List of Melbourne leaders

Players who were elected as a leader for Melbourne for a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the nominated captains.

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s)
1 Ned Sutton 1897-1898
2 Eddie Sholl 1899
3 Dick Wardill 1900
4 Bill McClelland 1901-1904
5 Frank Langley 1905
6 Arthur Sowden 1906
7 Vin Coutie 1907, 1910-1911
8 Hugh Purse 1908
9 Bernie Nolan 1909
10 Alf George 1912-1913
11 Len Incigneri 1914
12 Jack McKenzie 1915
13 George Heinz 1919-1920
14 Percy Wilson 1921-1923
15 Bert Chadwick 1924-1927
16 Ivor Warne-Smith 1928-1931
17 Frank Vine 1932-1933
18 Colin Niven 1934-1935
19 Allan La Fontaine 1936-1941
20 Percy Beames 1942-1944
21 Norm Smith 1945-1947
22 Don Cordner 1948-1949
23 Shane McGrath 1950
24 Denis Cordner 1951-1953
25 Geoff Collins 1954
26 Noel McMahen 1955-1956
27 John Beckwith 1957-1959
28 Ron Barassi 1960-1964
29 Hassa Mann 1965-1968
30 Tassie Johnson 1969
31 Frank Davis 1970-1972
32 Stan Alves 1973-1976
33 Greg Wells 1977-1978
34 Carl Ditterich 1979-1980
35 Robert Flower 1981-1987
36 Greg Healy 1988-1990
37 Garry Lyon 1991-1997
38 Todd Viney 1998-1999
39 David Neitz 2000-2008
40 James McDonald 2009-2010
41 Brad Green 2011
42 Jack Grimes 2012-2014
43 Jack Trengove 2012-2013
44 Nathan Jones 2014-2019
45 Jack Viney 2017-2019
46 Max Gawn 2020-2022

Vice-Captain List

No. Vice-Captain Season(s)
1 George Moysey 1898
2 Dick Wardill 1899, 1901
3 Fred McGinis 1900
4 Frank Langley 1904
5 Jack Purse 1905
6 Bernie Nolan 1907
7 Vin Coutie 1909
8 Bobby Monk 1910-1911
9 Wally Naismith 1912
10 Bill Hendrie 1915
11 Charlie Lilley 1919-1920, 1923
12 George Heinz 1921-1922, 1925
13 Ted Thomas 1924
14 Ivor Warne-Smith 1926-1927
15 Bert Chadwick 1928
16 Bob Corbett 1929
17 Dick Taylor 1930-1931
18 Jim Abernethy 1932
19 Colin Niven 1933
20 Harry Long 1934
21 Allan La Fontaine 1935
22 Percy Beames 1936
23 Johnny Lewis 1937
24 Jack Mueller 1938-1942, 1945-1947
25 Norm Smith 1943-1944
26 Shane McGrath 1948-1949
27 Alby Rodda 1950
28 George Bickford 1951-1952
29 Noel McMahen 1953-1954
30 Ken Melville 1955-1956
31 Ron Barassi 1957-1959
32 John Beckwith 1960
33 Bob Johnson 1961
34 Laurie Mithen 1962
35 Brian Dixon 1963
36 Hassa Mann 1964
37 Bryan Kenneally 1965-1966
38 Tassie Johnson 1967-1968
39 Stan Alves 1969
40 Barry Bourke 1970-1972
41 Gary Hardeman 1973-1976
42 Ray Biffin 1977-1978
43 Robert Flower 1980
44 Garry Baker 1981
45 Steven Smith 1982-1984
46 Gerard Healy 1985
47 Peter Moore 1986
48 Greg Healy 1987
49 Danny Hughes 1988-1989
50 Todd Viney 1988
51 Brett Lovett 1990
52 Jim Stynes 1991-1994
53 Stephen Tingay 1995
54 Glenn Lovett 1997-1998
55 David Neitz 1998-1999
56 David Schwarz 2000
57 Shane Woewodin 2001
58 Nathan Jones 2013
59 Lynden Dunn 2015
60 Max Gawn 2017-2019
61 Jordan Lewis 2017-2019
62 Jack Viney 2020-2022

