Reserves

Honours

Seasons

Coaches

Best and Fairest

Leading Goalkickers

Records

The Seconds competition was established in 1919 to tie 'junior' teams to VFL sides. Melbourne were initially allied with the two University sides which played in the competition. The next year one University side dropped out and were replaced by Melbourne Juniors. In 1925 the competition took on its familiar shape with only sides of the VFL teams competing.

The competition was known as the 'Seconds' until 1960 when the name was changed to Reserves. The competition ran until 1999 after which the VFL became a second level competition featuring AFL clubs aligning with VFL sides and having their 'reserves' play in the competition.

In ECH Taylor's 1958 history of the club he suggests that the Armadale Presbyterians Club were incorporated into the club as the "Melbourne Juniors", and later the reserve grade team.

Honours

Premierships (12)
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1993

Minor Premiers
8 times

League leading goalkickers
Kelvin Clarke 1970 (50)
Ray Carr 1971 (75)
Kim Smith 1975 (61)
Robert Walters 1976 (65)

Gardiner Medal
The medal was awarded as the reserves equivalent of the Brownlow Medal. It was named in honour of Frank Gardiner, who had served as president of the seconds competition. MFC players to win the award were:

Name	Year
Norman Driver	1928
Joe Kinnear	1935
Ernie Hart	1943
Graham Kerr	1956
Phil Rhoden	1968
Ken Emselle	1969
Paul Callery	1970
Bruce Brown	1971
Neil Chamberlain	1975
Rod Keogh	1990 and 1993

Full list of winners

Seasons (incomplete)

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990?

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Coaches

Name	Years
Charlie Streeter	1929-1931
Col Deane	1932
Bill Adams	1933-1944
Unknown	1945-1947
Jack Mueller	1948-1954?
Roy McKay	?1956-1958 and 1962-1965
Ron Baggott	1959-1961
John Beckwith	1966-1967
Ian Ridley	1968-1970
Bernie Massey	1971-1973
Roy Simmonds	1974-1976
Frank Davis	1977
Colin Wilson	1978
Ray Biffin	1979
Adrian Gallagher	1980
Ray Jordon	1981-1985
Greg Wells	1986-1988
Mark Cross	1989-1992
Peter Russo	1993-1996
Greg Hutchison	1997
Matt Rendell	1997
Chris Fagan	1998-1999

Notes
Some sources say Terry Ogden was coach in 1965

Best and Fairest

Year	Player
1925-1959	Unknown
1960	Len Mann
1961	Bruce Leslie
1962	Geoff Case
1963	Herbie Matthews
1964	Unknown
1965	Frank Vearing
1966	Derek Feldmann
1967	Unknown
1968	Darryl Schwarz
1969	Ken Emselle
1970	Paul Callery
1971	Peter Dilnot
1972	Denis Clark
1973	Noel Leary
1974	Peter Williamson
1975	Neil Chamberlain
1976	Ted Carroll
1977	Peter Keays
1978	Chris Woodman
1979	Chris Woodman
1980	Graham Hunnibell
1981	Peter Maynard
1982	Scott Sutcliffe
1983	Trevor Castles
1984	Adrian Battiston
1985	Brett Hutchinson
1986	Mark Withers
1987	Jim Stynes
1988	Doug Koop
1989	Luke Beveridge
1990	Jay Viney
1991	Haydn Robins
1992	Rod Grinter
1993	Rod Keogh
1994	John Carroll
1995	Peter Rohde
1996	Anthony McDonald
1997	Heath Goodale
1998	Damien Gaspar
1999	Nick Carter

