2018 Melbourne Football Club season

Melbourne Football Club
2018 season
President	Glen Bartlett; (5th season)
Coach	Simon Goodwin; (2nd season)
Captains	Nathan Jones; (5th season); Jack Viney; (2nd season)
Home ground	MCG; (100,024 capacity)
Finals series	Preliminary Final
Highest home attendance	77,071; (round 5 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance	35,518; (round 3 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	41,889
Club membership	44,191; (as at 29 July 2018)
	← 2017 2019 →

PresidentGlen Bartlett
^{(5th season)}

CoachSimon Goodwin
^{(2nd season)}

CaptainsNathan Jones
^{(5th season)}
Jack Viney
^{(2nd season)}

Home groundMCG
^{(100,024 capacity)}

The 2018 Melbourne Football Club season is the club's 119th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

Date	Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost	Ref
12 October	Jake Lever Pick 35 Third round pick (2018)	Adelaide	Pick 10 First round pick (2018) Fourth round pick (2018)	^[1]
17 October	Pick 31	Port Adelaide	Jack Watts	^[2]
18 October	Harley Balic	Fremantle	Pick 66	^[3]

Player	New club	League	Reason	Career games	Career goals	Ref
Colin Garland	Melbourne	AFL	Retired, but stayed as an assistant coach	141	16	^[4]
Liam Hulett	Edithvale-Aspendale	MPNFL	Delisted	0	0	^[5]^[6]
Ben Kennedy	Montmorency	NFL	Delisted	40	28	^[7]^[8]
Heritier Lumumba	unknown	unknown	Retired	223	30	^[9]
Jake Spencer	Aspley	NEAFL	Delisted	38	8	^[5]^[10]
Jack Trengove	Port Adelaide	AFL	Delisted	86	39	^[5]^[11]
Mitch White	Casey	VFL	Delisted	4	0	^[5]^[12]

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
2	29	Charlie Spargo	VIC	Midfielder/forward	Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup	^[13]
2	31	Bayley Fritsch	VIC	Forward	Casey	VFL	^[14]
2	37	Harrison Petty	SA	Defender	North Melbourne	SANFL	^[15]
3	48	Oskar Baker	QLD	Midfielder	Aspley	NEAFL	^[16]



16 February (7:36 pm)	North Melbourne 5.4.9 (83)	def.	Carlton 5.2.6 (68)	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (crowd: 22,585)	Report
16 February (8:32 pm)	Melbourne 1.9.6 (70)	def.	North Melbourne 3.2.4 (46)	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (crowd: 22,585)	Report


	Grand Final
16 February (9:33 pm)	Melbourne 3.3.8 (56)	def.	Hawthorn 1.5.6 (46)	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (crowd: 22,585^[17])	Report

2018 season
President	Glen Bartlett ^{(5th season)}
Coach	Simon Goodwin ^{(2nd season)}
Captains	Nathan Jones ^{(5th season)} Jack Viney ^{(2nd season)}
Home ground	MCG ^{(100,024 capacity)}
Finals series	Preliminary Final
Highest home attendance	77,071 ^{(round 5 vs. Richmond)}
Lowest home attendance	35,518 ^{(round 3 vs. North Melbourne)}
Average home attendance	41,889
Club membership	44,191 ^{(as at 29 July 2018)}
← 2017 2019 →


	Round 1
Saturday, 24 February (2:05 pm)	North Melbourne	def. by	Melbourne	Kingston Twin Ovals (crowd: 1,957)	Report
	3.1 (19) 6.4 (40) 7.4 (46) 11.5 (71)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.3 (39) 8.3 (51) 15.8 (98) 19.10 (124)	Umpires: Donlan, Meredith, Foote, Fisher Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Hartung 2, Waite 2, Brown 2, Turner, Ziebell, Zurhaar, Larkey, Cunnington		Goals	Hogan 3, Fritsch 3, Harmes 2, Neal-Bullen 2, Bugg 2, T. McDonald, Vince, Petracca, Hannan, Melksham, Gawn, Maynard
Hartung, Cunnington, M. Williams, Vickers-Willis, Ziebell		Best	Melksham, Neal-Bullen, Hibberd, Harmes, Petracca, Salem, Fritsch
Nil		Injuries	Lewis (calf)
Nil		Reports	Nil


