No.82 1988-1989: Southern Stand to be 15 metres above scoreboard height! [new project[ p3. Thomas's Law of seat expansion propounded p4. Annual Report 1988-89 p5. Research pays off [club's founding fathers] p7. MCC cricket museum p8. The library grows p9. He's King of MCC's top ten [captain Peter King] p10. Disaster plan prepares us for MCG emergency p11.

No.86 NOVEMBER 1990: Bagot was not handicap to the club's progress [club member Robert Cooper Bagot 1875] p3. They knew the old stand from the ground up [Percy Bowyer, Fred Watts] p4. Gallery adopts seven-day week to cope with demand [Gallery of Sport] p6. 70-year man Alex Trahair was "recruited" by Hugh Trumble [70-year membership] p8. Sir Len's comeback was a bonus for post-war cricket lovers [Len Hutton] p8. 38 years a bowler, MCC's coach is a mere 55 [Arnold O'Brien] p11.

No.89 NOVEMBER 1991: Collingwood's Centenary Exhibition to be staged at the Gallery of Sport p2. Here's the best Irish story of '91 [Jim Peter Stynes] p3. Great names, great memories will be recalled in the Great Southern stand's Honour roll of Champions [gates: Sir Donald Bradman, Dick Reynolds, Bill Woodfull, Gordon & Syd Coventry; rooms: Tom Wills, Jack Ryder, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Haydn Bunton, Ron Barassi, legends] p5. Official recognition of Perce's quiet service [P.W. (Perce) Sitch] p9. Bigger, brighter board will be seen by more [a new $7.3m Diamond Vision scoreboard] p11.

No.113 DECEMBER 1999: MCG lights up for Sydney 2000 Olympics p3. A football gentleman and a scholar [Allan La Fontaine] p5. Ex-mining executive cover new ground [Jim Whitehead] p6. Johnno's treasured legacy [Ian Johnson] p7. 100 years ago [1899 Austral Wheel Race final] p8. Club honours Sid just in time [Sid Patterson] p11. 40 years ago [William Franklin (Billy) Graham] p11. Swan song for an all-time great [farewell to Tony "Plugger" Lockett] p14. 60 years ago [South Africa v England test at Durban in 1939] p18.

No.115 AUGUST2000: MCC's Sir Leo was a great Australian [Leo Finn Bernard Cussen] p6. Melbourne Cricket Clun and subsidiary p8.

No.115 DECEMBER 2000: Milestone match for portable pitch program p3. "Doc" kept batsmen watchful - and his patients quiet [Dr Ian McDonald] p11. Improved safety, access for disabled p14.

No.117 APRIL2001: William Maldon Woodfull 1897-1965 p7. MCG redevelopment forum p9. Arthur Robert Morris (1922- ) p16. Colin toasts his Hall of Fame [Colin McDonald] p19.

No.118 AUGUST 2001: MCC and Controlled Entities report 2001 p8. Museum Manager's report p12. MCC Governance Statement p23. First footy match commemorated [a magnificent sculpture depicting the first recorded game of Australian football in Yarra Park was unveiled by the Governor-General Dr Peter Hollingworth on August 3] p25. Fond farewell to football greats [Bob Johnson and Jack Mueller] p27. Forty years ago [Ian Johnson was touring West Indians in 1960-61] p29.

No.119 DECEMBER 2001: Great ground for the green and gold [World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay on November 20] p2. A Law for everyone [MCC member Phillip Law, AC, AO, CBE] p5. Bob takes big job on board [Bob Merriman] p11. Around the club [merger between Bowls Section and Glenferrie Hill Recreation Club] p12. Simon's roller coaster stops at Melbourne [Simon Cook] p13. Cricket at the MCG 2001-02 p15.

No.120 MARCH 2002: McCabe, G. Chappell inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame p5.Recognition of a first class career [Doug Patrick] p8. Vichealth partnership flourishes ["Model Health Promoting Venue"] p8. An unforgettable test remembered [100th anniversary if the first Test match at the MCG in 1877] p9. Plans advanced for big move [Museum and Library to be relocated before MCG redevelopment work commences in the middle of the year] p12. Our Don hits eighty [Don Cordner] p15.

