gawn and Jumping Jeremy Howe". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

[blease_and_garland-10] 1 2 Burgan, Matt (30 June 2011). "Blease to debut against Dogs". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

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v t e 2011 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series
Awards	All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Goal of the Year Mark of the Year Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings

2011 season
President	Jim Stynes ^{(4th season)}
Coach	Dean Bailey ^{(4th season)} ^{(rounds 1–19)} Todd Viney ^{(rounds 19–24)}
Captain(s)	Brad Green ^{(1st season)}
Home ground	MCG ^{(100,018 capacity)}
Pre-season	Quarter-finals
AFL season	13th
Finals series	DNQ
Best and fairest	Brent Moloney
Leading goalkicker	Liam Jurrah ^{(40 goals)}
Highest home attendance	75,998 ^{(round 12 vs. Collingwood)}
Lowest home attendance	7,255 ^{(round 17 vs. Port Adelaide)}
Average home attendance	31,043
Club membership	36,937 ^{( 3,579 / 10.73%)}
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