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2011 Melbourne Football Club season

Field	Value
club	Melbourne Football Club
season	2011
president	Jim Stynes
(4th season)
coach	Dean Bailey
(4th season)
(rounds 1–19)
Todd Viney
(rounds 19–24)
captain	Brad Green
(1st season)
home ground	MCG
(100,018 capacity)
preseason comp	[Pre-season](2011-nab-cup)
preseason result	Quarter-finals
regularseason comp	[AFL season](2011-afl-season)
regularseason result	13th
finals series	[Finals series](2011-afl-finals-series)
finals result	DNQ
club b&f	Best and fairest
best and fairest	Brent Moloney
leading goalscorer	Liam Jurrah
(40 goals)
highest attendance	75,998
(round 12 vs. )
lowest attendance	7,255
(round 17 vs. )
average attendance	31,043
club membership	36,937
( 3,579 / 10.73%)
prevseason	[2010](2010-melbourne-football-club-season)
nextseason	[2012](2012-melbourne-football-club-season)

(4th season) (4th season) (rounds 1–19) Todd Viney (rounds 19–24) (1st season) (100,018 capacity) | club b&f = Best and fairest (40 goals) (round 12 vs. ) (round 17 vs. ) ( 3,579 / 10.73%) The 2011 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 112th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

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. Dean Bailey was re-appointed coach, but was sacked after a near-record 186-point loss to in Round 19.

2011 list changes

2010 trades

Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost	Ref
Pick 52		Kyle Cheney
Pick 66

Retirements and delistings

Player	New club	League	Reason
Brad Miller	Richmond Tigers	AFL	Delisted
Paul Johnson		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	State	Position	Team from	League from
1	12	Lucas Cook	Victoria	Forward	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
2	33	Jeremy Howe	Tasmania	Forward	Hobart Football Club	TFL
3	50	Troy Davis	Victoria	Backmen	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
3	53	Tom McDonald	Victoria	Key Position	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
5	81 (RP)	Jordie McKenzie	Victoria	Utility	Melbourne Demons	AFL
6	96 (RP)	Jake Spencer	Queensland	Ruck	Melbourne Demons	AFL

Rookie draft

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

2011 squad

Todd Viney (caretaker from round 20)

2011 season

Pre-season

NAB Cup

Week 1

Quarter-final

NAB Challenge

Week 3

Week 4

Home and away season

Round 1

Debut(s): Luke Tapscott

Brownlow Votes: Ryan O'Keefe () 3 votes, Brent Moloney () 2 votes, Ben McGlynn () 1 vote

Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw (100.00%)

Ladder Position: 8th

Substitutes: Ricky Petterd Addam Maric

Round 2

Brownlow Votes: Cyril Rioli () 3 votes, Matt Suckling () 2 votes, Sam Mitchell () 1 vote

Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (78.2%)

Ladder Position: 13th

Substitutes: Addam Maric Neville Jetta

Round 3

Milestones: Rohan Bail (1st AFL Goal)

Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney () 3 votes, Liam Jurrah () 2 votes, Luke Power () 1 vote

Record: 1 Win, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (87.7%)

Ladder Position: 10th

Substitutes: Cale Morton Jack Watts

Round 4

Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia () 3 votes, Mark Jamar () 2 votes, Brent Moloney () 1 vote

Record: 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw (116.2%)

Ladder Position: 7th

Substitutes: Jack Watts Liam Jurrah

Round 5

Round 6

Milestones: Mark Jamar (100th AFL Game)

Brownlow Votes: Dean Cox () 3 votes, Matt Priddis () 2 votes, Jack Darling () 1 vote

Record: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (100.4%)

Ladder Position: 8th

Substitutes: Lynden Dunn Jordan Gysberts

Round 7

Milestones: Luke Tapscott (1st AFL Goal)

Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney () 3 votes, Colin Sylvia () 2 votes, Mark Jamar () 1 vote

Record: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw (119.4%)

Ladder Position: 7th

Substitutes: Austin Wonaeamirri Jack Grimes

Round 8

Brownlow Votes: Todd Goldstein () 3 votes, Andrew Swallow () 2 votes, Aaron Edwards () 1 vote

Record: 3 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Draw (109.1%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Rohan Bail

Round 9

Debut(s): Michael Evans

Milestones: Nathan Jones (100th AFL Game)

Brownlow Votes: Brendon Goddard () 3 votes, Leigh Montagna () 2 votes, Sam Gilbert () 1 vote

Record: 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Draw (105%)

Ladder Position: 10th

Substitutes: Matthew Bate Luke Tapscott

Round 10

Debut(s): Daniel Nicholson

Milestones: Joel Macdonald (100th AFL Game)

