The 2015 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 116th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.
Despite improvements in 2014, Melbourne still produced a poor season in regards to results, which led to Melbourne receiving a financially and commercially challenging draw. The club played home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Gold Coast, Fremantle, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane Lions, St Kilda, and North Melbourne whom typically do not draw high crowds in Melbourne, and played Collingwood, Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs twice. Games were broadcast on the Seven Network (free to air) for seven games, down from nine in 2014.
Even with financial and commercial challenges, the club continued to host its annual Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in round 10 and played its first Friday night game since round 7, 2012, which was against Richmond in round 4 as a lead into ANZAC day. The club also played more traditional time slots, as the AFL aimed to have a more 'fan friendly' fixture,[1] with seventeen day games (up from twelve), two twilight matches (down from five) and three at night (down from five). In addition, the club played 17 matches in Victoria, and traveled to Adelaide, Canberra, and Perth once, and the Northern Territory twice.
Melbourne sold two of its home games to the Northern Territory due to a sponsorship deal made with Tourism NT. One was at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs in round 9 against Port Adelaide for the second year in a row. The other match was at TIO Stadium in Darwin for the sixth year in a row, which was against West Coast in round 14. In addition Melbourne hosted Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium in round 23.
The club finished the season with 7 wins and 15 losses, this was the club's best result since the 2011 season.
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Updated: 11 September 2015Source(s): Team List, Staff Members
Debut(s): Angus Brayshaw, Jesse Hogan, Aaron vandenBerg Debut(s) for MFC: Sam Frost (Greater Western Sydney), Jeff Garlett (Carlton), Heritier Lumumba (Collingwood), Ben Newton (Port Adelaide) Milestone(s): Heritier Lumumba (200th AFL game), Jesse Hogan (1st AFL goal), Ben Newton (1st AFL goal), Aaron vandenBerg (1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes: Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Dion Prestia (Gold Coast) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 draws (129.21%) Ladder position: 4th Substitutes: Jimmy Toumpas Angus Brayshaw
Brownlow votes: Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) 3 votes, Shane Mumford (Greater Western Sydney) 2 votes, Stephen Coniglio (Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 1 loss, 0 draws (90.00%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes: Angus Brayshaw Bernie Vince
Brownlow votes: Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 3 votes, Rory Sloane (Adelaide) 2 votes, David Mackay (Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 1 win, 2 losses, 0 draws (83.70%) Ladder position: 12th Substitutes: Angus Brayshaw Sam Frost
Milestone(s): Angus Brayshaw (1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes: Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 3 votes, Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 2 votes, Shane Edwards (Richmond) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (96.26%) Ladder position: 12th Substitutes: Viv Michie Dean Kent
Milestone(s): Jack Watts (100th AFL game) Brownlow votes: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 3 votes, David Mundy (Fremantle) 2 votes, Chris Mayne (Fremantle) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (81.77%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes: Jordie McKenzie Christian Salem
Debut(s): Billy Stretch Milestone(s): Billy Stretch (1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes: Tom Mitchell (Sydney) 3 votes, Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 2 votes, Kurt Tippett (Sydney) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (77.61%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Jack Watts Cameron Pedersen
Brownlow votes: Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (67.30%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Billy Stretch Christian Salem
Brownlow votes: Aaron vandenBerg (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (75.34%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: Aidan Riley Matt Jones
Milestone(s): Cameron Pedersen (50th AFL game), Jeff Garlett (200th AFL goal), Jesse Hogan (Rising Star round nominee) Brownlow votes: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 3 votes, Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (71.54%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Jack Viney Neville Jetta
Milestones: Angus Brayshaw (Rising Star round nominee) Brownlow votes: Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 3 votes, Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (72.19%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Matt Jones Aaron vandenBerg
Debut(s): Alex Neal-Bullen Milestone(s): Lynden Dunn (150th AFL game) Brownlow votes: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 3 votes, Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) 2 votes, Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (74.24%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Viv Michie Cameron Pedersen
Milestone(s): Alex Neal-Bullen (1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes: Max Gawn (Melbourne) 3 votes, Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 2 votes, Steven Motlop (Geelong) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 8 losses, 0 draws (78.34%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Aidan Riley Jimmy Toumpas
Brownlow votes: Jack Darling (West Coast) 3 votes, Chris Masten (West Coast) 2 votes, Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 9 losses, 0 draws (76.01%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Alex Neal-Bullen Angus Brayshaw
Debut(s): James Harmes Brownlow votes: Brent Stanton (Essendon) 3 votes, Joe Daniher (Essendon) 2 votes, Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 4 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (76.58%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris James Harmes
Brownlow votes: Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 3 votes, Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) 2 votes, Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 wins, 10 losses, 0 draws (78.96%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Alex Neal-Bullen Jay Kennedy Harris
Brownlow votes: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 3 votes, Sean Dempster (St Kilda) 2 votes, Jack Viney (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 wins, 11 losses, 0 draws (77.61%) Ladder position: 15th Substitutes: Viv Michie Aaron vandenBerg
Milestone(s): James Harmes (1st AFL goal) Brownlow votes: Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes, Dane Swan (Collingwood) 2 votes, Max Gawn (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 11 losses, 0 draws (80.88%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: James Harmes Viv Michie
Milestone(s): Dom Tyson (50th AFL game) Brownlow votes: Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne) 3 votes, Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Nick Dal Santo (North Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 12 losses, 0 draws (80.22%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: Alex Neal-Bullen James Harmes
Milestone(s): Matt Jones (50 AFL games) Brownlow votes: Luke Dahlhaus (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Lachie Hunter (Western Bulldogs) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 13 losses, 0 draws (76.42%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: Jack Grimes Neville Jetta
Brownlow votes: Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) 3 votes, Patrick Cripps (Carlton) 2 votes, Andrew Walker (Carlton) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 14 losses, 0 draws (76.17%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: Alex Neal-Bullen Heritier Lumumba
Debut(s): Oscar McDonald Milestone(s): Nathan Jones (200th AFL game) Brownlow votes: David Mundy (Fremantle) 3 votes, Lachie Neale (Fremantle) 2 votes, Danyle Pearce (Fremantle) 1 vote Record: 6 wins, 15 losses, 0 draws (74.73%) Ladder position: 14th Substitutes: Jack Grimes Nathan Jones
Debut(s): Mitch White Milestone(s): Jeremy Howe (100th AFL game) Brownlow votes: Bernie Vince (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 2 votes, Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) 1 vote Record: 7 wins, 15 losses, 0 draws (76.96%) Ladder position: 13th Substitutes: Alex Neal-Bullen Mitch White
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy – Bernie Vince[30]
Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Second in the Best and Fairest) – Jack Viney
Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Third in the Best and Fairest) – Tom McDonald
Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (Fourth in the Best and Fairest) – Jesse Hogan
Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (Fifth in the Best and Fairest) – Nathan Jones
Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (Best Young Player) – Jesse Hogan
Troy Broadbridge Trophy (highest polling MFC player in the Casey Best and Fairest) – Aidan Riley
Ron Barassi Jnr. Leadership Award – Daniel Cross, Jack Trengove
Ian Ridley Club Ambassador Award – Neville Jetta
Norm Smith Memorial Trophy (Coach's Award) – Jack Viney
James McDonald Trophy (Best Team Man) – Jack Viney
Leading Goalkicker Award – Jesse Hogan (44 goals)
Best Female Player – Daisy Pearce
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