1991 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1991 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in an elimination final, Melbourne were defeated by West Coast in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1991 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.