Brownlow Votes: Mitch Robinson () 3 votes, Chris Judd () 2 votes, Marc Murphy () 1 vote

Record: 3 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (98.8%)

Ladder Position: 10th

Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Matthew Warnock

Round 11

Debut(s): Jeremy Howe, Max Gawn

Milestones: Jeremy Howe (1st AFL Goal)

Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie () 3 votes, Jordan Gysberts () 2 votes, Jack Trengove () 1 vote

Record: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw (102.6%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Colin Sylvia

Round 12

Brownlow Votes: Sharrod Wellingham () 3 votes, Travis Cloke () 2 votes, Chris Tarrant () 1 vote

Record: 4 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (93.7%)

Ladder Position: 10th

Substitutes: Michael Evans Neville Jetta

Round 13

Milestone: Max Gawn (1st AFL Goal), Daniel Nicholson (1st AFL Goal)

Brownlow Votes: Jordie McKenzie () 3 votes, Tom Scully () 2 votes, Brad Green () 1 vote

Record: 5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (102.2%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Colin Garland

Round 14

Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney () 3 votes, James Frawley () 2 votes, Jack Watts () 1 vote

Record: 6 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw (104.3%)

Ladder Position: 8th

Substitutes: Cale Morton Joel Macdonald

Round 15

Debut(s): Sam Blease

Milestones: Colin Garland (50th AFL Game)

Brownlow Votes: Daniel Giansiracusa () 3 votes, Ryan Griffen () 2 votes, Callan Ward () 1 vote

Record: 6 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (99%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Substitutes: Sam Blease Jamie Bennell

Round 16

Round 17

Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney () 3 votes, Colin Sylvia () 2 votes, Ricky Petterd () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw (100.6%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Tom Scully

Round 18

Brownlow Votes: Brad Sewell () 3 votes, Luke Hodge () 2 votes, Sam Mitchell () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Draw (97%)

Ladder Position: 11th

Substitutes: Jamie Bennell Addam Maric

Round 19

Brownlow Votes: Joel Selwood () 3 votes, Steve Johnson () 2 votes, Corey Enright () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw (86.8%)

Ladder Position: 11th

Substitutes: Matthew Bate Brent Moloney

Round 20

Brownlow Votes: Chris Judd () 3 votes, Bryce Gibbs () 2 votes, Marc Murphy () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw (83.7%)

Ladder Position: 11th

Substitutes: Matthew Bate James Strauss

Round 21

Brownlow Votes: Andrew Gaff () 3 votes, Andrew Embley () 2 votes, Jeremy Howe () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 11 Losses, 1 Draw (82.2%)

Ladder Position: 11th

Substitutes: Daniel Nicholson Luke Tapscott

Round 22

Milestones: Aaron Davey (150th AFL Game), Ricky Petterd (50th AFL Game)

Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia () 3 votes, Nathan Foley () 2 votes, Nathan Jones () 1 vote

Record: 7 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (82.9%)

Ladder Position: 13th

Substitutes: Brad Green Jeremy Howe

Round 23

Debut(s): Tom McDonald

Brownlow Votes: Colin Garland () 3 votes, Sam Blease () 2 votes, Brent Moloney () 1 vote

Record: 8 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw (84.9%)

Ladder Position: 12th

Substitutes: Jeremy Howe Liam Jurrah

Round 24

Debut(s): Jack Fitzpatrick

Milestones: Stefan Martin (50th AFL Game), Jack Fitzpatrick (1st AFL Goal)

Brownlow Votes: Brent Moloney () 3 votes, Brett Ebert () 2 votes, Steven Salopek () 1 vote

Record: 8 Wins, 13 Losses, 1 Draw (85.3%)

Ladder Position: 13th

Substitutes: Luke Tapscott Sam Blease

Ladder

Awards and milestones

Colin Garland	50th game	1 July 2011

References

Australian Associated Press. (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Age.
[http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/bailey-sacked-132273 Bailey sacked] {{Webarchive. link. (10 September 2012 - 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.
Paton, Al. (24 March 2011). "Melbourne teenager Luke Tapscott to debut against Sydney". Herald Sun.
Burgan, Matt. (27 April 2011). "Dees unchanged for West Coast clash". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club.
Burgan, Matt. (21 May 2011). "Pickles relishes the big time". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club.
Burgan, Matt. (20 May 2011). "Q&A with Nathan Jones". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club.
Burgan, Matt. (26 May 2011). "Nicholson to debut". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club.
Edmund, Sam. (3 June 2011). "Meet Giant Max Gawn and Jumping Jeremy Howe". Herald Sun.
Burgan, Matt. (30 June 2011). "Blease to debut against Dogs". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club.

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