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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

CEO
Amarfio, Ben

President
Buckley, Ben

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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2020 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2020 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 1.12.26.78.8 56 WON St. Kilda 3.36.76.117.12 54 2 DOC Mar 22 (Sun, 1:05) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 1.22.66.812.8 80 WON Greater Western Sydney 1.42.65.108.12 60 20 SSH Jun 14 (Sun, 1:05) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 2.33.95.118.12 60 LOST Sydney 2.15.310.810.11 71 -11 DOC Jun 20 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
4 A North Melbourne 2.14.34.38.6 54 LOST Hawthorn 2.35.67.68.10 58 -4 DOC Jun 28 (Sun, 6:10) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 1.22.33.55.8 38 LOST Western Bulldogs 2.25.510.613.9 87 -49 DOC Jul 4 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
6 A North Melbourne 3.44.76.117.11 53 LOST Essendon 2.55.118.119.13 67 -14 CRR Jul 11 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
7 A North Melbourne 0.02.32.62.11 23 LOST Richmond 4.36.59.711.11 77 -54 CRR Jul 18 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 1.25.28.29.3 57 LOST Carlton 5.17.28.79.10 64 -7 GAB Jul 25 (Sat, 1:05) Scores
9 H North Melbourne 4.19.112.219.5 119 WON Adelaide 0.23.36.77.8 50 69 CRR Aug 1 (Sat, 2:35) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 3.13.25.29.3 57 LOST Geelong 4.25.88.1113.12 90 -33 GAB Aug 5 (Wed, 5:40) Scores
11 A North Melbourne 3.24.25.45.5 35 LOST Melbourne 1.44.77.813.14 92 -57 ADO Aug 9 (Sun, 5:40) Scores
12 H North Melbourne 1.33.34.38.4 52 LOST Brisbane 1.53.65.97.11 53 -1 CRR Aug 15 (Sat, 2:35) Scores
13 A North Melbourne 2.13.45.55.5 35 LOST Collingwood 1.24.38.310.5 65 -30 GAB Aug 24 (Mon, 7:10) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 2.14.14.44.4 28 LOST Gold Coast 3.47.88.1412.19 91 -63 CRR Aug 30 (Sun, 6:10) Scores
15 North Melbourne       Bye        
16 H North Melbourne 1.22.24.46.6 42 LOST Port Adelaide 4.24.510.811.12 78 -36 CRR Sep 5 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
17 H North Melbourne 1.02.23.45.5 35 LOST Fremantle 3.37.411.615.9 99 -64 CRR Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H North Melbourne 2.42.63.104.10 34 LOST West Coast 0.03.14.47.7 49 -15 CRR Sep 17 (Thu, 7:10) Scores
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2020 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ahern, Paul 6 35 5.8 28 4.7 63 10.5 13 2.2 0 0.0 7 1.2 3 1 1 0.2 1 7
Anderson, Jed 15 177 11.8 138 9.2 315 21.0 41 2.7 0 0.0 76 5.1 21 8 3 0.2 4 22
Atley, Shaun 17 132 7.8 136 8.0 268 15.8 57 3.4 0 0.0 25 1.5 9 9 1 0.1 0 6
Bonar, Aiden 6 24 4.0 28 4.7 52 8.7 10 1.7 0 0.0 11 1.8 4 3 0 0.0 0 0
