2010 Melbourne Football Club season

2010 list changes

2009 trades

Retirements and delistings

National draft

Pre-season draft

Rookie draft

2010 squad

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2010 season

Pre-season

NAB Cup

Week 1

NAB Challenge

Week 2

Week 3

Record: 0 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws

Week 4

Record: 0 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Draws

Home and away season

Round 1

• After a disastrous pre-season with no wins, Dean Bailey's role as senior-coach was put immediately under scrutiny when Melbourne were unable to stop the hard tackling midfield offence from Hawthorn (whom were missing several key players). They managed to score only one goal in the first half to Hawthorn's ten.
• Late in the third quarter when Hawthorn had a 78-point lead (102–24), they relaxed and allowed Melbourne to move the ball more freely. Eventually Melbourne earned some respectability back on the score board by kicking the last 5 out of 7 goals for the match. Debut(s): Tom Scully, James Strauss, Jack Trengove

Debut(s) for MFC: Joel Macdonald

Brownlow Votes: Luke Hodge () 3 votes, Jordan Lewis () 2 votes, Sam Mitchell () 1 vote

Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws (52.13%)

Ladder Position: 16th

Round 2

• After a week of scrutiny for their round 1 performance, Melbourne stunned premiership-contenders Collingwood with rapid ball movement down the corridor and frequent tackling to head into quarter time 2 goals ahead.
• Collingwood wrestled their way back into the game and eventually the lead. However Aaron Davey's movement through the midfield; Jack Grimes' hardness in the back-line; Ricky Petterd's present-ability in the forward line and Mark Jamar's domination in the ruck prevented Collingwood from running away with the match.
• After many lead changes throughout the game and with Collingwood in front by a point in the dying seconds of the game, Rohan Bail would gather uncontested possession of the ball on Melbourne's attacking 50. He would kick the ball to the goal-square where Ricky Petterd was present to mark the ball and kick after the siren. However a desperate rush from Steele Sidebottom prevented Petterd from marking the ball with safe hands as the ball spilled to the ground on the siren. Milestone(s): Brad Green (200th AFL game), Rohan Bail (1st AFL goal)

Brownlow Votes: Aaron Davey () 3 votes, Alan Didak () 2 votes, Ricky Petterd () 1 vote

Record: 0 Wins, 2 Loss, 0 Draws (71.92%)

Ladder Position: 12th

Round 3

• In unusually cold April weather, an under-performing and winless Adelaide attempted to gain their first victory for the season against a much improved Melbourne side from the week before.
• Melbourne appeared to have fallen back to their hapless style of play from Round 1 as Adelaide restricted them to a single first half goal and opened up a 25 point lead early in the third quarter. However Melbourne eventually re-found their spark they showed against Collingwood and conceded only 2 more behinds for the entire game.
• Melbourne would pile on the final 6 goals of the game in a scrappy affair causing a 38 point turnaround and their first victory for the season. Milestone(s): Jack Trengove (1st AFL goal)

Brownlow Votes: Jack Grimes () 3 votes, Bernie Vince () 2 votes, James McDonald () 1 vote

Record: 1 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (83.20%)

Ladder Position: 11th

Round 4

• Melbourne headed into a game for the first time as clear favorites since Round 20, 2006.
• In a high scoring first quarter, Richmond kicked the first 2 majors of the game before Melbourne retaliated with the next 8 out of 11.
• By the turn of the second quarter, the game's tempo had slowed dramatically. Melbourne were held goal less and Richmond cut the deficit back to a single goal at half time.
• Midfield veterans Colin Sylvia, Brent Moloney and James McDonald broke the game clear against the 2 young sides in the third quarter. They allowed Melbourne to pile on 7 unanswered goals and give them a 50 point lead at three quarter time.
• By the final quarter, Richmond managed to break the strangle hold Melbourne applied to them in the third quarter. However the damage was already done by Melbourne's senior players as they ran out 56 point winners. Brownlow Votes: Brad Green () 3 votes, James McDonald () 2 votes, Brent Moloney () 1 vote

Record: 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (104.35%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Round 5

• Melbourne entered the game as underdogs against an undefeated Brisbane Lions side.
• Melbourne immediately got Brisbane on the back-foot with their signature brand of fast-transitioning football through the corridor they had played in the previous 3 weeks. Throughout the first half, Melbourne were too fast for Brisbane and hence they gained a 36 point lead heading into half time.
• Brisbane restored some credibility for their previous week's performances by winning the third quarter. However Melbourne's combination of agility around contests, hard running, hard tackling and rapid ball movement held Brisbane scoreless in the final quarter and Melbourne 50 point winners.
• Melbourne won their third consecutive match for the first time since Round 12, 2006 and their first 50+ point win against Brisbane since Round 10, 2000. Milestone(s): Tom Scully (1st AFL goal)

Brownlow Votes: Brad Green () 3 votes, James McDonald () 2 votes, Brent Moloney () 1 vote

Record: 3 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws (117.07%)

Ladder Position: 9th

Round 6

• Record: 3 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 7

• Record: 3 Wins, 4 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 8

• Record: 3 Wins, 5 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 9

• Record: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 10

• Record: 4 Wins, 6 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 11

• Record: 4 Wins, 7 Losses, 0 Draws

Round 12

• Record: 4 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 13

• Record: 4 Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 14

• Record: 4 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 15

• Record: 5 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 16

• Record: 5 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 17

• Record: 6 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 18

• Record: 7 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 19

• Record: 8 Wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 20

• Record: 8 Wins, 11 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 21

• Record: 8 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw

Round 22

• Record: 8 Wins, 13 Losses, 1 Draw

Ladder

Ladder breakdown by opposition

Awards and milestones

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.

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.

Best and Fairest Top Ten

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)

Brownlow Medal

Results

Brownlow Medal tally

References

References

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