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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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2007 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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North Melbourne's 2007 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H North Melbourne 3.47.108.1510.19 79 LOST Collingwood 2.15.55.812.10 82 -3 MCG Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A North Melbourne 3.57.811.1015.14 104 LOST Port Adelaide 2.78.1213.1817.20 122 -18 FBP Apr 8 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
3 H North Melbourne 2.45.47.610.10 70 LOST Hawthorn 1.33.68.1213.13 91 -21 DOC Apr 15 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
4 H North Melbourne 5.46.67.1312.15 87 WON Brisbane 1.65.96.138.15 63 24 CRR Apr 21 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
5 A North Melbourne 6.312.515.718.10 118 WON Geelong 4.36.810.1015.12 102 16 KAR Apr 29 (Sun, 2:15) Scores
6 H North Melbourne 7.38.712.1316.15 111 WON Sydney 1.53.78.714.11 95 16 DOC May 5 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
7 H North Melbourne 4.08.514.818.9 117 WON Essendon 2.95.118.1413.17 95 22 DOC May 11 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 H North Melbourne 4.58.1015.1422.15 147 WON Carlton 5.412.614.920.10 130 17 CRR May 19 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
9 A North Melbourne 3.57.78.1410.19 79 WON Melbourne 2.44.84.1011.12 78 1 MCG May 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A North Melbourne 3.13.77.97.13 55 LOST West Coast 5.48.810.918.13 121 -66 SUB Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A North Melbourne 4.27.88.1111.14 80 WON St. Kilda 1.34.55.78.10 58 22 DOC Jun 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H North Melbourne 1.33.74.97.12 54 LOST Adelaide 5.18.49.715.10 100 -46 CRR Jun 16 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
13 H North Melbourne 8.212.515.617.9 111 WON Western Bulldogs 4.46.78.1311.19 85 26 MCG Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A North Melbourne 4.46.611.1214.20 104 WON Richmond 1.15.58.911.13 79 25 DOC Jul 8 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
15 A North Melbourne 5.07.510.612.10 82 WON Fremantle 4.46.69.911.12 78 4 SUB Jul 15 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
16 H North Melbourne 4.29.314.919.12 126 WON Melbourne 2.34.57.69.8 62 64 DOC Jul 22 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
17 A North Melbourne 2.58.711.1016.12 108 WON Hawthorn 1.23.64.1110.11 71 37 YOR Jul 29 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
18 A North Melbourne 0.12.64.75.10 40 LOST Brisbane 3.55.107.1410.17 77 -37 GAB Aug 4 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 H North Melbourne 4.48.711.1015.12 102 LOST West Coast 4.49.913.1417.17 119 -17 DOC Aug 12 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 H North Melbourne 2.84.107.1113.13 91 LOST Geelong 5.66.1013.1217.16 118 -27 DOC Aug 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A North Melbourne 3.89.1117.1424.17 161 WON Carlton 2.24.98.1111.13 79 82 DOC Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A North Melbourne 4.410.916.1323.19 157 WON Western Bulldogs 6.56.511.514.9 93 64 DOC Sep 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
