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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) 1925–2025

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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1984 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 1984 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H North Melbourne 2.24.36.69.8 62 LOST Carlton 5.416.523.1031.13 199 -137 VFL Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 3.08.112.314.9 93 LOST Richmond 2.47.710.1515.17 107 -14 MCG Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 5.68.1211.1514.17 101 LOST Footscray 8.29.417.1025.14 164 -63 ARD Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A North Melbourne 1.45.911.911.13 79 WON Geelong 5.46.87.109.11 65 14 KAR Apr 23 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
5 H North Melbourne 3.56.1013.1416.17 113 WON Melbourne 6.29.411.614.14 98 15 MCG Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A North Melbourne 0.55.711.912.15 87 LOST Collingwood 4.610.913.1215.18 108 -21 VIC May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 6.310.811.1214.17 101 LOST St. Kilda 6.39.614.1122.16 148 -47 VFL May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 0.66.911.1618.19 127 LOST Sydney 6.613.1216.1719.20 134 -7 ARD May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 5.27.613.713.8 86 LOST Hawthorn 5.511.814.1021.17 143 -57 PRI May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H North Melbourne 5.67.711.1215.16 106 LOST Essendon 1.09.411.616.12 108 -2 ARD Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A North Melbourne 4.510.721.1123.14 152 LOST Fitzroy 8.214.719.1025.16 166 -14 JUN Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 H North Melbourne 2.56.811.914.10 94 LOST Richmond 4.27.813.1016.14 110 -16 ARD Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A North Melbourne 0.24.59.69.8 62 LOST Footscray 5.56.78.811.11 77 -15 VFL Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H North Melbourne 3.38.615.916.11 107 LOST Geelong 6.410.614.719.11 125 -18 MCG Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A North Melbourne 0.45.79.910.14 74 LOST Melbourne 5.19.214.318.9 117 -43 MCG Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 2.98.1211.1614.17 101 LOST Collingwood 5.46.612.1321.20 146 -45 MCG Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 1.35.75.105.14 44 WON St. Kilda 2.63.75.85.12 42 2 VFL Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 5.68.914.1218.15 123 WON Sydney 2.16.316.317.6 108 15 SCG Aug 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 H North Melbourne 5.36.99.1617.20 122 WON Hawthorn 1.23.65.87.9 51 71 ARD Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A North Melbourne 4.28.49.514.14 98 LOST Carlton 3.59.814.1216.15 111 -13 PRI Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H North Melbourne 4.65.109.1615.21 111 LOST Fitzroy 8.315.521.726.9 165 -54 MCG Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A North Melbourne 3.49.1114.1419.17 131 LOST Essendon 10.217.325.327.7 169 -38 WIN Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1984 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Arceri, Mark 2 20 10.0 4 2.0 24 12.0 4 2.0 0 0.0     2 3 2 1.0 4 16
Atkins, Graeme 9 113 12.6 35 3.9 148 16.4 24 2.7 0 0.0     5 10 3 0.3 9 27