	Round 2
Thursday, 8 March (7:05 pm)	Melbourne	def.	St Kilda	Casey Fields (crowd: 4,567)	Report
	8.4 (52) 11.5 (71) 12.8 (80) 18.11 (119)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 6.4 (40) 12.7 (79) 14.9 (93)	Umpires: Rosebury, Fleer, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Oliver 2, Garlett 2, Brayshaw 2, Melksham 2, Hogan 2, Tyson, Petracca, Bugg, Hannan, Fritsch, Salem, Vince, Hunt		Goals	Bruce 3, Sinclair 2, Savage, Membrey, Clark, Billings, Armitage, McCartin, Steven, Gresham, Acres
Oliver, Gawn, Hibberd, Petracca, Lever, Hogan		Best	Billings, Acres, Ross, Geary, Savage, Steele
O. McDonald (back tightness)		Injuries	Steven (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil


	Round 1
Sunday, 25 March (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Geelong	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 54,112)	Report
	6.1 (37) 8.5 (53) 12.9 (81) 13.16 (94)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 12.8 (80) 13.10 (88) 14.13 (97)	Umpires: Stevic, Deboy, Gavine Television broadcast: Seven Network


Hogan 3, Pedersen 2, Neal-Bullen 2, Petracca, Garlett, Gawn, Oliver, Hannan, Fritsch		Goals	Menzel 4, Parfitt 2, Ablett, Smith, Kelly, Ratugolea, Murdoch, C. Guthrie, Parsons, Fogarty
Petracca, Gawn, Oliver, Jones, Hogan, Lewis		Best	Selwood, Ablett, Menzel, Duncan, Parfitt, Kelly
Nil		Injuries	Taylor (foot), Stewart (ankle), C. Guthrie (groin)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Bayley Fritsch Debut(s) for MFC: Jake Lever (Adelaide) Milestone(s): Bayley Fritsch (1st AFL goal) Record: 0 losses, 1 win, 0 draws (96.91%) Ladder position: 9th


	Round 2
Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm)	Brisbane Lions	def. by	Melbourne	Gabba (crowd: 17,141)	Report
	0.3 (3) 2.6 (18) 5.11 (41) 10.14 (74)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.4 (34) 8.7 (55) 9.11 (65) 14.16 (100)	Umpires: Fisher, Rosebury, Hosking Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Cameron 3, Christensen 3, Bewick, Zorko, Hipwood, Cox		Goals	Hogan 5, Garlett 4, Jones 2, Fritsch 2, Neal-Bullen
Cameron, Christensen, Cox, Taylor, Zorko		Best	Hogan, Garlett, Oliver, Jones, Petracca
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Record: 1 win, 1 loss, 0 draws (113.45%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 3
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	North Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,518)	Report
	3.2 (20) 9.7 (61) 12.13 (85) 18.15 (123)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 8.4 (52) 10.6 (66) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Nicholls, Fleer, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Bugg 4, Kent 3, Garlett 3, Oliver 2, Hogan, Petracca, Vince, Fritsch, Lewis, Jones		Goals	Brown 4, Waite 3, Cunnington 2, Goldstein, Hartung, Simpkin, Ziebell
Gawn, Hogan, Petracca, Lewis, Salem, Kent		Best	Cunnington, Brown, Higgins, McDonald, Dumont
Melksham (cut head), Vince (groin)		Injuries	Tarrant (hamstring) late withdrawal, replaced in the selected side by Daw
Nil		Reports	Nil

Record: 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws (123.35%) Ladder position: 4th


	Round 4
Sunday, 15 April (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,973)	Report
	3.5 (23) 7.5 (47) 11.7 (73) 18.7 (115)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.5 (35) 5.9 (39) 5.11 (41) 6.12 (48)	Umpires: Foot, Margetts, Chamberlain Television broadcast: Seven Network


