Английская Википедия:2013 Melbourne Football Club season

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The 2013 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 114th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.

Mark Neeld entered into his second year as senior coach of Melbourne. After a horrid season in 2012, Neeld made a vast amount of list changes in the 2012 AFL Draft. These changes included the addition of experienced and key position players from other clubs such as Shannon Byrnes, Tom Gillies, Chris Dawes, David Rodan and Cameron Pedersen. Melbourne also added five new players from the National Draft, two new players from the Rookie Draft as well as one new player from the Шаблон:AFL GWS Mini-Draft who will play in 2014. Jack Grimes and Jack Trengove continued their roles as co-captains of the football club.

With no Friday night games and only three home games against fellow Victorian sides at the MCG, Melbourne faced a financially challenging fixture. At the same time Melbourne received a simple fixture when compared to other teams by playing fellow-cellar dwellers in 2012 Шаблон:AFL GWS, Шаблон:AFL GC and Шаблон:AFL WB twice and all 2012 finalists with the exception of Шаблон:AFL Fre once. Melbourne hosted nine home games at the MCG, a sold home game against Шаблон:AFL BL at TIO Stadium in Round 17 and a home game against Шаблон:AFL NM at Etihad Stadium in Round 18.

Melbourne endured one of their worst seasons in the club's 155-year history and arguably their worst in the modern era. They finished with only 2 wins (their least since the 1981 season) and a percentage of 54.07% (their worst since the 1919 season). It was also the worst seasonal performance from an established club since the demise of Fitzroy in 1996.

2013 list changes

2012 free agency

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
Shannon Byrnes	4 October 2012	Unrestricted	Шаблон:AFL Gee	Шаблон:AFL Mel	None
Brent Moloney	12 October 2012	Restricted	Шаблон:AFL Mel	Шаблон:AFL BL	3rd round
Jared Rivers	18 October 2012	Unrestricted	Шаблон:AFL Mel	Шаблон:AFL Gee	3rd round
Tom Gillies	13 November 2012	Delisted	Шаблон:AFL Gee	Шаблон:AFL Mel	None

2012 trades

Trade gained	Traded from	Trade lost
Dominic Barry Pick 2 (mini-draft) Pick 20	Шаблон:AFL GWS	Pick 3 Pick 13
Chris Dawes Pick 58	Шаблон:AFL Col	Pick 20 Pick 45
David Rodan	Шаблон:AFL PA	Pick 88
Pick 88	Шаблон:AFL WCE	Cale Morton
Cameron Pedersen Pick 74	Шаблон:AFL NM	Jordan Gysberts Pick 63
Pick 53 Pick 73	Шаблон:AFL BL	Stefan Martin

Retirements and delistings

Player	New club	League	Reason	Ref
Brad Green	Шаблон:AFL Car – assistant coach	AFL	Retired
Liam Jurrah	South Alice Springs	CAFL	Resigned
Ricky Petterd	Шаблон:AFL Ric	AFL	Delisted
Matthew Bate	Essendon reserves	VFL	Delisted
Jamie Bennell	Шаблон:AFL WCE	AFL	Delisted
Lucas Cook	North Ballarat	VFL	Delisted
Jai Sheahan	Geelong reserves	VFL	Delisted
Leigh Williams	Шаблон:VFL Wil	VFL	Delisted
Kelvin Lawrence	Peel Thunder	WAFL	Delisted

Mini-draft

Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from
2	Jesse Hogan	Шаблон:Flagicon	Forward	Claremont Football Club	WAFL

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from
1	4	Jimmy Toumpas	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
2	26 (F/S)	Jack Viney	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
3	48	Dean Kent	Шаблон:Flagicon	Forward/Midfield	Perth	WAFL
3	52	Matt Jones	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield	Box Hill Hawks	VFL
4	68	Dean Terlich	Шаблон:Flagicon	Defender	Norwood	SANFL
4	71 (RP)	Daniel Nicholson	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield/Defender	Шаблон:AFL Mel	AFL
4	72 (RP)	Michael Evans	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield	Шаблон:AFL Mel	AFL

