David McPherson

1 week ago | melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson

CRAFTY Demon Bailey Laurie has earned his first call-up of the 2025 season following a strong run of VFL performances. The fifth-year small forward and midfielder comes into the side in place of Charlie Spargo, who suffered a broken scapula in last week’s win over Sydney. >> FULL TEAM LISTED BELOWIt will be Laurie’s 12th senior appearance for Melbourne, with eight of those outings impacted by the substitute’s vest.

1 week ago | melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson

DEMON hard nut Jack Viney is aiming to return to full training on Friday after a strong weekend session put him in touching distance of a football return. Viney has missed the last three weeks with concussion after developing delayed symptoms ahead of the clash with Hawthorn. “Jack just continued to have a few symptoms following some of his sessions, so we had to make sure that he was 100 per cent clear before he was able to progress,” AFL High Performance Manager Selwyn Griffith said.

1 week ago | melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson

IT WAS Melbourne forward Kysaiah Pickett's day in Round 11 at the MCG and the AFLCA coaches votes reflected just that. The maximum 10 votes were all sent Pickett's way, as the Demon dynamo produced a statistically rare performance playing in the Indigenous guernsey his father designed. AFL Media's Cal Twomey noted the performance put Pickett in rare air, with his output placing the midfielder and forward alongside names such as Akermanis, Dangerfield and Pavlich.

2 weeks ago | melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson

VETERAN Demon duo Jake Lever and Jack Viney could return to face the Swans with Viney a test to return to action this weekend and Lever successfully ticking off managed VFL minutes. Lever has been sidelined since Round 2 after undergoing ankle surgery following the North Melbourne clash. The intercept king gathered 17 disposals and took eight marks in a half of football at Casey Fields last Saturday.

3 weeks ago | melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson

NARRM has recalled first-year forward Aidan Johnson for his third AFL outing and the club’s trip north to Brisbane to take on the ladder-leading Lions. The key position Demon is joined by Jake Melksham and Harry Petty, returning to the side in place of Jacob van Rooyen, Koltyn Tholstrup and Matthew Jefferson (all omitted). Johnson’s recall comes on the back of a strong patch of VFL form, generating seven scoring shots for 3.4 against Richmond VFL and another 2.2 last week against Footscray.