Leading Goalkickers

Year	Player	Goals
1950	Unknown
1965	Maurie Bartlett	23
1966	Ken Jungwirth	29
1967	Rob Dowsing	31
1968	Tony Fahey	25
1969	Barrie Vagg	30
1970	Kelvin Clarke	56
1971	Ray Carr	75
1972	Geoff Harrold	37
1973	Greg MacDonald	26
1974	Graham Scott	23
1975	Kim Smith	62
1976	Robert Walters	65
1977	Michael Baldwin	38
1978	Robert Walters	44
1979	Stewart Gull	26
1980	Chris Woodman	28*
1981	Dave McGlashan	34
1982	Peter Tossol	35*
1983	David Cordner	35
1984	Adrian Battiston	33
1985	Dale Dickson	34
1986	Frank Rugolo	35
1987	Simon Eishold	37
1988	Ted Fidge	33*
1989	Peter Rennie	19
1990	Unknown
1991	George Gorozidis	63
1992	Grant Williams	71*
1993	Darren Bennett	52*
1994	Ashley Reade	28
1995	Daniel Clarke	33
1996	Damien Yze	31*
1997	Russell Robertson	24
1998	Brent Williams	40
1999	Russell Robertson	28

• Some games not available
• 1982 has five goals that may have been Peter Tossol or John Tossol

Records

(Records are being progressively added. All seasons above + 1950)

Biggest Win

	Margin	Match	Opposition
1	132	Round 7, 1992	Sydney
2	129	Round 22, 1985	Richmond
3	127	Round 17, 1991	Fitzroy
4	122	Round 10, 1985	Sydney
5	118	Round 22, 1984	Richmond
6	114	Round 1, 1996	Geelong
7	112	Round 22, 1991	Brisbane
8	106	Round 11, 1984	St Kilda
8	106	Round 3, 1986	Fitzroy
10	98	Round 19 1993	Fitzroy

Highest Score

	Score	Match	Opposition
1	36.18.234	Round 22, 1984	Richmond
2	32.25.217	Round 7, 1992	Sydney
3	31.16.202	Round 11, 1984	St Kilda
4	30.14.194	Round 3, 1981	Footscray
5	29.17.191	Round 22, 1985	Richmond
6	28.21.189	Round 22, 1991	Brisbane
6	29.15.189	Round 10, 1985	Sydney
8	27.24.186	Round 15, 1991	Sydney
8	29.12.186	Round 13, 1971	Footscray
10	28.16.184	Round 1, 1987	Fitzroy
10	29.10.184	Round 21, 1992	Brisbane

100 point losses

	Margin	Match	Opposition
184	Round 22, 1983	North Melbourne
184	Round 13, 1994	Geelong
166	Round 22, 1976	Collingwood
150	Round 16, 1980	Geelong
148	Round 20, 1980	Richmond
136	Round 7, 1978	Geelong
130	Round 18, 1996	Sydney
128	Round 19, 1978	North Melbourne
128	Round 16, 1989	Geelong
126	Round 21, 1988	Essendon
126	Round 6, 1966	Collingwood
123	Round 14, 1978	Footscray
123	Round 20, 1983	Essendon
111	Round 9, 1980	Richmond
110	Round 22, 1994	North Melbourne
108	Round 18, 1981	South Melbourne
107	Round 21, 1981	Richmond
105	Round 7, 1975	Richmond
103	Round 5, 1974	North Melbourne
103	Round 18, 1978	Geelong
102	Round 22, 1978	Collingwood
102	Round 1, 1983	Collingwood
100	Round 14, 1980	Footscray
100	Round 4, 1983	Carlton

Lowest Score

	Score	Match	Opposition
1	3.4.22	Round 18, 1996	Sydney
2	3.5.23	Round 17, 1965	Collingwood
2	2.11.23	Round 9, 1966	North Melbourne
4	3.6.24	Round 12, 1966	St Kilda
5	4.3.27	Round 22, 1983	North Melbourne
6	4.5.29	Round 16, 1996	Geelong
7	4.7.31	Round 6, 1968	Footscray
7	4.7.31	Round 6, 1997	St Kilda
9	4.8.32	Round 16, 1985	Carlton
10	4.10.34	Round 13, 1965	North Melbourne
10	4.10.34	Round 15, 1965	South Melbourne
10	4.10.34	Round 15, 1973	Carlton
10	4.10.34	Round 14, 1998	Richmond
10	5.4.34	Round 14, 1978	Footscray
10	4.10.34	Round 8, 1950	Collingwood

7+ goals in a game
The following is taken only from the seasons with top goalkickers listed above

