Captains

The following men have captained and vice-captained Melbourne in the VFL/AFL

* Denotes a captain/coach

Name	Years
Ned Sutton	1897-1898
Eddie Sholl	1899
Dick Wardill	1900
Fred McGinis	1901 (resigned after two games)
Bill McClelland	1901-1904
Frank Langley	1905
Arthur Sowden	1906
Vin Coutie	1907, 1910-1911
Hugh Purse	1908
Bernie Nolan	1909
Alf George	1912-1913
Len Incigneri	1914
Jack McKenzie	1915
George Haines*	1919-1920
Percy Wilson*	1921-1923
Bert Chadwick	1924-1927
Ivor Warne-Smith	1928-1932*, 1933, 1936-1940
Colin Niven	1934-1935
Allan La Fontaine	1936-1940
Percy Beames*	1941-1944
Norm Smith	1945-1947
Don Cordner	1948-1949
Shane McGrath	1950
Denis Cordner	1951-1953
Geoff Collins	1954
Noel McMahen	1955-1956
John Beckwith	1957-1959
Ron Barassi	1960-1964
Hassa Mann	1965-1968
Tassie Johnson	1969-1970
Frank Davis	1971-1972
Stan Alves	1973-1976
Greg Wells	1977-1978
Carl Ditterich	1979-1980*
Robert Flower	1981-1987
Greg Healy	1988-1990
Garry Lyon	1991-1997
Todd Viney	1998-1999
David Neitz	2000-2008
James McDonald	2009-2010
Brad Green	2011
Jack Grimes and Jack Trengove	2012

Cameron Bruce and James McDonald were named as co-caretaker captains after David Neitz retired in 2008. They are not considered official captains for that year.

(Incomplete. All multiple VC's or leadership groups from 2002 onwards)