VFA 1877-1896
Source: http://demonwiki.org
| YEAR | CAPTAIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1877 | Bob Sillett | |
| 1878 | Bob Sillett | |
| 1879 | Bob Sillett | |
| 1880 | James Bennie | |
| 1881 | SC Lamrock | |
| 1882 | D. Rannard/Lamrock | |
| 1883 | Murdoch McKenzie | |
| 1884 | John Macdonald / George Aitken | |
| 1885 | George Aitken / F. Franks | |
| 1886 | Howard Morrison | |
| 1887 | James Kelly | |
| 1888 | Howard King | |
| 1889 | Eddie Fox | |
| 1890 | Eddie Fox | |
| 1891 | Unknown | |
| 1892 | Aitken, Eddie Fox | |
| 1893 | Eddie Fox | |
| 1894 | Eddie Fox | |
| 1895 | Eddie Fox , Joe Wilson | |
| 1896 | Joe Wilson |
VFL/AFL 1897-
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Melbourne_Football_Club_captains
| YEAR | CAPTAIN |
|---|---|
| 1897–1898 | Ned Sutton |
| 1899 | Eddie Sholl |
| 1900 | Dick Wardill |
| 1901–1904 | William McClelland |
| 1905 | Frank Langley |
| 1906 | Arthur Sowden |
| 1907 | Vin Coutie |
| 1908 | Hugh Purse |
| 1909 | Bernie Nolan |
| 1910–1911 | Vin Coutie |
| 1912–1913 | Alf George |
| 1914 | Len Incigneri |
| 1915 | Jack 'Dookie' McKenzie |
| 1919–1920 | George Heinz |
| 1921–1923 | Percy Wilson |
| 1924–1927 | Bert Chadwick |
| 1928–1933 | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 1934–1935 | Colin Niven |
| 1936–1941 | Allan LaFontaine |
| 1942–1944 | Percy Beames |
| 1945–1947 | Norm Smith |
| 1948–1949 | Don Cordner |
| 1950 | Shane McGrath |
| 1951–1953 | Denis Cordner |
| 1954 | Geoff Collins |
| 1955–1956 | Noel McMahen |
| 1957–1959 | John Beckwith |
| 1960–1964 | Ron Barassi |
| 1965–1969 | Hassa Mann |
| 1970 | Robert Johnson |
| 1971–1972 | Frank Davis |
| 1973–1976 | Stan Alves |
| 1977–1978 | Greg Wells) |
| 1979–1980 | Carl Ditterich |
| 1981–1987 | Robert Flower |
| 1988–1990 | Greg Healy |
| 1991–1997 | Garry Lyon |
| 1998–1999 | Todd Viney |
| 2000–2008 | David Neitz |
| 2009–2010 | James McDonald |
| 2011– | Brad Green |