sentences:  Melbourne finished the 2017 home-and-away season in ninth place with a win-loss record of 12–10, missing out on eighth spot to West Coast by 0.5% after West Coast beat minor premiers Adelaide in the last round to leapfrog Melbourne on percentage.Second-year player Clayton Oliver claimed his first Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy over co-captain Jack Viney while small forward Jeff Garlett topped the club goalkicking list with 42 majors for the season.Essendon recruit Michael Hibberd also enjoyed a successful debut season in the red and blue and was named as Melbourne's sole player in the final 22 of the 2017 All-Australian team.