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James Frawley can walk away from Demons


Melbourne players mourn selfless former coach Dean Bailey

Jack Trengove (n0.9) listens to the late Dean Bailey.

PETER HANLON Melbourne footballers hail Dean Bailey for his honesty, kindness and care in always putting others before himself.

Former Melbourne coach Dean Bailey dies

Melbourne coach Dean Bailey


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AFL season preview 2014: Melbourne

2014 preview: Melbourne (Thumbnail)

The arrival of Paul Roos and a host of experienced midfielders raises hopes of a revival.

Demons co-captain Nathan Jones aspires to emulate Geelong's Joel Selwood

Nathan Jones runs with the ball during a Melbourne Demons training session

ASHLEY PORTER Melbourne co-captain says Joel Selwood's leadership qualities were those he looks up to.


Selwood falls victim to Cats' injury woes

Big loss: Joel Selwood gets a touch before going off injured.

Jason Phelan Geelong's pre-season injury concerns continued in Alice Springs on Friday night, with skipper Joel Selwood forced out of the Cats' 13-point win against Melbourne with a hamstring injury.

Demons need to continue pre-season momentum against Geelong, says Dom Tyson

Melbourne coach Paul Roos.

MATT MURNANE Ensuring the bubble is not burst against Geelong, and the momentum generated from the win against Richmond flows into the early rounds of the regular season, is the focus for Melbourne.

Jim Stynes bronze statue announced for MCG

Our thoughts are with Jim (Thumbnail)

JESSICA WRIGHT One of the most respected and loved figures in Australian Football, the late Jim Stynes, will be immortalised with a bronze statue to be erected outside the MCG.


AFL coaching 'an unsophisticated industry', says Paul Roos

Paul Roos.

Premiership coach Paul Roos has backed Alastair Clarkson's call to introduce a coaching accreditation pathway for AFL bosses.

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Demon Luke Tapscott injures knee

Melbourne's Luke Tapscott


New coach brings new outlook for Melbourne

Demons coach Paul Roos.

MICHAEL GLEESON Paul Roos was mindful that for his group of players, any win was worth celebrating.

Richmond a good fit for Frawley

James Frawley.



Dean Bailey returns home after cancer treatment

Dean Bailey

Adelaide Crows' strategy coach back home in good spirits after chemotherapy.


Demons see midfield progress

Paul Roos.

Even before they start the official AFL pre-season, Melbourne is reaping the benefits of focusing on midfield depth.

Melbourne coach Paul Roos favours a minimum cap for clubs

Paul Roos the coach of the Demons

MICHAEL GLEESON The AFL should cap how little clubs spend on football, not how much, says Paul Roos.

New coach Paul Roos shocked by Demons' scars

Melbourne Coach Paul Roos.

MICHAEL GLEESON Paul Roos was expecting to find some 'scarring' when he arrived at Melbourne. But he was shocked by what he found.

It takes more than money - Demons CEO

Peter Jackson.

STATHI PAXINOS Culture and list management – and not how wealthy the club was – were the keys to winning premierships and were forming the basis the Paul Roos-led era at Melbourne, chief executive Peter Jackson said.



Demons increase spending as they look to lift fortunes

Melbourne chief executive Peter Jackso

Ben McKay Melbourne seeks an antidote to the woes that surrounded the club last season.

Rival AFL clubs ready to pounce on hesitant Melbourne defender James Frawley

James Frawley.

MICHAEL GLEESON James Frawley has had seven coaches in eight seasons at Melbourne. Three sacked, three picked up the pieces, now one has arrived to put an end to that nonsense.


Defender James Frawley puts contract talks with Melbourne Demons on hold

James Frawley.

Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall Melbourne key defender James Frawley, one of the league's most attractive free agents, has put contract talks on hold until he sees 'the direction of the club' in 2014.

Melbourne pleased with injured trio's progress

Melbourne coach Paul Roos watches Mitch Clark during training.

STATHI PAXINOS Melbourne is confident that its three injured big men Mitch Clark, Chris Dawes and Jesse Hogan will take part in pre-season games, and are set to be fit for the first round of the AFL season.

Jack Grimes and Nathan Jones to co-captain Melbourne


JON PIERIK Melbourne elects Nathan Jones to partner incumbent Jack Grimes as joint skipper.

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New role for Mark Neeld

Jon Pierik Mark Neeld is back in football although he is not returning to the coaches box.

Demon Jack Watts learns new tricks from old Dog Daniel Cross

New recruit Daniel Cross.

MATT MURNANE Former Bulldog helps prepare rising 23-year-old for key role in coach's revamped engine room.


Melbourne's Nathan Jones.

JON PIERIK Midfielder confident revamped training program will help Demons rebound this season.

Demons' Jack Watts ready to take on elite

jack watts.