Breust 4, Roughead 3, O'Brien 3, O'Meara 2, Smith 2, Gunston 2, Puopolo, Henderson		Goals	Kent 3, Hogan, Salem, Neal-Bullen
Shiels, Gunston, O'Meara, Smith, Breust, Sicily, Mitchell		Best	Oliver, Neal-Bullen, Hogan, N.Jones, Kent
Frawley (migraine), Rioli (knee), Puopolo (hamstring)		Injuries	Jetta (leg)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s): Christian Salem (50th AFL game) Record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (98.12%) Ladder position: 12th


	Round 5
Tuesday, 24 April (7:25 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Richmond	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 77,071)	Report
	1.5 (11) 2.6 (18) 5.8 (38) 8.8 (56)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 5.8 (38) 8.9 (57) 15.12 (102)	Umpires: Foot, Rosebury, Williamson Television broadcast: Seven Network


Melksham 4, Hogan 2, Garlett, Harmes		Goals	Higgins 3, Lloyd 2, Castagna 2, McIntosh 2, Riewoldt 2, Lambert 2, Prestia, Cotchin
Oliver, Hogan, Melksham, Jones, Hibberd, Gawn		Best	Martin, Edwards, Houli, Lambert, Grigg, Higgins
Kent (hamstring), Hibberd (nose)		Injuries	Nil
Vince (striking)		Reports	Nil

Record: 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (96.89%) Ladder position: 14th


	Round 6
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm)	Essendon	def. by	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,964)	Report
	2.3 (15) 5.7 (37) 6.9 (45) 10.12 (72)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 4.7 (31) 11.10 (76) 16.12 (108)	Umpires: Foot, Rosebury, Williamson Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Stringer 3, McDonald-Tipungwuti 2, Smith 2, Laverde, Stewart, Zaharakis		Goals	Hannan 3, Fritsch 3, Spargo 2, Gawn 2, Hogan 2, T. McDonald 2, Melksham 2
Z. Merrett, Zaharakis, Ambrose, Hurley, McGrath, Smith		Best	Gawn, Salem, Hannan, Hibberd, Fritsch, O. McDonald, T. McDonald
Nil		Injuries	Hogan (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Charlie Spargo Milestone(s): James Harmes (50th AFL game), Charlie Spargo (1st AFL goal) Record: 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (96.89%) Ladder position: 12th


	Round 7
Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm)	St Kilda	def. by	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,496)	Report
	2.5 (17) 3.8 (26) 7.10 (52) 9.13 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 8.6 (54) 13.10 (88) 16.10 (106)	Umpires: Foot, Fisher, McInerney Television broadcast: Seven Network


Membrey 2, Long 2, Armitage 2, Gresham, Dunstan, Hickey		Goals	Hogan 3, T. McDonald 2, Weideman 2, Spargo, Gawn, Petracca, Jones, Tyson, Harmes, Brayshaw, Oliver, Neal-Bullen
Ross, Webster, Steven, Newnes		Best	Oliver, Hogan, Brayshaw, Tyson, Lewis, Hibberd
McCartin (head), Gilbert (leg), Savage (ribs)		Injuries	Jetta (head)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Record: 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (103.59%) Ladder position: 10th


	Round 9
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm)	Carlton	def. by	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 44,142)	Report
	3.1 (19) 5.3 (33) 7.6 (48) 7.8 (50)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 10.4 (64) 18.6 (114) 25.9 (159)	Umpires: Gavine, Hosking, Ryan Television broadcast: Fox Footy


McKay 2, Lamb 2, Fisher, Murphy, Cripps		Goals	Melksham 5, T. McDonald 4, Neal-Bullen 4, Fritsch 2, Gawn 2, Hannan 2, Viney, Petracca, Harmes, Jones, Oliver, Hogan
Cripps, Graham, Fisher, Murphy, Rowe		Best	T. McDonald, Melksham, Jones, Brayshaw, Gawn, Lever, Neal-Bullen
Murphy (foot)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Melbourne's final winning margin of 109 points was their greatest since their 121 point shellacking of Richmond in round 21, 1993 Melbourne's final winning margin of 109 points was their biggest ever win over Carlton, surpassing 105 points set in round 6, 2004 It was Melbourne's first 100+ victory since round 6, 2004 Record: 6 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (127.03%) Ladder position: 3rd


