List of Melbourne captains
Players who have played in, and who were nominated as captain for, at least one match for Melbourne in a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the elected leaders (e.g. captains-elect).
Captain List
| No. | Captain | Season(s) | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Premiership(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ned Sutton | 1897-1898 | 32 | 15 | -1- | 16 | ||
| 2 | George Moysey | 1898 | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Sholl | 1899 | 16 | 8 | -0- | 8 | ||
| 4 | Dick Wardill | 1900 | 17 | 9 | -0- | 8 | 1900 | |
| 5 | Fred McGinis | 1900-1901 | 4 | 1 | -0- | 3 | ||
| 6 | Bill McClelland | 1901-1904 | 57 | 24 | -1- | 32 | ||
| 7 | Maurie Herring | 1902 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | ||
| 8 | Frank Langley | 1904-1905 | 10 | 2 | -0- | 8 | ||
| 9 | Jack Purse | 1905 | 5 | 0 | -0- | 5 | ||
| 10 | Arthur Sowden | 1906 | 13 | 1 | -0- | 12 | ||
| 11 | Vin Coutie | 1907-1911 | 40 | 14 | -1- | 25 | ||
| 12 | Hugh Purse | 1907-1908 | 13 | 6 | -0- | 7 | ||
| 13 | Bernie Nolan | 1909 | 14 | 7 | -1- | 6 | ||
| 14 | Bobby Monk | 1910-1911 | 12 | 5 | -0- | 7 | ||
| 15 | Alf George | 1912-1913 | #3, #14 | 29 | 11 | -0- | 18 | |
| 16 | Wally Naismith | 1912 | #17 | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | |
| 17 | Len Incigneri | 1914 | #28 | 17 | 2 | -0- | 15 | |
| 18 | Jack McKenzie | 1915 | #3 | 16 | 8 | -0- | 8 | |
| 19 | George Heinz | 1919-1925 | #15 | 29 | 5 | -0- | 24 | |
| 20 | Charlie Lilley | 1919-1923 | #8 | 9 | 0 | -0- | 9 | |
| 21 | Percy Wilson | 1921-1923 | #25 | 43 | 16 | -2- | 25 | |
| 22 | Bert Chadwick | 1924-1927 | #17 | 65 | 40 | -1- | 24 | 1926 |
| 23 | Ivor Warne-Smith | 1926-1931 | #14 | 79 | 48 | -2- | 29 | |
| 24 | Dick Taylor | 1930-1931 | #35 | 3 | 2 | -0- | 1 | |
| 25 | Frank Vine | 1932-1933 | #23 | 27 | 5 | -0- | 22 | |
| 26 | Colin Niven | 1933-1935 | #10, #1, #2 | 35 | 13 | -0- | 22 | |
| 27 | Allan La Fontaine | 1935-1941 | #17 | 119 | 87 | -1- | 31 | 1939, 1940, 1941 |
| 28 | Johnny Lewis | 1937 | #3 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | |
| 29 | Jack Mueller | 1938-1947 | #12 | 21 | 13 | -0- | 8 | |
| 30 | Percy Beames | 1942-1944 | #24 | 46 | 18 | -0- | 28 | |
| 31 | Norm Smith | 1943-1947 | #4 | 46 | 26 | -0- | 20 | |
| 32 | Don Cordner | 1948-1949 | #21 | 42 | 27 | -1- | 14 | 1948 |
| 33 | Shane McGrath | 1950 | #22 | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | |
| 34 | Denis Cordner | 1951-1953 | #1 | 52 | 13 | -2- | 37 | |
| 35 | George Bickford | 1951-1952 | #16 | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | |
| 36 | Geoff Collins | 1954 | #8 | 21 | 13 | -0- | 8 | |
| 37 | Noel McMahen | 1955-1956 | #35 | 38 | 33 | -0- | 5 | 1955, 1956 |
| 38 | Ken Melville | 1955-1956 | #38 | 2 | 2 | -0- | 0 | |
| 39 | John Beckwith | 1957-1960 | #30, #1 | 59 | 44 | -2- | 13 | 1957, 1959 |
| 40 | Ron Barassi | 1958-1964 | #31 | 92 | 67 | -1- | 24 | 1960, 1964 |
| 41 | Bob Johnson | 1961 | #16 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 42 | Laurie Mithen | 1962 | #11 | 2 | 2 | -0- | 0 | |
| 43 | Brian Dixon | 1963 | #9 | 2 | 2 | -0- | 0 | |
| 44 | Hassa Mann | 1964-1968 | #29 | 64 | 26 | -0- | 38 | |
| 45 | Bryan Kenneally | 1965-1966 | #22 | 8 | 2 | -0- | 6 | |
| 46 | Tassie Johnson | 1968-1969 | #8 | 18 | 2 | -0- | 16 | |
| 47 | Stan Alves | 1969-1976 | #15 | 85 | 31 | -0- | 54 | |
| 48 | Frank Davis | 1970-1972 | #6 | 64 | 26 | -1- | 37 | |
| 49 | Barry Bourke | 1971-1972 | #14 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | |
| 50 | Gary Hardeman | 1974-1976 | #33 | 6 | 1 | -0- | 5 | |
| 51 | Greg Wells | 1977-1978 | #11 | 41 | 10 | -0- | 31 | |
| 52 | Carl Ditterich | 1979-1980 | #10 | 29 | 11 | -0- | 18 | |
| 53 | Robert Flower | 1980-1987 | #2 | 127 | 42 | -0- | 85 | |
