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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
Dilena, Carl

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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2018 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2018 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A North Melbourne 1.21.65.75.9 39 LOST Gold Coast 0.25.65.87.13 55 -16 CAZ Mar 24 (Sat, 6:25) Scores
2 H North Melbourne 0.62.106.1613.17 95 WON St. Kilda 1.22.105.115.13 43 52 DOC Mar 30 (Fri, 4:20) Scores
3 A North Melbourne 5.38.410.613.8 86 LOST Melbourne 3.29.712.1318.15 123 -37 MCG Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H North Melbourne 4.59.614.718.8 116 WON Carlton 1.03.33.44.6 30 86 BEL Apr 14 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
5 H North Melbourne 7.511.912.1114.14 98 WON Hawthorn 2.03.09.211.4 70 28 DOC Apr 22 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 2.14.56.710.9 69 LOST Port Adelaide 4.58.612.815.12 102 -33 DOC Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A North Melbourne 3.35.57.109.14 68 WON Sydney 2.14.46.89.12 66 2 SCG May 5 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 2.05.29.311.6 72 LOST Richmond 3.48.49.712.10 82 -10 DOC May 13 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
9 H North Melbourne 5.47.514.817.10 112 WON Greater Western Sydney 1.57.108.119.15 69 43 BEL May 19 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 1.84.127.1312.14 86 WON Fremantle 3.45.56.88.10 58 28 PER May 27 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 5.712.916.1421.15 141 WON Brisbane 0.43.87.1112.15 87 54 DOC Jun 3 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
12 A North Melbourne 1.62.66.88.11 59 LOST Geelong 4.46.79.814.12 96 -37 KAR Jun 9 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
13 North Melbourne       Bye        
14 A North Melbourne 1.13.38.512.5 77 WON Western Bulldogs 2.16.38.711.9 75 2 DOC Jun 23 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
15 A North Melbourne 7.210.413.816.12 108 LOST Essendon 6.213.615.819.11 125 -17 DOC Jul 1 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 4.27.412.614.11 95 WON Gold Coast 1.05.56.78.10 58 37 DOC Jul 8 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 H North Melbourne 5.16.212.515.8 98 LOST Sydney 3.18.310.616.8 104 -6 DOC Jul 15 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 2.35.67.79.10 64 LOST Collingwood 7.213.315.520.10 130 -66 MCG Jul 21 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
19 H North Melbourne 1.45.49.712.9 81 WON West Coast 2.05.16.26.5 41 40 BEL Jul 29 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 A North Melbourne 5.112.614.916.11 107 WON Brisbane 6.09.213.416.8 104 3 GAB Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H North Melbourne 2.29.511.1012.13 85 LOST Western Bulldogs 1.44.712.913.14 92 -7 DOC Aug 12 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
22 A North Melbourne 3.23.56.711.11 77 LOST Adelaide 3.57.910.1312.14 86 -9 ADO Aug 19 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
23 A North Melbourne 6.711.914.1117.15 117 WON St. Kilda 3.36.411.614.10 94 23 DOC Aug 26 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
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2018 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ahern, Paul 11 116 10.5 117 10.6 233 21.2 23 2.1 0 0.0 26 2.4 8 10 3 0.3 3 21
Anderson, Jed 21 188 9.0 225 10.7 413 19.7 46 2.2 0 0.0 108 5.1 21 19 7 0.3 8 50
Atley, Shaun 22 157 7.1 204 9.3 361 16.4 53 2.4 0 0.0 56 2.5 16 12 16 0.7 14 110
Brown, Ben 22 186 8.5 60 2.7 246 11.2 100 4.5 29 1.3 24 1.1 48 15 61 2.8 24 390
Clarke, Ryan 19 207 10.9 168 8.8 375 19.7 82 4.3 0 0.0 32 1.7 9 6 2 0.1 3 15
Cunnington, Ben 22 246 11.2 317 14.4 563 25.6 82 3.7 0 0.0 112 5.1 31 31 10 0.5 2 62
Davies-Uniacke, Luke 7 37 5.3 36 5.1 73 10.4 13 1.9 0 0.0 17 2.4 3 6 1 0.1 1 7
Daw, Majak 18 135 7.5 81 4.5 216 12.0 95 5.3 87 4.8 44 2.4 19 15 10 0.6 4 64
Dumont, Trent 22 258 11.7 206 9.4 464 21.1 83 3.8 0 0.0 87 4.0 26 14 6 0.3 10 46
Durdin, Sam 1 5 5.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Goldstein, Todd 22 139 6.3 181 8.2 320 14.5 74 3.4 783 35.6 63 2.9 34 31 12 0.5 5 77
Hartung, Billy 13 109 8.4 117 9.0 226 17.4 48 3.7 0 0.0 35 2.7 5 8 6 0.5 4 40
Higgins, Shaun 20 281 14.1 267 13.4 548 27.4 66 3.3 0 0.0 58 2.9 34 21 14 0.7 16 100
Hrovat, Nathan 12 78 6.5 79 6.6 157 13.1 25 2.1 0 0.0 28 2.3 4 5 7 0.6 3 45
Jacobs, Ben 13 99 7.6 149 11.5 248 19.1 32 2.5 0 0.0 88 6.8 18 28 5 0.4 1 31
Macmillan, Jamie 22 264 12.0 146 6.6 410 18.6 111 5.0 0 0.0 47 2.1 27 13 2 0.1 3 15
McDonald, Luke 22 243 11.0 166 7.5 409 18.6 95 4.3 0 0.0 50 2.3 11 14 4 0.2 8 32
Morgan, Alex 2 10 5.0 14 7.0 24 12.0 11 5.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Murphy, Tom 4 22 5.5 21 5.3 43 10.8 9 2.3 0 0.0 8 2.0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0
Simpkin, Jy 22 144 6.5 183 8.3 327 14.9 51 2.3 0 0.0 80 3.6 20 20 12 0.5 7 79
Tarrant, Robbie 21 225 10.7 115 5.5 340 16.2 130 6.2 0 0.0 35 1.7 13 20 1 0.0 1 7
Thompson, Scott 22 211 9.6 121 5.5 332 15.1 124 5.6 1 0.0 49 2.2 27 20 0 0.0 0 0
Turner, Kayne 22 101 4.6 147 6.7 248 11.3 45 2.0 0 0.0 75 3.4 19 16 8 0.4 11 59
Vickers-Willis, Ed 7 50 7.1 34 4.9 84 12.0 21 3.0 0 0.0 23 3.3 6 6 0 0.0 0 0
Waite, Jarrad 13 151 11.6 53 4.1 204 15.7 81 6.2 10 0.8 27 2.1 13 11 32 2.5 18 210
Walker, Will 4 27 6.8 12 3.0 39 9.8 12 3.0 0 0.0 9 2.3 2 3 4 1.0 5 29
Williams, Marley 22 179 8.1 130 5.9 309 14.0 65 3.0 0 0.0 49 2.2 15 10 1 0.0 1 7
Wood, Mason 13 108 8.3 57 4.4 165 12.7 51 3.9 0 0.0 28 2.2 14 9 22 1.7 16 148
Wright, Sam 16 157 9.8 124 7.8 281 17.6 82 5.1 0 0.0 21 1.3 15 7 2 0.1 0 12
Ziebell, Jack 22 267 12.1 109 5.0 376 17.1 104 4.7 0 0.0 77 3.5 27 28 35 1.6 29 239
Zurhaar, Cameron 5 30 6.0 22 4.4 52 10.4 5 1.0 1 0.2 14 2.8 3 5 2 0.4 5 17
 

Footnotes

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