Season List

Season Role(s) Player(s)
1897 VFL Season Captain Ned Sutton
1898 VFL Season Captain Ned Sutton
Vice-Captain George Moysey
1899 VFL Season Captain Eddie Sholl
Vice-Captain Dick Wardill
1900 VFL Season Captain Dick Wardill
Vice-Captain Fred McGinis
1901 VFL Season Captain Bill McClelland
Vice-Captain Dick Wardill
1902 VFL Season Captain Bill McClelland
1903 VFL Season Captain Bill McClelland
1904 VFL Season Captain Bill McClelland
Vice-Captain Frank Langley
1905 VFL Season Captain Frank Langley
Vice-Captain Jack Purse
1906 VFL Season Captain Arthur Sowden
1907 VFL Season Captain Vin Coutie
Vice-Captain Bernie Nolan
1908 VFL Season Captain Hugh Purse
1909 VFL Season Captain Bernie Nolan
Vice-Captain Vin Coutie
1910 VFL Season Captain Vin Coutie
Vice-Captain Bobby Monk
1911 VFL Season Captain Vin Coutie
Vice-Captain Bobby Monk
1912 VFL Season Captain Alf George
Vice-Captain Wally Naismith
1913 VFL Season Captain Alf George
1914 VFL Season Captain Len Incigneri
1915 VFL Season Captain Jack McKenzie
Vice-Captain Bill Hendrie
1919 VFL Season Captain George Heinz
Vice-Captain Charlie Lilley
1920 VFL Season Captain George Heinz
Vice-Captain Charlie Lilley
1921 VFL Season Captain Percy Wilson
Vice-Captain George Heinz
1922 VFL Season Captain Percy Wilson
Vice-Captain George Heinz
1923 VFL Season Captain Percy Wilson
Vice-Captain Charlie Lilley
1924 VFL Season Captain Bert Chadwick
Vice-Captain Ted Thomas
1925 VFL Season Captain Bert Chadwick
Vice-Captain George Heinz
1926 VFL Season Captain Bert Chadwick
Vice-Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
1927 VFL Season Captain Bert Chadwick
Vice-Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
1928 VFL Season Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain Bert Chadwick
1929 VFL Season Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain Bob Corbett
1930 VFL Season Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain Dick Taylor
1931 VFL Season Captain Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain Dick Taylor
1932 VFL Season Captain Frank Vine
Vice-Captain Jim Abernethy
1933 VFL Season Captain Frank Vine
Vice-Captain Colin Niven
1934 VFL Season Captain Colin Niven
Vice-Captain Harry Long
1935 VFL Season Captain Colin Niven
Vice-Captain Allan La Fontaine
1936 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Percy Beames
1937 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Johnny Lewis
1938 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1939 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1940 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1941 VFL Season Captain Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1942 VFL Season Captain Percy Beames
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1943 VFL Season Captain Percy Beames
Vice-Captain Norm Smith
1944 VFL Season Captain Percy Beames
Vice-Captain Norm Smith
1945 VFL Season Captain Norm Smith
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1946 VFL Season Captain Norm Smith
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1947 VFL Season Captain Norm Smith
Vice-Captain Jack Mueller
1948 VFL Season Captain Don Cordner
Vice-Captain Shane McGrath
1949 VFL Season Captain Don Cordner
Vice-Captain Shane McGrath
1950 VFL Season Captain Shane McGrath
Vice-Captain Alby Rodda
1951 VFL Season Captain Denis Cordner
Vice-Captain George Bickford
1952 VFL Season Captain Denis Cordner
Vice-Captain George Bickford
1953 VFL Season Captain Denis Cordner
Vice-Captain Noel McMahen
1954 VFL Season Captain Geoff Collins
Vice-Captain Noel McMahen
1955 VFL Season Captain Noel McMahen
Vice-Captain Ken Melville
1956 VFL Season Captain Noel McMahen
Vice-Captain Ken Melville
1957 VFL Season Captain John Beckwith
Vice-Captain Ron Barassi
1958 VFL Season Captain John Beckwith
Vice-Captain Ron Barassi
1959 VFL Season Captain John Beckwith
Vice-Captain Ron Barassi
1960 VFL Season Captain Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain John Beckwith
1961 VFL Season Captain Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain Bob Johnson
1962 VFL Season Captain Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain Laurie Mithen
1963 VFL Season Captain Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain Brian Dixon
1964 VFL Season Captain Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain Hassa Mann
1965 VFL Season Captain Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain Bryan Kenneally
1966 VFL Season Captain Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain Bryan Kenneally
1967 VFL Season Captain Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain Tassie Johnson
1968 VFL Season Captain Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain Tassie Johnson
1969 VFL Season Captain Tassie Johnson
Vice-Captain Stan Alves
1970 VFL Season Captain Frank Davis
Vice-Captain Barry Bourke
1971 VFL Season Captain Frank Davis
Vice-Captain Barry Bourke
1972 VFL Season Captain Frank Davis
Vice-Captain Barry Bourke
1973 VFL Season Captain Stan Alves
Vice-Captain Gary Hardeman
1974 VFL Season Captain Stan Alves
Vice-Captain Gary Hardeman
1975 VFL Season Captain Stan Alves
Vice-Captain Gary Hardeman
1976 VFL Season Captain Stan Alves
Vice-Captain Gary Hardeman
1977 VFL Season Captain Greg Wells
Vice-Captain Ray Biffin
1978 VFL Season Captain Greg Wells
Vice-Captain Ray Biffin
1979 VFL Season Captain Carl Ditterich
1980 VFL Season Captain Carl Ditterich
Vice-Captain Robert Flower
1981 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Garry Baker
1982 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Steven Smith
1983 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Steven Smith
1984 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Steven Smith
1985 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Gerard Healy
1986 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Peter Moore
1987 VFL Season Captain Robert Flower
Vice-Captain Greg Healy
1988 VFL Season Captain Greg Healy
Vice-Captain Danny Hughes
Todd Viney
1989 VFL Season Captain Greg Healy
Vice-Captain Danny Hughes
1990 AFL Season Captain Greg Healy
Vice-Captain Brett Lovett
1991 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Jim Stynes
1992 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Jim Stynes
1993 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Jim Stynes
1994 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Jim Stynes
1995 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Stephen Tingay
1996 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
1997 AFL Season Captain Garry Lyon
Vice-Captain Glenn Lovett
1998 AFL Season Captain Todd Viney
Vice-Captain Glenn Lovett
David Neitz
1999 AFL Season Captain Todd Viney
Vice-Captain David Neitz
2000 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
Vice-Captain David Schwarz
2001 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
Vice-Captain Shane Woewodin
2002 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2003 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2004 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2005 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2006 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2007 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2008 AFL Season Captain David Neitz
2009 AFL Season Captain James McDonald
2010 AFL Season Captain James McDonald
2011 AFL Season Captain Brad Green
2012 AFL Season Captain Jack Grimes
Jack Trengove
2013 AFL Season Captain Jack Grimes
Jack Trengove
Vice-Captain Nathan Jones
2014 AFL Season Captain Jack Grimes
Nathan Jones
2015 AFL Season Captain Nathan Jones
Vice-Captain Lynden Dunn
2016 AFL Season Captain Nathan Jones
2017 AFL Season Captain Nathan Jones
Jack Viney
Vice-Captain Max Gawn
Jordan Lewis
2018 AFL Season Captain Nathan Jones
Jack Viney
Vice-Captain Max Gawn
Jordan Lewis
2019 AFL Season Captain Nathan Jones
Jack Viney
Vice-Captain Max Gawn
Jordan Lewis
2020 AFL Season Captain Max Gawn
Vice-Captain Jack Viney
2021 AFL Season Captain Max Gawn
Vice-Captain Jack Viney
2022 AFL Season Captain Max Gawn
Vice-Captain Jack Viney