2010 Melbourne Football Club season

Melbourne Football Club

2010 season
Melbourne's guernsey for the 2010 season
President	Jim Stynes
Coach	Dean Bailey
Captain(s)	James McDonald
Home ground	MCG
Pre-season competition	First round
AFL season	12th
Finals series	N/A
Best and Fairest	Brad Green
Leading goalkicker	Brad Green (55)
Highest home attendance	67,454 vs. Collingwood (14 June 2010)
Lowest home attendance	8,848 vs. Port Adelaide (22 May 2010)
Average home attendance	37,739
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The 2010 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 111th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

Melbourne played 14 games at the MCG, 10 of which were home games. They also played a home match at TIO Stadium in Darwin against Port Adelaide in Round 9.^[1] It was Dean Bailey's third year as senior coach. James McDonald continued as the club's captain until retiring at the end of the year.

In August, Melbourne announced it was officially debt free.^[2] The same night Melbourne also unveiled its new logo.^[3]

2010 List Changes

National Draft

The 2009 AFL Draft was held on 26 November at the Melbourne Entertainment Centre in Melbourne, Victoria.

2009 AFL Draft Results – Melbourne Demons
Round	Overall Pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from
1	1	Tom Scully		Midfield	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
1	2	Jack Trengove		Midfield	Sturt	SANFL
1	11	Jordan Gysberts		Midfield	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
2	18	Luke Tapscott		Forward/Midfield	North Adelaide	SANFL
3	34	Max Gawn		Ruck	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
4	50	Jack Fitzpatrick		Key Position	Western Jets	TAC Cup

Pre-season Draft

The pre-season and rookie drafts were held on Tuesday, 15 December.

2009 AFL Pre-Season Draft Results – Melbourne Demons
Round	Overall Pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from
1	1	Joel Macdonald		Defender	Brisbane Lions	AFL

Notes

• Melbourne's pick 11 was the result of a trade on 5 October 2009 that sent Brock McLean to the Carlton Blues in exchange for a first-round draft selection (Pick 11) during AFL trade week, with which Melbourne selected Jordan Gysberts.^[4]
• Michael Newton and John Meesen both were re-drafted as mature age rookies.^[5]

Retirements & Delistings

Player	New Club	League	via
Brock McLean	Carlton[6]	AFL	2009 AFL Trade Week
Matthew Whelan	Pines Football Club	MPNFL	Retired
Paul Wheatley	Palmerston Magpies	NTFL	Retired
Russell Robertson	Shepparton Swans	Goulburn Valley Football League	Retired
Simon Buckley	Collingwood[7]	AFL	2009 AFL Draft - Pick #85
Shane Valenti	Port Melbourne	VFL	Delisted
Trent Zomer	unknown	unknown	Delisted

2010 results

NAB Cup and NAB Challenge

2010 Melbourne Football Club pre-season Game Log: 0–4–0
Round	Date	Versus	Score	Ground	Time	Crowd	Record	Report
1	21 February	Fremantle	1-13-10-(97) vs 2-4-8-(50)	Subiaco	5:40pm	11,031	0–1–0	Report
2	27 February	Essendon	11-14-(80) vs 18-16-(124)	Visy Park	1:00pm	3000	0–2–0	Report
3	7 March	Adelaide	9-15-(69) vs 10-7-(67)	Elizabeth Oval	2:10pm	5000 (approx)	0–3–0	Report
4	13 March	West Coast	12-14-(86) vs 18-16-(124)	Casey Fields	2:10pm	5000 (approx)	0–4–0	Report

