1991 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1991 season of 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 fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in the first elimination final, Melbourne were defeated by West Coast in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1991 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 110.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Darren | #19 | 22 | 55 | R01-08, R10-21, EF, SF |
| Beveridge, Luke | #24 | 21 | 27 | R02-08, R10-13, R15, R17-23, EF, SF |
| Bryce, Paul | #30 | 13 | 0 | R03-05, R11, R15-22, SF |
| Campbell, Tony | #4 | 8 | 1 | R01-06, R08, R13 |
| Clark, Steven | #32 | 18 | 10 | R01-08, R10-14, R18-22 |
| Cuthbertson, Darren | #48 | 16 | 29 | R02-08, R10-12, R14-16, R19, EF, SF |
| Dyson, Kevin | #23 | 22 | 9 | R03-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
| Egan, Phil | #34 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 15 | 10 | R02-04, R14-23, EF, SF |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 19 | 3 | R01-08, R10, R16-23, EF, SF |
| Flintoff, David | #37 | 4 | 0 | R01, R14-16 |
| Ford, Andrew | #43 | 4 | 1 | R06-08, R10 |
| Francis, Fabian | #42 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 16 | 1 | R01, R05-08, R10-14, R18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Heaver, Brent | #38 | 3 | 2 | R16-17, R23 |
| Howat, John | #28 | 4 | 1 | R11-12, R16-17 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 10 | 22 | R01, R04-05, R07-08, R10-14 |
| Jakovich, Allen | #13 | 14 | 71 | R01, R10, R14-23, EF, SF |
| Keogh, Rod | #31 | 5 | 1 | R05-08, R10 |
| Lovell, Andy | #16 | 5 | 6 | R05, R11-12, EF, SF |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 24 | 4 | R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
| Lovett, Glenn | #6 | 12 | 7 | R01-06, R08, R11-15 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 18 | 11 | R01-02, R04, R06-08, R10, R12, R14-15, R18-23, EF, SF |
| Obst, Andrew | #29 | 15 | 2 | R11-23, EF, SF |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #1 | 11 | 11 | R01-04, R07-08, R10-11, R13, R22-23 |
| Owen, Rod | #7 | 9 | 19 | R01-08, R10 |
| Rohde, Peter | #41 | 20 | 2 | R05-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
| Schwarz, David | #44 | 6 | 7 | R01-02, R11-13, R23 |
| Spalding, Earl | #5 | 22 | 14 | R01-07, R10, R12-23, EF, SF |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 19 | 3 | R02-07, R12-13, R15-23, EF, SF |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 24 | 15 | R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
| Tingay, Stephen | #15 | 15 | 5 | R11-23, EF, SF |
| Viney, Jay | #26 | 11 | 1 | R13-23 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 24 | 13 | R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R07-08, R10-11, R23, EF |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 15 | 4 | R02-03, R13-23, EF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 24 | 14 | -0- | 10 | R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/1991 | Round 1 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 79 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 30/03/1991 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 131 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 07/04/1991 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 9 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 13/04/1991 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 45 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 20/04/1991 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 70 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 25/04/1991 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 04/05/1991 | Round 7 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 11/05/1991 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 39 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 24/05/1991 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 34 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 01/06/1991 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 10/06/1991 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 16/06/1991 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 22/06/1991 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 50 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 30/06/1991 | Round 15 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 83 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 06/07/1991 | Round 16 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 24 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 13/07/1991 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | John Northey | Jim Stynes |
| 20/07/1991 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 27/07/1991 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 12 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 03/08/1991 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 52 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 10/08/1991 | Round 21 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 72 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 18/08/1991 | Round 22 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 12 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 25/08/1991 | Round 23 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| Round 24 | BYE | ||||||
| 07/09/1991 | Elimination Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |
| 15/09/1991 | Semi Final | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 38 | John Northey | Garry Lyon |