Melbourne
Team Details
Name:
Melbourne
Seasons:
1897-1915, 1919-2024
VFL/AFL Seasons:
1897-1915, 1919-2024
Home Grounds:
MCG (1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1947-2024), Punt Road Oval (1942-1946)
Team Accolades
VFL/AFL Seasons:
125 (1897-1915, 1919-2024)
VFL/AFL Premierships:
13 (1900, 1926, 1939-1941, 1948, 1955-1957, 1959-1960, 1964, 2021)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up:
5 (1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000)
VFL/AFL Minor Premierships:
10 (1939-1940, 1955-1960, 1964, 2021)
Team History
VFL/AFL History (1897-2024)
| Season | Ladder (W-D-L & P%) | Finals Performance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 VFL Season | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 4 | 144.8% | 4th place in round-robin finals series |
| 1898 VFL Season | 6th | 5 | -1- | 8 | 97.1% | 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B) |
| 1899 VFL Season | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 136.7% | 4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) |
| 1900 VFL Season | 6th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 101.7% | Premiers |
| 1901 VFL Season | 5th | 9 | -1- | 7 | 117.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1902 VFL Season | 4th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 108.8% | Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final) |
| 1903 VFL Season | 7th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 64.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1904 VFL Season | 6th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 112.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1905 VFL Season | 8th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 70.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1906 VFL Season | 8th | 1 | -0- | 16 | 48.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1907 VFL Season | 7th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 81.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1908 VFL Season | 8th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 87.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1909 VFL Season | 5th | 10 | -1- | 7 | 106.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1910 VFL Season | 9th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 59.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1911 VFL Season | 7th | 7 | -1- | 10 | 98.6% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1912 VFL Season | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 98.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1913 VFL Season | 9th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 71.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1914 VFL Season | 9th | 2 | -0- | 16 | 61.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1915 VFL Season | 4th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 99.2% | Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) |
| 1919 VFL Season | 9th | 0 | -0- | 16 | 43.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1920 VFL Season | 8th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 74.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1921 VFL Season | 6th | 6 | -2- | 8 | 95.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1922 VFL Season | 6th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 88.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1923 VFL Season | 9th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 80.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1924 VFL Season | 8th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 83.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1925 VFL Season | 3rd | 12 | -1- | 4 | 138.5% | Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) |
| 1926 VFL Season | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 4 | 146.4% | Premiers |
| 1927 VFL Season | 5th | 12 | -0- | 6 | 132.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1928 VFL Season | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 4 | 122.2% | Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) |
| 1929 VFL Season | 5th | 11 | -1- | 6 | 105.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1930 VFL Season | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 104.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1931 VFL Season | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 91.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1932 VFL Season | 9th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 76.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1933 VFL Season | 10th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 82.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1934 VFL Season | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 97.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1935 VFL Season | 6th | 8 | -1- | 9 | 101.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1936 VFL Season | 4th | 12 | -0- | 6 | 118.8% | Defeated by South Melbourne (Preliminary Final) |
| 1937 VFL Season | 2nd | 15 | -0- | 3 | 131.2% | Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) |
| 1938 VFL Season | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 106.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1939 VFL Season | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 128.4% | Premiers |
| 1940 VFL Season | 1st | 14 | -0- | 4 | 125.8% | Premiers |
| 1941 VFL Season | 2nd | 14 | -0- | 4 | 117.2% | Premiers |
| 1942 VFL Season | 8th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 85.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1943 VFL Season | 7th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 88.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1944 VFL Season | 8th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 102.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1945 VFL Season | 9th | 8 | -0- | 12 | 99.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1946 VFL Season | 4th | 13 | -0- | 6 | 104.8% | Runners-Up |
| 1947 VFL Season | 6th | 11 | -0- | 8 | 117.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1948 VFL Season | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 6 | 124.9% | Premiers |
| 1949 VFL Season | 5th | 12 | -0- | 7 | 113.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1950 VFL Season | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 123.2% | Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) |
| 1951 VFL Season | 12th | 1 | -0- | 17 | 70.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1952 VFL Season | 6th | 9 | -1- | 9 | 103.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1953 VFL Season | 11th | 3 | -1- | 14 | 80.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1954 VFL Season | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 121.4% | Runners-Up |
| 1955 VFL Season | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 150.5% | Premiers |
| 1956 VFL Season | 1st | 16 | -0- | 2 | 146.0% | Premiers |
| 1957 VFL Season | 1st | 12 | -1- | 5 | 138.8% | Premiers |
| 1958 VFL Season | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 123.7% | Runners-Up |