JON PIERIK Enjoying life under a new regime, Jack Watts says is ready to play a key role in a revamped midfield.

Jesse Hogan's training knee injury sends scare through Demons' camp

Jesse Hogan of the Melbourne Demons.

JON PIERIK A shudder went through the Demons camp on Friday when the young forward hurt his knee at training.

New coach Paul Roos springs to the Dees' defence

Defensive focus: Paul Roos watches training.



Ex-Bulldog Cross has plenty to offer Demons

New recruits Bernie Vince (L) and Daniel Cross.

Veteran midfielder Daniel Cross is happy to mentor young Demons, but believes he still has the ability to make an impact on the field.

Demons hoping to turn up heat with midfielders

Demons players take part in the 'Walk Against Family Violence' around Melbourne.

JESSE HOGAN Nathan Jones says Melbourne's off-season focus on recruiting exclusively midfielders was an essential step towards matching the midfield depth of its lofty rivals.


2014 Home and Away

Round 1
Fri, 14 MarTimes shown AEDT
COL vs FRE 19:50ES
Sat, 15 MarTimes shown AEDT
GWS vs SYD 16:40Spotless Stadium
GCF vs RIC 19:40MS
Sun, 16 MarTimes shown AEDT
CAR vs PTA 19:40ES
Thu, 20 MarTimes shown AEDT
GEE vs ADE 19:10SS
Fri, 21 MarTimes shown AEDT
NTH vs ESS 19:50ES
Sat, 22 MarTimes shown AEDT
HAW vs BRI 16:40AS
STK vs MEL 19:40ES
Sun, 23 MarTimes shown AEDT
WCE vs WBU 19:40PS
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Round 2
Thu, 27 MarTimes shown AEDT
RIC vs CAR 19:45MCG
Fri, 28 MarTimes shown AEDT
ESS vs HAW 19:50ES
Sat, 29 MarTimes shown AEDT
STK vs GWS 13:40ES
PTA vs ADE 16:40Adelaide Oval
FRE vs GCF 19:40PS
SYD vs COL 19:40ANZ
Sun, 30 MarTimes shown AEDT
BRI vs GEE 13:10G
MEL vs WCE 15:20MCG
WBU vs NTH 16:40ES
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Round 3
Fri, 04 AprTimes shown AEDT
HAW vs FRE 19:50MCG
Sat, 05 AprTimes shown AEDT
WBU vs RIC 13:45ES
ADE vs SYD 14:10Adelaide Oval
GCF vs BRI 16:40MS
WCE vs STK 19:40PS
COL vs GEE 19:40MCG
Sun, 06 AprTimes shown AEST
GWS vs MEL 13:10Spotless Stadium
NTH vs PTA 16:10ES
ESS vs CAR 19:10MCG
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Round 4
Fri, 11 AprTimes shown AEST
RIC vs COL 19:50MCG
Sat, 12 AprTimes shown AEST
CAR vs MEL 13:45MCG
PTA vs BRI 14:10Adelaide Oval
GWS vs WBU 16:40SO
GEE vs WCE 19:40SS
GCF vs HAW 19:40MS
Sun, 13 AprTimes shown AEST
SYD vs NTH 13:10SCG
STK vs ADE 15:20ES
FRE vs ESS 16:40PS
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Round 5
Thu, 17 AprTimes shown AEST
BRI vs RIC 19:50G
Sat, 19 AprTimes shown AEST
COL vs NTH 13:40MCG
SYD vs FRE 16:40SCG
WCE vs PTA 19:40PS
ESS vs STK 19:40ES
Sun, 20 AprTimes shown AEST
ADE vs GWS 13:10Adelaide Oval
MEL vs GCF 15:20MCG
WBU vs CAR 16:40ES
Mon, 21 AprTimes shown AEST
GEE vs HAW 15:20MCG
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Round 6
Fri, 25 AprTimes shown AEST
COL vs ESS 14:40MCG
STK vs BRI 17:45NZ
FRE vs NTH 20:40PS
Sat, 26 AprTimes shown AEST
GCF vs GWS 13:40MS
CAR vs WCE 16:40ES
MEL vs SYD 19:40MCG
Sun, 27 AprTimes shown AEST
WBU vs ADE 13:10ES
RIC vs HAW 15:20MCG
PTA vs GEE 16:40Adelaide Oval
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Round 7
Fri, 02 MayTimes shown AEST
CAR vs COL 19:50MCG
Sat, 03 MayTimes shown AEST
HAW vs STK 13:45MCG
GWS vs PTA 14:10SO
ADE vs MEL 16:40Adelaide Oval
BRI vs SYD 19:40G
ESS vs WBU 19:40ES
Sun, 04 MayTimes shown AEST
NTH vs GCF 13:10ES
GEE vs RIC 15:20MCG
WCE vs FRE 16:40PS
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Round 8
