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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



"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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2021 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2021 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 2.43.65.89.11 65 LOST Port Adelaide 2.210.414.817.15 117 -52 DOC Mar 21 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 1.22.45.55.9 39 LOST Gold Coast 3.49.611.1014.14 98 -59 CRR Mar 27 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 2.23.43.85.9 39 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.29.615.1025.17 167 -128 DOC Apr 2 (Fri, 4:20) Scores
4 H North Melbourne 2.26.39.710.8 68 LOST Adelaide 5.28.68.916.13 109 -41 DOC Apr 11 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 3.13.35.47.5 47 LOST Geelong 1.33.97.1210.17 77 -30 KAR Apr 18 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
6 A North Melbourne 2.23.55.96.12 48 LOST Fremantle 3.47.911.1314.15 99 -51 PER Apr 24 (Sat, 6:15) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 4.19.510.611.7 73 LOST Melbourne 3.26.412.716.7 103 -30 BEL May 2 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 2.23.68.711.10 76 LOST Collingwood 3.28.612.1014.10 94 -18 DOC May 8 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 1.15.29.713.9 87 WON Hawthorn 5.38.69.812.8 80 7 YOR May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 2.13.38.810.9 69 LOST Essendon 6.411.515.622.9 141 -72 DOC May 23 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
11 A North Melbourne 1.03.45.710.8 68 LOST St. Kilda 3.67.1111.1412.16 88 -20 DOC May 29 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
12 North Melbourne       Bye        
13 H North Melbourne 5.19.413.714.10 94 DRAW Greater Western Sydney 4.18.48.914.10 94 0 BEL Jun 13 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
14 H North Melbourne 1.24.35.66.9 45 LOST Brisbane 2.43.76.99.14 68 -23 BEL Jun 19 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
15 H North Melbourne 4.45.88.159.18 72 WON Gold Coast 3.07.48.49.9 63 9 BEL Jun 26 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
16 A North Melbourne 3.15.37.511.13 79 LOST Western Bulldogs 5.19.613.816.12 108 -29 DOC Jul 4 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 2.03.26.510.10 70 WON West Coast 2.53.103.128.12 60 10 PER Jul 12 (Mon, 5:40) Scores
18 H North Melbourne 4.46.47.811.8 74 LOST Essendon 3.04.68.1013.14 92 -18 CRR Jul 18 (Sun, 12:35) Scores
19 A North Melbourne 3.15.412.618.8 116 WON Carlton 2.55.65.1011.11 77 39 DOC Jul 24 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
20 H North Melbourne 3.24.45.66.6 42 LOST Geelong 2.45.66.118.14 62 -20 BEL Jul 31 (Sat, 1:15) Scores
21 A North Melbourne 3.45.67.88.8 56 LOST Richmond 0.32.49.613.11 89 -33 MCG Aug 7 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
22 H North Melbourne 2.23.37.412.5 77 LOST Sydney 5.28.410.813.13 91 -14 DOC Aug 14 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
23 A North Melbourne 2.12.35.48.6 54 LOST Adelaide 4.65.98.1513.20 98 -44 ADO Aug 22 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