No.121 JULY 2002: Big project is off and running [Grocon - to redevelop the MCG] p4. Anzac Day - it's more that a game [at MCG] p6. Fond Darwell to an MCG champion [MCG trustee Lindsay Thompson] p7. MCC and Controlled Entities report 2002 p10. MCC Governance Statement p15. Cricket's test of strength [reporter Peter McFarline] p17. Major artwork commissioned for MCG 2003 celebrations [hand-woven tapestry] p18. Silver anniversary for Frenchy [assistant secretary Peter French] p18. Sholly declares, Ayres to Grace new club [coach Michael Sholly] p19. Fine batsman lives of the 'g [Stanley Joseph McCabe] p21. Sir Donald honoured again p21. Big sporting festival to be launched at the MCG [Melbourne 2002 World Masters Game] p22.

No.122 DECEMBER 2002: MCG footy draw for 2003 p5. Strickland Collection entrusted to gallery [The Shirley Strickland Collection] p6. The great man lives on [Sir Donald Brandman] p8. Landscape is changing on the western front p9. New dining and sitting arrangements for members p12. Marines occupation is now a matter of record [US Marines who were in Australia in 1943] p16. Redevelopment details at a glance p18.

No.123 MARCH 2003: A definitive club history is in the making [165-years history by Alf Batchelder] p3. Chappell, Hassett are worthy inductees to MCG's Australian Cricket Hall of Fame [Lindsay Hassett, Ian Chappell] p5. Young gun on the rise [batsman Liam Buchanan] p7. It's amen to the Church service [president Bruce Church] p8. Valuable acquisition for display [Dunlop racquet of Sarah Fitz-Gerald] p11. Backyard education took Greg to the top [Greg Chappell] p13.

No.124 JULY 2003: Membership cards to have photo ID [introduction for photo ID cards for members] p7. Statues are looking good, Louis [sculptures of Louis Laumen] p8. Tapestry unveiling will be a grand occasion [MCG's 150th anniversary] p9. New book traces MCG Test history [author Ken Piesse] p11. Ladies welcomed to the club [Provisional membership was offered to women from April 1, 1984] p13. Foundation stone's time is up [Pavilion's foundation stone from 1928] p14.

No.125 DECEMBER 2003: Betty, "Brasso" bronzed at Citadel of Sport [Betty Cuthbert, Ron Barassi] p6. Ceremony was a family affair [Sir Leo Cussen] p7. Members rolled up to say goodbye to the Pavilion p12. Members have lots to remember [auction of memorabilia from the Pavilion] p15. Hockey won, won, won, won [MCC Hockey Section] p17. A popular and picturesque Pavilion [demolition] p19.

No.126 MARCH 2004: "Fairy" lights up Leonda [Honorary Life Member Clive Fairbairn] p4. "Nugget" still shining at the MCG [Keith Ross Miller] p5. Shirley's legacy is gold for Australian Gallery of Sport [Shirley Strickland] p6. MCG redevelopment news [a great stadium in transition] - insert. Hugh Trumble, Alan Davidson inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame p14. MCC hosts overseas visitors p18.

No.127 JULY 2004: Torch relay reignites MCG's Olympic Flame [Athens 2004 Torch Relay] p6. King Richard reigns again at the MCG [statue of Dick Reynolds unveiled on June 20] p7. Old MCG Grandstands are down but not out p10. MCC's First Lady breaks new ground [first female committee member June Nathan] p12. Youngsters will start at the MCG [Peter Ice Cream MCG School Wall project] p12. MCG is still Olympic stage p13. Big bonus for MCC collection [from Keith Rigg] p13. Collectibles are much coveted p14. Young Talent Time for MCG bowlers [Andrew Marshall] p15. Rules changes force Membership take-in p18.