| 54 | Garry Baker | 1981 | #1 | 5 | 0 | -0- | 5 | |
| 55 | Steven Smith | 1982-1984 | #35, #1 | 4 | 2 | -0- | 2 | |
| 56 | Gerard Healy | 1985 | #3 | 17 | 5 | -0- | 12 | |
| 57 | Peter Moore | 1986 | #30 | 5 | 2 | -0- | 3 | |
| 58 | Greg Healy | 1987-1990 | #33 | 60 | 39 | -0- | 21 | |
| 59 | Todd Viney | 1988-1999 | #12 | 40 | 20 | -0- | 20 | |
| 60 | Danny Hughes | 1989 | #10 | 3 | 2 | -0- | 1 | |
| 61 | Brett Lovett | 1990 | #17 | 11 | 8 | -0- | 3 | |
| 62 | Garry Lyon | 1991-1997 | #3 | 107 | 53 | -1- | 53 | |
| 63 | Jim Stynes | 1991-1994 | #11 | 15 | 4 | -0- | 11 | |
| 64 | Stephen Tingay | 1995 | #2 | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | |
| 65 | Glenn Lovett | 1997 | #6 | 11 | 1 | -0- | 10 | |
| 66 | David Neitz | 1998-2008 | #9 | 175 | 83 | -0- | 92 | |
| 67 | David Schwarz | 2000 | #5 | 4 | 3 | -0- | 1 | |
| 68 | Adem Yze | 2004-2005 | #13 | 7 | 1 | -0- | 6 | |
| 69 | Brad Green | 2006-2011 | #18 | 23 | 10 | -1- | 12 | |
| 70 | Cameron Bruce | 2006-2008 | #32 | 5 | 1 | -1- | 3 | |
| 71 | James McDonald | 2007-2010 | #23 | 37 | 11 | -0- | 26 | |
| 72 | Jack Trengove | 2012-2013 | #9 | 11 | 2 | -0- | 9 | |
| 73 | Jack Grimes | 2013 | #31 | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | |
| 74 | Nathan Jones | 2013-2019 | #2 | 67 | 29 | -0- | 38 | |
| 75 | Jack Viney | 2017-2022 | #7 | 8 | 5 | -0- | 3 | |
| 76 | Max Gawn | 2020-2022 | #11 | 61 | 41 | -1- | 19 | 2021 |
Season List
| Season | Captain(s) | Match(es) | Final(s) | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 VFL Season | Ned Sutton | 17 | 3 | R01-R14, RF1-RF3 |
| 1898 VFL Season | Ned Sutton | 15 | 2 | R01-R09, R11-R14, RF1, RF3 |
| George Moysey | 1 | 1 | RF2 | |
| 1899 VFL Season | Eddie Sholl | 16 | 2 | R01-R14, RF1-RF2 |
| 1900 VFL Season | Dick Wardill | 17 | 4 | R01-R03, R05-R14, RF1, RF3, PF, GF |
| Fred McGinis | 2 | 1 | R04, RF2 | |
| 1901 VFL Season | Fred McGinis | 2 | 0 | R01-R02 |
| Bill McClelland | 13 | 0 | R03-R09, R11-R13, S01-S03 | |
| 1902 VFL Season | Bill McClelland | 13 | 1 | R01-R03, R05-R07, R10-R14, S01, SF |
| Maurie Herring | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| 1903 VFL Season | Bill McClelland | 16 | 0 | R01-R14, S02-S03 |
| 1904 VFL Season | Bill McClelland | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-R09, R11-R14, S01-S03 |
| Frank Langley | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 | |
| 1905 VFL Season | Frank Langley | 8 | 0 | R01-R06, R08-R09 |
| Jack Purse | 5 | 0 | R07, R10-R12, S01 | |
| 1906 VFL Season | Arthur Sowden | 13 | 0 | R01-R09, R11-R12, R14, S02 |
| 1907 VFL Season | Vin Coutie | 13 | 0 | R01-R09, R14, S01-S03 |
| Hugh Purse | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| 1908 VFL Season | Hugh Purse | 12 | 0 | R01-R03, R10-R18 |
| 1909 VFL Season | Bernie Nolan | 14 | 0 | R01-R02, R05-R15, R18 |
| Vin Coutie | 4 | 0 | R03-R04, R16-R17 | |
| 1910 VFL Season | Vin Coutie | 14 | 0 | R01-R02, R04, R06-R13, R15-R17 |
| Bobby Monk | 3 | 0 | R03, R14, R18 | |
| 1911 VFL Season | Vin Coutie | 9 | 0 | R01-R09 |
| Bobby Monk | 9 | 0 | R10-R18 | |
| 1912 VFL Season | Alf George | 17 | 0 | R01-R08, R10-R18 |
| Wally Naismith | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| 1913 VFL Season | Alf George | 12 | 0 | R01-R04, R09-R11, R13-R17 |
| 1914 VFL Season | Len Incigneri | 17 | 0 | R01-R11, R13-R18 |
| 1915 VFL Season | Jack McKenzie | 16 | 1 | R01-R08, R10-R14, R16-R17, SF |
| 1919 VFL Season | George Heinz | 14 | 0 | R01-R03, R05-R12, R16-R18 |
| Charlie Lilley | 2 | 0 | R14-R15 | |
| 1920 VFL Season | George Heinz | 14 | 0 | R01-R04, R06-R12, R14-R15, R18 |
| Charlie Lilley | 2 | 0 | R16-R17 | |
| 1921 VFL Season | Percy Wilson | 16 | 0 | R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18 |
| 1922 VFL Season | Percy Wilson | 16 | 0 | R01-R06, R08-R15, R17-R18 |