Home and away season

2010 Melbourne Football Club season Game Log: 8–13–1
Round	Date	Versus	Score	Ground	Time	Crowd	Record	Report
1	27 March	Hawthorn	8-13-(61) vs 17-15-(117)	MCG	2:10pm	45,615	0–1–0	Report
2	3 April	Collingwood	12-14-(86) vs 12-13-(85)	MCG	2:10pm	50,421	0–2–0	Report
3	11 April	Adelaide	7-15-(57) vs 5-11-(41)	MCG	1:10pm	23,335	1–2–0	Report
4	18 April	Richmond	11-12-(78) vs 20-13-(133)	MCG	1:10pm	42,594	2–2–0	Report
5	24 April	Brisbane Lions	15-13-(105) vs 7-11-(53)	MCG	7:10pm	36,396	3–2–0	Report
6	1 May	North Melbourne	15-14-(104) vs 12-6-(78)	Etihad Stadium	2:10pm	26,763	3–3–0	Report
7	7 May	Western Bulldogs	9-12-(66) vs 10-10-(70)	MCG	7:40pm	45,444	3–4–0	Report
8	15 May	West Coast	6-10-(46) vs 10-15-(75)	MCG	2:10pm	28,592	3–5–0	Report
9	22 May	Port Adelaide	17-9-(111) vs 16-14-(110)	TIO Stadium	7:10pm	8,848	4–5–0	Report
10	29 May	Geelong	18-13-(121) vs 10-7-(67)	Skilled Stadium	2:10pm	24,525	4–6–0	Report
11	5 June	Carlton	15-11-(101) vs 9-6-(60)	MCG	2:10pm	49,745	4–7–0	Report
12	14 June	Collingwood	11-10-(76) vs 9-22-(76)	MCG	2:10pm	67,454	4–7–1	Report
13	27 June	Adelaide	16-21-(117) vs 11-7-(73)	AAMI Stadium	2:40pm	34,442	4–8–1	Report
14	4 July	St Kilda	15-10-(100) vs 9-11-(65)	Etihad Stadium	4:40pm	31,993	4–9–1	Report
15	11 July	Essendon	19-8-(122) vs 14-19-(103)	MCG	2:10pm	49,203	5–9–1	Report
16	18 July	Fremantle	11-16-(82) vs 10-11-(71)	Subiaco	2:40pm	32,816	5–10–1	Report
17	25 July	Sydney	22-10-(142) vs 10-9-(69)	MCG	2:10pm	29,374	6–10–1	Report
18	31 July	Brisbane Lions	9-10-(64) vs 11-8-(74)	Gabba	7:10pm	26,144	7–10–1	Report
19	8 August	Richmond	16-13-(109) vs 11-14-(80)	MCG	2:10pm	45,844	8–10–1	Report
20	15 August	Hawthorn	15-9-(99) vs 12-6-(78)	MCG	2:10pm	48,211	8–11–1	Report
21	22 August	Port Adelaide	17-10-(112) vs 11-17-(83)	AAMI Stadium	12:40pm	21,086	8–12–1	Report
22	29 August	North Melbourne	15-13-(103) vs 17-11-(113)	MCG	4:40pm	31,064	8–13–1	Report

Ladder

2010 AFL Ladder
	TEAM	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	PTS
1	Collingwood (P)	22	17	4	1	2349	1658	141.68	70
2	Geelong	22	17	5	0	2518	1702	147.94	68
3	St Kilda	22	15	6	1	1935	1591	121.62	62
4	Western Bulldogs	22	14	8	0	2174	1734	125.37	56
5	Sydney	22	13	9	0	2017	1863	108.27	52
6	Fremantle	22	13	9	0	2168	2087	103.88	52
7	Hawthorn	22	12	9	1	2044	1847	110.67	50
8	Carlton	22	11	11	0	2143	1983	108.07	44
9	North Melbourne	22	11	11	0	1930	2208	87.41	44
10	Port Adelaide	22	10	12	0	1749	2123	82.38	40
11	Adelaide	22	9	13	0	1763	1870	94.28	36
12	Melbourne	22	8	13	1	1863	1971	94.52	34
13	Brisbane Lions	22	7	15	0	1775	2158	82.25	28
14	Essendon	22	7	15	0	1930	2402	80.35	28
15	Richmond	22	6	16	0	1714	2348	73.00	24
16	West Coast	22	4	18	0	1773	2300	77.09	16
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against								view · talk · edit