No.128 DECEMBER 2004: We're calling it The Ponny again: new Grandstand to retain old personality [Ponsford Stand] p4. The magic of the Miller lingers on [Keith Miller "Nugget"] p5. A toast to the XXIX club tradition p6. A feast of function [members enjoy new facilities] p7. Everything old to be renewed again [planning for the new MCC Museum] p10. Generous gifts for Gallery [Olympian support new Gallery of Sport] p10. New facilities put to the test [The Reserve] p11. Fitting the recognition for champion athlete [Shirley Strickland de la Huntly] p12. Jean departs her favourite scene[103yo member Jean Hassett] p12. Young members' focus helps set new agenda [issues associated with membership] p14.

No.129 MARCH 2005: Bill was battling on Boxing Day [tsunami in Thailand] p4. Many helping hands at Big Appeal Match [a full house at the MCG raised much-needed funds for the tsunami cause] p5. MCC served up first Open [the first inter-colonial lawn tennis championships were staged at the MCG in 1880] p6. Clem Hill, Rod Marsh inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame p12. Banda's in for the long haul [Banda Hallal from Spotless] p15. Big assignment coming together on all counts, it was a tie [the opening of the new MCC Museum] p16.

No.130 JUNE 2005: Icon Partners welcomed at the "G" [Coca-Cola Amatil and the Herald and Weekly Times have signed on as MCG Icon Partners] p3. A Grand Room makes its debut p5. Star surprise delivered by the postman [Naval Commander Murray Steel received a US Military Bronze Star] p6. Pavilion in the Park set for spring release p7. Treasures for new MCC Museum p7. Pride of Lions on show at the "G" [statue for Fitzroy Haydn Bunton to be unveiled in the Tattersall's Parade of the Champions program] p12. They have been honoured to serve [Bruce Church received Honorary Life Membership] p14. MCG hosts sporting history conference ["Sporting Traditions XV"] p15.

No.132 APRIL 2006: No stroll through the park ["Pavilions in the Park" by Alf Batchelder] p6. Legend comes to life [Sir Donald Bradman, Ron Barassi, Dick Reynolds, Haydn Bunton, Bill Ponsford] p7. Compliments galore mark project's competition [new northern stand] p8. The Socceroos' are coming p9. Lawry fits the bill [Bill Lawry] p11. Two great honoured [Bob Simpson, Monty Noble] p14. Highs and lows for Hodge [Brad Hodge] p17.

No.133 JULY 2006: MCG Museum complex wins federal support [$15 millions contribution] p4. Silverware set for Museum [Sheffield Bowl - gift from Lord Sheffeld to MCC secretary Major Ben Wardill] p5. A fine record of service [Bryce Thomas, Great Southern stand] p6.

No.135 MARCH 2007: Games were roundly celebrated [memories of friendly games in 1856] p4. Your Museum evolves [Honorary curator Bill Gray] p7. Marsh bowls up for Lillee [statue for Dennis Lillee] p8. Hall of Fame welcomes Macartney, Benaud [Charlie Macartney, Richie Benaud] p9. More marathon than four-minute mile [Ground's redevelopment] p11. Popular winner of Hans Ebeling Award [Donna Mortimer - club's Hockey Section] p17. New uniform makes debut p18.

No.136 AUGUST 2007: Chop, chop, chaps, I can't see the ball [Christmas Eve 1892] p6. AFL world comes to the MCG p7. The Don recalled at Melbourne [book by Alf Batchelder about Don Bradman] p8. Stop press! The Police to rock the 'G' [rock group The Police] p11. A century up for Walhalla v MCC [celebration of visit by Warwick Armstrong's team 100 years ago in Gippsland] p14.

No.137 DECEMBER 2008: Reg was a Demon to the end [Reg Geary] p5. New museum will be a big hit [National Sport Museum] p6. Harry's was of fame [Harry Gordon] p7. Collection wrestled to the ground [Dick Garrard] p8. A record of renewal [The Melbourne Cricket Ground: A Stadium Reborn - book] p9. Talented quartet to join the club [Honorary Cricket Membership offered to: Wasim Akram, Alistair Campbell, Allan Donald, Mark Waugh] p10. She was born to love the summer game [volunteer Ann Rusden] p16.

No.138 MARCH 2008: Ron retires, 52 not out the "G" [Ron Milesi] p8. New face, old bottles in Long Room [Alex Gillon] p12.

