Melbourne Cricket Club Library

As of March 2025, the MCC Library’s social media will no longer be actively managed. You’ll still be able to find all your favourite posts in our archive. For all future updates & fact sheets, make sure you follow @MCC_Members on X. Thanks for your support, MCC Library Team

Latest issue of #TheYorker out now. Articles include "Melbourne Rare Book Week 2024 @MelbCCLibrary", "1872 Challenge Cup & Fred Hyde", "MCG’s Boundary Fence", "A history of MCC Committee Rooms". @MCC_Members softcopy online mcc.org.au/my-mcc-members… or print copy $10 from library

"Our premiership song : Fitzroy Football Club, premiers 1913". A song in @MelbCCLibrary about The Roys premiership win. Handwritten note reads, "By Norm Byron". Tune is used today by North Melbourne Football Club. For biographical article on Norm, see footyalmanac.com.au/the-poet-laure…

Did you know? They may be Swans from 1930s, but last time today's Grand Finallists met in a Premiership decider (1899) South Melbourne was known as The Seagulls! @MCC_Members As seen on Jimmy 'Diddley' Young's certificate 1902 displayed behind @MelbCCLibrary reference desk.

The @MelbCCLibrary #AFLGrandfinal Fact Sheet includes our bumper 40 question #quiz. Here are the answers. How did you go?

History Lives!! Our @MelbCCLibrary Record, which covers 1924 Championship of Victoria retrospective : Essendon v Footscray (There was no Grandfinal in 1924) is available Library & newsstand on Level 2. Lots of enjoyable reading. You can find it online at mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

Special 4-page @MelbCCLibrary supplement for #GrandFinal 2024 #AFLSwansLions is available. @MCC_Members can collect: library L3; 50yrmembers room & newsstand L2; or membership office L1. If following at home, download from MCC App or mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

The @MelbCCLibrary #AFLGrandfinal Fact Sheet includes our bumper 40 question #quiz. The answers will be posted later this today. 2/2

Our special 4-page @MelbCCLibrary fact sheet for #GrandFinal2024 match #AFLSwansLions now available @MCC_Members can collect: library L3; 50yrmembers room & newsstand L2; or membership office L1. If following at home, download from MCC App, or mcc.org.au/_/media/files/… 1/2

We are open for @AFL #GrandFinal Day @MCG, for any @MCC_Members, Annual Guest Card holders & Media until start of third quarter. We look forward to seeing our regulars & those discovering the library. Hope your day goes smoothly.

We open 8am #AFLGrandFinal Day, close at start 3rd Quarter. Today staff & volunteers have been finalising @MelbCCLibrary's GF fact sheets, stats supplements & copies of MCC Library Record for @MCC_Members all available upon opening. We're looking forward to a historic day!

@LescaiMike @MCC_Members @AFL @MCG Thank you Mike, we will be passing this on the Footy Factsheet volunteers who are working on the Grand Final Factsheet & Stats Supplement.

@MelbCCLibrary @MCC_Members @AFL @MCG I love taking guests to the library and picking up the game sheet. Many thanks to the volunteers who help out.

We open at 2:30pm for any @MCC_Members (Guests or Media) attending today's #AFLCatsLions @AFL 2nd Preliminary Final @MCG this afternoon. Visit us on level 3 for your entertainment & comfort. We shut @ start of 3rd Quarter.

Our 4-page fact sheet for today's #AFLCatsLions Preliminary Final @AFL match @MCG is available @MelbCCLibrary on Level 3, 50 Year Members & News Stand on Level 2, or @MCC_Members office on Level 1. You can read online on MCC App & at mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

Our 4-page fact sheet for tonight's #AFLBulldogsHawks Elimination Final @AFL match @MCG is available @MelbCCLibrary on Level 3, 50 Year Members & News Stand on Level 2, or @MCC_Members office on Level 1. You can read online on MCC App & at mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

Today's @aflwomens Rd 2 match between Bulldogs & Power is underway. @MelbCCLibrary Factsheet is available from reference desk, 50 year members room, news stand & membership office. If following at home, on MCC App or mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

We are now open for both the @AFLWomens Rd 2 & @AFL Elimination Final matches at MCG. We close at start of 3rd quarter of the #AFLBulldogsHawks match. Our vale John Schultz display is at entry to @MelbCCLibrary for those that wish to pay their respects.

From 4pm today we welcome @MCC_Members, media & guests to @MelbCCLibrary for #aflwBulldogsPower Rd2 & #AFLBulldogsHawks Elimination Final @MCG Open until start of 3rd quarter of men's match. Drop in & pick up fact sheets, buy latest "Yorker", or view "150 Years 150 treasures".

We're open & @MelbCCLibrary fact sheet is out for #AFLTigersSuns Rd24 clash @MCG @MCC_Members can collect from reference desk, 50 year members room, news stand & membership office. If following at home, on MCC App or mcc.org.au/_/media/files/…

We open at 1:30pm for any @MCC_Members (Guest or Media) attending today's #AFLTigersSuns @AFL Rd24 @MCG this afternoon. Visit us on level 3 for your entertainment & comfort. We shut @ start of 3rd Quarter.