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), Lukas Cooke (2026), Paddy Cross (2026), Joel Fitzgerald (2026), Max Heath (St Kilda Saints, 2028), Changkuoth Jiath (Hawthorn Hawks, 2028), Max Mapley (2026), 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, Kade Chandler, Lukas Cooke, Paddy Cross, Joel Fitzgerald, Bayley Fritsch, Jack Henderson, Matthew Jefferson, Aidan Johnson, Luker Kentfield, Bailey Laurie, Max Mapley, 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
Jake Bowey	Defender	4	103.0	$499,700	103.0
Kade Chandler	Forward	12	82.2	$423,300	78.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	6	48.7	$212,900	50.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	60.0	$291,200	0.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	11	66.9	$308,000	39.5
Max Gawn	Ruck	12	124.8	$596,400	116.0
Max Heath	Forward	6	52.8	$270,500	19.0
Blake Howes	Defender	12	62.1	$327,600	47.0
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	7	46.6	$215,400	40.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	8	57.6	$302,100	55.0
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	12	80.0	$421,300	88.0
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	12	63.6	$347,100	70.0
Bailey Laurie	Forward	8	48.6	$245,500	38.5
Jake Lever	Defender	11	70.7	$375,800	38.0
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	70.6	$320,600	0.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	3	62.3	$380,700	0.0
Jake Melksham	Forward	2	44.5	$341,800	0.0
Brody Mihocek	Forward	9	50.8	$272,100	74.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	2	29.5	$145,200	29.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	11	57.5	$353,600	80.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	12	97.3	$446,700	88.5
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	11	37.8	$188,600	64.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	5	79.6	$424,800	92.5
Christian Salem	Defender	5	76.8	$436,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	12	67.4	$312,700	61.5
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	12	85.2	$453,700	78.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	12	99.3	$468,400	89.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	42.0	$158,500	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	12	68.2	$342,300	78.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	10	74.3	$401,200	69.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	12	60.1	$293,400	47.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	11	63.0	$327,400	45.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jake Bowey	Defender	4	91.0	$891,000	87.0
Kade Chandler	Forward	12	70.3	$686,000	73.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	6	40.5	$361,000	40.5
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	49.6	$494,000	0.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	11	59.4	$558,000	38.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	12	108.7	$992,000	111.0
Max Heath	Forward	6	39.3	$396,000	20.0
Blake Howes	Defender	12	56.8	$589,000	53.0
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	7	43.6	$396,000	44.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	8	60.1	$578,000	56.0
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	12	79.3	$812,000	79.5
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	12	61.3	$623,000	61.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	8	55.0	$513,000	51.0
Jake Lever	Defender	11	71.1	$681,000	30.0
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	60.8	$589,000	0.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	3	59.7	$595,000	0.0
Jake Melksham	Forward	2	39.0	$528,000	0.0
Brody Mihocek	Forward	9	50.0	$474,000	52.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	2	36.5	$368,000	48.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	11	49.9	$546,000	64.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	12	94.9	$868,000	88.0
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	11	33.6	$320,000	43.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	5	75.4	$772,000	73.5
Christian Salem	Defender	5	71.6	$816,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	12	60.9	$570,000	60.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	12	87.3	$877,000	83.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	12	95.9	$851,000	81.0
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	29.5	$303,000	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	12	62.1	$613,000	61.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	10	59.8	$600,000	54.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	12	55.5	$526,000	43.0
Caleb Windsor	Defender	11	63.9	$611,000	46.5

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Jed Adams	✔
Oscar Berry	✔
Jake Bowey	✔	✔	✔
Tom Campbell	✔
Kade Chandler	✔
Lukas Cooke	?
Paddy Cross	✔
Jai Culley	✔	✔	✔
Joel Fitzgerald	?
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	?	?
Max Mapley	?
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
Jack Viney	Achilles	TBC
Changkuoth Jiath	Knee	Test
Jake Lever	Concussion	Test
Latrelle Pickett	Quad	Test
Aidan Johnson	Hip/groin	1-2 weeks
Xavier Lindsay	Hip/groin	4-6 weeks
Christian Salem	Foot	4-6 weeks
Jai Culley	Knee	Next Season
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Knee	Next Season
Jed Adams	Knee	5-6 weeks

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	12	11	1	44	135.2
2	SYD	12	10	2	40	152.4
3	HAW	12	8	3	34	114.8
4	GEEL	12	8	4	32	121.9
5	GC	11	7	4	28	116.9
6	MELB	12	7	5	28	101.8
7	WB	12	7	5	28	93.7
8	ADEL	11	6	5	24	107.9
9	BL	12	6	6	24	103.9
10	GWS	12	6	6	24	103.2