No.139 JULY 2008: Green light for MCG concourse extension p4. Footy's Hall of Fame finds its rightful home [National Sport Museum] p5. A great stadium's changing landscape [two new grandstands] p6. He's always been a legend [Donald Cordner] p8. Giffen, Healy enter Hall of Fame [George Giffen, Ian Healy] p10. Freeman story featured [Catherine Freeman] p14. MAA spreads its wings [tour of Japan and Hong Kong] p15. New MCC website [launce of the new site] p22.

No.140 DECEMBER 2008: MCG again the stage for Socceroos' World Cup tilt p7.There's no forgetting The Wardill [Tracey Wardill] p8. Unknown Aussie a big name in America [Mat McBriar with Dallas Cowboys] p15.

No.141 MARCH 2009: A glowing testament to Wills [Tom Wills] p6. He's hooked on MCG [Steve Hooker presents the Reebok spikes he worn at Beijing] p8. NSM is among world's best p9. Five flags at half mast for Tiger [Ian Ridley] p10. Sad passing [Kerryn McCann] p10. Steve Waugh joins Greats in cricket's Hall of Fame p11. Australian cricket Hall of Fame inductees p11.

No.142 AUGUST 2009: A giant of the club he loved [Donald Cordner] p5. Heat is on MCG turf [installation of lighting system] p6. Our missing Olympian [1904 St Louis Olympics - Frank Gailey] p8. Butterfly champ remembered [Kevin Berry - Olympic Gold Medal winner at Tokyo in 1964] p9.

No.143 DECEMBER 2009: MCC's Yarra Park masterplan: our $16M water plan to save Yarra Park p4. Time to come clean on watch [fob watch presented to Johnny Mullagh 1868] p8. CC's career was right on the money [Colin McDonald] p22.

No.144 MARCH 2010: Top recruit for Melbourne [Andrew MacLeod] p8. Carbine back in the frame [winner of the 1890 Melbourne cup] p10. Ladies' legend departs the scene [Betty Wilson] p11.

No.145 JULY 2010: "Fairy" leaves the field [Clive Fairbairn OAM passed away 12 May] p7. New chief for heritage and tourism [Margaret Birtley] p8. Comedy King's 1910 cup on show in racing gallery [Sol Green] p9. Mountaineer honoured [Mick Parker] p10. MCC trio on the world stage [Marty Hyde, Sam Bullock, Jake Egan] p15. Cultural gift a winner for library [Rex Harcourt completed handover of his private collection of books, periodicals and research papers to the MCC under the federal government's Cultural Gifts Program] p16.

No.146 NOVEMBER 2010: Club commits to Great Southern Stand update p2. Grand plans for greening of park [Yarra Park] p4. Ashes to Ashes: cricket rivalry revisited [exhibition tracing history back to 1861-1862] p8. Sport of the kings on show at the MCG [1915 Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup winner Patrobas] p9. A typical tale of the turf [Donald Smith Wallace - MCC committee member 1889-1890] p9. Master Charlton takes a bow [Tony Charlton] p17.

No.147 MARCH 2011: David Maiklejohn signs off p3. A quadricentennial of cricket in print ["The Crooked Staffe" exhibition] p9.Cricket Hall of Fame welcomes Taylor, Walters p11.

No.148 JULY 2011: Charlton honoured by AFL p4. Statue plans send media spinning [Shane Warne statue] p5. High achievers honoured at the National Sport Museum [Jessica Watson] p8. Museum technology an Australian first [deaf and hearing-impaired Australians] p8. Hidden history to be revealed [of the MCG] p9. Museum's French connection [Phil Anderson [ yellow jersey 1981] p8. Themed tours will broaden appeal ["The MCG, Sport and War"] p10. MCG iPhone app set for launch p24.

No.149 NOVEMBER 2011: Demon star shone both on and off the field [Stuart Spencer] p2. Warne a Big Bash Star attraction p5. Bat Taylor - made for museum [bat used by Mark Taylor in 1998] p9. International body bowled over by The Yorker p10.

