Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has faced a string of off-field distractions since taking the top job. Source: Getty Images
ON-FIELD disaster and off-field drama have followed Melbourne over the past two years. Here's a quick refresher.
July 29, 2011: Melbourne loses to Geelong by 186 points, the second-biggest losing margin in VFL-AFL history.
July 31, 2011: Coach Dean Bailey sacked. CEO Cameron Schwab initially sacked but then reinstated.
September 11, 2011: No.1 draft pick Tom Scully leaves the Demons, signing a five-year deal with GWS.
September 17, 2011: Former Collingwood assistant coach Mark Neeld appointed Demons senior coach on a three-year deal. "I simply want to coach the team that is the hardest to play against in the AFL," he says.
May 31, 2012: Melbourne thumped by 41 points by the Brisbane Lions at the MCG in Neeld's first match as coach.
March 12, 2012: Melbourne president Jim Stynes dies after a long battle with cancer. Thousands of Melburnians farewelled the AFL icon at a state funeral.
April 3, 2012: AFL employee Jason Mifsud issues an apology to Neeld for "clearly inappropriate" comments about the club's management of indigenous players. Melbourne were furious at the allegation that Neeld spoke with non-indigenous players individually over the pre-season, but only addressed indigenous players as a group.
Former Demon Liam Jurrah is currently training with Port Adelaide. Picture: Alex Coppel. Source: Herald Sun
September 3, 2012: Exciting forward Liam Jurrah quits the Demons to return to South Australia and prepare for court charges over an alleged machete attack in Alice Springs. In March this year Jurrah was found not guilty of assault. He has since appeared in court in relation to another brawl.
February 19, 2013: The AFL hits Melbourne with a $500,000 fine following league probe into claims the Demons deliberately lost matches to gain early draft picks in 2009. Former football operations manager Chris Connolly banned from football for 11 months and ex-coach Dean Bailey suspended from coaching for 16 rounds for "actions prejudicial to interests of the AFL", but the AFL says the club didn't tank - and can't explain what tanking is.
The AFL investigation has centred on comments made in a Demons football department meeting run by football operations manager Chris Connolly, pictured with Dean Bailey, allegedly reminding staff about the importance of the extra draft pick. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: Herald Sun
March 31, 2013: Melbourne begins its season with a 78-point loss to Port Adelaide. The next week the Demons go down to Essendon by 148 points. No.1 draft pick Jack Watts is subsituted out of the game then dropped the next week. After not playing at any level, he is recalled to the senior team for Round 4.
April 9, 2013: Cameron Schwab stands down after being asked to quit by president Don McLardy, two days after McLardy said it would be wrong to blame Schwab for the club's problems. "The unity of our club is absolutely vital and at the moment we have a divided supporter base. Cameron, for whatever reasons, fair or unfair, polarises that," McLardy said.
Melbourne CEO Cameron Schwab faces the media with club president Don McClardy after resigning his position at the Demons this morning. April 9, 2013. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun
April 18, 2013: Text messages emerge linking the Demons to controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank, the man at the centre of Essendon's drug investigations.
April 19, 2013: Melbourne releases a statement admitting Dank was in contact with club doctor Dan Bates but denying any drugs breached WADA rules. A fuming AFL boss Andrew Demetriou says "there will be consequences" if the club is found to have lied to the league about Dank.
DEMONS ON THE FIELD
2011: 8 wins, 13 losses, 1 draw, percentage 85.3. Position: 13th
2012: 4 wins, 18 losses, percentage 67.5. Position: 16th
2013: 0 wins, 3 losses, percentage 35.0. Position: 18th
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