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2021 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson, Jed 7 65 9.3 67 9.6 132 18.9 22 3.1 0 0.0 41 5.9 5 9 4 0.6 1 25
Atley, Shaun 20 190 9.5 154 7.7 344 17.2 107 5.4 0 0.0 26 1.3 14 7 1 0.1 1 7
Bonar, Aiden 10 72 7.2 35 3.5 107 10.7 36 3.6 0 0.0 16 1.6 4 8 0 0.0 0 0
Bosenavulagi, Atu 8 46 5.8 35 4.4 81 10.1 28 3.5 0 0.0 13 1.6 4 5 1 0.1 0 6
Campbell, Tom 9 49 5.4 51 5.7 100 11.1 35 3.9 97 10.8 14 1.6 7 14 6 0.7 1 37
Comben, Charlie 1 3 3.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 1 1 1.0 0 6
Corr, Aidan 2 19 9.5 13 6.5 32 16.0 9 4.5 0 0.0 5 2.5 1 1 0 0.0 1 1
Cunnington, Ben 15 203 13.5 199 13.3 402 26.8 62 4.1 0 0.0 74 4.9 30 31 9 0.6 8 62
Davies-Uniacke, Luke 20 229 11.5 211 10.6 440 22.0 97 4.9 0 0.0 64 3.2 11 27 6 0.3 12 48
Dumont, Trent 14 168 12.0 82 5.9 250 17.9 75 5.4 0 0.0 26 1.9 5 6 0 0.0 0 0
Ford, Eddie 5 24 4.8 14 2.8 38 7.6 21 4.2 0 0.0 4 0.8 4 1 3 0.6 3 21
Garner, Taylor 4 36 9.0 18 4.5 54 13.5 21 5.3 0 0.0 7 1.8 5 3 7 1.8 1 43
Goldstein, Todd 22 160 7.3 154 7.0 314 14.3 80 3.6 655 29.8 42 1.9 35 25 12 0.5 4 76
Hall, Aaron 20 423 21.2 135 6.8 558 27.9 150 7.5 0 0.0 45 2.3 8 4 2 0.1 6 18
Hayden, Kyron 3 14 4.7 7 2.3 21 7.0 8 2.7 0 0.0 6 2.0 4 5 0 0.0 0 0
Larkey, Nick 22 123 5.6 87 4.0 210 9.5 84 3.8 30 1.4 27 1.2 32 12 42 1.9 15 267
Lazzaro, Charlie 12 55 4.6 41 3.4 96 8.0 26 2.2 0 0.0 21 1.8 6 3 3 0.3 3 21
Mahony, Jack 19 116 6.1 104 5.5 220 11.6 53 2.8 0 0.0 61 3.2 14 13 9 0.5 4 58
McDonald, Luke 11 114 10.4 75 6.8 189 17.2 57 5.2 0 0.0 28 2.5 2 10 0 0.0 2 2
McKay, Ben 22 99 4.5 111 5.0 210 9.5 95 4.3 0 0.0 31 1.4 14 18 0 0.0 0 0
Menadue, Connor 7 54 7.7 49 7.0 103 14.7 36 5.1 0 0.0 9 1.3 6 2 0 0.0 0 0
Phillips, Will 16 71 4.4 81 5.1 152 9.5 31 1.9 0 0.0 33 2.1 7 5 3 0.2 4 22
Polec, Jared 5 48 9.6 15 3.0 63 12.6 17 3.4 0 0.0 10 2.0 3 5 0 0.0 2 2
Powell, Tom 13 107 8.2 110 8.5 217 16.7 47 3.6 0 0.0 48 3.7 7 7 4 0.3 2 26
Scott, Bailey 17 111 6.5 106 6.2 217 12.8 52 3.1 0 0.0 32 1.9 5 7 8 0.5 5 53
Simpkin, Jy 22 325 14.8 267 12.1 592 26.9 96 4.4 0 0.0 84 3.8 34 28 2 0.1 5 17
Spicer, Phoenix 1 3 3.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1
Stephenson, Jaidyn 19 249 13.1 119 6.3 368 19.4 109 5.7 0 0.0 48 2.5 16 10 17 0.9 19 121
Tarrant, Robbie 10 104 10.4 41 4.1 145 14.5 67 6.7 0 0.0 10 1.0 7 14 0 0.0 0 0
Taylor, Curtis 19 154 8.1 96 5.1 250 13.2 79 4.2 0 0.0 40 2.1 13 13 7 0.4 5 47
Thomas, Tarryn 21 233 11.1 149 7.1 382 18.2 96 4.6 0 0.0 72 3.4 29 19 24 1.1 17 161
Turner, Kayne 22 134 6.1 126 5.7 260 11.8 69 3.1 0 0.0 59 2.7 35 15 2 0.1 4 16
Tyson, Dom 3 13 4.3 13 4.3 26 8.7 11 3.7 0 0.0 3 1.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Walker, Josh 21 153 7.3 103 4.9 256 12.2 114 5.4 15 0.7 22 1.0 10 9 3 0.1 1 19
Xerri, Tristan 8 26 3.3 34 4.3 60 7.5 14 1.8 59 7.4 17 2.1 4 16 1 0.1 2 8
Young, Lachie 15 108 7.2 60 4.0 168 11.2 58 3.9 0 0.0 23 1.5 13 16 0 0.0 2 2
Ziebell, Jack 21 426 20.3 104 5.0 530 25.2 155 7.4 0 0.0 40 1.9 17 14 2 0.1 0 12
Zurhaar, Cameron 20 163 8.2 72 3.6 235 11.8 75 3.8 0 0.0 58 2.9 19 27 31 1.6 23 209
 

Footnotes

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