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3 days ago | 
melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson
RAPIDLY rising Demon Harvey Langford’s first year in football is on track to rival those produced by Viney, Petracca and Oliver in their own debut seasons. The starting midfield trio that drove the Demons to the club’s drought-breaking 2021 flag all burst out of the blocks in their respective careers, and Langford’s numbers stack up so far.
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1 week ago | 
melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson
COMEBACK Demon Andy Moniz-Wakefield has resumed running as he powers through his knee rehabilitation program. The 20-year-old former Category B Rookie made his breakthrough last season, playing six games before an untimely ACL injury on the eve of the 2025 season. “Andy has had a great couple of weeks of his program," AFL High Performance Manager Selwyn Griffith said. “He continues to work really hard on his lower body strength and power.
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2 weeks ago | 
melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson
IN: VineyOUT: Tholstrup (Omitted) MIDFIELD bull Jack Viney is ready to return to action after six weeks on the sidelines battling concussion and a fractured hand. Viney developed delayed concussion symptoms after the Round 8 clash with the Eagles, before a hand fracture picked up while training in Alice Springs waylaid his return. The veteran comes into the side in place of second-year Demon Koltyn Tholstrup (omitted) who has managed five games for the season.
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2 weeks ago | 
melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson
VICE-CAPTAIN Jack Viney is ready to hit the ground running with fresh legs after a month on the sidelines when he returns for a date with the Power. Viney has been missing in action since acquiring delayed concussion symptoms following the Round 8 clash with West Coast. The midfield hard-nut's return was delayed by a hand fracture picked up while training in Alice Springs, requiring the veteran to go under the knife. Viney Raring to Go"He's now done a hell of a lot of training.
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3 weeks ago | 
melbournefc.com.au | David McPherson
KING’s Birthday attendees will get the opportunity to join a heart-warming show of appreciation for the courage and devotion of Neale Daniher AO, with a special pre-match MCG moment. In what promises to be an iconic ‘I was there’ celebration of Neale’s decade-long efforts in investing over $115 million for motor neurone disease research and projects supporting those living with MND, the MCG will roar into life to recognise Neale and the Daniher family.
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4 weeks 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
