2011 Melbourne Football Club season

In January, the club announced Brad Green as captain, taking over the reins from the recently retired James McDonald. Aaron Davey, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers were named vice captains while youngsters Nathan Jones and Jack Grimes were promoted to the leadership group.^[1] Dean Bailey was re-appointed coach, but was sacked after a near-record 186-point loss to Geelong in Round 19.^[2]

List changes for 2011

2010 trades

Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost	Ref
Pick 52	Hawthorn	Kyle Cheney Pick 66	^[3]

Retirements and delistings

Player	New club	League	Reason
Brad Miller	Richmond Tigers	AFL	Delisted
Paul Johnson	Hawthorn	AFL	Delisted
Daniel Bell	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
John Meesen	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
Rhys Healey	Unknown	Unknown	Delisted
Daniel Hughes	WAFL	Subiaco Lions	Delisted

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from
1	12	Lucas Cook	Forward	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
2	33	Jeremy Howe	Forward	Hobart Football Club	TFL
3	50	Troy Davis	Backmen	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
3	53	Tom McDonald	Key Position	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
5	81 (RP)	Jordie McKenzie	Utility	Melbourne Demons	AFL
6	96 (RP)	Jake Spencer	Ruck	Melbourne Demons	AFL

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from
1	14	Daniel Nicholson	Utility	University Blues	VAFA
2	31	Michael Evans	Utility	Claremont Tigers	WAFL
3	38	Kelvin Lawrence	Forward	Peel Thunder	WAFL
4	63	Cameron Johnston	Midfield	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
5	75	Robert Campbell	Ruck	Box Hill Hawks	VFL
6	83	Tom McNamara	Defender	Melbourne Demons	AFL

Squad for 2011 season

Melbourne Football Club

Senior list

Rookie list

Coaching staff

Head coach

Dean Bailey (until round 19)
Todd Viney (caretaker from round 20)

Assistant coaches

Josh Mahoney (forward line)
Scott West (midfield)
Brian Royal (backline)
Mark Williams
Kelly O'Donnell (development)
David Dunbar (innovations)

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain
Long-term injury list
Upgraded rookie(s)

Updated: 1 August 2011
Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

2011 season

Pre-season

NAB Cup

Week 1


	Round 1
Friday, 11 February (7:15 pm)	Adelaide 0.3.6 (24)	def. by	Melbourne 0.5.4 (34)	Football Park	Report
Friday, 11 February (8:20 pm)	Melbourne 0.5.6 (36)	def.	Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27)	Football Park	Report

Quarter-final


	Quarter-final
Thursday, 24 February (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Essendon	Docklands Stadium (Crowd: 13,863)	Report
	1.3.1 (28) 1.6.3 (48) 1.10.5 (74) 1.11.7 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.7.3 (45) 1.8.5 (62) 1.10.5 (74) 1.17.10 (121)	Umpires: Rosebury, Nicholls, Ritchie
Maric		Super Goals	Hurley
Jurrah 3, Dunn 2, Maric 2, Trengove, Watts, Jetta, Sylvia		Goals	Ryder , Davey 2, Monfries 2, Heppell 2, Crameri, Jetta, Howlett, Williams, Winderlich, Stanton, Bellchambers, Colyer
Grimes, Jurrah, Moloney, Sylvia, Maric, Trengove		Best	Heppell, Hooker, Hurley, Stanton, Ryder, Monfries
Nil		Injuries	Colyer (hip), Dempsey (concussion)

NAB Challenge

Week 3


	Week 3
Saturday, 5 March (12:00 noon)	Melbourne	def. by	Brisbane Lions	Princes Park (Crowd: 3,000 est.)	Report
	4.2 (26) 6.4 (40) 9.5 (59) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 7.8 (50) 13.9 (87) 16.11 (107)	Umpires: Findlay, Ryan, Fila

Maric 3, Watts 2, Martin, Jetta, Dunn, Sylvia, Petterd, Jamar, Bate		Goals	Power 3, Clark 2, Bewick 2, O'Brien 2, Rockliff 2, Polkinghorne 2, Beams 2, Lester
Jetta, Sylvia, Jones, Bail, Maric, Tapscott, Jamar		Best	Rich, Clark, Adcock, Power, Rockliff, Collier, Lester