| 1959 VFL Season | 1st | 13 | -1- | 4 | 142.7% | Premiers |
| 1960 VFL Season | 1st | 14 | -0- | 4 | 143.1% | Premiers |
| 1961 VFL Season | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 5 | 131.2% | Defeated by Footscray (Preliminary Final) |
| 1962 VFL Season | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 4 | 125.8% | Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) |
| 1963 VFL Season | 3rd | 13 | -0- | 5 | 147.9% | Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final) |
| 1964 VFL Season | 1st | 14 | -0- | 4 | 138.1% | Premiers |
| 1965 VFL Season | 7th | 10 | -0- | 8 | 96.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1966 VFL Season | 11th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 78.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1967 VFL Season | 7th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 88.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1968 VFL Season | 8th | 8 | -0- | 12 | 83.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1969 VFL Season | 12th | 3 | -0- | 17 | 83.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1970 VFL Season | 10th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 83.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1971 VFL Season | 7th | 11 | -1- | 10 | 109.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1972 VFL Season | 8th | 10 | -0- | 12 | 105.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1973 VFL Season | 10th | 7 | -0- | 15 | 91.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1974 VFL Season | 12th | 3 | -0- | 19 | 77.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1975 VFL Season | 10th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 93.6% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1976 VFL Season | 6th | 11 | -0- | 11 | 99.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1977 VFL Season | 11th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 85.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1978 VFL Season | 12th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 69.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1979 VFL Season | 11th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 75.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1980 VFL Season | 9th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 79.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1981 VFL Season | 12th | 1 | -0- | 21 | 63.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1982 VFL Season | 8th | 8 | -0- | 14 | 90.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1983 VFL Season | 8th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 86.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1984 VFL Season | 9th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 104.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1985 VFL Season | 11th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 77.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1986 VFL Season | 11th | 7 | -0- | 15 | 74.9% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1987 VFL Season | 5th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 108.0% | Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final) |
| 1988 VFL Season | 5th | 13 | -0- | 9 | 102.1% | Runners-Up |
| 1989 VFL Season | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 96.5% | Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) |
| 1990 AFL Season | 4th | 16 | -0- | 6 | 113.2% | Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final) |
| 1991 AFL Season | 5th | 13 | -0- | 9 | 110.9% | Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final) |
| 1992 AFL Season | 11th | 7 | -1- | 14 | 87.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1993 AFL Season | 10th | 10 | -0- | 10 | 112.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1994 AFL Season | 7th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 116.6% | Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final) |
| 1995 AFL Season | 9th | 9 | -0- | 13 | 100.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1996 AFL Season | 14th | 7 | -0- | 15 | 70.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1997 AFL Season | 16th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 60.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 1998 AFL Season | 4th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 102.7% | Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final) |
| 1999 AFL Season | 14th | 6 | -0- | 16 | 80.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2000 AFL Season | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 8 | 118.4% | Runners-Up |
| 2001 AFL Season | 11th | 10 | -0- | 12 | 90.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2002 AFL Season | 6th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 99.9% | Defeated by Adelaide (Semi Final) |
| 2003 AFL Season | 14th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 81.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2004 AFL Season | 5th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 111.9% | Defeated by Essendon (Elimination Final) |
| 2005 AFL Season | 7th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 95.8% | Defeated by Geelong (Elimination Final) |
| 2006 AFL Season | 7th | 13 | -1- | 8 | 109.7% | Defeated by Fremantle (Semi Final) |
| 2007 AFL Season | 14th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 78.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2008 AFL Season | 16th | 3 | -0- | 19 | 62.6% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2009 AFL Season | 16th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 74.7% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2010 AFL Season | 12th | 8 | -1- | 13 | 94.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2011 AFL Season | 13th | 8 | -1- | 13 | 85.3% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2012 AFL Season | 16th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 67.5% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2013 AFL Season | 17th | 2 | -0- | 20 | 54.1% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2014 AFL Season | 17th | 4 | -0- | 18 | 68.4% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2015 AFL Season | 13th | 7 | -0- | 15 | 77.0% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2016 AFL Season | 11th | 10 | -0- | 12 | 97.6% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2017 AFL Season | 9th | 12 | -0- | 10 | 105.2% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2018 AFL Season | 5th | 14 | -0- | 8 | 131.4% | Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final) |
| 2019 AFL Season | 17th | 5 | -0- | 17 | 78.6% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2020 AFL Season | 9th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 107.8% | Did not qualify for finals |
| 2021 AFL Season | 1st | 17 | -1- | 4 | 130.8% | Premiers |
| 2022 AFL Season | 2nd | 16 | -0- | 6 | 130.5% | Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Semi Final) |
| 2023 AFL Season | 4th | 16 | -0- | 7 | 125.2% | Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) |
| 2024 AFL Season | 14th | 11 | -0- | 12 | 98.5% | Did not qualify for finals |