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	8	78.6	$414,000	70.5
Paddy Cross	Forward	2	36.5	$99,100	37.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	60.0	$291,200	41.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	7	74.7	$368,300	73.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	8	126.8	$630,000	104.5
Max Heath	Forward	3	59.0	$223,000	76.5
Blake Howes	Defender	8	59.9	$304,700	68.0
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	3	51.0	$162,100	60.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	5	53.4	$289,000	49.5
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	8	74.9	$401,500	77.0
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	8	58.8	$350,900	43.0
Bailey Laurie	Forward	4	45.8	$173,900	60.5
Jake Lever	Defender	8	66.6	$323,800	60.5
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	8	47.9	$276,700	43.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	7	42.1	$222,500	63.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	8	108.1	$555,000	121.0
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	8	35.8	$176,000	31.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	2	64.0	$446,100	0.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	76.8	$436,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	8	72.8	$339,600	84.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	8	83.8	$425,000	116.5
Jack Steele	Midfielder	8	104.0	$522,800	87.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	42.0	$158,500	52.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	8	65.5	$342,100	65.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	7	70.3	$379,100	68.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	8	60.3	$304,500	54.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	8	65.4	$317,600	93.5

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Kade Chandler	Forward	8	67.5	$659,000	57.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	2	27.0	$234,000	30.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	49.6	$494,000	24.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	7	63.4	$626,000	63.5
Max Gawn	Ruck	8	111.5	$1,076,000	96.5
Max Heath	Forward	3	38.7	$358,000	50.0
Blake Howes	Defender	8	52.8	$511,000	62.5
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	3	42.3	$316,000	48.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	5	55.0	$542,000	47.5
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	8	74.4	$738,000	80.5
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	8	58.6	$615,000	52.0
Bailey Laurie	Forward	4	47.5	$360,000	56.0
Jake Lever	Defender	8	72.6	$687,000	71.0
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	8	49.8	$494,000	40.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	7	40.3	$412,000	57.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	8	104.0	$1,008,000	113.5
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	8	35.0	$340,000	35.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	2	77.5	$831,000	0.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	71.6	$816,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	8	63.9	$578,000	72.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	8	85.5	$822,000	110.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	8	102.3	$984,000	79.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	29.5	$303,000	23.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	8	60.0	$582,000	55.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	7	58.3	$581,000	56.0
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	8	56.4	$529,000	50.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	8	66.9	$626,000	80.5

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
Shane McAdam	Achilles	TBC
Ricky Mentha	Ankle	TBC
Jack Viney	Achilles	TBC
Aidan Johnson	Hip/groin	Test
Trent Rivers	Knee	Test
Jake Melksham	Ankle	1-2 weeks
Christian Salem	Foot	2-3 weeks
Jai Culley	Knee	Next Season
Xavier Lindsay	Hip/groin	2-4 weeks
Brody Mihocek	Hamstring	3-5 weeks

Melbourne Demons Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	SYD	8	7	1	28	165.5
2	FRE	8	7	1	28	133
3	HAW	8	6	1	26	121.2
4	BL	8	5	3	20	126
5	GC	8	5	3	20	116
6	GEEL	8	5	3	20	114.6
7	MELB	8	5	3	20	100.2
8	COLL	8	4	3	18	108.6
9	STK	8	4	4	16	114.9
10	NMFC	8	4	4	16	106.1

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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