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AFL Club · Founded 1858

Melbourne
Demons

Head CoachSteven King
CaptainMax Gawn
Home GroundMCG
Training BaseGosch's Paddock
State AffiliateVFL - Casey Demons
Premierships12 🏆
Navy blue and red 12 Premierships 2021 Premiers Est. 1858
2026 Season Record
5
Wins
2
Losses
Last 5
W
W
L
W
W
4th
2026 Ladder Position
5W · 2L · Round 7
W
W
L
W
W
Next Match · Round 8, 2026
Melbourne @ Sydney Swans
Sun 3 May, 3:15pm · SCG

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2026 Fixtures & Results

Round
Date & Time
Opponent
Venue
Result
R1
Sun 15 Mar, 3:15pm
H St Kilda
MCG
W 120–107
R2
Sat 21 Mar, 4:35pm
A Fremantle
Optus Stadium
L 70–118
R3
Sun 29 Mar, 3:15pm
A Carlton
MCG
W 100–77
R4
Sun 5 Apr, 3:15pm
H Gold Coast
MCG
W 109–89
R5
Sat 11 Apr, 12:45pm
A Essendon
Adelaide Oval
L 68–113
R6
Sun 19 Apr, 3:15pm
H Brisbane
MCG
W 104–102
R7
Fri 24 Apr, 7:40pm
A Richmond
MCG
W 126–72
R8
Sun 3 May, 3:15pm
A Sydney
SCG
vs
R9
Sun 10 May, 1:10pm
H West Coast
Marvel Stadium
vs
R10
Sat 16 May, 4:15pm
H Hawthorn
MCG
vs
R11
Sun 24 May, 3:15pm
A Bulldogs
Marvel Stadium
vs
R12
Sun 31 May, 2:45pm
H GWS
TIO Traeger Park
vs
R13
Mon 8 Jun, 3:15pm
A Collingwood
MCG
vs
R14
Sat 13 Jun, 1:15pm
H Essendon
MCG
vs
R15
Sat 20 Jun, 12:45pm
A Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
vs
R17
Sat 4 Jul, 12pm
A Hawthorn
UTAS Stadium
vs
R18
Sat 11 Jul, 12pm
H Richmond
MCG
vs
R19
Sat 18 Jul, 12pm
A Nth Melb
Marvel Stadium
vs
R20
Sat 25 Jul, 12pm
H Geelong
MCG
vs
R21
Sat 1 Aug, 12pm
A Gold Coast
People First Stadium
vs
R22
Sat 8 Aug, 12pm
H Fremantle
MCG
vs
R23
Sat 15 Aug, 12pm
A Port Adel
Adelaide Oval
vs
R24
Sat 22 Aug, 12pm
H Bulldogs
MCG
vs

H = home · A = away · Last updated from official 2026 fixture

Club Records

Premierships
12
Last won 2021
Last Flag
2021
Grand Final victory
Founded
1858
168 years of football
Most Games
306
David Neitz
Most Goals
631
David Neitz
Individual Honours
Brownlow Medal — 1991
Jim Stynes
Brownlow Medal — 2000
Shane Woewodin
Coleman Medal — 2002
David Neitz
Recent Season Records
2026 · Round 7
Season in progress
5-2
2025 · Full Season
11-12
2024 · Full Season
7-15
2023 · Full Season
14-9
AFL Premierships
12 Flags
The oldest club in world football. Melbourne's golden era delivered six flags in the 1950s and 60s, while the 2021 premiership under Simon Goodwin ended a 57-year drought — one of the most celebrated moments in modern AFL history.
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Coaching Staff

Senior Coach
Steven King
Appointed 2025 · 2nd season
GM of AFL Football Performance
Alan Richardson
Performance & Strategy
Assistant Coach
Troy Chaplin
Defence
Midfield & Stoppages Coach
Nathan Jones
Midfield
Assistant Coach
Jared Rivers
Backline
Head of Development
Taylor Whitford
Player Development
VFL Senior Coach
Rhett McLennan
VFL & Development
Development Coach
Rory Atkins
Player Development
Ruck Coach
Mark Jamar
Ruck Development
Specialist Coach
Matthew Scarlett
Defence Specialist
Tackling & Grappling Coach
Max Viney
Tackling & Grappling

2026 Squad

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2
Jacob Van Rooyen
Key Forward
62 games · 193cm
3
Christian Salem
Defender
204 games · 184cm
4
Harvey Langford
Midfielder
27 games · 191cm
5
Xavier Lindsay
Defender
23 games · 183cm
6
Caleb Windsor
Midfielder
41 games · 185cm
7
Jack Viney
Midfielder
237 games · 179cm
8
Jake Lever
Key Defender
191 games · 194cm
9
Jack Steele
Midfielder
207 games · 187cm
10
Daniel Turner
Key Defender
41 games · 194cm
11
Max Gawn
Ruck
252 games · 209cm
12
Koltyn Tholstrup
Defender
24 games · 186cm
13
Jai Culley
Midfielder
21 games · 194cm
14
Changkuoth Jiath
Defender
79 games · 185cm
15
Ed Langdon
Midfielder
207 games · 182cm
16
Bailey Laurie
Forward
13 games · 179cm
17
Jake Bowey
Defender
84 games · 175cm
18
Jake Melksham
Forward
250 games · 186cm
19
Xavier Taylor
Defender
192cm
20
Thomas Matthews
Forward
171cm
21
Blake Howes
Defender
33 games · 191cm
22
Matthew Jefferson
Key Forward
7 games · 195cm
23
Shane McAdam
Forward
53 games · 186cm
24
Trent Rivers
Defender
125 games · 188cm
25
Tom McDonald
Key Defender
252 games · 195cm
26
Jed Adams
Key Defender
1 games · 196cm
27
Max Heath
Ruck
4 games · 204cm
28
Brody Mihocek
Key Forward
164 games · 192cm
29
Tom Campbell
Ruck
58 games · 201cm
30
Harry Sharp
Forward
39 games · 182cm
31
Bayley Fritsch
Forward
175 games · 188cm
32
Tom Sparrow
Midfielder
122 games · 183cm
33
Latrelle Pickett
Forward
5 games · 182cm
34
Kalani White
Ruck
201cm
35
Harrison Petty
Key Defender
106 games · 197cm
36
Kysaiah Pickett
Midfielder
131 games · 171cm
37
Kade Chandler
Forward
84 games · 175cm
38
Oscar Berry
Defender
196cm
39
Ricky Mentha
Forward
178cm
40
Riley Onley
Midfielder
185cm
41
Paddy Cross
Forward
1 games · 181cm
42
Aidan Johnson
Key Forward
5 games · 193cm
43
Jack Henderson
Forward
5 games · 176cm
44
Luker Kentfield
Key Defender
194cm
45
Andy Moniz-Wakefield
Defender
6 games · 182cm

Club History

Est. 1858

Founded in 1858, Melbourne is the oldest football club in the world and a foundation member of the VFL. The Demons dominated the 1950s with five consecutive flags from 1955 to 1960, a feat unlikely to be matched. After decades of near-misses and heartbreak, Melbourne ended the longest active premiership drought in the competition with a famous 74-point grand final victory over the Western Bulldogs in 2021. Under Steven King, the Demons are rebuilding toward their next era of sustained success.

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President

Kate Roffey

Board Member

Brad Green

Board Member

Mohan Jesudason

Board Member

David Robb

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Address
AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone
(03) 9652 1111
Email
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Postal Address
PO Box 7, Collins St West VIC 8007
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