Week 4


	Week 4
Friday, 11 March (7:00 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	York Park (Crowd: 4010)	Report
	2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 11.9 (75) 15.12 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 8.1 (49) 9.2 (56) 12.3 (75)

Shiels 3, Whitecross 2, Smith, Birchall, Guerra, Bruce, Savage, Burgoyne, Lisle, Young, Hale, Sewell		Goals	Maric 3, Jurrah 2, Jamar, Green, Moloney, Scully, Davey, Petterd, Bate
Shiels, Sewell, Birchall, Guerra		Best	Maric, Davey, Grimes, Scully

Home and away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Sunday, 27 March (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	drew with	Sydney	MCG (Crowd: 33,951)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.8 (38) 8.12 (60) 11.18 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 10.14 (74) 11.18 (84)	Umpires: McBurney, Armstrong, Jeffery Television broadcast: Seven Network

Green 2, Dunn 2, Jurrah 2, Sylvia, Jetta, Moloney, Jones, Bennell		Goals	McGlynn 3, Bolton 3, Goodes 2, Reid, Everitt, White
Sylvia, Garland, Moloney, Trengove, Tapscott, Green, Dunn		Best	Richards, Jack, Bolton, McGlynn, O'Keefe, McVeigh, Grundy

Davey for head high contact with McGlynn		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Luke Tapscott Brownlow Votes: Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney) 3 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ben McGlynn (Sydney) 1 vote Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw (100.00%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Ricky Petterd Addam Maric

Round 2


	Round 2
Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	MCG (Crowd: 49,905)	Report
	2.8 (20) 3.13 (31) 11.24 (90) 16.26 (122)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 8.2 (50) 9.3 (57) 12.5 (77)	Umpires: Donlon, Stewart, Chamberlain Television broadcast: Foxtel

Burgoyne 4, Roughead 2, Franklin 2, Suckling 2, Bateman, Bruce, Rioli, Ladson, Shiels, Osborne		Goals	Dunn 2, Green 2, Jurrah 2, Jamar, Trengove, Bennell, Petterd, Davey, Watts
Rioli, Suckling, Burgoyne, Shiels, Young, Gilham		Best	Tapscott, Sylvia, Jamar, Grimes, Bail, Garland
Rioli (laceration to calf), Renouf (concussion)		Injuries	Garland (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Matt Suckling (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (78.2%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Addam Maric Neville Jetta

Round 3


	Round 3
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Brisbane Lions	MCG (Crowd: 24,380)	Report
	1.1 (7) 6.3 (39) 11.7 (73) 12.10 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 7.3 (45) 9.3 (57) 11.5 (71)	Umpires: Schmitt, Chamberlain, Keating Television broadcast: Foxtel

Jurrah 5, Wonaeamirri, Gysberts, Grimes, Sylvia, Bennell, Dunn, Moloney		Goals	Power 4, Banfield 2, Polkinghorne, Leuenberger, Redden, Clark, Rockliff
Jamar, Jurrah, Moloney, Gysberts, Sylvia, Jones, Frawley		Best	Clark, Power, Adcock, Banfield, Black, Raines, Polec
Nil		Injuries	Clark (dislocated finger)


Milestones: Rohan Bail (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Liam Jurrah (Melbourne) 2 votes, Luke Power (Brisbane Lions) 1 vote Record: 1 Win, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (87.7%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Cale Morton Jack Watts

Round 4


	Round 4
Sunday, 17 April (2:40 pm)	Gold Coast	def. by	Melbourne	Gabba (Crowd: 12,111)	Report
	3.2 (20) 4.5 (29) 8.11 (53) 9.15 (69)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 11.9 (75) 15.14 (104) 23.21 (159)	Umpires: Meredith, Ryan, Keating Television broadcast: Seven Network