	Round 20
Sunday, 5 August (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Gold Coast	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,072)
	9.3(57) 14.6(90) 16.12(108) 21.17(143)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.0(6) 4.2(26) 5.4(34) 7.5(47)	Umpires: Foot, Schmitt, Hay Television broadcast: Seven Network


Hogan 4, Harmes 3, Spargo 2, Oliver 2, Garlett 2, Neal-Bullen 2, Jones 2, Petracca 2, Salem, Brayshaw		Goals	Sexton 5, Holman, Rischitelli
Oliver, Brayshaw, Hogan, Salem, Garlett, Harmes		Best	Sexton, Bowes, Harbrow, Weller, Fiorini
Smith (shoulder)		Injuries	Wright (knee)
nil		Reports	nil

The 96 point thrashing of Gold Coast means that the Demons have won their 3rd game by 90+ points in a single season, the first time they've ever done that in their history


	Round 21
Sunday, 12 August (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 51,424)
	2.6 (18) 3.12 (30) 7.14 (56) 10.18 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.1 (7) 7.2 (44) 13.6 (84) 13.9 (87)	Umpires: Dalgleish, Nicholls, Fleer Television broadcast: Seven Network


vandenBerg 3, Tom McDonald 2, Petracca, Hogan, Pedersen, Garlett, Jones		Goals	Papley 3, Heeney 2, Franklin 2, Cunningham, Hayward, Hannebery, Dawson, Kennedy, McCartin
Brayshaw, Tyson, Harmes, Oliver, Salem		Best	Lloyd, Heeney, Newman, Aliir, Franklin, Kennedy, Hewett
Hunt (ankle), Jetta (nose), Hogan (foot)		Injuries	Johnson (knee), Smith (back)
nil		Reports	nil

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Richmond	22	18	4	0	2143	1574	136.1	72	2018 finals
2	West Coast (P)	22	16	6	0	2012	1657	121.4	64
3	Collingwood	22	15	7	0	2046	1699	120.4	60
4	Hawthorn	22	15	7	0	1972	1642	120.1	60
5	Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2299	1749	131.4	56
6	Sydney	22	14	8	0	1822	1664	109.5	56
7	Greater Western Sydney	22	13	8	1	1898	1661	114.3	54
8	Geelong	22	13	9	0	2045	1554	131.6	52
9	North Melbourne	22	12	10	0	1950	1790	108.9	48
10	Port Adelaide	22	12	10	0	1780	1654	107.6	48
11	Essendon	22	12	10	0	1932	1838	105.1	48
12	Adelaide	22	12	10	0	1941	1865	104.1	48
13	Western Bulldogs	22	8	14	0	1575	2037	77.3	32
14	Fremantle	22	8	14	0	1556	2041	76.2	32
15	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	1825	2049	89.1	20
16	St Kilda	22	4	17	1	1606	2125	75.6	18
17	Gold Coast	22	4	18	0	1308	2182	59.9	16
18	Carlton	22	2	20	0	1353	2282	59.3	8


	Round 8
Saturday, 12 May (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	def. by	Melbourne	Gabba (crowd: 6,060)	Report
	3.5 (23) 5.7 (37) 9.9 (63) 11.11 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.5 (29) 8.11 (59) 13.17 (95) 21.20 (146)	Umpires: Brown, Schmitt, Harris Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Martin 4, Day 2, Young, May, Sexton, Holman, Hall		Goals	T. McDonald 5, Hannan 3, Hogan 3, Neal-Bullen 2, Spargo 2, Salem 2, Gawn, Hibberd, Brayshaw, Melksham
Martin, Miller, May, Hall		Best	T. McDonald, Harmes, Oliver, Gawn, Salem, Brayshaw
Swallow (knee)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Record: 5 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (113.19%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 10
Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,989)	Report
	7.1 (43) 12.2 (74) 18.6 (114) 23.8 (146)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 4.2 (26) 5.4 (34) 8.7 (55)	Umpires: Donlon, Deboy, Brown Television broadcast: Seven Network