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from
1	3	Nathan Stark	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield	Glenelg	SANFL
2	19	Mitch Clisby	Шаблон:Flagicon	Midfield/Defender	North Adelaide	SANFL

2013 season

Home and away season

Overview

The 2013 season for Melbourne turned out to be disastrous to such an extraordinary magnitude that they required a complete refurbishment of their board and football department. Melbourne began the season as marginal favourites at home against fellow cellar dwellers Шаблон:AFL PA. However they displayed such visible problems with their ball use, work rate and turnover rate in the midfield that they were eventually shut out of the game and hammered by 79 points. After a week of media scrutiny over their Round 1 performance, Melbourne was expected to put in place a more spirited performance against Шаблон:AFL Ess. For the opening proportion of that game, they appeared to have lifted their intensity. However, after Essendon scored consecutive goals, Melbourne's problems from Round 1 occurred again and they were eventually slaughtered by 148 points. This was their greatest losing margin at the MCG in their entire VFL/AFL history. Fan backlash resulted from this enormous loss and the next week on 9 April, Melbourne made the decision to sack their CEO Cameron Schwab.

After a week of team bonding in Sorrento, Melbourne appeared to have turned around their form in Round 3 against Шаблон:AFL WCE, only trailing by 10 points at half time. However, by the time West Coast kicked consecutive goals in the second half, Melbourne would again shut down and eventually get hammered by 94 points. With an average losing margin of 108 points in the first 3 rounds, Melbourne headed into their Round 4 clash against recent expansion team Шаблон:AFL GWS at the MCG, in what was a must win game for Mark Neeld so that he may have maintained his coaching role. In a game of sub-standard football from both sides, Melbourne looked to be set to lose at 3 quarter time trailing by 19 points however managed to blow the game away with their highest ever quarter score in VFL/AFL history of 12 goals and 2 behinds to win by 41 points. In subsequent rounds Melbourne's form didn't show any improvement from Round 4 however as the pressure for Mark Neeld to keep his job oscillated out of control. They got thrashed by 60+ points against Шаблон:AFL Car in Round 6, Шаблон:AFL GC in Round 7, Шаблон:AFL Fre in Round 9, Шаблон:AFL Haw in Round 10 and Шаблон:AFL Col in Round 11.

During Melbourne's bye, 2 major personnel changes would occur to the club. On 13 June, Melbourne president Don McLardy resigned and was replaced by vice-president Peter Spargo as an interim-president. 3 days later after weeks of pressure Mark Neeld was finally sacked from his senior coaching position and replaced by former Шаблон:AFL Ade senior coach Neil Craig. Craig's first game coaching Melbourne was against fellow cellar dwellers Шаблон:AFL StK. Despite Melbourne controlling more possession of the ball with more inside 50s, they still lost by 35 points due to their lack of forward pressure. Melbourne however finally broke through for only their second win of the season against Шаблон:AFL WB by 3 points. This came after Melbourne nearly conceded a 44-point lead midway through the final quarter by allowing the Western Bulldogs to kick the last 7 goals of the game.

After a gutsy performance against the 2012 premiers Шаблон:AFL Syd where Melbourne went down by 31 points, they would finish their miserable season by falling back into the shut-down habits they experienced at the start of the season. This included a 68-point loss to Шаблон:AFL Gee in Round 16, a 122-point loss to Шаблон:AFL NM in Round 18, a 37-point loss to bottom of the ladder Greater Western Sydney in Round 19, a 95-point loss to Fremantle in Round 21 and a 68-point loss to Adelaide in Round 22. Melbourne would finish the season with a woeful 2 wins and 54.07%.