Awards and milestones

Home & Away Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Tom Scully	AFL Debut	27 March 2010
Jack Trengove	AFL Debut	27 March 2010
James Strauss	AFL Debut	27 March 2010
Brad Green	200th AFL Game	3 April 2010
Danny Hughes	AFL Debut	7 May 2010
Jordan Gysberts	AFL Debut	29 May 2010
Brent Moloney	100th AFL Game	29 May 2010
James Frawley	50th AFL Game	29 May 2010
Matthew Warnock	50th AFL Game	27 June 2010
Jared Rivers	100th AFL Game	4 July 2010
Colin Sylvia	100th AFL Game	8 August 2010
James McDonald	250th AFL Game	22 August 2010
Cale Morton	50th AFL Game	29 August 2010

China Tour

Melbourne competed in the Kaspersky Cup Exhibition Match against the Brisbane Lions on 17 October in Shanghai, China winning by 5 points. Liam Jurrah kicked 5 goals in front of an estimated 5,000 crowd.^[8] Scores: Melbourne: 12.12.84 Brisbane: 11.13.79

Awards

Melbourne's annual Best and Fairest night was held on 2 September, at Crown Casino. Brad Green capped off an excellent year, winning his first Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy, finishing 18 votes ahead of defender James Frawley, and also winning the Ron Barassi Leadership Award and the Leading Goalkicker Award.^[9]

Best and Fairest Top Ten

Position	Player	Votes
1st	Brad Green	(295)
2nd	James Frawley	(277)
3rd	Mark Jamar	(231)
4th	Aaron Davey	(194)
5th	Colin Sylvia	(170)
6th	Cameron Bruce	(168)
7th	Brent Moloney	(166)
8th	Tom Scully	(154)
9th	Colin Garland	(149)
10th	James McDonald	(149)

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy – Brad Green

Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Second in the Best and Fairest) – James Frawley

Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Third in the Best and Fairest) – Mark Jamar

Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (Fourth in the Best and Fairest) – Aaron Davey

Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (Fifth in the Best and Fairest) – Colin Sylvia

Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (Best First Year Player) – Tom Scully

Troy Broadbridge Trophy (highest polling MFC player in the Casey Best and Fairest) – Brad Miller

Ron Barassi Leadership Award – Brad Green

Ian Ridley Club Ambassador Award – Colin Sylvia

Norm Smith Memorial Trophy (Coach's Award) – Jordie McKenzie

Leading Goalkicker Award – Brad Green (55)

References

1. ^ Burgan, Matt. "'Old-fashioned' draw pleases Dees". Melbourne FC. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/86539/default.aspx. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
2. ^ Niall, Jake (5/8/10). "Demons wipe out last of their $5m debt". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/demons-wipe-out-last-of-their-5m-debt-20100805-11fu2.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Debt-free Demons unveil striking new logo". Australian Football League (AFL). 5/8/10. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=99704. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
4. ^ Anderson, Jon (6 October 2009). "Between a Brock McLean and a hard place". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/between-a-brock-mclean-and-a-hard-place/story-e6frf9if-1225783103525. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
5. ^ "Newton and Meesen re-drafted as Rookies". Melbourne FC. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/88143/default.aspx. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
6. ^ AAP. "demons, Brock Mclean lands at Carlton Blues". Adelaide Now. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/brock-mclean-lands-at-carlton-blues-in-afl-trade/story-e6freck3-1225783018690. Retrieved 5 October 2010. 
7. ^ Bernard, Jonathon. "Buckley a fit down back". Collingwoodfc.com.au. http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/newsfeatures/news/newsarticle/tabid/5586/newsid/87581/default.aspx. Retrieved 26 November 2010. 
8. ^ Burgan, Matt. "Dees win Shanghai thriller". MFC. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/104212/default.aspx. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
9. ^ Holmesby, Luke. "Green wins his first Melbourne best and fairest". AFL. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/101798/default.aspx. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 

External links

• Official Website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Official Website of the AFL