Smith 2, Swallow 2, Stanley, Fraser, Matera, Shaw, Magin		Goals	Jurrah 3, Morton 3, Davey 2, Trengove 2, Dunn 2, Green 2, Jamar 2, Wonaeamirri 2, Moloney, Sylvia, Bail, Jones, Bennell
Swallow, Rischitelli, Brennan, McKenzie, Smith		Best	Moloney, Trengove, Davey, Grimes, Jamar, Jurrah



Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 3 votes, Mark Jamar (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (116.2%) Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Jack Watts Liam Jurrah

Round 5


	Round 5
	Bye: Melbourne

Round 6


	Round 6
Thursday, 28 April (6:40 pm)	West Coast	def.	Melbourne	Subiaco Oval (Crowd: 36,298)	Report
	5.3 (33) 7.8 (50) 10.12 (72) 15.16 (106)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32) 6.16 (52)	Umpires: Donlon, Rosebury, Stewart Television broadcast: Ten Network

Darling 3, Lynch 3, Embley 3, Kennedy 2, Nicoski 2, LeCras, Rosa		Goals	Jones, Sylvia, Davey, Moloney, Watts, Dunn
Priddis, Kerr, Cox, Ebert, S. Selwood, A. Selwood, Nicoski		Best	Garland, Jamar, Grimes, Jones, Watts
Priddis (dislocated finger)		Injuries	Nil


Milestones: Mark Jamar (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Dean Cox (West Coast) 3 votes, Matt Priddis (West Coast) 2 votes, Jack Darling (West Coast) 1 vote Record: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (100.4%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Lynden Dunn Jordan Gysberts

Round 7


	Round 7
Sunday, 8 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	MCG (Crowd: 19,987)	Report
	2.7 (19) 6.11 (47) 14.16 (100) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 5.3 (33) 6.4 (40) 8.5 (53)	Umpires: Stevic, Jeffery, Keating Television broadcast: Seven Network

Petterd 4, Sylvia 4, Jurrah 3, Watts 2, Wonaeamirri 2, Green 2, Dunn, Tapscott, Bartram, Bate, Jones		Goals	Tippett 3, Reilly 2, S. Thompson, van Berlo, McKernan
Moloney, Jones, Sylvia, Davey, Green, Maric, Trengove, Frawley		Best	Jaensch, Reilly, van Berlo, Johncock, Schmidt
Grimes (ankle)		Injuries	Dangerfield (concussion), S. Thompson (calf), Wright (knee)


Milestones: Luke Tapscott (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 2 votes, Mark Jamar (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (119.4%) Ladder Position: 7th Substitutes: Austin Wonaeamirri Jack Grimes

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	def.	Melbourne	Docklands Stadium (Crowd: 23,536)	Report
	3.2 (20) 7.5 (47) 14.7 (91) 19.10 (124)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.2 (44) 8.6 (54) 10.10 (70) 12.11 (83)	Umpires: Donlon, Bowen, Wenn Television broadcast: Ten Network

Edwards 6, Wells 3, Harvey 3, Hansen 2, Goldstein 2, Adams, Speight, Harper		Goals	Jurrah 3, Maric 3, Newton 2, Petterd 2, Watts, Bartram
Wells, Edwards, Swallow, Goldstein, Garlett		Best	Davey, Warnock, Martin, Frawley, Watts
Cunnington (illness) replaced before the game by Garlett		Injuries	Garland (ankle), Bail (knee), Martin (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 3 votes, Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 2 votes, Aaron Edwards (North Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Draw (109.1%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Rohan Bail

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	def.	Melbourne	Docklands Stadium (Crowd: 28,863)	Report
	5.4 (34) 9.5 (59) 12.6 (78) 16.10 (106)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 7.5 (47) 10.7 (67) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Stevic, Dalgleish, Pannell Television broadcast: Ten Network

Milne 3, Riewoldt 3, Montagna 2, Cripps 2, Ray, Jones, Siposs, Schneider, Polo, Peake		Goals	Jurrah 3, Green 2, Watts 2, Maric 2, Newton 2, Petterd, Gysberts
Montagna, Jones, Armitage, Milne, Riewoldt, Gilbert, Peake		Best	Jones, Moloney, Evans, Maric, Watts, Gysberts
Nil		Injuries	Tapscott (hamstring)


