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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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1956 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 1956 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 5.46.414.815.8 98 WON St. Kilda 2.04.24.25.11 41 57 ARD Apr 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 2.42.42.92.10 22 LOST Geelong 2.16.79.916.14 110 -88 KAR Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 3.56.78.99.11 65 LOST Essendon 3.26.1011.1115.17 107 -42 ARD Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A North Melbourne 3.37.710.1413.16 94 LOST Carlton 2.18.511.815.12 102 -8 PRI May 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 3.25.27.57.6 48 LOST Fitzroy 1.23.96.108.15 63 -15 BWS May 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 4.25.35.66.6 42 LOST Melbourne 1.23.66.911.18 84 -42 ARD May 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 5.29.410.415.7 97 WON South Melbourne 3.45.66.117.16 58 39 ARD May 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 A North Melbourne 1.02.12.43.4 22 LOST Collingwood 5.17.49.89.10 64 -42 VIC Jun 2 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 0.33.83.93.12 30 LOST Hawthorn 2.44.56.107.13 55 -25 GLE Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 H North Melbourne 3.18.68.810.13 73 LOST Richmond 2.33.39.712.11 83 -10 ARD Jun 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H North Melbourne 0.14.65.65.9 39 LOST Footscray 4.55.75.116.13 49 -10 ARD Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A North Melbourne 3.34.47.87.9 51 LOST St. Kilda 1.18.59.520.9 129 -78 JUN Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H North Melbourne 3.27.37.47.5 47 LOST Geelong 2.26.810.1319.15 129 -82 ARD Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 0.22.46.86.11 47 LOST Essendon 2.65.148.1510.18 78 -31 WIN Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H North Melbourne 1.12.42.44.8 32 LOST Carlton 2.64.99.1411.16 82 -50 ARD Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 3.57.1010.1714.21 105 WON Fitzroy 1.14.36.68.8 56 49 ARD Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 3.28.311.411.5 71 LOST Melbourne 5.310.612.1016.18 114 -43 MCG Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 1.43.75.97.13 55 LOST South Melbourne 2.43.57.813.9 87 -32 LAK Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
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1956 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Aylett, Allen 17                             17 1.0    
Barton, Bill 1                             1 1.0    
Batchelor, Keith 16                             0 0.0    
Brady, John 8                             4 0.5    
Brooker, Bob 13                             5 0.4    
Burt, Bobby 4                             0 0.0    
Crampton, Colin 3                             0 0.0    
Crewes, Ian 2                             0 0.0    
Dean, Norm 10                             6 0.6    
Dean, Ken 10                             2 0.2    
Doolan, Neil 6                             3 0.5    
Dozzi, Dal 4                             0 0.0    
Dugdale, John 18                             14 0.8    
Dwyer, Laurie 12                             2 0.2    
Eastmure, Gerald 15                             10 0.7    
Easton, Kevin 6                             6 1.0    
Edwards, Jack 17                             0 0.0    
English, Garry 16                             1 0.1    
Files, Roy 4                             5 1.3    
Ford, John 5                             0 0.0    
Hamilton, Peter 14                             0 0.0    
James, Ron 3                             0 0.0    
Johnson, Brian 3                             0 0.0    
Joiner, John 1                             0 0.0    
Macquire, Fred 10                             1 0.1    
Mantello, Albert 17                             1 0.1    
Marendaz, Charlie 6                             0 0.0    
Martyn, Bryan 11                             3 0.3    
McLean, Tom 1                             0 0.0    
McMahon, Kevin 10                             0 0.0    
Neeson, Norm 1                             0 0.0    
O'Halloran, Jack 18                             11 0.6    
O'Sullivan, Peter 10                             4 0.4    
Reddick, Bill 5                             0 0.0    
Ritchie, Max 9                             1 0.1    
Russell, James 8                             0 0.0    
Spencer, Jock 17                             40 2.4    
Teasdale, Noel 11                             2 0.2    
Templar, Len 15                             5 0.3    
Tobin, Des 1                             0 0.0    
Wilson, Keith 2                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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