2013

Coach: Mark Neeld
Captains: Jack Grimes and Jack Trengove
Finishing Position: 17th
Best and Fairest: Nathan Jones
Leading Goalkicker: Jeremy Howe - 28
Best Young Player: Jack Viney
Major Sponsors: Webjet and Opel (joint)
Members: 33,177
Substitutes

Matches

Ladder

Playing List

Best and Fairest

Tribunal

VFL

Drafts and Trading

After a disappointing 2012 season the Demons were handed a seemingly easy opening round fixture against fellow strugglers Port Adelaide on the MCG. Port won easily and the club was plunged into crisis, following up the next week with their largest ever loss at their home ground.

The Demons registered their first win for the year against Greater Western Sydney in Round 4 on the back of the club's highest scoring quarter in history, but they continued to disappoint - and lost their first match against a recent expansion team against Gold Coast in Round 7.

After the dismissal of Chief Executive Officer Cameron Schwab following the Round 2 defeat, Melbourne went to the AFL for assistance and former Essendon CEO Peter Jackson was signed to the position until the end of 2014. With the club in crisis both on and off-field, and former Hawthorn President and Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett suggesting he would mount a challenge, President Don McLardy resigned on Friday 14 June.

That day the board made the long expected move on coach Mark Neeld 18 months into his contract, announcing his dismissal on the morning of Monday 17 June. Former Adelaide coach Neil Craig replaced him until the end of the season. Further casualties included resigned board members Stuart Grimshaw, Guy Jalland, Karen Hayes and List Manager Tim Harrington who was made redundant.

Under caretaker coach Neil Craig the Demons recovered briefly before sinking back into their old ways. He won just won game in his 11 matches in charge. The club's win tally was their worst since 1981 and their percentage was the worst since 1906.

Former West Coast player Glen Bartlett was named Club President on 16 August, despite a campaign by ex-board member Alan Stockdale to take on the job.

The first Melbourne FC Women team played as a curtain raiser to the Round 14 match against Western Bulldogs. Players from each side were chosen in a draft and Jack Grimes served as an assistant coach. Melbourne won on a night where the men's side earned their only victory of the season over a non-expansion club.

Aaron Davey, Joel Macdonald and David Rodan retired. Tom Couch, Troy Davis, Tom Gillies, James Sellar and Josh Tynan were delisted.

NAB Cup

Round	Opposition	Result
1	Richmond	LOSS
1	North Melbourne	LOSS
2	Port Adelaide	WIN
3	St Kilda	LOSS

Practice Match

Opposition	Result
Gold Coast	LOSS

Premiership Season

Round	Opposition	Result
1	Port Adelaide	LOSS
2	Essendon	LOSS
3	West Coast	LOSS
4	Greater Western Sydney	WIN
5	Brisbane Lions	LOSS
6	Carlton	LOSS
7	Gold Coast	LOSS
8	Richmond	LOSS
9	Fremantle	LOSS
10	Hawthorn	LOSS
11	Collingwood	LOSS
12	BYE
13	St Kilda	LOSS
14	Western Bulldogs	WIN
15	Sydney	LOSS
16	Geelong	LOSS
17	Brisbane Lions	LOSS
18	North Melbourne	LOSS
19	Greater Western Sydney	LOSS
20	Gold Coast	LOSS
21	Fremantle	LOSS
22	Adelaide	LOSS
23	Western Bulldogs	LOSS

Ladder

	W	D	L	%	P
Hawthorn	19	0	3	135.7	76
Geelong	18	0	4	135.6	72
Fremantle	16	1	5	134.1	66
Sydney	15	1	6	132.5	62
Richmond	15	0	7	115.0	56
Collingwood	14	0	8	115.0	56
Port Adelaide	12	0	10	102.4	48
Carlton	11	0	11	106.7	44
Essendon	14	0	8	107.3	56
North Melbourne	10	0	12	119.5	40
Adelaide	10	0	12	108.1	40
Brisbane Lions	10	0	12	89.6	40
West Coast	9	0	13	95.3	36
Gold Coast	8	0	14	91.7	32
Western Bulldogs	8	0	14	85.1	32
St Kilda	5	0	17	82.6	20
Melbourne	2	0	20	54.1	8
Greater Western Sydney	1	0	21	51.0	4

• Essendon were relegated to ninth by the AFL due to rule breaches

Senior List

Substitutes

Number	Player	Games	Goals
2	Nathan Jones	22	8
4	Jack Watts	18	22
5	Jimmy Toumpas	14	0
6	Chris Dawes	12	12
7	Jack Viney	13	3
8	James Frawley	17	0
9	Jack Trengove	20	9
10	Shannon Byrnes	17	12
11	Mitch Clark	4	7
12	Colin Sylvia	19	9
13	Jordie McKenzie	12	3
14	Lynden Dunn	18	4
15	David Rodan	9	2
17	Sam Blease	10	5
19	James Strauss	6	0
20	Colin Garland	21	2
21	Cameron Pedersen	10	5
23	Josh Tynan	0	0
25	Tom McDonald	17	0
26	Daniel Nicholson	11	2
27	Tom Gillies	2	0
28	Joel Macdonald	1	0
30	James Sellar	7	2
31	Jack Grimes	15	1
32	Michael Evans	9	6
33	Dominic Barry	0	0
34	Dean Kent	15	10
35	Luke Tapscott	16	7
36	Aaron Davey	20	15
37	Max Gawn	13	7
38	Jeremy Howe	21	28
39	Neville Jetta	5	0
40	Mark Jamar	9	2
41	Troy Davis	2	1
42	Jake Spencer	8	1
43	Rory Taggert	0	0
44	Rohan Bail	8	4
45	Matt Jones	22	3
46	Dean Terlich	20	0
48	Jack Fitzpatrick	11	15

Rookie List

Number	Player	Games	Goals
22	James Magner	2	0
47	Tom Couch	0	0
49	Nathan Stark	0	0
50	Mitch Clisby	8	1

Best and Fairest

The senior coach and three main assistants ranked each player from 1 to 7 for their performance in a match.

	Player	Votes
1	Nathan Jones	365
2	Colin Garland	360
3	Dean Terlich	306
4	Matt Jones	303
5	Colin Sylvia	288
6	Lynden Dunn	270
7	James Frawley	268
8	Jack Trengove	257
9	Jeremy Howe	256
10	Tom McDonald	249
11	Jack Watts	238
12	Aaron Davey	209
13	Jack Grimes	202
14	Jack Viney	199
15	Shannon Byrnes	191
16	Jordie McKenzie	172
17	Dean Kent Luke Tapscott	159
19	Chris Dawes	147
20	Jimmy Toumpas	143
21	Max Gawn	133
22	Mitch Clisby	120
23	Jack Fitzpatrick Jake Spencer	117
25	Michael Evans	116
26	Daniel Nicholson Cameron Pedersen	108
28	Mark Jamar	103
29	David Rodan	93
30	Rohan Bail	77
31	Sam Blease	71
32	James Sellar James Strauss	58
34	Neville Jetta	48
35	Mitch Clark	41
36	James Magner	26
37	Troy Davis	21
38	Tom Gillies	16
39	Joel Macdonald	11

Tribunal

Round	Player	Charge	Sanction
Round 1	Colin Sylvia	Striking	Reprimand
Round 4	Neville Jetta	Rough Conduct	2 matches
Round 6	Luke Tapscott	Rough Conduct	Not Guilty
Round 7	Colin Sylvia	High Contact	3 matches
Round 7	Chris Dawes	Striking	Reprimand
Round 8	Nathan Jones	Melee	$2100 fine
Round 8	Jordie McKenzie	Melee	$1200 fine
Round 8	Luke Tapscott	Melee	$1200 fine
Round 13	Jake Spencer	High Contact	3 matches
Round 20	Mitch Clisby	Rough Conduct	3 matches
Round 23	Jordie McKenzie	Instigating a Melee	$2700 fine
Round 23	Max Gawn	Melee	$1200 fine
Round 23	Dean Kent	Melee	$1200 fine
Round 23	Colin Sylvia	Melee	$1200 fine
Round 23	Jack Viney	Melee	$1200 fine

VFL

2013 Casey Scorpions season
12 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses, 4th place
Best and Fairest - Jesse Hogan

Finals

Round	Opposition	Result	Score
QF	Geelong	LOSS	51-100
SF	Werribee	LOSS	84-124

Drafts and Trading

2013 Draft

Gained via trade	From	Gave up via trade
Dom Tyson Pick 9	Greater Western Sydney	Pick 2 Pick 20 Pick 72
Viv Michie	Fremantle	Pick 54
Bernie Vince	Adelaide	Pick 23

Notes

• Jesse Hogan was assigned #1, but was not officially on the playing list.
• Maia Westrupp was not officially on the playing list
• Nathan Jones was named temporary captain before Round 7 when Jack Grimes was placed on the Long Term Injury list. He is assumed to have remained in the role when Grimes returned.

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Media
"Bartlett announced as President" - melbournefc.com.au 16/08/13