Melbourne v Brisbane
Head-to-head
Played: 38
Melbourne: 21
Brisbane: 17
Drawn: 0
Last time they met
Round 14, 2012: Brisbane 18.14 (122) d Melbourne 8.13 (61) at the Gabba
Highest scores
Melbourne 22.21 (153) d Brisbane 14.15 (99) Round 18, 1987
Brisbane 25.16 (166) d Melbourne 13.14 (92) Round 14, 2005
Lowest scores
Melbourne 6.10 (46) d by Brisbane 18.15 (123) Round 12, 1996
Brisbane 3.6 (30) d by Melbourne 17.15 (117) Round 5, 1994
At this ground (MCG)
Played: 13
Melbourne: 4
Brisbane: 9
Drawn: 0
Recent streak
Melbourne has won three of its past five matches against the Lions
10 years ago
Round five, 2003: Melbourne 13.7 (85) d by Sydney 17.7 (109) at the SCG
Memorable match
Melbourne won its first ever VFL/AFL flag against Fitzroy in 1900. The game was played at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground (later taken over as the Jolimont Railyards) and Melbourne was victorious by just four points. Stars of the day included captain and MCC identity Dick Wardill, the ruck combination of George Moodie and Vic Cumberland, and the Tasmania star and multiple winner of ‘Champion of the Colony’ honours, Fred McGinis.
How’s stat
In the last three matches between the Dees and Lions in round five, Melbourne has won by an average of 67 points.
Foot in both camps
Bill Adams, Fred Backway, Stuart Cameron, Bruce Campbell, Robert Carroll, Len Catton, Mitch Clark, Colin Cox, Darryl Cox, Archie Dickens, Dale Dickson, Arthur Ferguson, Fabian Francis, Audley Gillespie-Jones, Tony Hirst, Fred Howard, Travis Johnstone, Tom Kavanagh, Dick Kennedy, Wayne Lamb, Greg Lourey, Darren Louttit, Joel Macdonald, Tom Magee, Stefan Martin, Dan Moriarty, Brent Moloney, Wally Naismith, Col Niven, Ray Niven, Rod Owen, Martin Pike, Tom Sadlier, Marcus Seecamp, Len Smith, Norm Smith, Steven Stretch, Hedley Tomkins, Len Toyne, Billy Walsh, Don Whitford, Mark Withers, Shane Woewodin.
