Melbourne

Team Details

Name: Melbourne
Moniker: Demons
Seasons: 1890-1915, 1919-2026
Club History:
Melbourne (1890-1915, 1919-2026)
Home Grounds: MCG (1890-1915, 1919-1941, 1947-2026), Punt Road Oval (1942-1946)

Team Accolades

VFA/VFL Premierships: 7 (1890-1896)
VFA/VFL Premiers: 0
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 3 (1893, 1894, 1895)
VFA/VFL Minor Premiers: 0
VFL/AFL Premierships: 127 (1897-1915, 1919-2026)
VFL/AFL Premiers: 13 (1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 5 (1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000)
VFL/AFL Minor Premiers: 10 (1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021)

Team History

VFA/VFL History (1890-1896)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1890 VFA Season 8th 6 -4- 9 77.5% Not applicable 8th
1891 VFA Season 6th 8 -5- 6 104.8% Not applicable 6th
1892 VFA Season 5th 10 -3- 5 130.4% Not applicable 4th
1893 VFA Season 2nd 16 -2- 3 190.3% Not applicable 2nd
1894 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 134.7% Not applicable 2nd
1895 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 145.7% Not applicable 2nd
1896 VFA Season 4th 12 -0- 6 160.8% Did not qualify for finals 4th

VFL/AFL History (1897-2026)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1897 VFL Season 3rd 10 -0- 4 144.8% 4th place in round-robin finals series 4th
1898 VFL Season 6th 5 -1- 8 97.1% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B) 6th
1899 VFL Season 5th 8 -0- 6 136.7% 4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 6th
1900 VFL Season 6th 6 -0- 8 101.7% Premiers 1st
1901 VFL Season 5th 9 -1- 7 117.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1902 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 8 108.8% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final) 4th
1903 VFL Season 7th 3 -0- 14 64.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1904 VFL Season 6th 8 -0- 9 112.7% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1905 VFL Season 8th 3 -0- 14 70.9% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1906 VFL Season 8th 1 -0- 16 48.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1907 VFL Season 7th 7 -0- 10 81.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1908 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 87.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1909 VFL Season 5th 10 -1- 7 106.3% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1910 VFL Season 9th 4 -0- 14 59.5% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1911 VFL Season 7th 7 -1- 10 98.6% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1912 VFL Season 6th 9 -0- 9 98.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1913 VFL Season 9th 4 -0- 14 71.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1914 VFL Season 9th 2 -0- 16 61.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1915 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 7 99.2% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) 4th
1919 VFL Season 9th 0 -0- 16 43.0% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1920 VFL Season 8th 5 -0- 11 74.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1921 VFL Season 6th 6 -2- 8 95.4% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1922 VFL Season 6th 7 -0- 9 88.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1923 VFL Season 9th 3 -0- 13 80.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1924 VFL Season 8th 4 -0- 12 83.3% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1925 VFL Season 3rd 12 -1- 4 138.5% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1926 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 146.4% Premiers 1st
1927 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 6 132.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1928 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 122.2% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 3rd
1929 VFL Season 5th 11 -1- 6 105.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1930 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 104.7% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1931 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 91.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1932 VFL Season 9th 4 -0- 14 76.5% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1933 VFL Season 10th 3 -0- 15 82.0% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1934 VFL Season 6th 9 -0- 9 97.2% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1935 VFL Season 6th 8 -1- 9 101.2% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1936 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 118.8% Defeated by South Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1937 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 131.2% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1938 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 106.0% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1939 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 128.4% Premiers 1st
1940 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 125.8% Premiers 1st
1941 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 117.2% Premiers 1st
1942 VFL Season 8th 5 -0- 10 85.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1943 VFL Season 7th 7 -0- 8 88.7% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1944 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 102.7% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1945 VFL Season 9th 8 -0- 12 99.1% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1946 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 6 104.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1947 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 8 117.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1948 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 6 124.9% Premiers 1st
1949 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 7 113.0% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1950 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 123.2% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 4th
1951 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 17 70.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1952 VFL Season 6th 9 -1- 9 103.0% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1953 VFL Season 11th 3 -1- 14 80.1% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1954 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 121.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1955 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 150.5% Premiers 1st
1956 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 2 146.0% Premiers 1st
