Coach: Simon Goodwin (Round 1-Round 21), Troy Chaplin (Round 22-24)
Captain: Max Gawn
Finishing Position: 14th
Best and Fairest: Max Gawn
Leading Goalkicker: Kysaiah Pickett (40 goals)
Best Young Player: Harvey Langford
Major Sponsor: Zurich-Hertz
Financial result: TBD
Members: 58,563
| Practice matches | Ladder | Playing list | Best and Fairest | Tribunal | VFL | Trading and Drafts |
Melbourne started the season with five straight losses, but recovered to the edge of the finals with five wins in the next six. Another five game losing streak ended their season, and in Round 20, the club suffered a VFL/AFL record collapse after leading St Kilda by 46 points at three quarter time. An 83 point win over West Coast the next week was not enough to save Simon Goodwin, who was dismissed as coach two days later. Long time assistant Troy Chaplin coached the last three games of the season. The club played six games decided by under 10 points and lost each of them.
The search for a new coach came down to ex-Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley, and AFL assistants Daniel Giansiracusa (Essendon), James Kelly (Geelong), Brendon Lade (Western Bulldogs) and Steven King (Geelong).
Practice matches
| Opposition | Result | Score | ||||
| North Melbourne | WIN | 117-71 | ||||
| Fremantle | LOSS | 90-109 | ||||
Premiership season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| 1 | Greater Western Sydney | LOSS | 74-77 | |||
| 2 | North Melbourne | LOSS | 66-125 | |||
| 3 | Gold Coast | LOSS | 62-120 | |||
| 4 | Geelong | LOSS | 46-85 | |||
| 5 | Essendon | LOSS | 57-96 | |||
| 6 | Fremantle | WIN | 107-97 | |||
| 7 | Richmond | WIN | 83-63 | |||
| 8 | West Coast | WIN | 108-76 | |||
| 9 | Hawthorn | LOSS | 56-91 | |||
| 10 | Brisbane Lions | WIN | 99-88 | |||
| 11 | Sydney | WIN | 131-78 | |||
| 12 | St Kilda | LOSS | 63-91 | |||
| 13 | Collingwood | LOSS | 71-72 | |||
| 14 | Port Adelaide | LOSS | 68-93 | |||
| 15 | BYE | |||||
| 16 | Gold Coast | LOSS | 85-104 | |||
| 17 | Adelaide | LOSS | 77-90 | |||
| 18 | North Melbourne | WIN | 119-83 | |||
| 19 | Carlton | LOSS | 70-78 | |||
| 20 | St Kilda | LOSS | 90-96 | |||
| 21 | West Coast | WIN | 139-56 | |||
| 22 | Western Bulldogs | LOSS | 99-105 | |||
| 23 | Hawthorn | LOSS | 56-92 | |||
| 24 | Collingwood | LOSS | 76-82 | |||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | ||
| Adelaide | 18 | 0 | 5 | 139.3 | 72 | |
| Geelong | 17 | 0 | 6 | 141.5 | 68 | |
| Brisbane Lions | 16 | 1 | 6 | 114.2 | 66 | |
| Collingwood | 16 | 0 | 7 | 122.4 | 64 | |
| Greater Western Sydney | 16 | 0 | 7 | 115.3 | 64 | |
| Fremantle | 16 | 0 | 7 | 109.9 | 64 | |
| Gold Coast | 15 | 0 | 8 | 124.9 | 60 | |
| Hawthorn | 15 | 0 | 8 | 120.9 | 64 | |
| Western Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 9 | 137.0 | 56 | |
| Sydney | 12 | 0 | 11 | 97.0 | 48 | |
| Carlton | 9 | 0 | 14 | 96.7 | 36 | |
| St. Kilda | 9 | 0 | 14 | 88.5 | 36 | |
| Port Adelaide | 9 | 0 | 14 | 79.8 | 36 | |
| Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 16 | 93.3 | 28 | |
| Essendon | 6 | 0 | 17 | 69.5 | 24 | |
| North Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 17 | 76.3 | 22 | |
| Richmond | 5 | 0 | 18 | 66.0 | 20 | |
| West Coast | 1 | 0 | 22 | 60.1 | 4 | |
Senior list
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | |||
| 1 | Steven May | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Jacob van Rooyen | 16 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Christian Salem | 23 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Judd McVee | 17 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Christian Petracca | 23 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Caleb Windsor | 17 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Jack Viney | 18 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Jake Lever | 8 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Charlie Spargo | 10 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Daniel Turner | 19 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Max Gawn | 23 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Koltyn Tholstrup | 9 | 3 | |||
| 13 | Clayton Oliver | 22 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Jack Billings | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Ed Langdon | 23 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Bailey Laurie | 1 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Jake Bowey | 23 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Jake Melksham | 19 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Harvey Langford | 22 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Xavier Lindsay | 18 | 2 | |||
