Melbourne Demons

Melbourne

Established	1858
Home Ground	MCG
Captain	Max Gawn
Coach	Steven King
Premierships	13 (1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955-1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021)
Wooden Spoons	12 (1905, 1906, 1919, 1923, 1951, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1997, 2008, 2009)
Brownlow Medals	Ivor Warne-Smith (1926, 1928), Don Cordner (1946), Brian Wilson (1982), Peter Moore (1984), Jim Stynes (1991), Shane Woewodin (2000)
Norm Smith Medals	Christian Petracca (2021)
Coleman Medals	David Neitz (2002)
Twitter	melbournefc
Instagram	melbournefc

Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

2026 Gains

Oscar Berry (2026), Paddy Cross (2026), Max Heath (St Kilda Saints, 2028), Changkuoth Jiath (Hawthorn Hawks, 2028), Thomas Matthews (2027), Brody Mihocek (Collingwood Magpies, 2027), Riley Onley (2026), Latrelle Pickett (2028), Jack Steele (St Kilda Saints, 2028), Xavier Taylor (2028), Kalani White (2026)

2026 Losses

Jack Billings (delisted), Kynan Brown (delisted), Tom Fullarton (delisted), Marty Hore (delisted), Steven May (retired), Judd McVee (Fremantle Dockers), Clayton Oliver (GWS Giants), Christian Petracca (Gold Coast Suns), Oliver Sestan (delisted), Charlie Spargo (North Melbourne Kangaroos), Will Verrall (delisted), Taj Woewodin (delisted)

Re-Signed

Jake Bowey (2028), Jai Culley (2028), Harvey Langford (2029), Daniel Turner (2030)

Off Contract 2026

Jed Adams, Oscar Berry, Tom Campbell, Kade Chandler, Paddy Cross, Bayley Fritsch, Jack Henderson, Matthew Jefferson, Aidan Johnson, Luker Kentfield, Bailey Laurie, Shane McAdam, Tom McDonald, Jake Melksham, Ricky Mentha, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Riley Onley, Christian Salem, Harry Sharp, Tom Sparrow, Kalani White

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Kade Chandler	Forward	5	75.6	$407,500	70.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	1	36.0	$99,100	0.0
Jai Culley	Midfield	5	57.8	$302,300	39.5
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	4	77.8	$381,700	59.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	5	140.0	$709,600	153.0
Blake Howes	Defender	5	56.6	$271,700	61.5
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	3	56.0	$339,100	0.0
Ed Langdon	Midfield	5	66.6	$361,200	58.5
Harvey Langford	Midfield	5	53.6	$329,400	58.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	1	31.0	$119,900	31.0
Jake Lever	Defender	5	73.2	$385,000	62.0
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	70.6	$320,600	72.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	3	62.3	$380,700	49.5
Jake Melksham	Forward	2	44.5	$341,800	44.5
Brody Mihocek	Forward	5	45.0	$275,000	47.5
Harrison Petty	Defender	5	37.6	$228,100	33.5
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfield	5	103.0	$539,100	110.0
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	5	36.2	$172,000	45.5
Trent Rivers	Defender	2	64.0	$446,100	0.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	76.8	$436,000	69.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	5	69.8	$271,800	79.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfield	5	76.0	$391,400	88.0
Jack Steele	Midfield	5	111.6	$555,600	123.5
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	5	55.8	$249,900	64.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	4	66.5	$351,400	79.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	5	57.2	$281,100	56.0
Caleb Windsor	Defender	5	55.8	$287,100	43.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Kade Chandler	Forward	5	67.6	$696,000	59.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	1	24.0	$230,000	0.0
Jai Culley	Midfield	5	48.2	$499,000	38.5
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	4	63.8	$645,000	53.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	5	121.2	$1,205,000	114.5
Blake Howes	Defender	5	49.2	$474,000	49.5
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	3	60.0	$586,000	0.0
Ed Langdon	Midfield	5	66.2	$710,000	56.0
Harvey Langford	Midfield	5	53.2	$565,000	59.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	1	39.0	$276,000	39.0
Jake Lever	Defender	5	77.4	$692,000	79.0
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	60.8	$589,000	54.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	3	59.7	$595,000	57.5
Jake Melksham	Forward	2	39.0	$528,000	39.0
Brody Mihocek	Forward	5	52.0	$561,000	38.5
Harrison Petty	Defender	5	35.8	$402,000	41.5
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfield	5	105.0	$987,000	111.0
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	5	34.2	$326,000	40.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	2	77.5	$831,000	0.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	71.6	$816,000	60.5
Harry Sharp	Forward	5	63.0	$517,000	72.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfield	5	80.2	$745,000	90.0
Jack Steele	Midfield	5	114.4	$1,100,000	107.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	5	59.2	$571,000	63.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	4	53.8	$550,000	65.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	5	56.4	$568,000	49.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	5	65.2	$629,000	58.0

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Jed Adams	✔
Oscar Berry	✔
Jake Bowey	✔	✔	✔
Tom Campbell	✔
Kade Chandler	✔
Paddy Cross	✔
Jai Culley	✔	✔	✔
Bayley Fritsch	✔
Max Gawn (c)	✔	✔
Max Heath	✔	✔	✔
Jack Henderson	✔
Blake Howes	✔	✔
Matthew Jefferson	✔
Changkuoth Jiath	✔	✔	✔
Aidan Johnson	?
Luker Kentfield	✔
Ed Langdon	✔	✔	✔
Harvey Langford	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bailey Laurie	✔
Jake Lever	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Lindsay	?	?
Thomas Matthews	?	?
Shane McAdam	✔
Tom McDonald	✔
Jake Melksham	✔
Ricky Mentha	✔
Brody Mihocek	✔	✔
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	✔
Riley Onley	✔
Harrison Petty	✔	✔
Kysaiah Pickett	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Latrelle Pickett	✔	✔	✔
Trent Rivers	✔	✔
Christian Salem	✔
Harry Sharp	✔
Tom Sparrow	✔
Jack Steele	✔	✔	✔
Xavier Taylor	✔	✔	✔
Koltyn Tholstrup	✔	✔	✔
Daniel Turner	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jacob van Rooyen	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jack Viney (vc)	✔	✔	✔
Kalani White	?
Caleb Windsor	✔	✔	✔

Coach Contracts

Coach	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Steven King	✔	✔	✔

Injuries & Suspensions

Player	Reason	Expected Return
Tom Campbell	Neck	TBC
Jack Viney	Achilles	TBC
Bayley Fritsch	Foot	Test
Changkuoth Jiath	Calf	2-3 weeks
Shane McAdam	Achilles	2-3 weeks
Paddy Cross	Thumb	3-4 weeks
Jake Bowey	Foot	4-5 weeks

Melbourne Demons Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	SYD	5	4	1	16	175.5
2	FRE	5	4	1	16	131.4
3	HAW	5	4	1	16	121
4	WB	5	4	1	16	120.7
5	GC	5	3	2	12	132
6	BL	5	3	2	12	115
7	NMFC	5	3	2	12	105.9
8	GEEL	5	3	2	12	101.5
9	MELB	5	3	2	12	92.7
10	PORT	5	2	3	8	110.6

Melbourne Demons

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Player Movements

2026 Player Movements

Fantasy Stats

2026 Fantasy Stats

Current Squad

2026 Squad

Coach Contracts

Coach Contracts

Injuries & Suspensions

Injuries & Suspensions

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