| 1923 VFL Season | Percy Wilson | 11 | 0 | R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R10, R13-R15 |
| Charlie Lilley | 5 | 0 | R06, R11, R16-R18 | |
| 1924 VFL Season | Bert Chadwick | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-R10, R12-R18 |
| 1925 VFL Season | Bert Chadwick | 18 | 2 | R01, R03-R17, SF, PF |
| George Heinz | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| 1926 VFL Season | Bert Chadwick | 13 | 3 | R01, R09-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ivor Warne-Smith | 8 | 0 | R02-R08, R13 | |
| 1927 VFL Season | Bert Chadwick | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1928 VFL Season | Ivor Warne-Smith | 20 | 2 | R01-R18, SF, SF(R) |
| 1929 VFL Season | Ivor Warne-Smith | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1930 VFL Season | Ivor Warne-Smith | 17 | 0 | R01-R15, R17-R18 |
| Dick Taylor | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| 1931 VFL Season | Ivor Warne-Smith | 16 | 0 | R01-R02, R05-R18 |
| Dick Taylor | 2 | 0 | R03-R04 | |
| 1932 VFL Season | Frank Vine | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1933 VFL Season | Colin Niven | 9 | 0 | R01-R04, R08-R11, R13 |
| Frank Vine | 9 | 0 | R05-R07, R12, R14-R18 | |
| 1934 VFL Season | Colin Niven | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1935 VFL Season | Colin Niven | 8 | 0 | R01-R08 |
| Allan La Fontaine | 10 | 0 | R09-R18 | |
| 1936 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 19 | 2 | R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF |
| 1937 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 17 | 2 | R01-R08, R10-R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF |
| Johnny Lewis | 2 | 0 | R09, R16 | |
| 1938 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 16 | 0 | R01-R02, R05-R18 |
| Jack Mueller | 2 | 0 | R03-R04 | |
| 1939 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 18 | 2 | R01, R03-R12, R14-R18, SF, GF |
| Jack Mueller | 2 | 0 | R02, R13 | |
| 1940 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 19 | 3 | R01-R10, R12-R16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jack Mueller | 2 | 0 | R11, R17 | |
| 1941 VFL Season | Allan La Fontaine | 20 | 2 | R01-R18, SF, GF |
| 1942 VFL Season | Percy Beames | 14 | 0 | R01-R08, R11-R16 |
| Jack Mueller | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1943 VFL Season | Percy Beames | 14 | 0 | R01-R09, R12-R16 |
| Norm Smith | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1944 VFL Season | Percy Beames | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1945 VFL Season | Norm Smith | 17 | 0 | R01-R02, R04, R06-R11, R13-R20 |
| Jack Mueller | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 | |
| 1946 VFL Season | Norm Smith | 19 | 3 | R01-R06, R09-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jack Mueller | 3 | 0 | R07-R08, R19 | |
| 1947 VFL Season | Norm Smith | 9 | 0 | R01-R03, R09-R11, R15-R16, R19 |
| Jack Mueller | 9 | 0 | R05-R08, R12-R14, R17-R18 | |
| 1948 VFL Season | Don Cordner | 23 | 4 | R01-R19, SF, PF, GF, GF(R) |
| 1949 VFL Season | Don Cordner | 19 | 0 | R01-R19 |
| 1950 VFL Season | Shane McGrath | 19 | 1 | R01-R18, SF |
| 1951 VFL Season | Denis Cordner | 16 | 0 | R01-R09, R11-R14, R16-R18 |
| George Bickford | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1952 VFL Season | Denis Cordner | 18 | 0 | R01-R07, R09-R19 |
| George Bickford | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| 1953 VFL Season | Denis Cordner | 18 | 0 | R01-R18 |
| 1954 VFL Season | Geoff Collins | 21 | 3 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| 1955 VFL Season | Noel McMahen | 19 | 2 | R01-R05, R07-R18, SF, GF |
| Ken Melville | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| 1956 VFL Season | Noel McMahen | 19 | 2 | R01-R11, R13-R18, SF, GF |
