Melbourne sold two of its home games into the Northern Territory due to a sponsorship deal made with Tourism NT.

One was at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs in round 11 against Port Adelaide.

This will be the first ever AFL game held at this stadium for premiership points as well as the first in Central Australia.

Despite the financially challenging fixture, Melbourne hosted a handful of blockbuster games, which included Paul Roos coaching against his old side Sydney in round 5 for the first time.

Melbourne continued to play its annual Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in round 12 (despite a record low crowd of 50,853 in 2013).

Debut(s): Alexis Georgiou, Jay Kennedy Harris Debut(s) for MFC: Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs) , Viv Michie (Fremantle) , Dom Tyson (Greater Western Sydney) , Bernie Vince (Adelaide) Milestone(s): Jimmy Toumpas (1st AFL Goal) , Dean Terlich (1st AFL Goal) Brownlow Votes: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 3 votes, Clinton Jones (St Kilda) 2 votes, Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 1 vote Record: 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws (75.00%) Ladder Position: 12th Substitutes: Jay Kennedy Harris Tom McDonald

Milestone(s): Bernie Vince (150th AFL Game), Chris Dawes(100th AFL Game) Brownlow Votes: Mark LeCras (West Coast) 3 votes, Chris Masten (West Coast) 2 votes, Andrew Gaff (West Coast) 1 vote Record: 4 Wins, 17 Losses, 0 Draws (67.89%) Ladder Position: 17th Substitutes: Christian Salem Colin Garland