	Player	Match	Opposition
13 - Darren Cuthbertson	Qualifying Final 1993	Richmond
12 - Ray Carr	Round 20, 1971	St Kilda
12 - Grant Williams	Round 4, 1992	Richmond
11 - Ray Carr	Round 6, 1971	Collingwood
11 - Ross Dillon	Round 13, 1971	Footscray
11 - Tony Campbell	Round 11, 1988	Richmond
11 - Darren Bennett	Round 21, 1992	Brisbane
10 - Brian Wilson	Semi Final 1984?	Carlton
10 - David Williams	Round 12, 1987	Sydney
10 - Allen Jakovich	Round 6, 1991	Collingwood
9 - Russell Colcott	Round 15, 1970	Fitzroy
9 - Dave McGlashan	Round 3, 1981	Footscray
9 - David Cordner	Round 17, 1983	Sydney
9 - David Cordner	Round 5, 1984	North Melbourne
9 - John Fidge	Round 10, 1986	Carlton
9 - David Cordner	Round 1, 1987	Fitzroy
9 - Phil Egan	Round 10, 1991	Sydney
9 - Allen Jakovich	Round 12, 1991	Richmond
9 - Darren Bennett	Round 2, 1993	Footscray
9 - Mathew Mackay	Round 4, 1993	North Melbourne
8 - Kim Smith	Round 16, 1975	Hawthorn
8 - John Sparks	Round 17, 1975	South Melbourne
8 - Robert Walters	Round 8, 1976	Richmond
8 - Robert Walters	Round 4, 1978	Footscray
8 - Robert Walters	Round 21, 1978	South Melbourne
8 - Dale Dickson	Round 22, 1985	Richmond
8 - David Williams	Round 3, 1988	Geelong
8 - Allen Jakovich	Round 8, 1991	Footscray
8 - Grant Williams	Round 1, 1992?	Footscray
8 - Sean Charles	Round 7, 1992	Sydney
8 - Grant Williams	Round 24, 1992	Hawthorn
8 - Allen Jakovich	Round 6, 1993	St Kilda
7 - Rob Dowsing	Round 5, 1967	Footscray
7 - Ross Dillon	Round 6, 1967	Fitzroy
7 - Ross Dillon	Round 14, 1968	South Melbourne
7 - Chris Aitken	Round 13, 1969	North Melbourne
7 - Ray Biffin	Round 4, 1970	Fitzroy
7 - Ray Carr	Round 13, 1970	Hawthorn
7 - Geoff Harrold	Round 21, 1972	North Melbourne
7 - Louis Tesoriero	Round 1, 1973	St Kilda
7 - Kim Smith	Round 6, 1975	South Melbourne
7 - Kim Smith	Round 18, 1975	Richmond
7 - Peter Thorne	Round 20, 1977	St Kilda
7 - Robert Walters	Round 9, 1978	Essendon
7 - Chris Woodman	Round 5, 1980	Carlton
7 - Peter Tossol	Round 2, 1984	Sydney
7 - Michael Reynolds	Round 11, 1984	St Kilda
7 - Richard Armstrong	Round 7, 1985	Geelong
7 - Kelvin Templeton	Round 10, 1985	Sydney
7 - David Cordner	Round 4, 1987	St Kilda
7 - Ted Fidge	Round 1, 1988	Richmond
7 - Ted Fidge	Round 9, 1988	St Kilda
7 - Allen Jakovich	Round 3, 1991	St Kilda
7 - Allen Jakovich	Round 13, 1991	Geelong
7 - Brent Heaver	Round 15, 1991	Sydney
7 - George Gorozidis	Round 23, 1991	Footscray
7 - Chris Sullivan	Round 1, 1992?	Footscray
7 - Darren Cuthbertson	Round 24, 1992	Hawthorn
7 - Allen Jakovich	Round 8, 1993	North Melbourne
7 - Allen Jakovich	Round 19 1993	Fitzroy
7 - Damien Yze	Round 4, 1996	Carlton
7 - Brent Williams	Round 8, 1998	Collingwood
7 - Nathan Brown	Round 20, 1998	Geelong

Media
"Melbourne seconds praised" - The Argus 19/11/1935

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