Graham Melrose

Graham Thomas Melrose (born 20 April 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as for the East Fremantle Football Club and the Swan Districts Football Club in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL).

Graham Melrose
Personal information
Full name Graham Thomas Melrose
Date of birth (1949-04-20) 20 April 1949
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1967–1974 East Fremantle 140 (216)
1975–1979 North Melbourne 111 (138)
1980–1982 Swan Districts 071 0(86)
Total 322 (440)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1966–1979 Western Australia 9 (9)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1987–1989 East Fremantle 69 (44–25–0)
1995–1996 Swan Districts (WAFL) 42 (11–31–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Career highlights
  • 2× WAFL Premiership player: (1974, 1982)
  • Sandover Medal: (1974)
  • Simpson Medal: (1982)
  • 2× Lynn Medal: (1971, 1974)
  • Swan Districts Team of the Century 1934–2000
  • Western Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 2007
  • East Fremantle Football Club Hall of Fame, inducted 2012
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Regarded as a competitive and skilful rover with particularly accurate foot passing, Melrose was unlucky to miss out on North Melbourne's premierships due to injury, but experienced success with both East Fremantle and Swan Districts. He later had brief coaching stints at the Sharks and Swans. Melrose is one of few footballers to be named in the Team of the Century at two different clubs.

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