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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

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"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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2004 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2004 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 2.38.517.723.11 149 WON Adelaide 4.74.119.1310.14 74 75 MCG Mar 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 5.27.512.1015.13 103 WON Hawthorn 3.15.47.511.8 74 29 MCG Apr 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 7.012.314.517.9 111 WON Carlton 4.48.613.716.10 106 5 MCG Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H North Melbourne 6.46.67.710.10 70 LOST Sydney 6.310.816.1218.13 121 -51 MAN Apr 18 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 1.53.127.138.17 65 LOST St. Kilda 7.48.613.820.10 130 -65 DOC Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 6.314.717.818.11 119 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.29.212.619.6 120 -1 MAN May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 1.65.68.711.10 76 LOST Brisbane 2.38.615.718.12 120 -44 DOC May 8 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 5.18.618.1221.14 140 WON Port Adelaide 2.14.34.47.6 48 92 DOC May 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 2.24.58.911.12 78 LOST Melbourne 3.57.1011.1413.18 96 -18 MCG May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H North Melbourne 5.46.66.99.11 65 LOST Collingwood 4.46.910.1313.14 92 -27 DOC May 29 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 5.27.514.724.10 154 WON Richmond 3.47.69.812.8 80 74 DOC Jun 5 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
12 A North Melbourne 5.09.210.512.12 84 LOST Geelong 5.19.512.814.10 94 -10 KAR Jun 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H North Melbourne 5.410.815.916.12 108 WON West Coast 5.18.510.511.9 75 33 MAN Jun 20 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 3.36.69.1214.16 100 WON Essendon 4.37.511.612.7 79 21 DOC Jul 2 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
15 A North Melbourne 4.27.59.914.12 96 WON Fremantle 6.29.411.512.7 79 17 SUB Jul 10 (Sat, 5:10) Scores
16 A North Melbourne 3.35.47.69.8 62 LOST Carlton 3.25.77.119.16 70 -8 PRI Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H North Melbourne 6.212.717.922.11 143 WON Hawthorn 1.43.65.69.9 63 80 MCG Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 1.71.82.105.12 42 LOST Adelaide 0.30.102.175.19 49 -7 FBP Jul 30 (Fri, 8:10) Scores
19 A North Melbourne 2.43.108.1217.16 118 WON Sydney 5.29.316.418.4 112 6 SCG Aug 7 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
20 H North Melbourne 7.011.112.315.6 96 LOST St. Kilda 5.210.515.723.9 147 -51 DOC Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A North Melbourne 4.68.1011.1315.16 106 LOST Western Bulldogs 8.112.520.821.10 136 -30 DOC Aug 21 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
22 A North Melbourne 3.16.27.39.3 57 LOST Brisbane 6.110.519.1026.14 170 -113 GAB Aug 28 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
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2004 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Archer, Glenn 14 107 7.6 27 1.9 134 9.6 46 3.3 7 0.5 21 1.5 8 12 0 0.0 0 0
Baird, John 8 45 5.6 21 2.6 66 8.3 28 3.5 0 0.0 10 1.3 1 8 0 0.0 0 0
Brown, Leigh 21 141 6.7 97 4.6 238 11.3 73 3.5 73 3.5 44 2.1 12 20 15 0.7 9 99
Clayton, Shane 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Clayton, Jeremy 3 15 5.0 13 4.3 28 9.3 6 2.0 0 0.0 4 1.3 3 6 2 0.7 0 12
Colbert, Leigh 18 148 8.2 108 6.0 256 14.2 112 6.2 7 0.4 19 1.1 8 15 1 0.1 0 6
Firrito, Michael 16 90 5.6 61 3.8 151 9.4 35 2.2 17 1.1 33 2.1 7 13 4 0.3 2 26
Grant, Shannon 22 273 12.4 194 8.8 467 21.2 89 4.0 1 0.0 55 2.5 16 11 23 1.0 18 156
Grima, Blake 2 10 5.0 8 4.0 18 9.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 0 0 1 0.5 0 6
Hale, David 11 47 4.3 27 2.5 74 6.7 37 3.4 62 5.6 10 0.9 3 3 4 0.4 2 26
Harding, Leigh 12 57 4.8 14 1.2 71 5.9 36 3.0 0 0.0 6 0.5 6 10 16 1.3 13 109
Harris, Daniel 21 159 7.6 190 9.0 349 16.6 47 2.2 0 0.0 86 4.1 16 9 11 0.5 4 70
Harvey, Brent 21 218 10.4 117 5.6 335 16.0 71 3.4 0 0.0 37 1.8 17 6 30 1.4 13 193
Harvey, Shane 3 22 7.3 6 2.0 28 9.3 8 2.7 0 0.0 4 1.3 0 0 4 1.3 5 29
Jones, Corey 20 169 8.5 74 3.7 243 12.2 66 3.3 31 1.6 62 3.1 19 15 22 1.1 17 149
Jones, Chad 3 7 2.3 3 1.0 10 3.3 4 1.3 3 1.0 4 1.3 1 3 1 0.3 0 6
King, David 22 271 12.3 65 3.0 336 15.3 94 4.3 0 0.0 37 1.7 9 10 8 0.4 9 57
Makepeace, Troy 20 230 11.5 75 3.8 305 15.3 66 3.3 0 0.0 35 1.8 11 6 8 0.4 4 52
McKernan, Corey 14 89 6.4 28 2.0 117 8.4 55 3.9 146 10.4 23 1.6 14 17 17 1.2 9 111
Motlop, Daniel 22 163 7.4 77 3.5 240 10.9 101 4.6 22 1.0 44 2.0 13 27 34 1.5 26 230
Petrie, Drew 22 166 7.5 57 2.6 223 10.1 84 3.8 52 2.4 53 2.4 25 20 20 0.9 18 138
Porter, Mark 15 37 2.5 66 4.4 103 6.9 34 2.3 135 9.0 24 1.6 7 10 0 0.0 2 2
Rawlings, Brady 21 168 8.0 121 5.8 289 13.8 74 3.5 0 0.0 43 2.0 8 6 12 0.6 14 86
Rocca, Sav 15 105 7.0 16 1.1 121 8.1 75 5.0 51 3.4 17 1.1 5 9 49 3.3 18 312
Sansbury, Eddie 10 62 6.2 31 3.1 93 9.3 22 2.2 0 0.0 11 1.1 5 8 1 0.1 2 8
Simpson, Adam 22 317 14.4 227 10.3 544 24.7 118 5.4 40 1.8 73 3.3 23 17 4 0.2 8 32
Sinclair, Jess 17 177 10.4 68 4.0 245 14.4 63 3.7 0 0.0 43 2.5 11 10 4 0.2 6 30
Stevens, Michael 20 126 6.3 67 3.4 193 9.7 60 3.0 8 0.4 34 1.7 4 13 5 0.3 6 36
Stevens, Anthony 20 262 13.1 109 5.5 371 18.6 86 4.3 1 0.1 52 2.6 17 19 5 0.3 3 33
Urch, Callum 3 10 3.3 6 2.0 16 5.3 6 2.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 1 4 0 0.0 1 1
Watson, Ashley 2 7 3.5 3 1.5 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0.5 0 6
Watt, Shannon 21 102 4.9 57 2.7 159 7.6 47 2.2 2 0.1 10 0.5 9 12 0 0.0 0 0
Wells, Daniel 22 239 10.9 114 5.2 353 16.0 89 4.0 25 1.1 49 2.2 14 6 13 0.6 8 86
 

Footnotes

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