Fri, 09 MayTimes shown AEST
SYD vs HAW 19:50ANZ
Sat, 10 MayTimes shown AEST
PTA vs FRE 13:40Adelaide Oval
BRI vs ESS 16:40G
MEL vs WBU 19:40MCG
Sun, 11 MayTimes shown AEST
WCE vs GWS 16:40PS
Mon, 12 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs CAR 19:20ES
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Round 9
Thu, 15 MayTimes shown AEST
ADE vs COL 19:50Adelaide Oval
Fri, 16 MayTimes shown AEST
ESS vs SYD 19:50ES
Sat, 17 MayTimes shown AEST
RIC vs MEL 13:40MCG
NTH vs BRI 16:40ES
FRE vs GEE 19:40PS
Sun, 18 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs GCF 16:40ES
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Round 10
Fri, 23 MayTimes shown AEST
GEE vs NTH 19:50SS
Sat, 24 MayTimes shown AEST
GWS vs RIC 13:40Spotless Stadium
COL vs WCE 16:40MCG
PTA vs HAW 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 25 MayTimes shown AEST
GCF vs WBU 15:20MS
CAR vs ADE 16:40MCG
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Round 11
Thu, 29 MayTimes shown AEST
SYD vs GEE 19:10SCG
Fri, 30 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs COL 19:50ES
Sat, 31 MayTimes shown AEST
MEL vs PTA 13:40TIO Traeger Park
BRI vs CAR 16:40G
ESS vs RIC 19:45MCG
Sun, 01 JunTimes shown AEST
ADE vs GCF 13:10Adelaide Oval
WBU vs FRE 15:20ES
HAW vs GWS 16:40MCG
WCE vs NTH 19:40PS
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Round 12
Fri, 06 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs CAR 19:50ES
Sat, 07 JunTimes shown AEST
HAW vs WCE 13:40AS
PTA vs STK 16:40Adelaide Oval
WBU vs BRI 19:40ES
GWS vs ESS 19:40Spotless Stadium
Sun, 08 JunTimes shown AEST
GCF vs SYD 15:20MS
FRE vs ADE 16:10PS
NTH vs RIC 19:10ES
Mon, 09 JunTimes shown AEST
MEL vs COL 15:20MCG
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Round 13
Fri, 13 JunTimes shown AEST
CAR vs HAW 19:50MCG
Sat, 14 JunTimes shown AEST
RIC vs FRE 13:45MCG
SYD vs PTA 14:10SCG
WCE vs GCF 16:40PS
BRI vs GWS 19:40G
ADE vs NTH 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 15 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs STK 13:10SS
COL vs WBU 15:20ES
ESS vs MEL 16:40MCG
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Round 14
Fri, 20 JunTimes shown AEST
RIC vs SYD 19:50MCG
Sat, 21 JunTimes shown AEST
PTA vs WBU 13:45Adelaide Oval
HAW vs COL 14:10MCG
GCF vs GEE 16:40MS
FRE vs BRI 19:40PS
ESS vs ADE 19:40ES
Sun, 22 JunTimes shown AEST
GWS vs CAR 13:10Spotless Stadium
STK vs WCE 15:20ES
MEL vs NTH 16:40MCG
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Round 15
Fri, 27 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs ESS 19:50ES
Sat, 28 JunTimes shown AEST
HAW vs GCF 13:45AS
STK vs RIC 14:10ES
FRE vs WCE 16:40PS
SYD vs GWS 19:40SCG
BRI vs NTH 19:40G
Sun, 29 JunTimes shown AEST
WBU vs MEL 13:10ES
ADE vs PTA 16:10Adelaide Oval
COL vs CAR 19:10MCG
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Round 16
Fri, 04 JulTimes shown AEST
NTH vs HAW 19:50ES
Sat, 05 JulTimes shown AEST
RIC vs BRI 13:45MCG
GWS vs ADE 14:10Spotless Stadium
GCF vs COL 16:40MS
MEL vs FRE 19:40TIO
PTA vs ESS 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 06 JulTimes shown AEST
CAR vs STK 13:10ES
WCE vs SYD 15:20PS
GEE vs WBU 16:40SS
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Round 17
Fri, 11 JulTimes shown AEST
ADE vs HAW 19:50Adelaide Oval
Sat, 12 JulTimes shown AEST
MEL vs GEE 13:45MCG
NTH vs STK 14:10BA
WBU vs GCF 16:40Bundaberg Rum Stadium
BRI vs WCE 19:40G
SYD vs CAR 19:40SCG
Sun, 13 JulTimes shown AEST
