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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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1938 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 1938 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A North Melbourne 1.15.37.59.9 63 LOST Richmond 8.119.1415.2219.26 140 -77 PUN Apr 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 H North Melbourne 4.57.89.99.10 64 WON South Melbourne 0.21.43.56.8 44 20 ARD Apr 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A North Melbourne 3.14.45.86.11 47 LOST Geelong 7.49.913.1420.16 136 -89 COR May 7 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 H North Melbourne 4.55.1110.1714.17 101 LOST Essendon 6.412.616.719.11 125 -24 ARD May 14 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 2.36.58.1010.12 72 LOST St. Kilda 2.54.99.1111.16 82 -10 JUN May 21 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 2.26.38.610.7 67 LOST Collingwood 6.111.315.723.11 149 -82 ARD May 28 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 1.15.86.109.14 68 LOST Footscray 2.103.125.139.16 70 -2 ARD Jun 4 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
8 A North Melbourne 1.24.69.714.8 92 LOST Melbourne 5.110.116.518.14 122 -30 MCG Jun 11 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
9 H North Melbourne 4.06.210.511.5 71 LOST Carlton 4.67.139.1716.25 121 -50 ARD Jun 18 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 5.45.56.96.10 46 LOST Fitzroy 1.56.97.1312.16 88 -42 BWS Jun 25 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 5.56.78.1113.14 92 WON Hawthorn 0.05.28.312.6 78 14 ARD Jul 2 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
12 H North Melbourne 5.15.19.214.3 87 WON Richmond 2.17.29.612.11 83 4 ARD Jul 9 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
13 A North Melbourne 4.66.89.1213.18 96 WON South Melbourne 3.35.713.814.11 95 1 LAK Jul 23 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
14 H North Melbourne 1.34.55.77.9 51 LOST Geelong 3.57.1013.1115.16 106 -55 ARD Jul 30 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
15 A North Melbourne 4.27.512.716.8 104 WON Essendon 2.35.67.913.9 87 17 WIN Aug 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 1.16.77.712.11 83 WON St. Kilda 1.81.105.137.15 57 26 ARD Aug 13 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 2.29.412.614.12 96 LOST Collingwood 7.513.818.1422.18 150 -54 VIC Aug 20 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 5.76.1010.1511.18 84 LOST Footscray 1.18.611.618.11 119 -35 WES Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1938 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Adamson, Jimmy 18                             0 0.0    
Anderson, Jack 12                             3 0.3    
Anderson, Stewart 3                             2 0.7    
Baker, John 14                             3 0.2    
Bicknell, Jim 8                             0 0.0    
Carter, Wally 7                             0 0.0    
Cordner, Jock 15                             2 0.1    
Crapper, Frank 2                             3 1.5    
Crawford, Alan 7                             0 0.0    
Dyer, Sid 13                             7 0.5    
Ellis, Ted 18                             8 0.4    
Findlay, Bill 18                             40 2.2    
Forbes, Keith 18                             29 1.6    
Green, Harry 14                             13 0.9    
Hacker, Alf 9                             0 0.0    
Hardiman, Harry 1                             0 0.0    
Jacobs, Les 3                             0 0.0    
Johnson, Lloyd 2                             0 0.0    
Jones, Herb 4                             0 0.0    
Jory, Bill 1                             1 1.0    
Kemp, Don 4                             1 0.3    
Kennedy, George 13                             15 1.2    
Lamborn, Chris 5                             0 0.0    
Lyons, Roy 2                             1 0.5    
McFarlane, Mick 18                             0 0.0    
McLeod, Ron 3                             1 0.3    
Mitchell, Col 5                             0 0.0    
Montgomery, Bill 12                             0 0.0    
Morcom, Eddie 17                             5 0.3    
Murray, Sel 16                             56 3.5    
O'Brien, Dally 2                             2 1.0    
Parks, Ossy 14                             1 0.1    
Rann, Ron 1                             0 0.0    
Sitch, Roy 12                             0 0.0    
Skinner, Charles 15                             0 0.0    
Stewart, Jim 3                             0 0.0    
Stubbs, Frank 3                             1 0.3    
Turner, Allen 5                             4 0.8    
Tyrrell, Leo 2                             0 0.0    
Whittam, Ben 3                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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