AKA: Metricon Stadium, Heritage Bank Stadium
From: 1987 to 1992, 2006, 2008
Wins | Draws | Losses | % |
8 | 0 | 7 | 53.33 |
First Game - Round 5, 1987 vs Brisbane Bears
A ground at which the Demons failed to crack a five figure attendance in their first six attempts. In just their 5th game, with the side actually nudging the top 5, the Bears could only draw 7400 fans and by the time they had hit rock bottom (several times) in 1992 the Round 12 clash between the sides saw just 4902 through the gates.
Soon enough the Bears would move to the Gabba and eventually become the Lions on route to much more success, and better crowds, but we would be sent back there twice during the 2000's to play matches as part of the AFL's march into the Gold Coast market.
Melbourne played their first game at the newly redesigned Metricon Stadium against the Gold Coast in Round 20, 2013. They had also played a NAB Cup match there in 2012.
Records
Biggest win
Margin | Round | Opponent | |
1 | 73 | Round 7, 2016 | Gold Coast |
2 | 64 | Round 5, 1990 | Brisbane Bears |
3 | 54 | Round 23, 2024 | Gold Coast |
4 | 18 | Round 18, 2020 | Essendon |
5 | 14 | Round 14, 1989 | Brisbane Bears |
6 | 13 | Round 2, 2022 | Gold Coast |
7 | 5 | Round 8, 2023 | Gold Coast |
8 | 1 | Round 8, 2019 | Gold Coast |
Highest Score
Score | Round | Opponent | |
1 | 24.16.160 | Round 7, 2016 | Gold Coast |
2 | 19.11.125 | Round 5, 1990 | Brisbane Bears |
3 | 17.11.113 | Round 14, 1989 | Brisbane Bears |
4 | 14.13.97 | Round 3, 2006 | Adelaide |
5 | 13.12.90 | Round 8, 2023 | Gold Coast |
5 | 12.10.82 | Round 2, 2022 | Gold Coast |
6 | 12.9.81 | Round 5, 1987 | Brisbane Bears |
7 | 11.11.77 | Round 12, 1992 | Brisbane Bears |
7 | 10.17.77 | Round 20, 2013 | Gold Coast |
9 | 10.8.68 | Round 18, 2020 | Essendon |
10 | 8.13.61 | Round 8, 2019 | Gold Coast |
Biggest Loss
Margin | Round | Opponent | |
1 | 37 | Round 10, 2009 | St Kilda |
2 | 28 | Round 13, 2020 | Western Bulldogs |
3 | 26 | Round 12, 1992 | Brisbane Bears |
4 | 13 | Round 20, 2013 | Gold Coast |
5 | 5 | Round 5, 1987 | Brisbane Bears |
5 | 5 | Round 3, 2006 | Adelaide |
7 | 4 | Round 8, 2020 | Brisbane Lions |
Most goals in a game (+5)
Goals | Player | Game | |
1 | 6 | Darren Bennett | 1990 |
AFLW
Wins | Draws | Losses | % |
3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
First Game - Round 1, 2021 vs Gold Coast
Biggest Win
Margin | Round | Opponent | |
1 | 49 | Round 8, 2022 spring season | Gold Coast |
2 | 21 | Round 1, 2021 | Gold Coast |
3 | 1 | Round 7, 2022 summer season | Brisbane Lions |
Highest Score
Score | Round | Opponent | |
1 | Round 8, 2022 spring season | Gold Coast | |
2 | 9.2.56 | Round 1, 2021 | Gold Coast |
3 | 5.5.35 | Round 7, 2022 summer season | Brisbane Lions |