1957 VFL Season 1st 12 -1- 5 138.8% Premiers 1st
1958 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 123.7% Runners-Up 2nd
1959 VFL Season 1st 13 -1- 4 142.7% Premiers 1st
1960 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 143.1% Premiers 1st
1961 VFL Season 2nd 12 -1- 5 131.2% Defeated by Footscray (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1962 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 125.8% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) 4th
1963 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 147.9% Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1964 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 138.1% Premiers 1st
1965 VFL Season 7th 10 -0- 8 96.2% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1966 VFL Season 11th 3 -0- 15 78.2% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1967 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 88.8% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1968 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 12 83.9% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1969 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 17 83.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1970 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 16 83.5% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1971 VFL Season 7th 11 -1- 10 109.5% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1972 VFL Season 8th 10 -0- 12 105.9% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1973 VFL Season 10th 7 -0- 15 91.8% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1974 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 19 77.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1975 VFL Season 10th 9 -0- 13 93.6% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1976 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 11 99.4% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1977 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 17 85.0% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1978 VFL Season 12th 5 -0- 17 69.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1979 VFL Season 11th 6 -0- 16 75.9% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1980 VFL Season 9th 5 -0- 17 79.0% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1981 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 21 63.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1982 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 14 90.4% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1983 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 13 86.8% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1984 VFL Season 9th 9 -0- 13 104.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1985 VFL Season 11th 6 -0- 16 77.8% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1986 VFL Season 11th 7 -0- 15 74.9% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1987 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 10 108.0% Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1988 VFL Season 5th 13 -0- 9 102.1% Runners-Up 2nd
1989 VFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 96.5% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 4th
1990 AFL Season 4th 16 -0- 6 113.2% Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final) 4th
1991 AFL Season 5th 13 -0- 9 110.9% Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final) 4th
1992 AFL Season 11th 7 -1- 14 87.3% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1993 AFL Season 10th 10 -0- 10 112.2% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1994 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 116.6% Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final) 4th
1995 AFL Season 9th 9 -0- 13 100.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1996 AFL Season 14th 7 -0- 15 70.8% Did not qualify for finals 14th
1997 AFL Season 16th 4 -0- 18 60.8% Did not qualify for finals 16th
1998 AFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 102.7% Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 4th
1999 AFL Season 14th 6 -0- 16 80.7% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2000 AFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 8 118.4% Runners-Up 2nd
2001 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 90.4% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2002 AFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 99.9% Defeated by Adelaide (Semi Final) 6th
2003 AFL Season 14th 5 -0- 17 81.0% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2004 AFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 111.9% Defeated by Essendon (Elimination Final) 7th
2005 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 95.8% Defeated by Geelong (Elimination Final) 8th
2006 AFL Season 7th 13 -1- 8 109.7% Defeated by Fremantle (Semi Final) 5th
2007 AFL Season 14th 5 -0- 17 78.2% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2008 AFL Season 16th 3 -0- 19 62.6% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2009 AFL Season 16th 4 -0- 18 74.7% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2010 AFL Season 12th 8 -1- 13 94.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
2011 AFL Season 13th 8 -1- 13 85.3% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2012 AFL Season 16th 4 -0- 18 67.5% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2013 AFL Season 17th 2 -0- 20 54.1% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2014 AFL Season 17th 4 -0- 18 68.4% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2015 AFL Season 13th 7 -0- 15 77.0% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2016 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 97.6% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2017 AFL Season 9th 12 -0- 10 105.2% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2018 AFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 131.4% Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final) 4th
2019 AFL Season 17th 5 -0- 17 78.6% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2020 AFL Season 9th 9 -0- 8 107.8% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2021 AFL Season 1st 17 -1- 4 130.8% Premiers 1st
2022 AFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 130.5% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Semi Final) 5th
2023 AFL Season 4th 16 -0- 7 125.2% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) 6th
2024 AFL Season 14th 11 -0- 12 98.5% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2025 AFL Season 14th 7 -0- 16 93.3% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2026 AFL Season 7th 15 -0- 8 109.6% Defeated by Carlton (Wildcard Final) 9th