1966 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1966 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
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 | #34, #53 | 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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.