1966 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 78.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 46
Brownlow Leader(s): Hassa Mann (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Barrie Vagg (20)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Terry Leahy

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain(s): Bryan Kenneally

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alves, Stan #15 18 R01-R18 2
Anderson, Tony #11 5 R01-R05 0
Bartlett, Maurie #3 4 R03-R04, R06-R07 6
Bourke, Barry #14 15 R01, R03-R07, R10-R18 14
Bowden, Adrian #46 14 R03-R16 0
Burston, Ed #21 8 R01-R02, R10-R14, R17 13
Catlin, Sid #3 3 R14-R16 1
Chapman, Jeff #17 2 R01-R02 2
Crompton, Neil #5 2 R02-R03 0
Davis, Frank #6 13 R02, R06-R07, R09-R18 0
Dillon, Ross #24 6 R01-R06 3
Dixon, Brian #9 11 R01-R07, R13, R16-R18 0
Dowsing, Rob #38 1 R08 2
Emselle, Ken #10 14 R01, R05-R07, R09-R18 18
Feldmann, Rick #39 6 R01-R02, R06, R08, R10, R13 0
Foster, Rob #1 3 R13-R15 0
Groom, Ray #31 16 R01-R12, R15-R18 7
Hamilton, John #41 2 R08-R09 0
Harrison, Les #44 3 R03-R05 1
Hirst, Tony #53 2 R11-R12 0
Jacobs, Graeme #20 1 R02 1
Johnson, Tassie #8 18 R01-R18 2
Jones, Brent #53, #34 10 R04-R12, R18 4
Jungwirth, Ken #50 4 R07-R10 5
Kenneally, Bryan #22 18 R01-R18 3
Langford, Bob #52 2 R17-R18 1
Leahy, Terry #19 18 R01-R18 6
Mann, Hassa #29 14 R01-R07, R11-R15, R17-R18 19
Massey, Bernie #37 16 R01-R03, R06-R18 0
Murnane, John #27 5 R11, R14-R17 0
Osborne, Graham #7 7 R12-R18 11
Osborne, Ken #51 2 R17-R18 0
Quirk, John #45 3 R08-R10 2
Rattray, Kerry #25 7 R07-R12, R16 2
Rowe, Ken #30 9 R08-R10, R13-R18 0
Russell, Bob #34 2 R01-R02 0
Ryan, Kerry #36 1 R11 1
Smith, Peter #4 8 R03-R05, R14-R18 5
Stewart, Bob #2 7 R01-R05, R12-R13 0
Stone, Neville #18 16 R01-R02, R04-R16, R18 13
Townsend, John #16 1 R09 0
Vagg, Barrie #32 16 R03-R18 20
Vearing, Frank #26 6 R03-R05, R07-R09 4
Williams, Don #35 18 R01-R18 0
Wise, Graham #23 1 R01 0
Wynd, Garrey #40 2 R06, R08 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Smith, Norm 18 3 -0- 15 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
25/04/1966 Round 1 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 76 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
30/04/1966 Round 2 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 27 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
07/05/1966 Round 3 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 43 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
14/05/1966 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 30 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
21/05/1966 Round 5 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 47 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
28/05/1966 Round 6 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 33 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
04/06/1966 Round 7 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 34 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
11/06/1966 Round 8 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 21 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
18/06/1966 Round 9 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 29 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
25/06/1966 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 58 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
02/07/1966 Round 11 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 18 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
16/07/1966 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 43 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
23/07/1966 Round 13 Hawthorn HOME WIN MEL by 92 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
30/07/1966 Round 14 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 25 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
06/08/1966 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 16 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
13/08/1966 Round 16 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 29 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
20/08/1966 Round 17 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 57 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
27/08/1966 Round 18 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 35 Norm Smith Hassa Mann