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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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2011 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2011 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A North Melbourne 4.36.510.813.10 88 LOST West Coast 3.76.109.1213.14 92 -4 SUB Mar 27 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
2 H North Melbourne 1.42.94.127.14 56 LOST Collingwood 5.59.815.1221.17 143 -87 DOC Apr 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 North Melbourne       Bye        
4 A North Melbourne 4.38.69.1014.14 98 LOST Fremantle 5.69.914.1218.19 127 -29 SUB Apr 17 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
5 H North Melbourne 5.18.612.1114.19 103 LOST Richmond 1.36.810.1017.10 112 -9 DOC Apr 24 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 4.57.1213.2018.25 133 WON Port Adelaide 2.44.68.910.13 73 60 DOC Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A North Melbourne 3.35.58.59.7 61 LOST Geelong 4.410.516.1119.13 127 -66 KAR May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 3.27.514.719.10 124 WON Melbourne 7.28.610.1012.11 83 41 DOC May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 2.16.78.98.11 59 LOST Brisbane 2.34.67.1010.13 73 -14 GAB May 21 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
10 H North Melbourne 3.45.107.139.17 71 LOST Sydney 1.45.88.1110.12 72 -1 DOC May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 6.18.313.518.7 115 WON Adelaide 2.14.46.710.8 68 47 DOC Jun 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A North Melbourne 7.39.714.1118.14 122 WON Gold Coast 0.22.44.89.9 63 59 CRR Jun 11 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
13 A North Melbourne 5.39.313.617.9 111 WON Essendon 1.86.1310.1712.18 90 21 DOC Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 5.012.418.821.10 136 WON Port Adelaide 5.39.410.514.7 91 45 FBP Jun 26 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
15 H North Melbourne 3.27.39.610.10 70 LOST St. Kilda 3.410.512.712.7 79 -9 DOC Jul 3 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
16 A North Melbourne 1.52.83.93.12 30 LOST Collingwood 4.310.616.1222.15 147 -117 MCG Jul 10 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 H North Melbourne 3.311.713.1121.16 142 WON Western Bulldogs 5.37.413.617.9 111 31 DOC Jul 17 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
18 H North Melbourne 4.78.1012.1517.20 122 WON Brisbane 4.08.510.611.11 77 45 DOC Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H North Melbourne 3.26.27.69.8 62 LOST Carlton 1.43.96.1211.14 80 -18 DOC Jul 29 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
20 A North Melbourne 3.75.79.713.8 86 LOST Hawthorn 2.16.69.815.13 103 -17 YOR Aug 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 North Melbourne       Bye        
22 H North Melbourne 6.110.716.1021.17 143 WON Fremantle 3.13.45.76.9 45 98 DOC Aug 20 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
23 A North Melbourne 2.57.79.710.10 70 LOST St. Kilda 4.49.915.1619.21 135 -65 DOC Aug 27 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