| Ken Melville | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| 1957 VFL Season | John Beckwith | 21 | 3 | R01-R18, SF, PF, GF |
| 1958 VFL Season | John Beckwith | 18 | 2 | R01-R11, R14-R18, SF, GF |
| Ron Barassi | 2 | 0 | R12-R13 | |
| 1959 VFL Season | John Beckwith | 19 | 2 | R01-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF |
| Ron Barassi | 1 | 0 | R15 | |
| 1960 VFL Season | Ron Barassi | 18 | 2 | R01-R09, R11-R12, R14-R18, SF, GF |
| John Beckwith | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| 1961 VFL Season | Ron Barassi | 19 | 2 | R01-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF |
| Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| 1962 VFL Season | Ron Barassi | 17 | 1 | R01-R11, R13-R17, SF |
| Laurie Mithen | 2 | 0 | R12, R18 | |
| 1963 VFL Season | Ron Barassi | 17 | 0 | R01-R17 |
| Brian Dixon | 2 | 1 | R18, SF | |
| 1964 VFL Season | Hassa Mann | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Ron Barassi | 18 | 2 | R02-R07, R09-R18, SF, GF | |
| 1965 VFL Season | Hassa Mann | 14 | 0 | R01-R09, R13-R15, R17-R18 |
| Bryan Kenneally | 4 | 0 | R10-R12, R16 | |
| 1966 VFL Season | Hassa Mann | 14 | 0 | R01-R07, R11-R15, R17-R18 |
| Bryan Kenneally | 4 | 0 | R08-R10, R16 | |
| 1967 VFL Season | Hassa Mann | 17 | 0 | R01-R10, R12-R18 |
| 1968 VFL Season | Hassa Mann | 18 | 0 | R01-R05, R07-R11, R13-R20 |
| Tassie Johnson | 2 | 0 | R06, R12 | |
| 1969 VFL Season | Tassie Johnson | 16 | 0 | R01-R06, R11-R20 |
| Stan Alves | 4 | 0 | R07-R10 | |
| 1970 VFL Season | Frank Davis | 22 | 0 | R01-R22 |
| 1971 VFL Season | Frank Davis | 21 | 0 | R01-R07, R09-R22 |
| Barry Bourke | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| 1972 VFL Season | Frank Davis | 21 | 0 | R01-R16, R18-R22 |
| Barry Bourke | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| 1973 VFL Season | Stan Alves | 22 | 0 | R01-R22 |
| 1974 VFL Season | Stan Alves | 21 | 0 | R01-R13, R15-R22 |
| Gary Hardeman | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| 1975 VFL Season | Stan Alves | 20 | 0 | R01-R03, R06-R22 |
| Gary Hardeman | 2 | 0 | R04-R05 | |
| 1976 VFL Season | Stan Alves | 18 | 0 | R01-R03, R05-R09, R12-R21 |
| Gary Hardeman | 3 | 0 | R10-R11, R22 | |
| 1977 VFL Season | Greg Wells | 21 | 0 | R01-R04, R06-R22 |
| 1978 VFL Season | Greg Wells | 20 | 0 | R01-R09, R11-R14, R16-R22 |
| 1979 VFL Season | Carl Ditterich | 17 | 0 | R01-R04, R06-R07, R10, R12-R16, R18-R22 |
| 1980 VFL Season | Carl Ditterich | 12 | 0 | R01-R02, R04-R06, R10-R14, R20, R22 |
| Robert Flower | 10 | 0 | R03, R07-R09, R15-R19, R21 | |
| 1981 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 16 | 0 | R01-R04, R07-R08, R13-R22 |
| Garry Baker | 5 | 0 | R05-R06, R09-R11 | |
| 1982 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 21 | 0 | R01-R08, R10-R22 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| 1983 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 20 | 0 | R01-R14, R17-R22 |
| Steven Smith | 2 | 0 | R15-R16 | |
| 1984 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 21 | 0 | R01-R18, R20-R22 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0 | R19 | |
| 1985 VFL Season | Gerard Healy | 17 | 0 | R01, R05-R14, R17-R22 |
| Robert Flower | 3 | 0 | R02-R04 | |
| 1986 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-R10, R15, R17-R22 |
| Peter Moore | 5 | 0 | R02, R11-R14 | |
| 1987 VFL Season | Robert Flower | 20 | 3 | R01-R02, R07-R09, R11-R22, EF, SF, PF |
| Greg Healy | 4 | 0 | R03-R04, R06, R10 | |
| 1988 VFL Season | Greg Healy | 22 | 4 | R01-R08, R10-R11, R15-R22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Todd Viney | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| 1989 VFL Season | Greg Healy | 21 | 2 | R01-R07, R09-R14, R16-R17, R19-R22, EF, SF |
| Danny Hughes | 3 | 0 | R08, R15, R18 | |