RIC vs PTA 13:10ES
ESS vs COL 15:20MCG
FRE vs GWS 16:40PS
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Round 18
Fri, 18 JulTimes shown AEST
CAR vs NTH 19:50ES
Sat, 19 JulTimes shown AEST
STK vs FRE 16:40ES
GWS vs GEE 19:40Spotless Stadium
Sun, 20 JulTimes shown AEST
PTA vs MEL 13:10Adelaide Oval
WBU vs ESS 16:40ES
Fri, 25 JulTimes shown AEST
WCE vs RIC 20:40PS
Sat, 26 JulTimes shown AEST
BRI vs GCF 16:40G
HAW vs SYD 19:40MCG
Sun, 27 JulTimes shown AEST
COL vs ADE 16:40MCG
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Round 19
Thu, 31 JulTimes shown AEST
FRE vs CAR 20:10PS
Fri, 01 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs ESS 19:50SCG
Sat, 02 AugTimes shown AEST
ADE vs WCE 13:40Adelaide Oval
RIC vs GWS 16:40MCG
GCF vs STK 19:40MS
NTH vs GEE 19:40ES
Sun, 03 AugTimes shown AEST
MEL vs BRI 13:10ES
HAW vs WBU 15:20AS
COL vs PTA 16:40MCG
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Round 20
Fri, 08 AugTimes shown AEST
RIC vs ESS 19:50MCG
Sat, 09 AugTimes shown AEST
GWS vs NTH 13:45SO
CAR vs GCF 14:10ES
HAW vs MEL 16:40MCG
PTA vs SYD 19:40Adelaide Oval
GEE vs FRE 19:40SS
Sun, 10 AugTimes shown AEST
BRI vs ADE 13:10G
STK vs WBU 15:20ES
WCE vs COL 16:40PS
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Round 21
Fri, 15 AugTimes shown AEST
CAR vs GEE 19:50ES
Sat, 16 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs STK 13:45SCG
GCF vs PTA 14:10MS
ESS vs WCE 16:40ES
COL vs BRI 19:40MCG
ADE vs RIC 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 17 AugTimes shown AEST
NTH vs WBU 13:10ES
MEL vs GWS 15:20MCG
FRE vs HAW 16:40PS
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Round 22
Fri, 22 AugTimes shown AEST
PTA vs CAR 19:50Adelaide Oval
Sat, 23 AugTimes shown AEST
NTH vs ADE 13:45BA
ESS vs GCF 14:10ES
GWS vs COL 16:40Spotless Stadium
WCE vs MEL 19:40PS
HAW vs GEE 19:40MCG
Sun, 24 AugTimes shown AEST
BRI vs FRE 13:10G
WBU vs SYD 15:20ES
RIC vs STK 16:40MCG
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Round 23
Fri, 29 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs RIC 00:00ANZ
NTH vs MEL 00:00ES
WBU vs GWS 00:00ES
CAR vs ESS 00:00MCG
COL vs HAW 00:00MCG
GCF vs WCE 00:00MS
GEE vs BRI 00:00SS
ADE vs STK 00:30Adelaide Oval
FRE vs PTA 02:00PS
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Round 1
Wed, 12 FebTimes shown AEDT
GEE 104 vs COL 102 Report Stats
Thu, 13 FebTimes shown AEDT
HAW 154 vs BRI 23 Report Stats
Fri, 14 FebTimes shown AEDT
RIC 84 vs MEL 98 Report Stats
Sat, 15 FebTimes shown AEDT
NTH 93 vs CAR 100 Report Stats
Sun, 16 FebTimes shown AEDT
ADE 119 vs PTA 59 Report Stats
Mon, 17 FebTimes shown AEDT
GCF 90 vs ESS 89 Report Stats
Tue, 18 FebTimes shown AEDT
FRE 64 vs WCE 148 Report Stats
Wed, 19 FebTimes shown AEDT
WBU 67 vs STK 56 Report Stats
Thu, 20 FebTimes shown AEDT
GWS 75 vs SYD 115 Report Stats
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Round 2
Fri, 21 FebTimes shown AEDT
HAW 118 vs NTH 53 Report Stats
Sat, 22 FebTimes shown AEDT
COL 76 vs RIC 124 Report Stats
Sun, 23 FebTimes shown AEDT
BRI 106 vs GCF 59 Report Stats
Mon, 24 FebTimes shown AEDT
CAR 61 vs ADE 99 Report Stats
Tue, 25 FebTimes shown AEDT
ESS 65 vs PTA 90 Report Stats
Wed, 26 FebTimes shown AEDT
WBU 69 vs FRE 97 Report Stats
Thu, 27 FebTimes shown AEDT
SYD 37 vs WCE 72 Report Stats
Fri, 28 FebTimes shown AEDT
MEL 84 vs GEE 97 Report Stats
Sat, 01 MarTimes shown AEDT
GWS 139 vs STK 71 Report Stats
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