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), Lukas Cooke (2026), Paddy Cross (2026), Joel Fitzgerald (2026), Max Heath (St Kilda Saints, 2028), Changkuoth Jiath (Hawthorn Hawks, 2028), Max Mapley (2026), 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, Kade Chandler, Lukas Cooke, Paddy Cross, Joel Fitzgerald, Bayley Fritsch, Jack Henderson, Matthew Jefferson, Aidan Johnson, Luker Kentfield, Bailey Laurie, Max Mapley, 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
Jake Bowey	Defender	3	100.7	$500,400	98.5
Kade Chandler	Forward	11	81.9	$428,200	84.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	5	50.6	$203,500	54.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	60.0	$291,200	0.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	10	69.5	$330,800	55.5
Max Gawn	Ruck	11	125.5	$607,000	116.0
Max Heath	Forward	6	52.8	$270,500	26.0
Blake Howes	Defender	11	63.5	$346,200	62.5
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	6	48.8	$207,400	56.5
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	8	57.6	$302,100	60.0
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	11	80.8	$433,700	84.0
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	11	64.4	$341,100	84.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	7	49.4	$239,100	59.5
Jake Lever	Defender	11	70.7	$375,800	70.5
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	0.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	1	30.0	$145,200	0.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	10	56.9	$331,300	96.0
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	11	99.4	$469,800	81.5
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	10	35.2	$180,300	16.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	4	76.5	$419,900	89.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	76.8	$436,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	11	68.8	$325,200	60.0
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	11	86.6	$468,600	93.0
Jack Steele	Midfielder	11	101.8	$477,800	100.5
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	42.0	$158,500	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	11	66.7	$346,600	60.0
Daniel Turner	Defender	9	75.4	$399,000	93.5
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	11	62.5	$325,800	47.0
Caleb Windsor	Defender	10	64.0	$346,600	37.0

Position	GP	Avg	Price	Last 3
Jake Bowey	Defender	3	94.7	$905,000	93.0
Kade Chandler	Forward	11	70.4	$677,000	82.0
Paddy Cross	Forward	5	43.6	$347,000	47.0
Jai Culley	Midfielder	7	49.6	$494,000	0.0
Bayley Fritsch	Forward	10	61.4	$592,000	53.0
Max Gawn	Ruck	11	107.4	$989,000	91.5
Max Heath	Forward	6	39.3	$396,000	26.5
Blake Howes	Defender	11	58.0	$595,000	65.0
Matthew Jefferson	Forward	6	44.7	$383,000	59.0
Changkuoth Jiath	Defender	8	60.1	$578,000	53.5
Ed Langdon	Midfielder	11	80.4	$818,000	87.5
Harvey Langford	Midfielder	11	61.7	$625,000	74.5
Bailey Laurie	Forward	7	55.0	$495,000	64.5
Jake Lever	Defender	11	71.1	$681,000	54.0
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	0.0
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Defender	1	25.0	$370,000	0.0
Harrison Petty	Defender	10	49.2	$520,000	75.5
Kysaiah Pickett	Midfielder	11	97.2	$903,000	89.5
Latrelle Pickett	Forward	10	32.7	$325,000	10.0
Trent Rivers	Defender	4	74.3	$789,000	71.0
Christian Salem	Defender	5	71.6	$816,000	0.0
Harry Sharp	Forward	11	61.7	$578,000	56.5
Tom Sparrow	Midfielder	11	87.9	$886,000	94.5
Jack Steele	Midfielder	11	98.2	$879,000	89.0
Xavier Taylor	Defender	2	29.5	$303,000	0.0
Koltyn Tholstrup	Defender	11	62.4	$615,000	57.5
Daniel Turner	Defender	9	60.3	$607,000	67.5
Jacob van Rooyen	Forward	11	57.5	$550,000	42.5
Caleb Windsor	Defender	10	64.4	$626,000	34.0

Current Squad

2026 Squad

	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Jed Adams	✔
Oscar Berry	✔
Jake Bowey	✔	✔	✔
Tom Campbell	✔
Kade Chandler	✔
Lukas Cooke	?
Paddy Cross	✔
Jai Culley	✔	✔	✔
Joel Fitzgerald	?
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	?	?
Max Mapley	?
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
Jack Viney	Achilles	TBC
Brody Mihocek	Hamstring	Test
Aidan Johnson	Hip/groin	1-2 weeks
Jake Lever	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Xavier Lindsay	Hip/groin	4-6 weeks
Christian Salem	Foot	4-6 weeks
Jai Culley	Knee	Next Season
Jed Adams	Knee	5-7 weeks

Melbourne Demons Latest News

		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	FRE	11	10	1	40	135.5
2	SYD	11	9	2	36	142.5
3	HAW	12	8	3	34	114.8
4	GEEL	12	8	4	32	121.9
5	GC	11	7	4	28	116.9
6	MELB	11	7	4	28	106.7
7	ADEL	11	6	5	24	107.9
8	BL	11	6	5	24	106.6
9	WB	11	6	5	24	92.8
10	COLL	11	5	5	22	100.3

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Player Movements

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Current Squad

2026 Squad

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