Debut(s): Michael Evans Milestones: Nathan Jones (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) 3 votes, Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 2 votes, Sam Gilbert (St Kilda) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Draw (105%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Matthew Bate Luke Tapscott

Round 10


	Round 10
Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Carlton	MCG (Crowd: 47,464)	Report
	1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 5.8 (38) 8.12 (60) 13.15 (93)	Umpires: McBurney, Nicholls, Armstrong Television broadcast: Seven Network

Sylvia, Petterd, Jurrah, Rivers, Newton		Goals	O'hAilpin 3, Walker 2, Betts 2, Waite 2, Murphy, Yarran, Armfield, Garlett
Frawley, Rivers, Green, Macdonald, Jones		Best	Judd, Murphy, Gibbs, Robinson, Jamison, Simpson
Nil		Injuries	Russell (hamstring), Laidler (knee)


Debut(s): Daniel Nicholson Milestones: Joel Macdonald (100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Mitch Robinson (Carlton) 3 votes, Chris Judd (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy (Carlton) 1 vote Record: 3 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (98.8%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Matthew Warnock

Round 11


	Round 11
Friday, 3 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (Crowd: 53,077)	Report
	3.2 (20) 6.5 (41) 6.6 (42) 10.8 (68)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 15.11 (101)	Umpires: Donlon, Rosebury, Mollison Television broadcast: Seven Network

Ryder 2, Melksham, Stanton, Hardingham, Howlett, Hille, Monfries, Zaharakis		Goals	Green 4, Jurrah 3, Jetta 2, Moloney 2, Sylvia, Watts, Scully, Howe
Melksham, Lonergan, Heppell, Hibberd		Best	McKenzie, Jones, Scully, Martin, Green, Gysberts
Nil		Injuries	Sylvia (corked right quad)


Debut(s): Jeremy Howe, Max Gawn Milestones: Jeremy Howe (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie (Melbourne) 3 votes, Jordan Gysberts (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Trengove (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (102.6%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Colin Sylvia

Round 12


	Round 12
Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Collingwood	MCG (Crowd: 75,998)	Report
	2.2 (14) 3.5 (23) 5.5 (35) 6.5 (41)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.6 (24) 9.7 (61) 11.10 (76) 19.14 (129)	Umpires: Nicholls, Chamberlain, Mollison Television broadcast: Ten Network

Sylvia 4, Howe, Jurrah		Goals	Cloke 6, Krakouer 2, Pendlebury 2, Ball 2, McCarthy, Fasolo, Wellingham, Brown, Dawes, Didak, Blair
Sylvia, Frawley, Watts, Scully, Moloney		Best	Wellingham, Cloke, Reid, Sidebottom, Ball
Bartram (eye), Jetta (broken hand)		Injuries	Nil


Brownlow Votes: Sharrod Wellingham (Collingwood) 3 votes, Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 2 votes, Chris Tarrant (Collingwood) 1 vote Record: 4 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (93.7%) Ladder Position: 10th Substitutes: Michael Evans Neville Jetta

Round 13


	Round 13
Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Fremantle	MCG (Crowd: 19,092)	Report
	6.5 (41) 10.7 (67) 14.12 (96) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.4 (10) 6.6 (42) 7.10 (52) 8.12 (60)	Umpires: Kennedy, Leppard, Wenn Television broadcast: Foxtel

Green 5, Martin 3, Watts 3, Howe 2, Jurrah 2, Frawley, Gawn, Nicholson, Petterd, Sylvia, Trengove, Jones		Goals	Johnson 3, Mayne 2, Pavlich, Pearce, McPharlin
Martin, Green, McKenzie, Watts, Scully, Howe		Best	Fyfe, Barlow, Mzungu, Johnson, McPharlin
Gysberts (soreness) replaced in selected side by Nicholson, Garland (ankle)		Injuries	Bradley (knee) replaced in selected side by van Berlo, Grover (adductor tear), Crowley (back)
Petterd for striking Crowley		Reports	Nil

Milestone: Max Gawn (1st AFL Goal), Daniel Nicholson (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie (Melbourne) 3 votes, Tom Scully (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brad Green (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (102.2%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Colin Garland