Ladder

2013 AFL season

Ladder breakdown by opposition

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drew	Premiership points	Points for	Points against	Percentage (%)
Шаблон:AFL GWS	2	1	1	0	4	231	227	101.76
Шаблон:AFL WB	2	1	1	0	4	190	207	91.79
Шаблон:AFL BL	2	0	2	0	0	169	216	78.24
Шаблон:AFL Syd	1	0	1	0	0	85	116	73.28
Шаблон:AFL Ric	1	0	1	0	0	72	106	67.92
Шаблон:AFL StK	1	0	1	0	0	69	104	66.35
Шаблон:AFL GC	2	0	2	0	0	131	204	64.22
Шаблон:AFL Car	1	0	1	0	0	60	121	49.59
Шаблон:AFL WCE	1	0	1	0	0	83	177	46.89
Шаблон:AFL Ade	1	0	1	0	0	52	120	43.33
Шаблон:AFL PA	1	0	1	0	0	54	133	40.60
Шаблон:AFL Haw	1	0	1	0	0	48	143	33.57
Шаблон:AFL Col	1	0	1	0	0	39	122	31.97
Шаблон:AFL Gee	1	0	1	0	0	30	98	30.31
Шаблон:AFL Fre	2	0	2	0	0	78	263	29.66
Шаблон:AFL Ess	1	0	1	0	0	36	184	19.56
Шаблон:AFL NM	1	0	1	0	0	28	150	18.67
Total	22	2	20	0	8	1455	2691	54.07

Football Department and Board Restructure

2013 was Шаблон:AFL Mel's worst season in a horrible string of seasons dating back to the 2007 AFL season. As a result, many Melbourne personnel who were part of the Jim Stynes-led board or football department originating back to 2008 either resigned or were dismissed from their positions. Because many personnel were in the midst of their contracts, they required large pay-outs which Melbourne couldn't financially cope with.

On 19 February 2013, Melbourne were found not guilty from their tanking scandal originating from 2009. However, they received a $500,000 fine as the employers of the General Manager of Football Operations Chris Connolly and former Melbourne senior coach Dean Bailey, both of whom were found guilty in the investigation. Chris Connolly, who was still working at the Melbourne Football Club at the time the suspension was handed out received a 12-month suspension which prevented him from being involved at any club until 1 February 2014.

On 10 April 2013, four days after Melbourne's 148-point loss against Шаблон:AFL Ess, Cameron Schwab was asked to leave from his position as CEO after he originally had his contract renewed for a three-year term from 27 August by Don McLardy. Cameron Schwab accepted, and received an approximate $250,000 payout. Peter Spargo then took over as interim CEO before former Essendon CEO Peter Jackson took over the role on an interim basis for six months from 1 May 2013.

On 31 May 2013, Chris Connolly was given a two-year contract extension despite being in the process of serving his suspension.

On 3 June 2013, after a marathon scheduled board meeting in which Mark Neeld was speculated to be sacked from his role as Melbourne senior coach, Peter Jackson announced his findings from his first month as operating CEO of the club. He then proceeded to announce his recommendations to the club and agree to a contract extension until the end of 2014 to help carry out those recommendations. Neeld survived this board meeting.

On 6 June 2013, former Victorian Premier and former Шаблон:AFL Haw President Jeff Kennett claimed that he had been approached by the Melbourne Football Club board to take over as Melbourne President and encouraged on supporters to call and extraordinary general meeting to oust Don McLardy.

On 14 June 2013, Peter Jackson and Don McLardy made a plea to the AFL to receive emergency funding in order to reshape the entire board and football department on the condition that they provided a detailed plan that would be strictly carried through. This included the removal of several key personnel, the prevention of Jeff Kennett's campaign as Melbourne president from becoming successful and the prevention of Stephen Dank's alleged text message to Melbourne's Football Department as part of Essendon's drug scandal from having any immediate impact on the funds received.

Also on 14 June 2013, Don McLardy announced his resignation as Melbourne Football Club president as well as the president of the Reach Foundation. Peter Spargo took over the role as Melbourne's interim president. In addition, Stuart Grimshaw resigned from his role on Melbourne's board.