| 1990 AFL Season | Brett Lovett | 11 | 0 | R01-R04, R08, R10-R14, R21 |
| Greg Healy | 13 | 2 | R05-R07, R09, R15-R20, R22, EF, SF | |
| 1991 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 18 | 2 | R01-R02, R04, R06-R08, R10, R12, R14-R15, R18-R23, EF, SF |
| Jim Stynes | 6 | 0 | R03, R05, R11, R13, R16-R17 | |
| 1992 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 16 | 0 | R02-R07, R15-R24 |
| Jim Stynes | 6 | 0 | R08-R13 | |
| 1993 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 18 | 0 | R01, R04-R07, R09-R18, R20-R22 |
| Jim Stynes | 2 | 0 | R02-R03 | |
| 1994 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 24 | 3 | R01-R02, R04, R06-R17, R19-R24, QF, SF, PF |
| Jim Stynes | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| 1995 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 20 | 0 | R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R22 |
| Stephen Tingay | 2 | 0 | R06, R09 | |
| 1996 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 6 | 0 | R01-R02, R08-R11 |
| 1997 AFL Season | Garry Lyon | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-R05, R10 |
| Glenn Lovett | 11 | 0 | R02, R06, R13-R21 | |
| 1998 AFL Season | Todd Viney | 22 | 3 | R01, R03-R09, R12-R22, QF, SF, PF |
| David Neitz | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| 1999 AFL Season | Todd Viney | 17 | 0 | R01-R11, R15-R17, R20-R22 |
| David Neitz | 5 | 0 | R12-R14, R18-R19 | |
| 2000 AFL Season | David Neitz | 21 | 3 | R01-R15, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF |
| David Schwarz | 4 | 0 | R16-R19 | |
| 2001 AFL Season | David Neitz | 22 | 0 | R01-R22 |
| 2002 AFL Season | David Neitz | 24 | 2 | R01-R22, EF, SF |
| 2003 AFL Season | David Neitz | 22 | 0 | R01-R22 |
| 2004 AFL Season | David Neitz | 21 | 0 | R01-R21 |
| Adem Yze | 2 | 1 | R22, EF | |
| 2005 AFL Season | David Neitz | 18 | 0 | R01-R07, R09, R11-R12, R14-R18, R20-R22 |
| Adem Yze | 5 | 1 | R08, R10, R13, R19, EF | |
| 2006 AFL Season | David Neitz | 21 | 2 | R01-R04, R07-R20, R22, EF, SF |
| Brad Green | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Cameron Bruce | 1 | 0 | R21 | |
| 2007 AFL Season | David Neitz | 15 | 0 | R01-R02, R06-R11, R13, R16-R21 |
| Cameron Bruce | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| James McDonald | 2 | 0 | R14-R15 | |
| Brad Green | 1 | 0 | R22 | |
| 2008 AFL Season | David Neitz | 5 | 0 | R01-R05 |
| Cameron Bruce | 3 | 0 | R06, R08, R14 | |
| James McDonald | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| 2009 AFL Season | James McDonald | 18 | 0 | R01-R02, R05-R11, R14-R22 |
| 2010 AFL Season | James McDonald | 16 | 0 | R01-R11, R18-R22 |
| 2011 AFL Season | Brad Green | 21 | 0 | R01-R04, R06-R15, R17-R20, R22-R24 |
| 2012 AFL Season | Jack Trengove | 4 | 0 | R02, R04, R08, R19 |
| 2013 AFL Season | Jack Grimes | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Nathan Jones | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Jack Trengove | 7 | 0 | R08-R11, R13-R14, R23 | |
| 2014 AFL Season | Nathan Jones | 4 | 0 | R19-R20, R22-R23 |
| 2015 AFL Season | Nathan Jones | 22 | 0 | R01-R12, R14-R23 |
| 2016 AFL Season | Nathan Jones | 22 | 0 | R01-R13, R15-R23 |
| 2017 AFL Season | Jack Viney | 4 | 0 | R14-R15, R18-R19 |
| Nathan Jones | 2 | 0 | R22-R23 | |
| 2018 AFL Season | Nathan Jones | 15 | 0 | R01-R08, R17-R23 |
| 2019 AFL Season | Nathan Jones | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| 2020 AFL Season | Max Gawn | 14 | 0 | R01-R02, R04-R10, R14-R18 |
| Jack Viney | 2 | 0 | R12-R13 | |
| 2021 AFL Season | Max Gawn | 25 | 3 | R01-R13, R15-R23, QF, PF, GF |
| 2022 AFL Season | Max Gawn | 22 | 2 | R01-R13, R17-R23, QF, SF |
| Jack Viney | 2 | 0 | R15-R16 |
Missing List
This is a list of matches for which the (sole) nominated captain for Melbourne is unknown/undetermined.