Berry, Bill 11 50 4.5 39 3.5 89 8.1 23 2.1 216 19.6     12 23 0 0.0 4 4
Brittain, Craig 5 38 7.6 25 5.0 63 12.6 4 0.8 1 0.2     8 7 2 0.4 7 19
Bryant, Kevin 9 45 5.0 13 1.4 58 6.4 27 3.0 0 0.0     10 11 19 2.1 4 118
Collins, Jon 13 156 12.0 61 4.7 217 16.7 41 3.2 0 0.0     19 14 5 0.4 6 36
Cowton, Gary 1 7 7.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 0 0.0     1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Demetriou, Andrew 17 223 13.1 98 5.8 321 18.9 34 2.0 3 0.2     39 31 3 0.2 7 25
Dempsey, Gary 5 22 4.4 27 5.4 49 9.8 13 2.6 86 17.2     16 9 0 0.0 0 0
Dench, David 2 26 13.0 8 4.0 34 17.0 6 3.0 0 0.0     11 2 2 1.0 2 14
Densley, Peter 11 76 6.9 37 3.4 113 10.3 20 1.8 0 0.0     8 14 4 0.4 0 24
Dugdale, Glenn 4 12 3.0 13 3.3 25 6.3 8 2.0 32 8.0     3 4 0 0.0 1 1
Dugdale, Dean 9 54 6.0 38 4.2 92 10.2 15 1.7 0 0.0     10 13 1 0.1 2 8
Dunstan, Ian 6 61 10.2 25 4.2 86 14.3 11 1.8 1 0.2     9 8 4 0.7 3 27
Dwyer, David 19 206 10.8 64 3.4 270 14.2 51 2.7 0 0.0     33 27 7 0.4 12 54
Fairley, Ian 9 79 8.8 13 1.4 92 10.2 48 5.3 2 0.2     10 11 27 3.0 16 178
Furey, Tony 9 75 8.3 49 5.4 124 13.8 27 3.0 1 0.1     14 25 4 0.4 6 30
German, Peter 2 11 5.5 7 3.5 18 9.0 4 2.0 0 0.0     0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Glendinning, Ross 18 247 13.7 109 6.1 356 19.8 136 7.6 18 1.0     38 34 21 1.2 20 146
Greig MBE, Keith 16 191 11.9 53 3.3 244 15.3 60 3.8 0 0.0     28 16 0 0.0 1 1
Harrington, Tim 8 59 7.4 21 2.6 80 10.0 18 2.3 5 0.6     10 10 0 0.0 0 0
Hodgeman, Kym 19 337 17.7 117 6.2 454 23.9 76 4.0 0 0.0     36 53 28 1.5 22 190
Holt, John 9 92 10.2 20 2.2 112 12.4 27 3.0 0 0.0     23 11 6 0.7 3 39
Johnson, Paul 5 28 5.6 7 1.4 35 7.0 7 1.4 0 0.0     5 2 2 0.4 1 13
Jonas, Peter 14 136 9.7 40 2.9 176 12.6 50 3.6 9 0.6     19 36 23 1.6 21 159
Kelly, Phil 9 114 12.7 50 5.6 164 18.2 26 2.9 0 0.0     19 11 8 0.9 4 52
Krakouer, Phil 7 53 7.6 28 4.0 81 11.6 18 2.6 0 0.0     9 6 6 0.9 3 39
Krakouer, Jim 14 167 11.9 78 5.6 245 17.5 45 3.2 1 0.1     24 31 22 1.6 16 148
Larkin, Matthew 10 120 12.0 75 7.5 195 19.5 23 2.3 0 0.0     17 20 7 0.7 15 57
Law, John 21 261 12.4 68 3.2 329 15.7 70 3.3 0 0.0     35 29 0 0.0 3 3
Lisle, Mark 11 36 3.3 18 1.6 54 4.9 24 2.2 80 7.3     7 15 11 1.0 4 70
McCann, Stephen 20 178 8.9 108 5.4 286 14.3 112 5.6 239 12.0     53 29 10 0.5 2 62
McDonald, Donald 21 170 8.1 72 3.4 242 11.5 93 4.4 27 1.3     20 48 38 1.8 23 251
McGuire, Kevin 1 7 7.0 2 2.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 0 0.0     2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mutimer, Brendan 7 55 7.9 20 2.9 75 10.7 17 2.4 0 0.0     19 14 3 0.4 3 21
Passmore, Michael 3 20 6.7 17 5.7 37 12.3 3 1.0 0 0.0     6 1 1 0.3 0 6
Petraglia, Angelo 5 21 4.2 19 3.8 40 8.0 5 1.0 0 0.0     2 3 5 1.0 5 35
Ramsay, Roy 21 210 10.0 63 3.0 273 13.0 37 1.8 1 0.0     39 21 7 0.3 1 43
Schimmelbusch, Wayne 13 172 13.2 83 6.4 255 19.6 49 3.8 0 0.0     29 17 17 1.3 19 121
Smith, Ross 19 223 11.7 56 2.9 279 14.7 61 3.2 3 0.2     21 25 8 0.4 9 57
Smith, Peter 7 52 7.4 20 2.9 72 10.3 16 2.3 0 0.0     12 8 0 0.0 1 1
Steele, Darren 12 131 10.9 51 4.3 182 15.2 39 3.3 0 0.0     11 19 3 0.3 8 26
Thomas, Grant 7 66 9.4 38 5.4 104 14.9 20 2.9 0 0.0     14 16 1 0.1 1 7
 

Footnotes

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