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KEY FACTS

Official name
North Melbourne Football Club

Known as
North Melbourne

Nickname
Kangaroos

Former name
Hotham

Former name date
1888-01-01

Formed
1869 (disbanded 1907; reformed 1908; disbanded 1921; reformed 1922)

Colours
Royal blue and white

Associated clubs
Werribee; North Melbourne Reserves; North Melbourne WFC; North Melbourne U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1925–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1924

Home Ground
Docklands

AFL Premierships
1996, 1999 (2 total)

VFL Premierships
1975, 1977 (2 total)

VFA Premierships
1903-4, 1910, 1914-15, 1918 (6 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia - 1975 (1 total); VFL/AFL Night Series - 1965-6, 1980, 1995, 1998 (5 total); McClelland Trophy - 1976, 1978, 1983, 1998 (4 total)

Most Games
432 - Brent Harvey (1996-2016)

Most Goals
671 - Wayne Carey (1989-2001)

League Top Goalkickers
D.Wade (103) 1974; M.Blight (103) 1982; J.Longmire (98) 1990 (3 total)

Brownlow Medalists
Noel Teasdale 1965; Keith Greig 1973 & 1974; Malcolm Blight 1978; Ross Glendinning 1983 (4 medallists/5 medals)

Headquarters
204-206 Arden St, North Melbourne, VIC 3051

Phone: (03) 9320 2400 

Email
info@nmfc.com.au

Website
nmfc.com.au

North Melbourne



"With former playing hero Allen Aylett now spearheading the club's administration as a radical and forward thinking president, in 1971 North Melbourne audaciously announced a 'Five Year Plan' to secure a VFL premiership ... Every aspect of the club's operation came under intense analysis with a view to trimming the fat and maximising efficiency. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if such measures alone would have been sufficient to propel the team which won just one game in 1972 (earning an inevitable wooden spoon) to a remarkable four consecutive grand finals for two flags between 1974 and 1977..."

John Devaney explains how a rule change helped the Kangaroos break through to win their first flag

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1950 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 1950 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 2.16.48.511.8 74 WON Richmond 5.37.38.99.10 64 10 ARD Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 7.312.514.1016.14 110 LOST Carlton 4.510.1016.1218.18 126 -16 PRI Apr 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 4.47.710.812.11 83 WON Melbourne 3.54.115.137.17 59 24 ARD May 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A North Melbourne 2.25.58.1110.18 78 LOST St. Kilda 5.411.411.612.8 80 -2 JUN May 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 H North Melbourne 3.45.712.714.12 96 WON South Melbourne 2.35.711.814.9 93 3 ARD May 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 2.16.39.513.8 86 WON Essendon 4.35.310.411.5 71 15 ARD May 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A North Melbourne 3.87.109.1013.15 93 WON Fitzroy 1.03.44.67.7 49 44 BWS Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 3.46.68.1310.17 77 WON Geelong 2.26.77.78.12 60 17 ARD Jun 12 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 4.46.79.1014.14 98 WON Collingwood 3.15.77.99.12 66 32 VIC Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 3.38.610.1312.22 94 WON Footscray 4.57.89.1113.12 90 4 WES Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 1.28.68.814.16 100 WON Hawthorn 1.61.62.122.13 25 75 ARD Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A North Melbourne 0.32.65.98.9 57 LOST Richmond 3.26.58.710.10 70 -13 PUN Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H North Melbourne 3.34.97.1212.18 90 WON Carlton 3.65.98.1311.14 80 10 ARD Jul 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 3.34.66.107.13 55 WON Melbourne 1.11.34.54.8 32 23 MCG Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H North Melbourne 3.48.612.1215.14 104 WON St. Kilda 3.13.24.37.5 47 57 ARD Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 A North Melbourne 7.314.820.1021.14 140 WON South Melbourne 2.13.28.713.11 89 51 LAK Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 1.23.76.1013.16 94 LOST Essendon 3.68.812.1115.12 102 -8 WIN Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H North Melbourne 2.16.56.59.12 66 LOST Fitzroy 6.37.412.813.12 90 -24 ARD Aug 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2SF A North Melbourne 0.35.78.911.11 77 LOST Essendon 5.56.89.1111.14 80 -3 MCG Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF A North Melbourne 1.04.810.1114.16 100 WON Geelong 7.38.411.712.11 83 17 MCG Sep 16 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF A North Melbourne 4.05.57.97.12 54 LOST Essendon 7.37.610.1113.14 92 -38 MCG Sep 23 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1950 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Albiston, Alec 7                             6 0.9    
Brooker, Bob 19                             6 0.3    
Condon, Don 20                             40 2.0    
Dynon, Kevin 19                             14 0.7    
Foote, Les 20                             21 1.1    
Francis, Leo 15                             0 0.0    
Hedley, Jack 11                             7 0.6    
Jarrard, Ted 20                             0 0.0    
Jeeves, Frank 7                             1 0.1    
Kelly, Pat 15                             0 0.0    
Kokkin, George 4                             0 0.0    
Lawrence, Vic 20                             5 0.3    
Lineen, Jock 3                             0 0.0    
Malone, Jim 18                             7 0.4    
Marchesi, Gerald 17                             22 1.3    
Martyn, Bryan 5                             0 0.0    
McCorkell, Jock 21                             0 0.0    
McKenzie, Keith 20                             2 0.1    
McMahon, Kevin 3                             0 0.0    
Milroy, Bill 6                             0 0.0    
Mogg, Les 15                             5 0.3    
Parkes, Eric 8                             1 0.1    
Radloff, Stan 8                             0 0.0    
Reeves, Les 21                             0 0.0    
Reeves, John 20                             3 0.2    
Robb, Tim 13                             21 1.6    
Ryan, Reg 16                             0 0.0    
Shipp, Laurie 9                             1 0.1    
Smith, Kevin 2                             4 2.0    
Spencer, Jock 21                             86 4.1    
Thornton, Col 17                             4 0.2    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.