| Season | Round | Opponent | Date | H/A | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 VFL Season | Round 10 | Collingwood | 16/07/1898 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 48 |
| 1899 VFL Season | Round-Robin Final 3 | Carlton | 09/09/1899 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 25 |
| 1901 VFL Season | Round 10 | St Kilda | 29/06/1901 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 10 |
| Round 14 | Fitzroy | 27/07/1901 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 6 | |
| 1902 VFL Season | Round 4 | Carlton | 24/05/1902 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 11 |
| Round 8 | St Kilda | 14/06/1902 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 31 | |
| Round 9 | Collingwood | 21/06/1902 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 30 | |
| Sectional Round 3 | St Kilda | 30/08/1902 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 44 | |
| 1903 VFL Season | Sectional Round 1 | Carlton | 15/08/1903 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 35 |
| 1905 VFL Season | Round 13 | Carlton | 05/08/1905 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 62 |
| Round 14 | Geelong | 19/08/1905 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 35 | |
| Sectional Round 2 | Collingwood | 02/09/1905 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 33 | |
| Sectional Round 3 | Carlton | 09/09/1905 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 87 | |
| 1906 VFL Season | Round 10 | Essendon | 14/07/1906 | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 66 |
| Round 13 | St Kilda | 11/08/1906 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 33 | |
| Sectional Round 1 | Fitzroy | 25/08/1906 | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 107 | |
| Sectional Round 3 | Collingwood | 08/09/1906 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 56 | |
| 1907 VFL Season | Round 10 | Carlton | 06/07/1907 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 16 |
| Round 11 | Collingwood | 13/07/1907 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 79 | |
| Round 13 | St Kilda | 03/08/1907 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 17 | |
| 1908 VFL Season | Round 4 | South Melbourne | 23/05/1908 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 2 |
| Round 5 | St Kilda | 30/05/1908 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 41 | |
| Round 6 | University | 06/06/1908 | AWAY | LOSS | UNI by 60 | |
| Round 7 | Essendon | 08/06/1908 | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 6 | |
| Round 8 | Collingwood | 13/06/1908 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 24 | |
| Round 9 | Fitzroy | 20/06/1908 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 3 | |
| 1910 VFL Season | Round 5 | Collingwood | 04/06/1910 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 48 |
| 1913 VFL Season | Round 5 | St Kilda | 24/05/1913 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 5 |
| Round 6 | South Melbourne | 31/05/1913 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 24 | |
| Round 7 | Geelong | 07/06/1913 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 32 | |
| Round 8 | Richmond | 09/06/1913 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 12 | |
| Round 12 | Carlton | 05/07/1913 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 13 | |
| Round 18 | Essendon | 30/08/1913 | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 10 | |
| 1914 VFL Season | Round 12 | Geelong | 04/07/1914 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 46 |
| 1915 VFL Season | Round 15 | St Kilda | 31/07/1915 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 25 |
| 1936 VFL Season | Round 14 | Geelong | 08/08/1936 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 5 |
| 1937 VFL Season | Round 13 | Essendon | 17/07/1937 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 16 |
| 1945 VFL Season | Round 12 | Carlton | 07/07/1945 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 1 |
| 1947 VFL Season | Round 4 | Richmond | 10/05/1947 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 48 |
| 1951 VFL Season | Round 15 | St Kilda | 11/08/1951 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 12 |
| 1960 VFL Season | Round 13 | St Kilda | 23/07/1960 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 4 |
| 1963 VFL Season | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn | 28/09/1963 | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 9 |
| 1964 VFL Season | Round 8 | Fitzroy | 06/06/1964 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 67 |
| 1967 VFL Season | Round 11 | Collingwood | 01/07/1967 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 33 |
| 1976 VFL Season | Round 4 | Carlton | 24/04/1976 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 43 |
| 1977 VFL Season | Round 5 | Richmond | 30/04/1977 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 29 |
| 1978 VFL Season | Round 10 | South Melbourne | 05/06/1978 | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 70 |
| Round 15 | Carlton | 15/07/1978 | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 89 | |
| 1979 VFL Season | Round 5 | Carlton | 05/05/1979 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 14 |
| Round 8 | Hawthorn | 26/05/1979 | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 43 | |
| Round 9 | North Melbourne | 02/06/1979 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 45 | |
| Round 11 | Collingwood | 16/06/1979 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 14 | |
| Round 17 | Fitzroy | 28/07/1979 | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 190 | |
| 1981 VFL Season | Round 12 | Fitzroy | 13/06/1981 | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 44 |
| 1985 VFL Season | Round 15 | Footscray | 06/07/1985 | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 120 |
| Round 16 | Carlton | 20/07/1985 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 60 | |
| 1986 VFL Season | Round 16 | Hawthorn | 12/07/1986 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 67 |
| 1987 VFL Season | Round 5 | Brisbane Bears | 26/04/1987 | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 5 |
| 1988 VFL Season | Round 9 | St Kilda | 28/05/1988 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 28 |
| Round 12 | North Melbourne | 18/06/1988 | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 13 | |
| Round 13 | Carlton | 25/06/1988 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 23 | |
| 1996 AFL Season | Round 3 | St Kilda | 14/04/1996 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 10 |
| Round 4 | Carlton | 20/04/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 47 | |
| Round 5 | Fremantle | 26/04/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 37 | |
| Round 6 | West Coast | 04/05/1996 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 106 | |
| Round 7 | Sydney | 11/05/1996 | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 44 | |