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm)	Richmond	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (Crowd: 61,900)	Report
	3.5 (23) 7.5 (47) 10.9 (69) 13.13 (91)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.1 (43) 12.4 (76) 14.14 (98) 17.16 (118)	Umpires: Margetts, Stevic, Findlay Television broadcast: Foxtel

Vickery 3, Farmer 2, Newman 2, Deledio, Edwards, Foley, Grigg, Riewoldt, Martin		Goals	Watts 3, Green 3, Trengove 3, Jones 2, Martin 2, Jurrah 2, Howe, Sylvia
Foley, Deledio, Newman, Nahas, Edwards, Houli, Vickery		Best	Moloney, Watts, Jones, Frawley, Scully, Green, Petterd, Jamar
Conca (head knock)		Injuries	Macdonald (knee)


Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, James Frawley (Melbourne) 2 votes, Jack Watts (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 6 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (104.3%) Ladder Position: 8th Substitutes: Cale Morton Joel Macdonald

Round 15


	Round 15
Friday, 1 July (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def.	Melbourne	Docklands Stadium (Crowd: 29,516)	Report
	4.5 (29) 8.9 (57) 13.10 (88) 19.13 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.4 (16) 4.9 (33) 7.13 (55) 8.15 (63)	Umpires: Farmer, Rosebury, Mollison Television broadcast: Seven Network

Giansiracusa 4, Hall 3, Griffen 2, Higgins 2, Dahlhaus 2, Ward 2, Gilbee, Cooney, Picken, Grant		Goals	Petterd 2, Howe 2, Watts 2, Trengove, Sylvia
Griffen, Cooney, Ward, Giansiracusa, Picken		Best	Trengove, Petterd, Howe, Moloney



Debut(s): Sam Blease Milestones: Colin Garland (50th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs) 3 votes, Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) 2 votes, Callan Ward (Western Bulldogs) 1 vote Record: 6 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (99%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Sam Blease Jamie Bennell

Round 16


	Round 16
	Bye: Melbourne

Round 17


	Round 17
Saturday, 16 July (8:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Port Adelaide	TIO Stadium (Crowd: 7, 255)	Report
	6.2 (38) 9.6 (60) 16.8 (104) 17.11 (113)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 6.4 (40) 10.5 (65) 14.8 (92)	Umpires: Dalgleish, Armstrong, Jeffery Television broadcast: Ten Network

Jurrah 3, Maric 3, Petterd 3, Green 2, Martin 2, Gysberts, Jones, Nicholson, Sylvia		Goals	Banner 3, C. Cornes 3, Gray 2, Hitchcock 2, Cassisi, Hartlett, Pearce, Thomas
Petterd, Martin, Sylvia, Moloney, Frawley, Trengove, Maric, Jurrah		Best	C. Cornes, Thomas, Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Pearce, K. Cornes, Hartlett, Jacobs
Scully (knee)		Injuries	Thomas (eye)


Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ricky Petterd (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (100.6%) Ladder Position: 9th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Tom Scully

Round 18


	Round 18
Sunday, 24 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Hawthorn	MCG (Crowd: 39,782)	Report
	3.3 (21) 6.3 (39) 9.4 (58) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.1 (37) 10.4 (64) 16.6 (102) 20.12 (132)	Umpires: Meredith, Kamolins, McBurney Television broadcast: Seven Network

Green 4, Howe 3, Dunn 2, Sylvia, Bate, Petterd		Goals	Franklin 5, Breust 3, Rioli 3, Hodge 2, Osborne 2, Mitchell, Lewis, Ellis, Hale, Smith
Green, Martin, Howe, Dunn, Jones		Best	Sewell, Franklin, Mitchell, Hodge, Rioli, Bailey, Birchall
Nil		Injuries	Savage (shoulder)


Brownlow Votes: Brad Sewell (Hawthorn) 3 votes, Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 2 votes, Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Draw (97%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Addam Maric

Round 19


	Round 19
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong	def.	Melbourne	Kardinia Park (Crowd: 22,716)	Report
	8.3 (51) 20.4 (124) 28.8 (176) 37.11 (233)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.3 (3) 1.4 (10) 5.4 (34) 7.5 (47)	Umpires: H. Ryan, S. Ryan, Jeffery Television broadcast: Foxtel

