2021 AFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
2021 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-1-4, P%: 130.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Max Gawn
Vice-Captain:
Jack Viney
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Oskar | #33 | 3 | 0 | R02, R07, R12 |
| Bowey, Jake | #17 | 7 | 0 | R20-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Brayshaw, Angus | #10 | 25 | 3 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Brown, Ben | #50 | 13 | 25 | R07-09, R17-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Brown, Mitch | #38 | 1 | 2 | R05 |
| Chandler, Kade | #37 | 5 | 0 | R01, R06, R08-09, R13 |
| Fritsch, Bayley | #31 | 24 | 59 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Gawn, Max | #11 | 25 | 16 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Harmes, James | #4 | 18 | 7 | R01, R08-13, R15-17, R19-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Hibberd, Michael | #14 | 17 | 0 | R05-13, R15-19, R22, PF, GF |
| Hunt, Jayden | #29 | 20 | 2 | R01-13, R15-21 |
| Jackson, Luke | #6 | 24 | 16 | R01-08, R10-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Jetta, Neville | #39 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R10 |
| Jones, Nathan | #2 | 8 | 2 | R01-07, R15 |
| Jordon, James | #23 | 25 | 6 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Langdon, Ed | #15 | 24 | 13 | R01-11, R13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Lever, Jake | #8 | 25 | 0 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| May, Steven | #1 | 23 | 0 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-21, R23, QF, PF, GF |
| McDonald, Tom | #25 | 23 | 33 | R01-13, R15-20, R23, QF, PF, GF |
| Melksham, Jake | #18 | 12 | 8 | R03-12, R21-22 |
| Neal-Bullen, Alex | #30 | 25 | 15 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Oliver, Clayton | #13 | 25 | 11 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Petracca, Christian | #5 | 25 | 29 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Petty, Harry | #35 | 19 | 0 | R05, R08-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Pickett, Kysaiah | #36 | 25 | 40 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Rivers, Trent | #24 | 25 | 1 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Salem, Christian | #3 | 24 | 3 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Joel | #44 | 3 | 0 | R22-23, QF |
| Spargo, Charlie | #9 | 25 | 18 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Sparrow, Tom | #32 | 21 | 7 | R01-05, R10-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Tomlinson, Adam | #20 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| vandenBerg, Aaron | #22 | 4 | 0 | R16, R18, R21-22 |
| Viney, Jack | #7 | 15 | 4 | R02-06, R15-20, R23, QF, PF, GF |
| Weideman, Sam | #26 | 5 | 3 | R09-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin, Simon | 25 | 20 | -1- | 4 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jayden Hunt | Steven May | Jake Lever |
| Half-Back: | Michael Hibberd | Harry Petty | Christian Salem |
| Centre: | Angus Brayshaw | Christian Petracca | Ed Langdon |
| Half-Forward: | Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Charlie Spargo |
| Forward: | Alex Neal-Bullen | Ben Brown | Bayley Fritsch |
| Follower: | Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney |
| Interchange: | Luke Jackson | James Jordon | Trent Rivers |
| Tom Sparrow |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 25 out of 25 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/03/2021 | Round 1 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 27/03/2021 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 04/04/2021 | Round 3 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 34 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 11/04/2021 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 25 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 18/04/2021 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 50 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 24/04/2021 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 02/05/2021 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 30 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 08/05/2021 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MELB by 9 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 16/05/2021 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 26 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 22/05/2021 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 1 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 28/05/2021 | Round 11 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 04/06/2021 | Round 12 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 14/06/2021 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/06/2021 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 03/07/2021 | Round 16 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | LOSS | GWSY by 9 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 08/07/2021 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 31 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 17/07/2021 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 24/07/2021 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 20 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 01/08/2021 | Round 20 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 98 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 09/08/2021 | Round 21 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 9 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 15/08/2021 | Round 22 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | MELB by 41 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 21/08/2021 | Round 23 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 4 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 28/08/2021 | Qualifying Final | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 10/09/2021 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 83 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |
| 25/09/2021 | Grand Final | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | MELB by 74 | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn |