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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

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1925–2023

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

CEO
Carl Dilena

President
James Brayshaw

Head of Football Operations
Donald McDonald

Recruiting Manager
Bryce Lewis

List Manager
Cameron Joyce

Coach
Brad Scott

Assistant Coaches
Brett Allison, Darren Crocker, Shane Watson, John Lamont, Josh Drummond, Jarred Moore

Fitness Staff
Tania Gallo (Performance Analyst - Sports Science)

Club Doctors
Andy McMahon

North Melbourne



Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals
Game records

"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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2012 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2012 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 4.38.510.1015.12 102 LOST Essendon 3.29.813.1414.20 104 -2 DOC Mar 31 (Sat, 7:45) Scores
2 H North Melbourne 7.412.820.928.15 183 WON Greater Western Sydney 0.30.46.68.6 54 129 BEL Apr 8 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 4.59.516.820.11 131 WON Geelong 1.35.89.1416.18 114 17 DOC Apr 15 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
4 A North Melbourne 1.36.77.1110.17 77 LOST Sydney 5.59.714.917.11 113 -36 SCG Apr 22 (Sun, 3:15) Scores
5 H North Melbourne 4.98.1314.2217.25 127 WON Gold Coast 2.59.810.1213.15 93 34 DOC Apr 28 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
6 A North Melbourne 4.07.212.215.5 95 LOST West Coast 4.47.1012.1517.18 120 -25 SUB May 6 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 3.16.511.812.11 83 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.39.614.815.11 101 -18 DOC May 13 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
8 A North Melbourne 4.17.511.914.9 93 LOST Port Adelaide 5.16.28.614.11 95 -2 FBP May 19 (Sat, 1:15) Scores
9 H North Melbourne 6.413.815.817.10 112 WON Brisbane 3.25.411.615.6 96 16 DOC May 27 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 4.16.47.49.5 59 LOST Hawthorn 5.212.520.1027.12 174 -115 YOR Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 North Melbourne       Bye        
12 A North Melbourne 1.53.127.1711.21 87 WON Gold Coast 1.34.37.512.8 80 7 CRR Jun 16 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
13 H North Melbourne 6.610.1013.1417.19 121 WON Adelaide 3.24.59.813.11 89 32 DOC Jun 24 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 3.19.313.521.10 136 WON St. Kilda 6.29.510.1115.13 103 33 DOC Jul 1 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
15 H North Melbourne 5.19.311.513.6 84 LOST West Coast 3.24.68.812.14 86 -2 BEL Jul 7 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 6.112.219.424.5 149 WON Carlton 3.46.99.914.12 96 53 DOC Jul 13 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 3.57.99.1115.13 103 WON Richmond 2.35.910.1214.15 99 4 MCG Jul 22 (Sun, 3:15) Scores
18 H North Melbourne 5.49.615.1019.13 127 WON Melbourne 1.25.57.511.7 73 54 DOC Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A North Melbourne 3.37.311.718.7 115 WON Western Bulldogs 3.16.57.78.13 61 54 DOC Aug 4 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
20 A North Melbourne 6.28.411.715.10 100 WON Essendon 5.28.69.1011.10 76 24 DOC Aug 12 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
21 A North Melbourne 4.39.612.913.13 91 WON Collingwood 4.25.87.128.13 61 30 DOC Aug 18 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
22 H North Melbourne 1.25.48.712.7 79 LOST Fremantle 3.56.711.1020.12 132 -53 DOC Aug 26 (Sun, 3:15) Scores
23 A North Melbourne 3.27.412.516.9 105 WON Greater Western Sydney 3.34.57.811.11 77 28 SSH Sep 1 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
1EF A North Melbourne 0.32.88.109.12 66 LOST West Coast 7.411.815.1124.18 162 -96 SUB Sep 9 (Sun, 3:15) Scores
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2012 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
13 Adams, Leigh 18 180 10.0 164 9.1 344 19.1 50 2.8 1 0.1 59 3.3 16 15 17 0.9 15 117
4 Anthony, Liam 19 244 12.8 230 12.1 474 24.9 106 5.6 3 0.2 54 2.8 13 8 10 0.5 10 70
18 Atley, Shaun 23 199 8.7 223 9.7 422 18.3 67 2.9 0 0.0 38 1.7 18 18 2 0.1 2 14
3 Bastinac, Ryan 23 264 11.5 259 11.3 523 22.7 85 3.7 0 0.0 51 2.2 8 23 12 0.5 13 85
35 Black, Aaron 3 10 3.3 13 4.3 23 7.7 8 2.7 0 0.0 6 2.0 0 2 3 1.0 1 19
33 Campbell, Matt 15 73 4.9 71 4.7 144 9.6 26 1.7 0 0.0 35 2.3 7 6 9 0.6 4 58
10 Cunnington, Ben 20 146 7.3 221 11.1 367 18.4 61 3.1 2 0.1 107 5.4 11 22 10 0.5 4 64
15 Delaney, Luke 13 73 5.6 69 5.3 142 10.9 48 3.7 3 0.2 23 1.8 7 9 1 0.1 0 6
31 Delaney, Cameron 5 40 8.0 31 6.2 71 14.2 16 3.2 0 0.0 12 2.4 1 5 0 0.0 1 1
27 Edwards, Aaron 9 62 6.9 35 3.9 97 10.8 45 5.0 0 0.0 18 2.0 8 6 17 1.9 6 108
11 Firrito, Michael 23 190 8.3 222 9.7 412 17.9 98 4.3 0 0.0 37 1.6 15 23 1 0.0 1 7
32 Garlett, Cruize 7 58 8.3 54 7.7 112 16.0 16 2.3 0 0.0 26 3.7 8 3 4 0.6 3 27
43 Gibson, Sam 13 177 13.6 104 8.0 281 21.6 91 7.0 0 0.0 28 2.2 9 11 6 0.5 4 40
22 Goldstein, Todd 21 114 5.4 143 6.8 257 12.2 56 2.7 663 31.6 53 2.5 17 21 2 0.1 4 16
24 Greenwood, Levi 5 39 7.8 26 5.2 65 13.0 4 0.8 1 0.2 19 3.8 4 8 1 0.2 3 9
17 Grima, Nathan 13 132 10.2 88 6.8 220 16.9 88 6.8 0 0.0 31 2.4 4 10 0 0.0 0 0
6 Hansen, Lachlan 12 86 7.2 29 2.4 115 9.6 51 4.3 7 0.6 20 1.7 7 17 20 1.7 4 124
23 Harper, Kieran 23 133 5.8 69 3.0 202 8.8 48 2.1 1 0.0 69 3.0 18 14 25 1.1 18 168
29 Harvey, Brent 23 285 12.4 235 10.2 520 22.6 99 4.3 0 0.0 47 2.0 20 19 35 1.5 9 219
34 Macmillan, Jamie 23 203 8.8 156 6.8 359 15.6 83 3.6 0 0.0 45 2.0 10 10 11 0.5 7 73
1 McIntosh, Hamish 7 62 8.9 48 6.9 110 15.7 31 4.4 157 22.4 19 2.7 7 8 7 1.0 3 45
2 McKenzie, Brad 2 3 1.5 3 1.5 6 3.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
42 McMahon, Scott 17 165 9.7 94 5.5 259 15.2 85 5.0 1 0.1 37 2.2 13 12 0 0.0 0 0
41 Mullett, Aaron 6 49 8.2 39 6.5 88 14.7 24 4.0 0 0.0 5 0.8 1 2 2 0.3 3 15
39 Pedersen, Cameron 2 15 7.5 7 3.5 22 11.0 10 5.0 4 2.0 4 2.0 2 3 2 1.0 1 13
20 Petrie, Drew 23 205 8.9 91 4.0 296 12.9 147 6.4 55 2.4 56 2.4 37 22 58 2.5 18 366
9 Swallow, Andrew 23 278 12.1 316 13.7 594 25.8 74 3.2 3 0.1 164 7.1 57 34 9 0.4 12 66
25 Tarrant, Robbie 16 112 7.0 55 3.4 167 10.4 57 3.6 1 0.1 24 1.5 19 13 23 1.4 16 154
12 Thomas, Lindsay 19 177 9.3 56 2.9 233 12.3 61 3.2 0 0.0 65 3.4 25 33 38 2.0 19 247
16 Thompson, Scott 21 184 8.8 203 9.7 387 18.4 123 5.9 0 0.0 48 2.3 20 26 0 0.0 3 3
5 Warren, Ben 1 8 8.0 3 3.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 1 1.0 2 8
8 Wells, Daniel 20 290 14.5 149 7.5 439 22.0 72 3.6 7 0.4 59 3.0 11 10 14 0.7 16 100
19 Wright, Sam 21 196 9.3 156 7.4 352 16.8 91 4.3 0 0.0 41 2.0 12 16 11 0.5 6 72
7 Ziebell, Jack 17 222 13.1 113 6.6 335 19.7 67 3.9 1 0.1 65 3.8 19 24 9 0.5 2 56
Totals 506 4674 9.2 3775 7.5 8449 16.7 1998 3.9 910 1.8 1366 2.7 424 453 360 0.7 210 2370
 

Footnotes

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