| Round 12 | Brisbane Bears | 22/06/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 77 | |
| Round 13 | Adelaide | 30/06/1996 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 51 | |
| Round 14 | Footscray | 07/07/1996 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 27 | |
| Round 15 | Richmond | 14/07/1996 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 46 | |
| Round 16 | Geelong | 20/07/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 58 | |
| Round 17 | North Melbourne | 26/07/1996 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 113 | |
| Round 18 | Sydney | 04/08/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 63 | |
| Round 19 | Carlton | 10/08/1996 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 19 | |
| Round 20 | Fremantle | 16/08/1996 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 21 | |
| Round 21 | West Coast | 25/08/1996 | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 73 | |
| Round 22 | Hawthorn | 31/08/1996 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 1 | |
| 1997 AFL Season | Round 7 | Fremantle | 10/05/1997 | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 55 |
| Round 8 | Geelong | 17/05/1997 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 79 | |
| Round 9 | Port Adelaide | 23/05/1997 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 51 | |
| Round 11 | Adelaide | 08/06/1997 | HOME | LOSS | ADE by 52 | |
| Round 12 | Brisbane Lions | 15/06/1997 | HOME | LOSS | BRI by 85 | |
| Round 22 | Fremantle | 30/08/1997 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 40 | |
| 1998 AFL Season | Round 10 | Adelaide | 31/05/1998 | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 53 |
| Round 11 | Hawthorn | 06/06/1998 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 47 | |
| 2006 AFL Season | Round 5 | Kangaroos | 29/04/2006 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 4 |
| 2007 AFL Season | Round 3 | Geelong | 15/04/2007 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 52 |
| Round 4 | Fremantle | 22/04/2007 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 45 | |
| Round 12 | Richmond | 22/06/2007 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 49 | |
| 2008 AFL Season | Round 9 | Hawthorn | 25/05/2008 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 19 |
| Round 10 | St Kilda | 01/06/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 79 | |
| Round 11 | Collingwood | 09/06/2008 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 21 | |
| Round 12 | Richmond | 15/06/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 22 | |
| Round 13 | Sydney | 22/06/2008 | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 40 | |
| Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | 13/07/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 31 | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 20/07/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 46 | |
| Round 17 | North Melbourne | 27/07/2008 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 28 | |
| Round 18 | Essendon | 02/08/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 16 | |
| Round 19 | Geelong | 08/08/2008 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 116 | |
| Round 20 | West Coast | 16/08/2008 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 34 | |
| Round 21 | Port Adelaide | 23/08/2008 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 78 | |
| Round 22 | Richmond | 31/08/2008 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 80 | |
| 2009 AFL Season | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | 12/04/2009 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 57 |
| Round 4 | Richmond | 19/04/2009 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 8 | |
| Round 12 | Essendon | 19/06/2009 | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 48 | |
| Round 13 | Brisbane Lions | 27/06/2009 | AWAY | LOSS | BRI by 55 | |
| 2010 AFL Season | Round 12 | Collingwood | 14/06/2010 | HOME | DRAW | drawn |
| Round 13 | Adelaide | 27/06/2010 | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 44 | |
| Round 14 | St Kilda | 04/07/2010 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 35 | |
| Round 15 | Essendon | 11/07/2010 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 19 | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 18/07/2010 | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 11 | |
| Round 17 | Sydney | 25/07/2010 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 73 | |
| 2011 AFL Season | Round 21 | West Coast | 14/08/2011 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 48 |
| 2012 AFL Season | Round 1 | Brisbane Lions | 31/03/2012 | HOME | LOSS | BRI by 41 |
| Round 3 | Richmond | 14/04/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 59 | |
| Round 5 | St Kilda | 28/04/2012 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 18 | |
| Round 6 | Geelong | 05/05/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 43 | |
| Round 7 | Hawthorn | 11/05/2012 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 66 | |
| Round 9 | Carlton | 27/05/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 58 | |
| Round 10 | Essendon | 02/06/2012 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 6 | |
| Round 11 | Collingwood | 11/06/2012 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 42 | |
| Round 13 | Greater Western Sydney | 24/06/2012 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 78 | |
| Round 14 | Brisbane Lions | 01/07/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | BRI by 61 | |
| Round 15 | Richmond | 07/07/2012 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 23 | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 14/07/2012 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 34 | |
| Round 17 | Port Adelaide | 21/07/2012 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 28 | |
| Round 18 | North Melbourne | 28/07/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 54 | |
| Round 20 | St Kilda | 11/08/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 25 | |
| Round 21 | Greater Western Sydney | 18/08/2012 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 25 | |
| Round 22 | Adelaide | 26/08/2012 | HOME | LOSS | ADE by 69 | |
| Round 23 | Fremantle | 01/09/2012 | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 61 | |
| 2013 AFL Season | Round 2 | Essendon | 06/04/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 148 |
| Round 3 | West Coast | 13/04/2013 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 94 | |
| Round 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 21/04/2013 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 41 | |
| Round 5 | Brisbane Lions | 28/04/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | BRI by 28 | |
| Round 6 | Carlton | 05/05/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 61 | |
| Round 15 | Sydney | 07/07/2013 | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 31 | |