No.150 MARCH 2012: Major milestone for MCG Trust [150th anniversary of creation] p2. Fond memories of London sixty years on [1948, London] p8. Mike's still needed at 64 [Mike Sheahan] p9. Amarnath family donates signed bat [India's famous] p10. Cricket icon is number one in avenue of legends [Warne inducted into Hall of Fame, unveiling of Shane Warne's statue] p12. Old baseballers were top-liners [1911] p14. MCG app now on Android p22. Installation of new membership system [customer relationship management - CRM] p24.

No.151 JULY 2012: The making of a legend [Norm Smith statue] p5. MCC archives open to members, researchers p8. The return of a "pretty little badge" [awarded to Sir Leo Cussen - president 1907-33 and H.C.A. Harrison - the "Father of Football"] p8. A fresh look for a vibrant museum [new logo] p9. Channel record bid is going swimmingly [Don Reddington] p13.

No.152 NOVEMBER 2012: Water project now is reality [$24 million project - underground water recycling facility] p4. Statue honours Demon Smithy [Norm Smith's statue] p5. Lookout for historical watch pays dividends [J. Mullagh - "ground bowler" 1868] p11.

No.153 MARCH 2013: Farewell to the master's voice [Tony Charlton] p2. Join us in a birthday celebration [175 years] p5. MCC ID valued highly [old MCC badge 1901] p5. John Cain steps down from Trust p7. Bert's baggy green now at the MCG [Bert Ironmonger 1928 and 1933] p9. Lacrosse loses a fine servant [Rob Pettit] p16. MCG's military ties remebered on Thanksgiving [conscription rallies during the First World War and the site of Victoria's first war memorial erected in Yearra Park in 1917] p17.

No.154 JULY 2013: MCC founder's descendant calls in [first president Frederick Armand Powlett, Robin Shawyer] p5. Fabled full-forward flies high again [John Coleman - goalkicker on 1940s and 1950s] p10. MCG sleepover for a great cause [for Melbourne City Mission] p12. Champion mare celebrated [racehorse Black Caviar] p14. Record holders made their mark [Kevin Barlett, John Longmire] p14. Winmar's stand takes pride of place [Nicky Winmar] p15. Australia's sporting colours uncovered [Australian sporting uniforms from the past 130 years] p15.

No.155 NOVEMBER 2013: Man of bow ties, bikes and brilliance bows out [Keith Dunstan] p2. Coleman to a tee [John Coleman's statue] p4. He's out! Tome retires unhurt after a fine half-century at the "G" [Tom Portelli] p5. Kew facility a boon for members [MCC Kew Sports Club] p6. Marylebone takes sporting honours p9. The history of Wirth's whip [1905] p10. Historic paintings join our collection [Austrian born artist Eugene von Guerard - 2 paintings of Yarra Park circa 1855] p24.

No.156 MARCH 2014: Hi-tech MCG screens deliver p4. "The next Bradman" stands tall in Yarra Park [Neil Harvey] p5. Irishman Stynes to join MCG sports legends [statue of Jim Stynes] p5. Australia's oldest trophies mark historic river carnival [Henley-on-Yarra Regatta] p10. Bradman baggy green finds a home at the "G" p11. Arthur's seat is still there in the Long Room [Arthur Atkins, "Simpson's Gloves"] p16.

No.157 JULY 2014: State of Origin returns to the "G" p5. Pink Lady sparkles at the MCG [Breast Cancer Network Australia] p6. Library signs on for book launches [Ron Barassi] p10. Dual membership offer extended to MCG tenants p23.

No.158 NOVEMBER 2014: Tribute to a humble champion [passing of Robert Flower] p5. Big Jim towers over the "G" [Jim Stynes statue] p8. Museum lands footy treasure [Leigh Matthews' 1980 Hawthorn FC jumper] p16. MCG royal visit [Her Majesty Queen Mother] p23. Historic Demons print [1964 premiership commemorative print] p24.

No.159 MARCH 2015: Smith takes reins a club president [Steven Smith] p2. Publications go from print to digital [this publication is last hard copy] p2. MCG takes stadium technology to new levels p4. Tributes flow for a life well lived [passing of Harry Gordon] p9. Get stomping at the "G" [stair climbing returns] p10.