Round 1, 2012
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions
Saturday March 31
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,473
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 11.12.78 |
| Brisbane Lions | 1.4 | 7.8 | 13.13 | 17.17.119 |
Brisbane Lions win by 41 points
Goalkickers: Mitch Clark 2, Jeremy Howe 2, James Magner 2, Aaron Davey 1, Brad Green 1, Stefan Martin 1, Jack Trengove 1, Jack Watts 1
Brownlow Votes
2 - James Magner
Milestones:
First Game
James Magner (and first goal)
Josh Tynan
First MFC Game
Mitch Clark
First game as coach
Mark Neeld
Magner became the first Demon to goal with his first two kicks since Peter Tossol in 1982.
Matthew Bate replaced Sam Blease at three-quarter time
Video
Lists
Goal with their first kick
Links
Demonblog match review
FanFooty scores
Media
Australian - 31/03/2012