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Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne, VIC · capacity 100,024

games
3,202
finals
489
grand finals
120
average score
89.1
average crowd
44,065
First game
Melbourne9 goals 10 behinds, 64 pointsvGeelong3 goals 1 behind, 19 pointsR2 15 May 1897
Record crowd
121,696Carlton17 goals 9 behinds, 111 pointsvCollingwood14 goals 17 behinds, 101 pointsGF 26 Sep 1970

Clubs

Melbourne1,2996746151052.3
Richmond8124333681154.0
Collingwood7303923261254.5
Essendon5222812311054.8
Carlton493232255647.7
Hawthorn426238183556.5
Geelong379210168155.5
North Melbourne360178177550.1
Sydney248102144241.5
St Kilda24191146438.6
Western Bulldogs22593131141.6
Fitzroy1657291244.2
West Coast953659037.9
Adelaide843350139.9
Brisbane742746137.2
Fremantle672443035.8
Port Adelaide612733145.1
University4334007.0
GWS331023030.3
Brisbane Bears26323011.5
Gold Coast21714033.3

Latest

  1. Grand Final · 26 Sep 2026Fremantle12 goals 17 behinds, 89 pointsBrisbane14 goals 12 behinds, 96 points
  2. Preliminary Final · 19 Sep 2026Hawthorn19 goals 8 behinds, 122 pointsBrisbane20 goals 11 behinds, 131 points
  3. Finals Week 1 · 4 Sep 2026Geelong14 goals 23 behinds, 107 pointsCarlton11 goals 8 behinds, 74 points
  4. Wildcard Final · 29 Aug 2026Melbourne7 goals 13 behinds, 55 pointsCarlton10 goals 14 behinds, 74 points
  5. Wildcard Final · 28 Aug 2026Western Bulldogs14 goals 12 behinds, 96 pointsCollingwood14 goals 9 behinds, 93 points
  6. Round 24 · 22 Aug 2026Melbourne12 goals 15 behinds, 87 pointsWestern Bulldogs16 goals 12 behinds, 108 points
  7. Round 24 · 21 Aug 2026Collingwood15 goals 6 behinds, 96 pointsBrisbane25 goals 9 behinds, 159 points
  8. Round 23 · 16 Aug 2026Essendon11 goals 10 behinds, 76 pointsSydney17 goals 10 behinds, 112 points
  9. Round 23 · 15 Aug 2026Hawthorn13 goals 14 behinds, 92 pointsCollingwood13 goals 14 behinds, 92 points
  10. Round 23 · 15 Aug 2026Richmond6 goals 9 behinds, 45 pointsSt Kilda14 goals 10 behinds, 94 points

Records

Highest scores

  1. 32 goals 24 behinds, 216 pointsHawthorn v EssendonR20 1992
  2. 31 goals 25 behinds, 211 pointsRichmond v St KildaR3 1985
  3. 32 goals 19 behinds, 211 pointsGeelong v RichmondR9 1989
  4. 32 goals 17 behinds, 209 pointsNorth Melbourne v RichmondR2 1990
  5. 31 goals 19 behinds, 205 pointsHawthorn v North MelbourneR5 1988

Lowest scores

  1. 1 goal 2 behinds, 8 pointsCarlton v MelbourneR7 1903
  2. 0 goals 8 behinds, 8 pointsMelbourne v SydneyR12 1912
  3. 0 goals 9 behinds, 9 pointsMelbourne v EssendonR3 1911
  4. 0 goals 9 behinds, 9 pointsUniversity v CollingwoodR16 1911
  5. 1 goal 6 behinds, 12 pointsRichmond v MelbourneR10 1908

Biggest wins

  1. 165Hawthorn def. Port AdelaideR21 2011
  2. 162Hawthorn def. GWSR15 2012
  3. 160Hawthorn def. EssendonR20 1992
  4. 151Richmond def. FitzroyR21 1996
  5. 148Essendon def. MelbourneR2 2013

Biggest crowds

  1. 121,696Carlton v CollingwoodGF 1970
  2. 119,165Richmond v CarltonGF 1969
  3. 118,192Hawthorn v St KildaGF 1971
  4. 116,956Richmond v CarltonGF 1973
  5. 116,828Carlton v EssendonGF 1968

Players

Most games

  1. 280Scott Pendlebury138 goals
  2. 237Steele Sidebottom145 goals
  3. 200Kevin Bartlett379 goals
  4. 194Jack Riewoldt408 goals
  5. 186Dustin Fletcher42 goals
  6. 182Jeremy Howe67 goals
  7. 176Shane Edwards113 goals
  8. 171Dustin Martin196 goals
  9. 170Trent Cotchin81 goals
  10. 170Nathan Jones78 goals

Most goals

  1. 464Matthew Richardson152 games
  2. 461Matthew Lloyd133 games
  3. 408Jack Riewoldt194 games
  4. 386David Neitz169 games
  5. 380Wayne Carey129 games
  6. 379Kevin Bartlett200 games
  7. 342Lance Franklin114 games
  8. 329Saverio Rocca99 games
  9. 303Travis Cloke160 games
  10. 291Gary Ablett snr55 games

Best goal hauls

  1. 14.2Gary Ablett snrRichmond v Geelong, R9 1989
  2. 14.2John LongmireMelbourne v North Melbourne, R14 1990
  3. 14.7Gary Ablett snrEssendon v Geelong, R6 1993
  4. 13.4Matthew LloydEssendon v Sydney, R3 1999
  5. 12.0George MargitichMelbourne v North Melbourne, R17 1931

Grand finals

  1. 2026Brisbane14 goals 12 behinds, 96 pointsdef.Fremantle12 goals 17 behinds, 89 points
  2. 2025Brisbane18 goals 14 behinds, 122 pointsdef.Geelong11 goals 9 behinds, 75 points
  3. 2024Brisbane18 goals 12 behinds, 120 pointsdef.Sydney9 goals 6 behinds, 60 points
  4. 2023Collingwood12 goals 18 behinds, 90 pointsdef.Brisbane13 goals 8 behinds, 86 points
  5. 2022Geelong20 goals 13 behinds, 133 pointsdef.Sydney8 goals 4 behinds, 52 points
  6. 2019Richmond17 goals 12 behinds, 114 pointsdef.GWS3 goals 7 behinds, 25 points
  7. 2018West Coast11 goals 13 behinds, 79 pointsdef.Collingwood11 goals 8 behinds, 74 points
  8. 2017Richmond16 goals 12 behinds, 108 pointsdef.Adelaide8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points
  9. 2016Western Bulldogs13 goals 11 behinds, 89 pointsdef.Sydney10 goals 7 behinds, 67 points
  10. 2015Hawthorn16 goals 11 behinds, 107 pointsdef.West Coast8 goals 13 behinds, 61 points