Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Matthew Collins | 29 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Melbourne | Craig Smoker | 17 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Melbourne | Jeff White | 236 | 95 | 47 | AA: 2004; B&F: 2004 | ||
| Melbourne | Brent Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority | 1 | Melbourne | Travis Johnstone | Chelsea/Dandenong U18 | 17yr | 184cm | 84kg | 209 (160) | 135 | 62 | B&F: 2005 |
| 22 | Melbourne | Troy Longmuir | West Perth | 18yr | 184cm | 81kg | 83 (17) | 49 | 1 | ||
| 39 | Melbourne | Matthew Blake | Sandhurst/Bendigo U18 | 18yr | 186cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Melbourne | Luke Ottens | Glenelg | 21yr | 194cm | 96kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Melbourne | Nathan Brown | Pinnaroo/West Adelaide | 21yr | 180cm | 76kg | 146 | 36 | 23 | ||
| 77 | Melbourne | Guy Rigoni | Myrtleford | 23yr | 181cm | 87kg | 107 | 35 | 5 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | Jamie Shanahan | Hobart FC | 29yr | 194cm | 99kg | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Rookie Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | Luke Williams | Oakleigh U18 | 17yr | 185cm | 82kg | 51 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Melbourne | Jamie Cann | Craigieburn/Assumption College/Calder U18 | 18yr | 176cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Melbourne | Ben Beams | Glenorchy/Tasmania U18 | 19yr | 183cm | 76kg | 23 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Melbourne | Peter Walsh | Kyneton/St Patrick's College/North Ballarat U18/West Adelaide | 21yr | 180cm | 82kg | 139 (104) | 37 | 18 | ||
| 65 | Melbourne | Matthew Bishop | Box Hill Mustangs | 22yr | 195cm | 96kg | 150 (18) | 8 | 1 | Prem: 2004 | |
| 81 | Melbourne | Daniel Ward | Western U18 | 20yr | 185cm | 86kg | 136 | 31 | 5 |
Outgoing Players
Retirements
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Melbourne | Dean Irving | 31 | 200 | 102 | South Fremantle | 66 | |
| Aug 30 | Melbourne | Andrew Obst | 33 | 184 | 82 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 149 | |
| Aug 30 | Melbourne | Paul Prymke | 26 | 194 | 98 | Woodville-West Torrens | 49 | |
| Aug 30 | Melbourne | Craig Turley | 32 | 185 | 84 | West Perth | 131 | AA: 1991; B&F: 1991; Prem: 1992 |
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Alastair Clarkson | 29 | 177 | 79 | Kaniva/Ballarat Clarendon College | 134 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Clayton Gardiner | 19 | 187 | 85 | Claremont | 0 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Andrew Lamprill | 28 | 186 | 87 | Hobart FC | 36 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Todd McHardy | 20 | 183 | 82 | Keilor Park/Western U18 | 5 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Darren O'Brien | 28 | 180 | 80 | West Perth | 24 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Nick Pesch | 23 | 173 | 80 | Woodville-West Torrens | 35 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Robert Pyman | 26 | 180 | 79 | Woodville-West Torrens | 40 | |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Mark Winterton | 19 | 183 | 76 | Noble Park/Dandenong U18 | 0 |
Rookie Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Melbourne | Matthew Bishop | 22 | 195 | 96 | Box Hill Mustangs | 150 | Prem: 2004 |
| Sep 30 | Melbourne | Duncan O'Toole | 18 | Devonport | 0 | |||
| Oct 15 | Melbourne | Daniel Ward | 20 | 185 | 86 | Western U18 | 136 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Nathan Bassett | 210 | 25 | 23 | AA: 2006 | ||
| Melbourne | Sean Charles | 9 | 6 | 0 |
Elevations
Rookie Elevations
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Nathan Bassett | 210 (0) | 25 | 23 | AA: 2006 | ||
| Melbourne | James McDonald | 260 (247) | 57 | 22 | AA: 2006; B&F: 2006, 2007 | ||
| Melbourne | Russell Robertson | 225 | 423 | 17 | B&F: 2003 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 2 (Brad Ottens) + 18 (Mark Alvey) + 34 (Andrew Williams) + Nathan Bassett + Sean Charles |
| Got: | 22 (Troy Longmuir) + 39 (Matthew Blake) + Matthew Collins + Craig Smoker + Jeff White + Brent Williams |