Hogan 5, Neal-Bullen 3, Petracca 3, Brayshaw 3, Smith 2, Melksham 2, T. McDonald 2, Hannan, Jones, Spargo		Goals	Douglas 2, Betts 2, Gallucci, Fogarty, Gibson, Jenkins
Brayshaw, Oliver, Lever, Gawn, Viney, Neal-Bullen, Hogan		Best	Talia, M. Crouch, Laird, Greenwood, Doedee
Nil		Injuries	Seedsman (adductor) replaced in selected side by Poholke, Brown (concussion)
Nil		Reports	Nil

For the first time ever, Melbourne have won consecutive games by more than 90 points. Record: 7 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (136.60%) Ladder position: 3rd


	Round 11
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def. by	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,485)	Report
	3.3 (21) 4.6 (30) 6.8 (44) 7.9 (51)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 7.4 (46) 11.7 (73) 15.10 (100)	Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Wallace Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Bontempelli 2, Honeychurch, Schache, Gowers, Roughead, Suckling		Goals	Hogan 5, T.McDonald 4, Jones, Neal-Bullen, Petracca, Fritsch, Hannan, Brayshaw
Suckling, Bontempelli, Macrae, Hunter, Morris		Best	Brayshaw, Hogan, T.McDonald, Oliver, Jetta, Hibberd, Gawn
Dickson (hamstring)		Injuries	Lever (knee), Melksham (ankle), Smith (neck)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s): Nathan Jones (250th AFL game) Record: 8 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws (140.19%) Ladder position: 3rd


	Round 12
Monday, 11 June (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	Collingwood	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 83,518)	Report
	2.0 (12) 7.2 (44) 11.5 (71) 14.7 (91)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.5 (35) 9.9 (63) 15.11 (101) 20.13 (133)	Umpires: Donlon, Haussen, Findlay Television broadcast: Seven Network


T. McDonald 6, Hannan 2, Harmes, Fritsch, Neal-Bullen, Gawn, Viney, Oliver		Goals	Cox 5, Hoskin-Elliott 4, Stephenson 4, Thomas 3, Pendlebury, Mihocek, Adams, Treloar
T. McDonald, Jetta, Oliver, Smith, Jones		Best	De Goey, Cox, Adams, Hoskin-Elliott, Sidebottom, Treloar
O. McDonald (concussion), Jetta (shoulder)		Injuries	Wells (foot)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s): Christian Petracca (50th AFL game) Record: 8 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws (130.44%) Ladder position: 5th


	Round 14
Friday, 22 June (7:20 pm)	Port Adelaide	def.	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,751)	Report
	1.3 (9) 4.6 (30) 8.7 (55) 11.9 (75)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.5 (23) 4.8 (32) 9.9 (63) 9.11 (65)	Umpires: Deboy, Nicholls, Hay, McInerney Television broadcast: Seven Network


Ebert 2, R.Gray 2, Westhoff 2, Wingard, Boak, Dixon, Thomas, S.Gray		Goals	T. McDonald 3, Hannan 2, Petracca, Smith, Melksham, Salem
Wines, Wingard, Jonas, Powell-Pepper, Rockliff, Westhoff		Best	Viney, Brayshaw, Oliver, Jones, T.McDonald, Jetta
Nil		Injuries	Jetta (head knock/ankle), T. McDonald (ribs)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Oscar McDonald (50th AFL game) Record: 8 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws (127.32%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 15
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	def. by	St Kilda	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 38,910)	Report
	4.2 (26) 9.3 (57) 11.6 (72) 18.9 (117)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.3 (27) 11.6 (72) 14.10 (94) 18.11 (119)	Umpires: Deboy, Gavine, Pannell Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Fritsch 4, Harmes 3, Hogan 3, Brayshaw 2, Petracca, Tyson, T.McDonald, Neal-Bullen, Melksham, Lewis		Goals	Gresham 4, Membrey 4, McCartin 2, Savage, Steele, Clark, Newnes, Armitage, Billings, Battle, Steven
Gawn, Brayshaw, Harmes, Viney		Best	Carlisle, Billings, Gresham, Sinclair, Steele, Steven, Armitage
Nil		Injuries	Brown (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Debut(s): Harrison Petty Record: 8 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (124.38%) Ladder position: 7th


