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	VFL	^[13]
3	41	Declan Keilty	VIC	Utility	Casey	VFL	^[14]

2017 squad

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Jesse Hogan 2 Nathan Jones (c) 3 Christian Salem 4 Jack Watts 5 Christian Petracca 6 Jordan Lewis 7 Jack Viney 8 Heritier Lumumba 9 Jack Trengove 10 Angus Brayshaw 11 Max Gawn 12 Dom Tyson 13 Clayton Oliver 14 Michael Hibberd 15 Billy Stretch 16 Dean Kent 17 Sam Frost 18 Jake Melksham 19 Mitch Hannan 20 Colin Garland		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(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	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	v	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final







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

Women's team

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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(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 12 November 2016 Source(s): Players, Coaches

Ladder

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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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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

[1] Browne, Ashley (18 October 2016). "Lewis becomes a Demon in second shock trade". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[2] Twomey, Callum (19 October 2016). "Essendon defender Hibberd traded to Melbourne". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[3] "Demons Trade In Former Australian Under-19 Cricket Captain". Triple M. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[4] Guthrie, Ben (20 October 2016). "Dunn deal: Pies grab key defender, Dees move up draft order". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[delistings2-5] "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[delistings1-6] Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Former co-captain among three delisted Dees". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[7] "2017 Recruitment Announcement #2 - Matt Jones". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[8] "2017 Recruitment Announcement #3 - Max King". EFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[9] "Dean returns from the Dee's". NorwoodFC.com.au. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[10] Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.46: Mitch Hannan". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[11] Burgan, Matt (25 November 2016). "Selection No.68: Dion Johnstone". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[12] Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.8: Lachlan Filipovic". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[13] Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.25: Tim Smith". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[14] Burgan, Matt (28 November 2016). "Rookie selection No.41: Declan Keilty". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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v t e 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
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings
See also	2017 AFL Women's season