Johnson 7, Hawkins 5, Mooney 5, Stokes 3, Varcoe 3, Duncan 3, Bartel 2, Corey 2, West 2, Mackie, Ottens, Ling, Christensen, Selwood		Goals	Dunn 2, Bate, Howe, Trengove, Watts, Jurrah
Johnson, Corey, Selwood, Enright, Mooney, Varcoe		Best	Dunn, McKenzie



Brownlow Votes: Joel Selwood (Geelong) 3 votes, Steve Johnson (Geelong) 2 votes, Corey Enright (Geelong) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw (86.8%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate Brent Moloney

Round 20


	Round 20
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton	def.	Melbourne	MCG (Crowd: 42,342)	Report
	6.1 (37) 14.2 (86) 18.7 (115) 21.8 (134)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.7 (25) 3.10 (28) 6.12 (48) 7.16 (58)	Umpires: Donlon, Vozzo, Jeffery Television broadcast: Ten Network

Ellard 3, Judd 2, Scotland 2, Walker 2, Garlett 2, Gibbs 2, Robinson, Kreuzer, McLean, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, Warnock, Henderson		Goals	Watts 2, Dunn 2, Green, Howe, Davey
Judd, Gibbs, Scotland, Warnock, Ellard, Murphy		Best	Watts, Garland, Rivers, Macdonald, Dunn
Armfield (ankle) replaced in the selected side by Houlihan		Injuries	Strauss (leg), Tapscott (concussion)


Brownlow Votes: Chris Judd (Carlton) 3 votes, Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) 2 votes, Marc Murphy (Carlton) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw (83.7%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Matthew Bate James Strauss

Round 21


	Round 21
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	West Coast	Docklands Stadium (Crowd: 15,709)	Report
	1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 8.7 (55) 9.8 (62)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 10.9 (69) 13.9 (87) 16.14 (110)	Umpires: McBurney, Kamolins, B. Ryan Television broadcast: Foxtel

Howe 3, Petterd, Dunn, Watts, Sylvia, Trengove, Morton		Goals	Nicoski 3, LeCras 3, Kennedy 2, Cox 2, Kerr, S. Selwood, Naitanui, A. Selwood, Priddis, Embley
Howe, Frawley, Macdonald, Jones, Blease, Garland		Best	Gaff, Priddis, Embley, Shuey, Schofield, Cox, Brown
Green (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Nicholson		Injuries	Shuey (hamstring)


Brownlow Votes: Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 3 votes, Andrew Embley (West Coast) 2 votes, Jeremy Howe (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 11 Losses, 1 Draw (82.2%) Ladder Position: 11th Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Luke Tapscott

Round 22


	Round 22
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Richmond	MCG (Crowd: 36,321)	Report
	4.0 (24) 7.1 (43) 14.2 (86) 17.8 (110)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 10.9 (69) 11.12 (78) 17.15 (117)	Umpires: McBurney, H. Ryan, Hay Television broadcast: Foxtel

Sylvia 5, Jones 3, Jurrah 3, Trengove 2, Watts, Bennell, Green, Petterd		Goals	Miller 3, Martin 3, Riewoldt 2, Foley 2, King, Graham, Jackson, Nahas, Webberley, Cotchin, Edwards
Sylvia, Jones, McKenzie, Bartram, Frawley		Best	Foley, Miller, Houli, Grigg, Tuck, Martin



Milestones: Aaron Davey (150th AFL Game), Ricky Petterd (50th AFL Game Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) 3 votes, Nathan Foley (Richmond) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 7 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (82.9%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Brad Green Jeremy Howe

Round 23


	Round 23
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Gold Coast	MCG (Crowd: 21,534)	Report
	4.3 (27) 7.5 (47) 13.7 (85) 17.10 (112)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 6.5 (35) 7.8 (50) 12.10 (82)	Umpires: Ritchie, Stewart, Schmitt Television broadcast: Seven Network

