2011 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
President |
Jim Stynes (4th season) |
||
Coach |
Dean Bailey (4th season) (rounds 1–19) Todd Viney (rounds 19–24) |
||
Captain(s) |
Brad Green (1st season) |
||
Home ground |
MCG (100,018 capacity) |
||
Pre-season | Quarter-finals | ||
AFL season | 13th | ||
Finals series | DNQ | ||
Best and fairest | Brent Moloney | ||
Leading goalkicker |
Liam Jurrah (40 goals) |
||
Highest home attendance | 75,998 (round 12 vs. Collingwood) |
||
Lowest home attendance | 7,255 (round 17 vs. Port Adelaide) |
||
Average home attendance | 31,043 | ||
Club membership | 36,937 ( 3,579 / 10.73%) |
||
|
The 2011 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 112th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.
In January, the club announced Brad Green as captain, taking over the reins from the recently retired James McDonald. Aaron Davey, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers were named vice captains while youngsters Nathan Jones and Jack Grimes were promoted to the leadership group.Dean Bailey was re-appointed coach, but was sacked after a near-record 186-point loss to Geelong in Round 19.
Debut(s): Luke Tapscott
Brownlow Votes: Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney) 3 votes, Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 2 votes, Ben McGlynn (Sydney) 1 vote
Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw (100.00%)
Ladder Position: 8th
Substitutes: Ricky Petterd Addam Maric