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 (2027), 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), Kade Chandler (2031), Paddy Cross (2027), Jai Culley (2028), Bayley Fritsch (2029), Luker Kentfield (2027), Harvey Langford (2029), Daniel Turner (2030)

Off Contract 2026

Jed Adams, Oscar Berry, Lukas Cooke, Joel Fitzgerald, Jack Henderson, Matthew Jefferson, Aidan Johnson, 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	10	96.1	$473,600	92.0
Kade Chandler	Forward	18	81.3	$404,800	70.5
Lukas Cooke	Defender	1	26.0	$99,100	26.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	9	49.3	$241,400	45.5
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	60.0	$291,200	0.0
Joel Fitzgerald	Midfielder	5	66.5	$99,100	66.5
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	16	66.6	$317,300	46.5
Max Gawn	Ruck	18	127.7	$627,200	154.0
Max Heath	Forward	7	52.8	$270,500	0.0
Blake Howes	Defender	18	64.1	$340,100	64.0
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	11	45.8	$210,900	40.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	11	57.6	$302,100	0.0
Aidan Johnson	Forward	1	0.0	$162,800	0.0
Luker Kentfield	Forward	3	32.3	$130,700	27.5
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	18	81.9	$437,900	89.5
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	18	66.3	$369,300	60.0
Bailey Laurie	Forward	11	49.3	$238,000	55.0
Jake Lever	Defender	17	72.5	$369,400	73.5
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	70.6	$320,600	0.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	5	58.2	$323,700	59.0
Jake Melksham	Forward	6	38.8	$262,800	33.0
Brody Mihocek	Forward	10	46.0	$240,200	0.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	2	29.5	$145,200	0.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	14	60.6	$365,900	70.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	18	97.5	$473,400	97.5
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	15	36.8	$185,100	0.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	11	78.4	$414,800	78.5
Christian Salem	Defender	5	76.8	$436,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	18	67.3	$313,200	72.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	18	84.1	$408,800	83.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	18	98.0	$457,200	91.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	42.0	$158,500	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	18	68.8	$368,800	66.0
Daniel Turner	Defender	16	72.5	$356,700	72.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	18	61.3	$282,900	72.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	16	62.1	$293,100	70.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jake Bowey	Defender	10	86.6	$830,000	87.0
Kade Chandler	Forward	18	70.9	$692,000	75.5
Lukas Cooke	Defender	1	30.0	$234,000	30.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	9	40.9	$379,000	41.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	49.6	$494,000	0.0
Joel Fitzgerald	Midfielder	5	65.5	$326,000	65.5
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	16	59.2	$540,000	47.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	18	109.9	$1,043,000	111.0
Max Heath	Forward	7	39.3	$396,000	0.0
Blake Howes	Defender	18	58.9	$607,000	65.5
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	11	42.9	$399,000	38.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	11	60.1	$578,000	0.0
Aidan Johnson	Forward	1	0.0	$275,000	0.0
Luker Kentfield	Forward	3	30.7	$264,000	22.5
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	18	79.2	$787,000	84.0
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	18	63.9	$662,000	59.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	11	56.1	$531,000	65.0
Jake Lever	Defender	17	68.8	$611,000	54.5
Xavier Lindsay	Defender	5	60.8	$589,000	0.0
Tom McDonald	Defender	5	56.0	$566,000	57.0
Jake Melksham	Forward	6	33.8	$446,000	28.5
Brody Mihocek	Forward	10	45.3	$428,000	0.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	2	36.5	$368,000	0.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	14	53.3	$594,000	76.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	18	95.8	$899,000	94.0
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	15	33.4	$317,000	0.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	11	76.0	$750,000	85.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	71.6	$816,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	18	60.1	$559,000	59.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	18	88.1	$861,000	91.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	18	92.3	$801,000	70.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	29.5	$303,000	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	18	63.3	$629,000	66.0
Daniel Turner	Defender	16	65.1	$656,000	88.5
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	18	56.6	$515,000	57.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	16	62.8	$574,000	64.0

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
Bayley Fritsch	Finger	Test
Max Heath	Shoulder	Test
Harrison Petty	Hamstring	Test
Xavier Lindsay	Hip/groin	2-3 weeks
Jai Culley	Knee	Next Season
Brody Mihocek	Neck	Next Season
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Knee	Next Season

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Current Squad

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	18	16	2	64	142
2	SYD	18	13	5	52	128.3
3	BL	18	12	6	48	117.8
4	ADEL	18	12	6	48	117.2
5	MELB	18	12	6	48	109.6
6	HAW	17	11	5	46	114.2
7	COLL	18	10	7	42	105.6
8	GEEL	18	10	8	40	116.2
9	WB	17	10	7	40	92.3
10	STK	18	8	10	32	104