2017 Melbourne Football Club season
The 2017 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 118th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897.
Melbourne huddle during the round 13 match against the Western Bulldogs
Melbourne's AFL Women's team running out for the round three match against the Western Bulldogs.
Mitchell Hannan is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Melbourne Football Club. A forward, 1.90 metres tall and weighing 87 kilograms (192 lb), Hannan has the ability to play as a forward and in the midfield. After failing to play in the TAC Cup as a junior, he joined the St Bernard's Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) where he won a premiership and the best on ground in the 2015 VAFA Grand Final. The next year, he played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) where he won his second premiership in as many years. His performances in the VAFA and VFL saw him recruited by the Melbourne Football Club in the 2016 AFL draft and he made his debut in the opening round of the 2017 season. He was a delisted at the end of the 2023 AFL Season.
Hannan playing for Melbourne in June 2019