1QF A North Melbourne 3.04.16.18.2 50 LOST Geelong 3.510.1016.1623.18 156 -106 MCG Sep 9 (Sun, 2:45) Scores
1SF H North Melbourne 3.35.59.714.9 93 WON Hawthorn 2.14.36.88.12 60 33 MCG Sep 15 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
2PF A North Melbourne 3.23.74.105.16 46 LOST Port Adelaide 6.09.317.1020.13 133 -87 FBP Sep 22 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
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2007 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Adams, Leigh 2 5 2.5 8 4.0 13 6.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Archer, Glenn 22 238 10.8 76 3.5 314 14.3 102 4.6 0 0.0 42 1.9 17 23 4 0.2 4 28
Brown, Leigh 22 124 5.6 102 4.6 226 10.3 78 3.5 17 0.8 38 1.7 14 14 21 1.0 16 142
Campbell, Matt 13 60 4.6 30 2.3 90 6.9 12 0.9 0 0.0 43 3.3 9 3 10 0.8 3 63
Edwards, Aaron 18 149 8.3 51 2.8 200 11.1 116 6.4 0 0.0 15 0.8 14 9 23 1.3 14 152
Firrito, Michael 24 164 6.8 168 7.0 332 13.8 89 3.7 2 0.1 39 1.6 14 35 1 0.0 1 7
Gibson, Josh 12 69 5.8 86 7.2 155 12.9 37 3.1 0 0.0 18 1.5 7 7 0 0.0 0 0
Grant, Shannon 25 281 11.2 137 5.5 418 16.7 134 5.4 0 0.0 40 1.6 20 13 39 1.6 21 255
Green, Kasey 17 125 7.4 122 7.2 247 14.5 60 3.5 4 0.2 46 2.7 8 15 2 0.1 5 17
Grima, Blake 7 25 3.6 46 6.6 71 10.1 5 0.7 0 0.0 19 2.7 6 4 2 0.3 0 12
Hale, David 20 122 6.1 99 5.0 221 11.1 87 4.4 166 8.3 39 2.0 21 22 14 0.7 11 95
Hansen, Lachlan 3 12 4.0 6 2.0 18 6.0 6 2.0 1 0.3 2 0.7 1 2 0 0.0 1 1
Harris, Daniel 25 200 8.0 310 12.4 510 20.4 83 3.3 0 0.0 111 4.4 35 38 6 0.2 5 41
Harvey, Brent 25 351 14.0 243 9.7 594 23.8 116 4.6 0 0.0 53 2.1 24 22 36 1.4 17 233
Jones, Corey 23 217 9.4 98 4.3 315 13.7 100 4.3 2 0.1 55 2.4 41 17 46 2.0 31 307
Lower, Ed 9 43 4.8 53 5.9 96 10.7 18 2.0 0 0.0 30 3.3 5 1 4 0.4 2 26
McIntosh, Hamish 25 252 10.1 140 5.6 392 15.7 108 4.3 463 18.5 24 1.0 28 23 12 0.5 10 82
McMahon, Scott 16 103 6.4 59 3.7 162 10.1 65 4.1 3 0.2 39 2.4 12 10 13 0.8 8 86
Moran, Brad 1 5 5.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Petrie, Drew 25 226 9.0 78 3.1 304 12.2 138 5.5 125 5.0 66 2.6 30 19 38 1.5 16 244
Pratt, Daniel 25 217 8.7 141 5.6 358 14.3 90 3.6 5 0.2 53 2.1 21 23 0 0.0 0 0
Rawlings, Brady 25 208 8.3 282 11.3 490 19.6 72 2.9 0 0.0 77 3.1 21 15 2 0.1 5 17
Riggio, Matt 2 7 3.5 8 4.0 15 7.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sansbury, Eddie 12 100 8.3 81 6.8 181 15.1 38 3.2 0 0.0 30 2.5 6 13 14 1.2 8 92
Simpson, Adam 25 327 13.1 283 11.3 610 24.4 104 4.2 34 1.4 112 4.5 24 24 4 0.2 4 28
Sinclair, Jess 25 331 13.2 215 8.6 546 21.8 126 5.0 0 0.0 84 3.4 18 13 8 0.3 12 60
Smith, Jesse 19 156 8.2 174 9.2 330 17.4 62 3.3 3 0.2 51 2.7 16 12 2 0.1 6 18
Swallow, Andrew 25 169 6.8 198 7.9 367 14.7 74 3.0 4 0.2 128 5.1 34 18 10 0.4 4 64
Thomas, Lindsay 12 78 6.5 25 2.1 103 8.6 32 2.7 0 0.0 26 2.2 12 11 10 0.8 19 79
Trotter, David 2 11 5.5 11 5.5 22 11.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 0 0 1 0.5 0 6
Watt, Shannon 23 149 6.5 126 5.5 275 12.0 90 3.9 1 0.0 37 1.6 13 18 1 0.0 1 7
Wells, Daniel 18 193 10.7 139 7.7 332 18.4 69 3.8 6 0.3 45 2.5 16 7 14 0.8 18 102
Whyman, Djaran 3 9 3.0 5 1.7 14 4.7 4 1.3 0 0.0 4 1.3 2 3 4 1.3 2 26
 

Footnotes

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