Match 1: Melbourne 0.5.4 (34) d Adelaide 0.3.6 (24), AAMI Stadium
Match 2: Melbourne 0.5.6 (36) d Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27), AAMI Stadium
2 - Goals were kicked by Addam Maric in the first match against Adelaide. He was Melbourne’s only multiple goalkicker on the night. He also kicked Melbourne’s first goal for 2011.
5 - Rebound 50s were had by Jack Grimes in game one. No other player from the matches one or two had more rebound 50s.
6 - Players featured in their first official match for Melbourne: Sam Blease, Lucas Cook, Michael Evans, Jeremy Howe, Tom McDonald and Daniel Nicholson.
12 - Possessions were won by Colin Sylvia against Port Adelaide. This was the most by a Demon from both matches.
18 - Hit outs in total were won by Mark Jamar. He had nine against Adelaide and nine against Port Adelaide.
20 - Disposals were won by Grimes across the two matches. He had 11 touches against the Crows and nine against the Power.
29 - Players were used across both games. Evans, Howe and Tom McNamara played against Adelaide, while Blease, Cook and McDonald replaced them for the Port Adelaide match.
2001 - Was the last time Melbourne won at AAMI Stadium. It defeated Adelaide in round two that year. On top of that, the Demons were bundled out of the 2006 NAB Cup against the Crows at the same venue.
2006 - Was the most recent year Melbourne progressed to round two of the NAB Cup/pre-season competition. That year, the Demons made it through to the third round.
2008 - Draftees Jack Watts, Blease, James Strauss, Jamie Bennell, Neville Jetta and Rohan Bail played together for the first time in an official Melbourne match. Liam Jurrah, who was Melbourne’s No.1 pre-season pick in December 2008, also played.
Match 2: Melbourne 0.5.6 (36) d Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27), AAMI Stadium
2 - Goals were kicked by Addam Maric in the first match against Adelaide. He was Melbourne’s only multiple goalkicker on the night. He also kicked Melbourne’s first goal for 2011.
5 - Rebound 50s were had by Jack Grimes in game one. No other player from the matches one or two had more rebound 50s.
6 - Players featured in their first official match for Melbourne: Sam Blease, Lucas Cook, Michael Evans, Jeremy Howe, Tom McDonald and Daniel Nicholson.
12 - Possessions were won by Colin Sylvia against Port Adelaide. This was the most by a Demon from both matches.
18 - Hit outs in total were won by Mark Jamar. He had nine against Adelaide and nine against Port Adelaide.
20 - Disposals were won by Grimes across the two matches. He had 11 touches against the Crows and nine against the Power.
29 - Players were used across both games. Evans, Howe and Tom McNamara played against Adelaide, while Blease, Cook and McDonald replaced them for the Port Adelaide match.
2001 - Was the last time Melbourne won at AAMI Stadium. It defeated Adelaide in round two that year. On top of that, the Demons were bundled out of the 2006 NAB Cup against the Crows at the same venue.
2006 - Was the most recent year Melbourne progressed to round two of the NAB Cup/pre-season competition. That year, the Demons made it through to the third round.
2008 - Draftees Jack Watts, Blease, James Strauss, Jamie Bennell, Neville Jetta and Rohan Bail played together for the first time in an official Melbourne match. Liam Jurrah, who was Melbourne’s No.1 pre-season pick in December 2008, also played.