On 17 June 2013, Peter Jackson announced the immediate termination of Mark Neeld's role as Melbourne senior coach only eighteen months into his three-year contract. He received a payout of around $600,000. Former Adelaide senior coach Neil Craig would take over as Melbourne's interim senior coach for the rest of the season.

On 25 June 2013, Melbourne's list manager Tim Harrington would have his contract terminated as Peter Jackson also advertised the new role of General Manager of Football Operations.

On 26 June 2013, Melbourne's vice-president Guy Jalland announced his resignation from the board. 3 days later on 29 June 2013, Karen Hayes also announced her resignation from the board.

On 11 July 2013, Peter Jackson announced his intention to snare former Sydney Swans and 2005 premiership coach Paul Roos to become the new senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club from 2014 onwards. Paul Roos however claimed that he had not warmed up to the idea for a return to senior-coaching.

On 12 July 2013, former Шаблон:AFL WCE player and Bernie Naylor Medallist Glen Bartlett joined the Board of the Melbourne Football Club.

On 17 July 2013, the AFL finally gave a $2,500,000 bail out package for Melbourne to use for their proposed emergency funding.

On 16 August 2013, Glen Bartlett was appointed as the new president of the Melbourne Football Club defeating a bid made by former Victorian Treasurer Alan Stockdale.

On 6 September 2013, Paul Roos was announced as the new senior-coach of the Melbourne Football Club. He signed a $2,000,000 deal for two years with the option of a third year.

On 9 September 2013, Neil Craig announced his intentions to leave the club as he had no new place on Paul Roos' new football department. He was not offered a new contract along with forward-line coach Leigh Brown and midfield coach Brian Royal.

On 2 October 2013, former CEO of VicSport Kate Raffey joined the board as well as former Melbourne footballer Jeremy Nichols on 1 November 2013

On 10 October 2013, Chris Connolly had his contract terminated despite signing a two-year extension earlier in the year in order decrease the overall cost of Melbourne's management structure.

Melbourne's horrendous season of poor on-field form, tanking investigations, contract terminations, payouts and complete football department/board restructuring meant that they recorded a net loss of $1,700,000. This included a statutory loss of $3,100,000 with the AFL's bail out funding for 2013 of $1,450,000 not being taken into account.

Awards

Brownlow Medal tally

Player	1 vote games	2 vote games	3 vote games	Total votes
Nathan Jones	1	1	1	(6)
Jack Watts	0	0	1	(3)
Shannon Byrnes	0	1	0	(2)
Aaron Davey	0	1	0	(2)
Jack Viney	0	1	0	(2)
Dean Terlich	1	0	0	(1)
Total	2	4	2	(16)

The 16 votes Melbourne collected in 2013 is the lowest ever by any team in a season under the 3-2-1 voting system.

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal tally (top 10)

Position	Player	Votes
1st	Nathan Jones	365
2nd	Colin Garland	360
3rd	Dean Terlich	306
4th	Matt Jones	303
5th	Colin Sylvia	288
6th	Lynden Dunn	270
7th	James Frawley	268
8th	Jack Trengove	257
9th	Jeremy Howe	256
10th	Tom McDonald	249

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy – Nathan Jones

Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Second in the Best and Fairest) – Colin Garland

Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Third in the Best and Fairest) – Dean Terlich

Ivor Warne-Smith Memorial Trophy (Fourth in the Best and Fairest) – Matt Jones

Dick Taylor Memorial Trophy (Fifth in the Best and Fairest) – Colin Sylvia

Harold Ball Memorial Trophy (Best Young Player) – Jack Viney

Troy Broadbridge Trophy (highest polling MFC player in the Casey Best and Fairest) – Jesse Hogan

Ron Barassi Leadership Award – Colin Garland

Ian Ridley Club Ambassador Award – Colin Sylvia

Norm Smith Memorial Trophy (Coach's Award) – Jake Spencer

Leading Goalkicker Award – Jeremy Howe (28)

External links

• Official Website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Official Website of the AFL