Before an official VFL Thirds competition began in 1946, clubs adopted smaller sub-district teams. From 1936 through at least 1939 Melbourne was aligned with Prahran Districts/Prahran City, and a Melbourne Boys' League club called Como Rovers until 1946. Melbourne joined the competition in 1947.

Until 1959 the grade was known as the "Thirds", before being renamed to the Under 19s in 1960. The competition was abolished at the end of 1991 and replaced by the statewide Under 18's competition now known as the TAC Cup.

Seasons

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

Honours

Premiers (6)
1947, 1953, 1964, 1971, 1981, 1983

Runners Up
1975

Minor Premiers
6 times

League leading goalkickers
Jeff Crouch 1953 (42)
Barry Bourke 1962 (67)
David Cordner 1981 (111)

Morrish Medal
The medal was awarded as the reserves equivalent of the Brownlow Medal. It was named in honour of Tom Morrish who had been a long-serving treasurer of the VFL Reserve Grade. Since 1992 the award has been presented to the best player in the TAC Cup competition.

MFC players to win the award were,

Name	Year	Votes
Ray Harvey	1948
Terry Johnston	1961
Paul Callery	1968
Phillip Friedman	1974 (joint winner)
Adrian Battiston	1981	37
Les Bamblett	1982
Greg Healy	1983

Full list of winners

Vin Catoggio won the award with Carlton in 1972 and later played for Melbourne. Future MFC players Gary Moorcroft (1994), (Matthew Bate)) (2004) and Clayton Oliver (2015) have won the award in the TAC Cup. 1992 winner Brad Smith was on Melbourne's list the next year but not play seniors.

Coaches

Player	Years
Unknown	1947
Roy McKay	1948-1956, 1963
Ray Hutchins	1957
Unknown	1958-1962
Unknown	1964
Frank Adams	1965-66
Trevor Johnson	1968
Tony Bull	1969
Brian Gray	1970-1974
Neil Crompton	1975-1977
Frank Davis	1978
Ian Thorogood	1979-1980
Ray Jordon	1981-1985
Hassa Mann	1986-1987
Alan Jarrott	1988
Mark Cross	1989-1991

Best and Fairest

Year	Player
1947-1951	Unknown
1952	Don Williams
1953	Frank Adams
1954	Unknown
1955	Unknown
1956	Trevor Clay
1957	Neil Campbell
1958	Neil Campbell
1959	Robert Miller
1960	John Leahy
1961	George Hill
1962	Barry Bourke
1963	Frank Davis
1964	Bob Russell
1965	Robert Stewart
1966	John Callery
1967	J. Calleja
1968	Paul Callery
1969	Bruce Brown
1970	Warren Tassell
1971	Peter Dilnot
1972	Frank Giampaolo
1973	Robert Meades
1974	James Ahern
1975	Mark Davidson
1976	Peter Geddes
1977	Geoff Hayes
1978	Phillip Mehrten
1979	Phillip Greene
1980	Paul O'Brien
1981	Adrian Battiston
1982	Chris Connolly
1983	Mark McDonald
1984	Stephen Newport
1985	Steve O'Dwyer
1986	Tony Hannant
1987	Andrew Peck
1988	Denis Knight
1989	Darren Cuthbertson
1990	Paul Foot
1991	Scott Nelson

Leading Goalkicker

Year	Player	Goals
1953	Jeff Crouch	42
1954	Peter Brenchley	?
1955	Peter Brenchley	25
1962	Barry Bourke	67
1964	Rod McNabb	52
1981	David Cordner	111
1991	Danny McCarthy	36

Records

(Records are being progressively added. The figures from below only take into account the 1965-1968, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1991 seasons. Goalkickers are from 1981 onwards only)

Biggest Win

Margin	Match	Opposition
146	Round 12, 1986	Richmond
131	Round 24 1991	Footscray
126	Round 17, 1981	Carlton
119	Round 22, 1991	St Kilda
115	Round 21, 1991	Carlton
113	1981 Qualifying Final	Hawthorn
92	Round 22, 1986	Carlton
88	Round 17, 1984	Carlton
87	Round 18, 1968	Hawthorn
83	Round 8, 1989	Collingwood

Biggest Loss

	Margin	Match	Opposition
137	Round 21, 1986	North Melbourne
133	Round 10, 1984	Richmond
129	Round 6, 1989	North Melbourne
97	Round 4, 1989	Footscray
97	Round 16, 1991	Hawthorn
92	Round 11, 1989	Geelong
90	Round 20, 1989	Essendon
89	Round 14, 1984	Essendon
85	Round 12, 1991	Footscray

Highest Score

	Score	Match	Opposition
35.20.230	Round 12, 1986	Richmond
30.23.203	1981 Qualifying Final	Hawthorn
29.16.190	Round 24, 1991	Footscray
26.20.176	Round 17, 1981	Carlton
27.13.175	Round 1, 1986	Richmond
26.15.171	Round 3, 1991	Geelong
23.22.168	Round 4, 1981	St Kilda
25.11.161	Round 22, 1986	Carlton
23.18.156	Round 18, 1984	Fitzroy
22.21.153	Round 1, 1984	Collingwood
23.15.153	Round 8, 1989	Collingwood
22.13.149	Round 14, 1984	Essendon

Lowest Score

	Score	Match	Opposition
1.3.9	Round 16, 1967	Footscray
4.3.27	Round 6, 1989	North Melbourne
3.11.29	Round 12, 1989	Richmond
4.7.31	Round 17, 1967	Fitzroy
4.8.32	Round 14, 1991	Geelong
5.2.32	Round 18, 1967	Essendon
3.15.33	Round 9, 1967	South Melbourne
4.10.34	Round 17, 1968	Footscray
4.12.36	Round 4, 1966	South Melbourne
6.3.39	Round 6, 1965	Collingwood (win)
5.12.42	Round 15, 1991	North Melbourne
6.7.43	Round 12, 1966	St Kilda

7+ goals in a game

	Player	Match	Opposition
12 - David Cordner	1981 Qualifying Final	Hawthorn
10 - David Cordner	Round 16, 1981	Geelong
10 - Wayne Lamb	Round 24 1991	Footscray
9 - Tim Stoney	Round 12, 1986	Richmond
8 - David Cordner	Round 2, 1981	Fitzroy
8 - David Cordner	Round 17, 1981	Carlton
8 - Tim Stoney	Round 3, 1986	Fitzroy
8 - Phil Partington	Round 1, 1989	Richmond
7 - David Cordner	Round 18, 1981	South Melbourne
7 - Chris Farrell	Round 8, 1989	Collingwood
7 - Danny McCarthy	Round 20, 1991	Sydney

Notes
Prahran City is said to have disbanded before the 1938 season, but other sources show them continuing until at least 1939. They may have rebranded as Como Rovers.

Media
Football Record R1 1936
The Argus 1939
Sporting Globe - 16/03/1946