	Round 16
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Fremantle	TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,689)	Report
	2.9 (21) 5.15 (45) 9.18 (72) 13.24 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 4.2 (26) 6.5 (41) 7.6 (48)	Umpires: O'Gorman, Chamberlain, Pannell Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Oliver 2, Hogan 2, Melksham, Jones, Garlett, T.McDonald, Salem, Gawn, Spargo, Harmes, Neal-Bullen		Goals	Cox 2, Sheridan 2, Walters 2, Mundy
Oliver, Gawn, Brayshaw, T.McDonald, Viney, Petracca, Hogan		Best	S.Hill, Mundy, Cerra, Walters, Sheridan
Smith (hip)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Record: 9 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (127.85%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 17
Sunday, 14 July (4:35 pm)	Melbourne	def.	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 30,305)	Report
	3.4 (22) 6.9 (45) 14.9 (93) 18.11 (119)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 6.6 (42) 9.9 (63) 10.9 (69)	Umpires: Brown, Chamberlain, Jeffery Television broadcast: Fox Footy


Hogan 4, McDonald 3, Garlett 2, Neal-Bullen 2, Spargo 2, Petracca, Melksham, Oliver, Hannan, Lewis		Goals	Wallis 3, Schache 2, Johannisen 2, Hunter, Lipinski, McLean
Gawn, Brayshaw, Oliver, Hogan, Melksham, Salem		Best	Macrae, Wallis, Hunter, Dunkley, Gowers
Hannan replaced Viney (toe) in the selected side		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestone(s): Alex Neal-Bullen (50th AFL game) Record: 10 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws (130.23%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 18
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm)	Geelong	def.	Melbourne	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,125)	Report
	2.1 (13) 5.3 (33) 8.4 (52) 14.16 (100)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 5.8 (38) 11.9 (75) 14.14 (98)	Umpires: Rosebury, Brown, Nicholls Television broadcast: Seven Network


Hawkins 7, Dangerfield 2, Tuohy 2, Jones, Duncan, Henry, J Selwood, Kelly		Goals	T. McDonald 4, Garlett 2, Melksham 2, Brayshaw, Spargo, Jones, Hogan, Gawn, Petracca
Hawkins, Dangerfield, Kelly, Stewart, Blicavs, Ablett, Stanley		Best	Oliver, T McDonald, Harmes, Petracca, Lewis, Brayshaw
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestones(s): Jake Melksham (150th AFL game), Nathan Jones (100th game as MFC captain), Angus Brayshaw (50th AFL game) Record: 10 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (127.91%) Ladder position: 6th


	Round 19
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,880)	Report
	4.4 (28) 6.8 (44) 7.10 (52) 10.17 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 5.7 (37) 12.11 (83) 13.12 (90)	Umpires: Stevic, Meredith, Harris Television broadcast: Seven Network


Greenwood 2, Betts 2, Seedsman, Gibbs, Murphy, Atkins, Gallucci, Walker		Goals	T. McDonald 3, Lewis 2, Melksham 2, Fritsch 2, Kennedy Harris, Jetta, Hogan, Neal-Bullen
M.Crouch, Milera, Laird, Gibbs, Atkins		Best	Oliver, T. McDonald, Petracca, Gawn, Harmes, Lewis
Seedsman (hamstring)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Milestones(s): Jordan Lewis (300th AFL game), Dom Tyson (100th AFL game) Record: 11 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws (127.33%) Ladder position:

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	Round 22
Sunday, 19 August (1:20 pm)	West Coast	def. by	Melbourne	Optus Stadium (crowd: 55,824)
	3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 14.7 (91)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 7.6 (48) 12.8 (80) 16.12 (108)	Umpires: Stevic, Hosking, Schmitt Television broadcast: Seven Network


Rioli 3, Hutchings 2, Masten, Ah Chee, Cripps, Vardy, Sheed, Yeo, Venebles, LeCras, Ryan		Goals	Melksham 4, McDonald 3, Hannan 3, Weideman, Harmes, Brayshaw, vandenBerg, Jones, Kent
Rioli, Redden, Hutchings, Sheed, Masten		Best	Harmes, Melksham, Hannan, Brayshaw, Gawn, Jones
Darling (concussion)		Injuries	nil
nil		Reports	nil


