1966 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1966 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Anderson, Tony | #11 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Bartlett, Maurie | #3 | 4 | 6 | R03-04, R06-07 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 15 | 14 | R01, R03-07, R10-18 |
| Bowden, Adrian | #46 | 14 | 0 | R03-16 |
| Burston, Ed | #21 | 8 | 13 | R01-02, R10-14, R17 |
| Catlin, Sid | #3 | 3 | 1 | R14-16 |
| Chapman, Jeff | #17 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Crompton, Neil | #5 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 13 | 0 | R02, R06-07, R09-18 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 6 | 3 | R01-06 |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R13, R16-18 |
| Dowsing, Rob | #38 | 1 | 2 | R08 |
| Emselle, Ken | #10 | 14 | 18 | R01, R05-07, R09-18 |
| Feldmann, Rick | #39 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R06, R08, R10, R13 |
| Foster, Rob | #1 | 3 | 0 | R13-15 |
| Groom, Ray | #31 | 16 | 7 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Hamilton, John | #41 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Harrison, Les | #44 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| Hirst, Tony | #53 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #20 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Johnson, Tassie | #8 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Jones, Brent | #53, #34 | 10 | 4 | R04-12, R18 |
| Jungwirth, Ken | #50 | 4 | 5 | R07-10 |
| Kenneally, Bryan | #22 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Langford, Bob | #52 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Leahy, Terry | #19 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Mann, Hassa | #29 | 14 | 19 | R01-07, R11-15, R17-18 |
| Massey, Bernie | #37 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Murnane, John | #27 | 5 | 0 | R11, R14-17 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 7 | 11 | R12-18 |
| Osborne, Ken | #51 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Quirk, John | #45 | 3 | 2 | R08-10 |
| Rattray, Kerry | #25 | 7 | 2 | R07-12, R16 |
| Rowe, Ken | #30 | 9 | 0 | R08-10, R13-18 |
| Russell, Bob | #34 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Ryan, Kerry | #36 | 1 | 1 | R11 |
| Smith, Peter | #4 | 8 | 5 | R03-05, R14-18 |
| Stewart, Bob | #2 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R12-13 |
| Stone, Neville | #18 | 16 | 13 | R01-02, R04-16, R18 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Vagg, Barrie | #32 | 16 | 20 | R03-18 |
| Vearing, Frank | #26 | 6 | 4 | R03-05, R07-09 |
| Williams, Don | #35 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Wise, Graham | #23 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Wynd, Garrey | #40 | 2 | 1 | R06, R08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1966 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 76 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 30/04/1966 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 27 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 07/05/1966 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 43 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 14/05/1966 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 30 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 21/05/1966 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 47 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 28/05/1966 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 04/06/1966 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 11/06/1966 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 18/06/1966 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 29 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 25/06/1966 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 58 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 02/07/1966 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 16/07/1966 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 43 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 23/07/1966 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 92 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 30/07/1966 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 06/08/1966 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 13/08/1966 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 20/08/1966 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 57 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 27/08/1966 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |