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One Point Games

Round 6 and 7, 1902 are the only time in history that Melbourne have had one point results in consecutive weeks - for one win and one loss.

VFL/AFL

One point wins
Melbourne has registered 24 one-point wins since 1897

RoundOpponent
Round 11, 1901 Collingwood
Round 7, 1902 South Melbourne
Round 15, 1909 University
Round 4, 1921 South Melbourne
Round 16, 1921 Fitzroy
Round 13, 1931 Essendon
Round 13, 1938 Hawthorn
Round 2, 1950 Richmond
Round 9, 1952 Essendon
Round 7, 1955 South Melbourne
Round 14, 1957 Essendon
Round 10, 1959 St. Kilda
Round 18, 1961 Carlton
Round 12, 1972 Hawthorn
Round 3, 1981 Footscray
Round 18, 1991 St. Kilda
Round 4, 1999 Hawthorn
Round 20, 2005 Geelong
Round 14, 2008 Brisbane Lions
Round 9, 2010 Port Adelaide
Round 13, 2014 Essendon
Round 8, 2019 Gold Coast
Round 2, 2020 Carlton
Round 18, 2023 Brisbane Lions

Opponents
4 - Essendon
3 - Hawthorn, South Melbourne
2 - Brisbane Lions, Carlton, St. Kilda
1 - Collingwood, Fitzroy, Footscray, Geelong, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, Richmond, University

Coaches
5 - Norm Smith
2 - Percy Wilson, Neale Daniher, Dean Bailey, Simon Goodwin
1 - Alex Hall, Ivor Warne-Smith, Checker Hughes, Ian Ridley, Ron Barassi, John Northey, Paul Roos

One point losses
On 24 occasions since the birth of the VFL the Demons have lost by the narrowest of margins.

RoundOpponent
Round 1, 1900 St. Kilda
Round 6, 1902 Geelong
Round 15, 1912 Fitzroy
Round 3, 1924 Collingwood
Round 17, 1928 St. Kilda
Round 12, 1945 Carlton
Round 3, 1953 North Melbourne
Round 14, 1955 Footscray
Round 6, 1958 St. Kilda
Round 5, 1967 Footscray
Round 19, 1968 Collingwood
Round 13, 1971 Footscray
Round 11, 1972 Fitzroy
Round 20, 1972 St. Kilda
Round 22, 1975 Collingwood
Round 6, 1985 North Melbourne
Round 6, 1992 Essendon
Round 7, 1993 Fitzroy
Round 22, 1996 Hawthorn
Round 12, 1999 North Melbourne
Round 17, 2000 North Melbourne
Round 9, 2007 North Melbourne
Round 2, 2010 Collingwood
Round 10, 2021 Adelaide
Round 9, 2024 Carlton

Opponents
5 - North Melbourne
4 - Collingwood, St. Kilda
3 - Fitzroy
2 - Carlton, Footscray
1 - Adelaide, Geelong, Essendon, Hawthorn

Coaches
4 - Norm Smith
3 - Ian Ridley, Neale Daniher
2 - Neale Balme, Simon Goodwin
1 - Alex Hall, Gordon Rattray, Ivor Warne-Smith, Checker Hughes, John Beckwith, Bob Skilton, Ron Barassi, John Northey, Dean Bailey

AFLW

One point wins

Round Opponent
Round 6, 2019 Western Bulldogs
Round 10, 2022 Carlton