the last time melbourne football club won a premiership was 2017.
the last time melbourne football club won a premiership was 2017.
when was the last time melbourne football club won a premiership?
2017
this is the name given to the curse for the melbourne football clubs premiership drought since 1964.it is suggested that upon the sacking of coach norm smith a curse was put on the melbourne football club, the curse of the red fox. between 1954 and 1964 the melbourne demons were the most dominant club in the vfl competition participating in 8 grand finals, including a record 7 consecutive grand finals from 1954 to 1960. in that era winning 6 premiership, half of melbournes 12 flags, including 3 in a row from 1955 to 1957 led by the ruthless coach norm smith, during the smith era melbourne didn't miss the finals from 1954 to 1964. norm smith would be recognised by the afl in 1996 as the coach of the century in the afl's team of the century. in 1965 melbourne would sensationally sack smith after winning 9 of the first 12 matches and looked likely to participate in another finals series. smith was soon reinstated but the damage had been done, melbourne wouldn't make the finals for the next 22 years, and have only appeared in 2 grand finals since, in both instances melbourne were convincingly beaten by essendon and hawthorn respectfully in 1988 and 2000.
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john robert mitchell is a former president of the melbourne football club and the melbourne cricket club.









































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mitchell became president of the melbourne football club at the end of 1974, replacing the retiring donald duffy. he served for four years, during which time melbourne's best result was to finish sixth. mitchell retired at the end of the 1978 season, after the demons finished on the bottom of the ladder, citing business and family reasons. he was succeeded as president by wayne reid.
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