Green 4, Jurrah 3, Moloney 3, Howe 2, Jones, Tapscott, Martin, Garland, Jetta		Goals	Bennell 2, Smith 2, Rischitelli 2, Russell 2, Swallow, Stanley, N. Ablett, Thompson
Blease, Garland, Moloney, Jones, Jamar, Green, McDonald		Best	Rischitelli, G. Ablett, Swallow, Prestia, Stanley
Jurrah (shoulder)		Injuries	Hickey (corked quad)


Debut(s): Tom McDonald Brownlow Votes: Colin Garland (Melbourne) 3 votes, Sam Blease (Melbourne) 2 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 8 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (84.9%) Ladder Position: 12th Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Liam Jurrah

Round 24


	Round 24
Sunday, 4 September (2:40 pm)	Port Adelaide	def.	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (Crowd: 29, 340)	Report
	3.2 (20) 8.4 (52) 13.6 (84) 17.10 (112)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.6 (24) 7.11 (53) 10.12 (72) 15.14 (104)	Umpires: Stewart, H. Ryan, Schmitt Television broadcast: Network Seven

Westhoff 4, Ebert 3, Rodan 2, Boak 2, Banner, Gray, Motlop, Butcher, Salopek, Schulz		Goals	Jones 2, McKenzie 2, Green 2, Martin 2, Morton, Bate, Jamar, Trengove, Howe, Jetta, Fitzpatrick
Westhoff, Gray, Boak, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Rodan		Best	Moloney, Trengove, McKenzie, Jones, Howe, Bate
Surjan (right calf/ankle), Butcher (back), Carlile (quad)		Injuries	Blease (head knock)


Debut(s): Jack Fitzpatrick Milestones: Stefan Martin (50th AFL Game), Jack Fitzpatrick (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 3 votes, Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) 2 votes, Steven Salopek (Port Adelaide) 1 vote Record: 8 Wins, 13 Losses, 1 Draw (85.3%) Ladder Position: 13th Substitutes: Luke Tapscott Sam Blease

Ladder

2011 AFL Ladder

Team

Pts

Collingwood

2592

1546

167.66

Geelong (P)

2548

1619

157.38

Hawthorn

2355

1634

144.12

West Coast

2235

1715

130.32

Carlton

2225

1700

130.88

St Kilda

1891

1677

112.76

Sydney

1897

1735

109.34

Essendon

2217

100.00

North Melbourne

2106

2082

101.15

Western Bulldogs

2060

2155

95.59

Fremantle

1791

2155

83.11

Richmond

2069

2396

86.35

Melbourne

1974

2315

85.27

Adelaide

1742

2193

79.43

Brisbane Lions

1814

2240

80.98

Port Adelaide

1718

2663

64.51

Gold Coast

1534

2726

56.27

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Awards and milestones

Home and away season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Luke Tapscott^[4]	AFL debut	27 March 2011
Mark Jamar^[5]	100th game	28 April 2011
Michael Evans^[6]	AFL debut	21 May 2011
Nathan Jones^[7]	100th game	27 May 2011
Daniel Nicholson^[8]	AFL debut	27 May 2011
Max Gawn^[9]	AFL debut	3 June 2011
Jeremy Howe^[9]	AFL debut	3 June 2011
Sam Blease^[10]	AFL debut	1 July 2011
Colin Garland^[10]	50th game	1 July 2011

References

↑ Australian Associated Press (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Age. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ Bailey sacked - sportal.com.au. Written by Luke Sheahan. Published 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
↑ Paton, Al (11 October 2010). "Hawks pick up Cheney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
↑ Paton, Al (24 March 2011). "Melbourne teenager Luke Tapscott to debut against Sydney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (27 April 2011). "Dees unchanged for West Coast clash". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (21 May 2011). "Pickles relishes the big time". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (20 May 2011). "Q&A with Nathan Jones". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
↑ Burgan, Matt (26 May 2011). "Nicholson to debut". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
1 2 Edmund, Sam (3 June 2011). "Meet Giant Max Gawn and Jumping Jeremy Howe". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
1 2 Burgan, Matt (30 June 2011). "Blease to debut against Dogs". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

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