	Round 23
Sunday 26 August (3:20pm)	Melbourne	def.	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,285)
	4.2 (26) 7.6 (48) 12.9 (81) 15.12 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 5.5 (35) 5.8 (38) 8.9 (57)	Umpires: Dalgleish, Rosebury, Stevic Television broadcast: Seven Network


Tom McDonald 3, Petracca 3, Neal-Bullen 2, Harmes, vandenBerg, Brayshaw, Gawn, Jones, Weideman, Melksham		Goals	Coniglio 2, Tomlinson, Lobb, Cameron, Himmelberg, Langdon, Finlayson
Gawn, Harmes, Brayshaw, Oliver, Petracca, Jones, Frost		Best	Coniglio, Ward, Shiel, Haynes, Kennedy
Kent (right shoulder), Tyson (left wrist), Melksham (head)		Injuries	Coniglio, Ward, Shiel, Haynes, Kennedy
nil		Reports	nil

The win means Melbourne finishes season 2018 5th on the ladder, meaning they will play finals for the first time since 2006, ending a 12 year drought.

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drew	Premiership points	Points for	Points against	Percentage (%)
Western Bulldogs	2	2	0	0	8	219	120	182.50%
Adelaide	2	2	0	0	8	236	132	178.79%
Carlton	1	1	0	0	4	159	50	318.00%
Fremantle	1	1	0	0	4	102	48	212.50%
Gold Coast	1	1	0	0	4	146	77	189.61%
Essendon	1	1	0	4	0	108	72	150.00%
North Melbourne	1	1	0	0	4	123	86	143.02%
Brisbane Lions	1	1	0	0	4	100	74	135.14%
St Kilda	1	1	1	0	4	223	186	119.89%
Geelong	2	0	2	0	0	192	197	97.46%
Port Adelaide	1	0	1	0	0	65	75	86.67%
Collingwood	1	0	1	0	0	91	133	68.42%
Richmond	1	0	1	0	0	56	102	54.90%
Hawthorn	1	0	1	0	0	48	115	41.74%
Greater Western Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
West Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Total	18	11	7	0	48	1868	1467	127.33%

Player	Round	Charge category	Verdict	Early Plea	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Jordan Lewis	Round 2	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$1500	Rhys Mathieson	Brisbane Lions	^[18]^[19]
Sam Frost	Round 3	Rough conduct	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Jed Anderson	North Melbourne	^[20]^[21]
Sam Frost	Round 3	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$1500	Isaac Smith	Hawthorn	^[22]^[23]
Bernie Vince	Round 6	Striking	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Darcy Parish	Essendon	^[24]^[25]
Nathan Jones	Round 7	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$1500	Jack Newnes	St Kilda	^[26]
Jordan Lewis	Round 12	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Steele Sidebottom	Collingwood	^[27]
Oscar McDonald	Round 14	Rough conduct	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Todd Marshall	Port Adelaide	^[28]
Jesse Hogan	Round 16	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$1500	Lachie Neale	Fremantle	^[29]
Jordan Lewis	Round 16	Striking	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Michael Walters	Fremantle	^[29]
Nathan Jones	Round 16	Misconduct	Guilty	Yes	$2000	Lachie Neale	Fremantle	^[29]

v t e Melbourne Football Club
Nickname: Demons History Club honours Current squad Players Coaches Captains Honour board Awards Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Daisy Pearce Trophy Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Simon Goodwin AFL captain: Max Gawn AFLW coach: Mick Stinear AFLW captain: Kate Hore
VFL/AFL home grounds	Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1941; 1946–) Punt Road Oval (1942–45)
AFLW home grounds	Casey Fields (2017–)
VFL/AFL premierships (13)	1900 1926 1939 1940 1941 1948 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1964 2021
Runner-up (5)	1946 1954 1958 1988 2000
AFLW premierships (1)	2022 (S7)
Runner-up (1)	2022 (S6)
Seasons (150) (club articles in bold)	1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Women's seasons (9)	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 (S6) 2022 (S7) 2023 2024
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Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–1918 due to the First World War

v t e 2018 AFL season
Events	AFLX competition Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings
See also	2018 AFL Women's season