24 A North Melbourne 5.37.712.1115.14 104 WON Richmond 3.29.710.1013.13 91 13 DOC Sep 4 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
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2011 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Adams, Leigh 21 198 9.4 219 10.4 417 19.9 94 4.5 1 0.0 87 4.1 16 8 16 0.8 17 113
Anthony, Liam 13 141 10.8 100 7.7 241 18.5 53 4.1 2 0.2 37 2.8 12 4 9 0.7 8 62
Atley, Shaun 16 96 6.0 115 7.2 211 13.2 22 1.4 0 0.0 46 2.9 7 9 3 0.2 4 22
Bastinac, Ryan 12 103 8.6 131 10.9 234 19.5 27 2.3 0 0.0 33 2.8 6 8 3 0.3 3 21
Black, Aaron 1 5 5.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1.0 0 6
Campbell, Matt 8 44 5.5 31 3.9 75 9.4 21 2.6 0 0.0 23 2.9 3 6 8 1.0 6 54
Cunnington, Ben 16 101 6.3 106 6.6 207 12.9 31 1.9 1 0.1 63 3.9 8 18 4 0.3 2 26
Delaney, Luke 8 32 4.0 46 5.8 78 9.8 19 2.4 0 0.0 22 2.8 7 6 0 0.0 0 0
Edwards, Aaron 19 154 8.1 70 3.7 224 11.8 116 6.1 1 0.1 21 1.1 16 9 36 1.9 8 224
Firrito, Michael 21 180 8.6 163 7.8 343 16.3 68 3.2 2 0.1 57 2.7 17 23 2 0.1 1 13
Garlett, Cruize 9 57 6.3 72 8.0 129 14.3 20 2.2 0 0.0 28 3.1 7 7 2 0.2 4 16
Goldstein, Todd 21 151 7.2 137 6.5 288 13.7 73 3.5 741 35.3 92 4.4 47 33 13 0.6 6 84
Greenwood, Levi 13 97 7.5 105 8.1 202 15.5 19 1.5 1 0.1 49 3.8 11 10 3 0.2 2 20
Grima, Nathan 12 111 9.3 77 6.4 188 15.7 50 4.2 0 0.0 17 1.4 7 11 0 0.0 0 0
Hansen, Lachlan 17 131 7.7 75 4.4 206 12.1 91 5.4 4 0.2 16 0.9 8 17 13 0.8 12 90
Harper, Kieran 14 80 5.7 59 4.2 139 9.9 30 2.1 1 0.1 49 3.5 6 8 12 0.9 4 76
Harvey, Brent 22 304 13.8 188 8.5 492 22.4 80 3.6 0 0.0 59 2.7 14 17 31 1.4 25 211
Macmillan, Jamie 9 61 6.8 41 4.6 102 11.3 21 2.3 0 0.0 14 1.6 3 4 2 0.2 1 13
McIntosh, Hamish 1 8 8.0 7 7.0 15 15.0 5 5.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 2 0 1 1.0 0 6
McKinley, Ben 2 7 3.5 4 2.0 11 5.5 5 2.5 1 0.5 3 1.5 1 1 0 0.0 2 2
McMahon, Scott 21 246 11.7 102 4.9 348 16.6 96 4.6 2 0.1 55 2.6 16 19 2 0.1 1 13
Mullett, Aaron 3 19 6.3 17 5.7 36 12.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 6 2.0 2 2 0 0.0 1 1
Pedersen, Cameron 14 132 9.4 59 4.2 191 13.6 74 5.3 29 2.1 34 2.4 15 10 18 1.3 5 113
Petrie, Drew 21 222 10.6 72 3.4 294 14.0 129 6.1 98 4.7 58 2.8 41 20 48 2.3 41 329
Pratt, Daniel 8 104 13.0 48 6.0 152 19.0 41 5.1 0 0.0 23 2.9 7 9 0 0.0 3 3
Rawlings, Brady 22 238 10.8 251 11.4 489 22.2 95 4.3 0 0.0 56 2.5 17 18 2 0.1 1 13
Richardson, Cameron 8 48 6.0 41 5.1 89 11.1 17 2.1 0 0.0 21 2.6 6 11 1 0.1 2 8
Speight, Ben 8 38 4.8 60 7.5 98 12.3 17 2.1 0 0.0 18 2.3 6 7 6 0.8 5 41
Swallow, Andrew 22 268 12.2 294 13.4 562 25.5 69 3.1 2 0.1 145 6.6 49 39 11 0.5 7 73
Tarrant, Robbie 7 52 7.4 24 3.4 76 10.9 21 3.0 2 0.3 19 2.7 8 10 1 0.1 1 7
Thomas, Lindsay 19 162 8.5 54 2.8 216 11.4 56 2.9 0 0.0 66 3.5 17 28 21 1.1 36 162
Thompson, Scott 22 197 9.0 196 8.9 393 17.9 102 4.6 2 0.1 60 2.7 37 30 2 0.1 2 14
Urquhart, Gavin 1 1 1.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Warren, Ben 3 13 4.3 2 0.7 15 5.0 11 3.7 0 0.0 1 0.3 2 0 1 0.3 1 7
Wells, Daniel 21 312 14.9 180 8.6 492 23.4 80 3.8 13 0.6 79 3.8 25 16 17 0.8 15 117
Wright, Sam 8 52 6.5 41 5.1 93 11.6 28 3.5 0 0.0 17 2.1 6 5 9 1.1 6 60
Ziebell, Jack 21 255 12.1 137 6.5 392 18.7 63 3.0 2 0.1 103 4.9 20 24 6 0.3 4 40
 

Footnotes

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