| Round 16 | Geelong | 13/07/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 68 | |
| Round 17 | Brisbane Lions | 20/07/2013 | HOME | LOSS | BRI by 19 | |
| Round 18 | North Melbourne | 27/07/2013 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 122 | |
| Round 19 | Greater Western Sydney | 03/08/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | GWS by 37 | |
| Round 20 | Gold Coast | 10/08/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | GCS by 13 | |
| Round 21 | Fremantle | 18/08/2013 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 95 | |
| Round 22 | Adelaide | 24/08/2013 | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 68 | |
| 2014 AFL Season | Round 1 | St Kilda | 22/03/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 17 |
| Round 2 | West Coast | 30/03/2014 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 93 | |
| Round 3 | Greater Western Sydney | 06/04/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | GWS by 32 | |
| Round 4 | Carlton | 12/04/2014 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 23 | |
| Round 5 | Gold Coast | 20/04/2014 | HOME | LOSS | GCS by 8 | |
| Round 6 | Sydney | 26/04/2014 | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 31 | |
| Round 7 | Adelaide | 03/05/2014 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 3 | |
| Round 8 | Western Bulldogs | 10/05/2014 | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 16 | |
| Round 9 | Richmond | 17/05/2014 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 17 | |
| Round 11 | Port Adelaide | 31/05/2014 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 20 | |
| Round 12 | Collingwood | 09/06/2014 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 33 | |
| Round 13 | Essendon | 15/06/2014 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 1 | |
| Round 14 | North Melbourne | 22/06/2014 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 41 | |
| Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | 29/06/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 6 | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 05/07/2014 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 63 | |
| Round 17 | Geelong | 12/07/2014 | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 66 | |
| Round 18 | Port Adelaide | 20/07/2014 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 3 | |
| Round 21 | Greater Western Sydney | 17/08/2014 | HOME | LOSS | GWS by 64 | |
| 2017 AFL Season | Round 1 | St Kilda | 25/03/2017 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 30 |
| Round 2 | Carlton | 02/04/2017 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 22 | |
| Round 3 | Geelong | 08/04/2017 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 29 | |
| Round 4 | Fremantle | 15/04/2017 | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 2 | |
| Round 5 | Richmond | 24/04/2017 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 13 | |
| Round 6 | Essendon | 30/04/2017 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 38 | |
| Round 7 | Hawthorn | 07/05/2017 | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 3 | |
| Round 8 | Adelaide | 13/05/2017 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 41 | |
| Round 9 | North Melbourne | 21/05/2017 | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 14 | |
| Round 10 | Gold Coast | 27/05/2017 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 35 | |
| Round 12 | Collingwood | 12/06/2017 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 4 | |
| Round 13 | Western Bulldogs | 18/06/2017 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 57 | |
| Round 16 | Carlton | 09/07/2017 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 8 | |
| Round 17 | Adelaide | 15/07/2017 | HOME | LOSS | ADE by 46 | |
| Round 20 | Greater Western Sydney | 05/08/2017 | AWAY | LOSS | GWS by 35 | |
| Round 21 | St Kilda | 13/08/2017 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 24 | |
| 2018 AFL Season | Round 9 | Carlton | 20/05/2018 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 109 |
| Round 10 | Adelaide | 27/05/2018 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 91 | |
| Round 11 | Western Bulldogs | 02/06/2018 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 49 | |
| Round 12 | Collingwood | 11/06/2018 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 42 | |
| Round 14 | Port Adelaide | 22/06/2018 | AWAY | LOSS | POR by 10 | |
| Round 15 | St Kilda | 01/07/2018 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 2 | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 07/07/2018 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 54 | |
| Elimination Final | Geelong | 07/09/2018 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 29 | |
| Semi Final | Hawthorn | 14/09/2018 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 33 | |
| Preliminary Final | West Coast | 22/09/2018 | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 66 | |
| 2019 AFL Season | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | 23/03/2019 | HOME | LOSS | POR by 26 |
| Round 2 | Geelong | 30/03/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 80 | |
| Round 3 | Essendon | 05/04/2019 | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 18 | |
| Round 4 | Sydney | 11/04/2019 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 22 | |
| Round 5 | St Kilda | 20/04/2019 | HOME | LOSS | STK by 40 | |
| Round 6 | Richmond | 24/04/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 43 | |
| Round 8 | Gold Coast | 11/05/2019 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 1 | |
| Round 9 | West Coast | 17/05/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 16 | |
| Round 10 | Greater Western Sydney | 26/05/2019 | HOME | LOSS | GWS by 26 | |
| Round 11 | Adelaide | 01/06/2019 | HOME | LOSS | ADE by 2 | |
| Round 12 | Collingwood | 10/06/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 41 | |
| Round 14 | Fremantle | 22/06/2019 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 14 | |
| Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | 30/06/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | BRI by 33 | |
| Round 16 | Carlton | 07/07/2019 | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 5 | |
| Round 17 | Western Bulldogs | 14/07/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 8 | |
| Round 18 | West Coast | 21/07/2019 | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 13 | |
| Round 19 | St Kilda | 27/07/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 19 | |
| Round 20 | Richmond | 03/08/2019 | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 33 | |
| Round 21 | Collingwood | 10/08/2019 | HOME | LOSS | COL by 17 | |
| Round 22 | Sydney | 16/08/2019 | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 53 | |
| Round 23 | North Melbourne | 24/08/2019 | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 5 | |
| 2020 AFL Season | Round 11 | North Melbourne | 09/08/2020 | HOME | WIN | MEL by 57 |
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