| 21 | Matthew Jefferson | 7 | 4 | |||
| 22 | Blake Howes | 12 | 1 | |||
| 23 | Shane McAdam | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Trent Rivers | 23 | 4 | |||
| 25 | Tom McDonald | 17 | 1 | |||
| 26 | Jed Adams | 1 | 0 | |||
| 29 | Tom Campbell | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | Harry Sharp | 18 | 8 | |||
| 31 | Bayley Fritsch | 22 | 36 | |||
| 32 | Tom Sparrow | 22 | 10 | |||
| 33 | Tom Fullarton | 2 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Harrison Petty | 19 | 20 | |||
| 36 | Kysaiah Pickett | 20 | 40 | |||
| 37 | Kade Chandler | 23 | 18 | |||
| 40 | Taj Woewodin | 1 | 0 | |||
Rookie list
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | |||
| 27 | Marty Hore | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Will Verrall | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | Oliver Sestan | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Ricky Mentha | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Kynan Brown | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Aidan Johnson | 5 | 3 | |||
| 43 | Jack Henderson | 5 | 2 | |||
| 44 | Luker Kentfield | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | Andy Moniz-Wakefield | 0 | 0 | |||
| 46 | Jai Culley | 4 | 3 | |||
Best and Fairest
| Player | Votes | |||||
| 1 | Max Gawn | 592 | ||||
| 2 | Christian Petracca | 479 | ||||
| 3 | Kysaiah Pickett | 467 | ||||
| 4 | Jake Bowey | 459 | ||||
| 5 | Christian Salem | 404 | ||||
| 6 | Kade Chandler | 376 | ||||
| 7 | Clayton Oliver | 353 | ||||
| 8 | Ed Langdon | 333 | ||||
| 9 | Harvey Langford | 318 | ||||
| 10 | Jack Viney | 313 | ||||
Other awards
Best VFL player - TBD
James McDonald Trophy - Jake Melksham
Club Ambassador - Tom Campbell
Leadership Award - Kade Chandler
Coaches Award - Daniel Turner
Tribunal
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | |||
| Round 1 | Aidan Johnson | Dangerous tackle | 1 match | |||
| Round 1 | Clayton Oliver | Tripping | $2000 fine | |||
| Round 2 | Jack Viney | Misconduct | $1500 fine | |||
| Round 4 | Bayley Fritsch | Rough conduct | $1500 fine | |||
| Round 5 | Caleb Windsor | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 5 | Jack Viney | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1875 fine | |||
| Round 5 | Trent Rivers | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 6 | Kysaiah Pickett | Striking | $1875 fine | |||
| Round 6 | Caleb Windsor | Rough conduct | $2000 fine | |||
| Round 7 | Kysaiah Pickett | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 8 | Trent Rivers | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 10 | Clayton Oliver | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 11 | Christian Petracca | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 12 | Aidan Johnson | Rough conduct | 2 matches | |||
| Round 12 | Kysaiah Pickett | Striking | $3125 fine | |||
| Round 13 | Trent Rivers | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 13 | Xavier Lindsay | Tripping | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Kysaiah Pickett | Striking | $3125 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Steven May | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Christian Salem | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Jack Viney | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $3125 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Jack Viney | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Clayton Oliver | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1875 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Clayton Oliver | Obscene gesture | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 16 | Jake Melksham | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 18 | Koltyn Tholstrup | Engaging in melee/wrestle | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 19 | Steven May | Rough conduct | 3 matches | |||
| Round 21 | Christian Salem | Tripping | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 23 | Tom Sparrow | Careless umpire contact | $1000 fine | |||
| Round 24 | Harrison Petty | Striking | $1000 fine | |||
Links
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