Brown, Ben 9 49 5.4 12 1.3 61 6.8 31 3.4 4 0.4 6 0.7 6 3 8 0.9 8 56
Campbell, Tom 1 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Cunnington, Ben 3 18 6.0 35 11.7 53 17.7 6 2.0 1 0.3 12 4.0 3 2 2 0.7 0 12
Davies-Uniacke, Luke 9 73 8.1 83 9.2 156 17.3 19 2.1 0 0.0 21 2.3 6 12 2 0.2 0 12
Daw, Majak 4 17 4.3 18 4.5 35 8.8 9 2.3 25 6.3 8 2.0 3 3 3 0.8 1 19
Dumont, Trent 17 176 10.4 166 9.8 342 20.1 52 3.1 0 0.0 77 4.5 18 8 3 0.2 4 22
Durdin, Sam 3 11 3.7 9 3.0 20 6.7 8 2.7 0 0.0 2 0.7 2 2 0 0.0 1 1
Garner, Taylor 2 8 4.0 13 6.5 21 10.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 5 2.5 1 3 1 0.5 0 6
Goldstein, Todd 17 105 6.2 148 8.7 253 14.9 33 1.9 474 27.9 36 2.1 38 17 6 0.4 6 42
Hall, Aaron 15 134 8.9 85 5.7 219 14.6 47 3.1 0 0.0 36 2.4 6 8 10 0.7 14 74
Hayden, Kyron 8 38 4.8 41 5.1 79 9.9 22 2.8 0 0.0 13 1.6 3 7 0 0.0 0 0
Higgins, Shaun 17 186 10.9 177 10.4 363 21.4 63 3.7 0 0.0 50 2.9 14 15 4 0.2 1 25
Hosie, Lachlan 5 24 4.8 15 3.0 39 7.8 12 2.4 0 0.0 4 0.8 4 2 3 0.6 1 19
Larkey, Nick 10 41 4.1 21 2.1 62 6.2 23 2.3 0 0.0 10 1.0 10 8 14 1.4 4 88
Macmillan, Jamie 10 67 6.7 58 5.8 125 12.5 27 2.7 0 0.0 23 2.3 15 6 1 0.1 0 6
Mahony, Jack 10 28 2.8 55 5.5 83 8.3 12 1.2 0 0.0 26 2.6 9 5 3 0.3 2 20
McDonald, Luke 17 209 12.3 135 7.9 344 20.2 66 3.9 0 0.0 44 2.6 7 17 0 0.0 0 0
McKay, Ben 11 43 3.9 59 5.4 102 9.3 36 3.3 2 0.2 17 1.5 7 6 0 0.0 0 0
Murphy, Tom 5 28 5.6 19 3.8 47 9.4 16 3.2 0 0.0 8 1.6 1 0 1 0.2 2 8
Perez, Flynn 3 15 5.0 13 4.3 28 9.3 7 2.3 0 0.0 8 2.7 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Pittard, Jasper 11 105 9.5 50 4.5 155 14.1 33 3.0 0 0.0 17 1.5 13 4 4 0.4 0 24
Polec, Jared 13 162 12.5 88 6.8 250 19.2 42 3.2 0 0.0 33 2.5 12 8 3 0.2 3 21
Scott, Bailey 13 81 6.2 57 4.4 138 10.6 39 3.0 0 0.0 29 2.2 6 9 8 0.6 1 49
Simpkin, Jy 17 171 10.1 173 10.2 344 20.2 37 2.2 0 0.0 63 3.7 21 27 6 0.4 5 41
Tarrant, Robbie 16 178 11.1 72 4.5 250 15.6 68 4.3 0 0.0 21 1.3 14 15 0 0.0 0 0
Taylor, Curtis 9 51 5.7 41 4.6 92 10.2 32 3.6 0 0.0 14 1.6 7 4 5 0.6 2 32
Thomas, Tarryn 6 24 4.0 23 3.8 47 7.8 8 1.3 0 0.0 19 3.2 1 2 3 0.5 2 20
Vickers-Willis, Ed 6 40 6.7 32 5.3 72 12.0 18 3.0 0 0.0 12 2.0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0
Walker, Will 2 12 6.0 14 7.0 26 13.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Walker, Josh 17 107 6.3 75 4.4 182 10.7 65 3.8 2 0.1 18 1.1 11 10 3 0.2 3 21
Williams, Marley 8 69 8.6 29 3.6 98 12.3 22 2.8 0 0.0 13 1.6 4 6 0 0.0 1 1
Wood, Mason 8 38 4.8 32 4.0 70 8.8 22 2.8 0 0.0 10 1.3 4 4 3 0.4 2 20
Xerri, Tristan 4 13 3.3 6 1.5 19 4.8 5 1.3 9 2.3 8 2.0 4 7 4 1.0 0 24
Ziebell, Jack 8 38 4.8 25 3.1 63 7.9 25 3.1 0 0.0 16 2.0 3 7 1 0.1 7 13
Zurhaar, Cameron 16 102 6.4 53 3.3 155 9.7 46 2.9 1 0.1 39 2.4 18 17 18 1.1 11 119
 

Footnotes

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