MELBOURNE'S first premiership win probably was one of the most fortunate in league history as the Redlegs finished a modest sixth
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The Grand Final was an encounter between two of the archrivals of the competition, in Melbourne and Collingwood
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Coached by the legendary Frank 'Checker' Hughes, Melbourne played fast, aggressive football with the emphasis on discipline.
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MELBOURNE, not content with a solitary premiership after years of struggle, recruited even harder in the lead-up to the 1940 season
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THE 1941 season was an even one, partly because some players were available only between military service
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MELBOURNE made the 1946 grand final, only to be thrashed (63 points) by Essendon and had to wait two years to avenge that defeat, winning on replay
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The glorious Demon era of the '50s really started in 1954 with a Grand Final appearance, followed by victory in 1955
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Melbourne was the power team of the '50s and it was no surprise to see the Demons finish the 1956 season on top of the ladder
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Melbourne was not so dominant in the 1957 home and away season, being defeated five times and drawing another match.
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The disappointment of 1958, when Collingwood denied Melbourne a fourth consecutive flag, rankled with the Demons and they were determined to bounce back in 1959
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The Melbourne juggernaut rolled on in 1960, the Demons again finishing on top of the ladder
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This was the last, and undoubtedly the most memorable, of all the Grand Final encounters between Melbourne and Collingwood
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