Its a remarkable era for the club, as Norm Smith coaches his fifth flag. Tragically, Troy Broadbridge loses his life during Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on December 26. Greg Healy wins Melbournes best and fairest and tops the clubs goalkicking with 35 goals. Dick Wardill is Melbournes premiership captain, Tommy Ryan boots 24 goals to lead the clubs goalkicking and Amos Norcott becomes secretary for the second time. But it proves to be a shattering day for the Demons, as they lose to Hawthorn by a then record margin 96 points at the MCG. W.C. McClelland becomes Melbourne chairman and Andrew Manzie becomes secretary. After a frustrating season, Melbourne rises again, making just its second Grand Final since its most recent premiership in 1964. A club office is opened, as Henry Harrison moves a motion that sess the first 20 elect the captain and vice-captain. Under the affiliations, reserves players for North Melbourne play VFL football with one of the affiliated clubs. Its the start of Melbournes greatest winning streak, when it wins 19 matches from round 15, 1955 to round 13, 1956. Captain Hassa Mann has an outstanding season, winning the best and fairest and topping the club goalkicking with 38. Melbourne completes a hat-trick again under the Frank Checker Hughes (coach) and Allan La Fontaine (captain) combination when it records its third successive premiership. Given Melbourne is already wearing blue caps, the two colours come together to form what we know today. Having made a play for Hawthorn great Leigh Matthews, Melbourne secures Carl Ditterich back to the club as captain-coach. After winning three flags in a row, Melbourne votes to halt the competition due to World War II. Melbourne welcomes back a host of players from wartime service, including premiership players Ted Cordner, Gerry Daly, Dick Hingston, Wally Lock, Shane McGrath and Alby Rodda. Melbourne records its greatest winning margin in VFL/AFL history a record that stands today when it defeats Hawthorn by 141 points in round nine at the MCG. Due to an Australian Taxation Office ruling in 2006, the club proposed a shareholder restructure that would have seen the B Class shareholders power reduced significantly and some voting rights returned to members. After two tough seasons, the game starts to improve. North Melbourne Football Club Limited is a member of the Australian Football League. Eddie Sholl becomes captain and Jack Leith leads the clubs goalkicking for the second time with 21 goals. PRESIDENT:Anthony StevensVICE PRESIDENT:Darren CrockerJUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT:Frank GoodeSECRETARY:Chris SimmondsTREASURER:Chris SimmondsWELFARE:Daryl SchimmelbuschCOMMITTEE:Stephen Campbell, Mick Evans, Shannon Grant, Mick Kennedy, Steve McCann, Max Ryan, Tony Sheveleff, For more information, please email pastplayers@nmfc.com.au. The rivalry was re-ignited in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the on-field success of the two sides. In the end, Bailey gets the nod. Ian Ridley resigns as president in September, with Joseph Gutnick replacing him. Along with the promotion, the club adopted its first uniform of blue and white horizontal stripes. Coach Mark Neeld is sacked during Melbournes mid-season bye, with former Adelaide coach Neil Craig taking over for the rest of the season from round 13. Laurie Fowler wins his first of three Melbournes best and fairest awards, while Greg Wells boots 32 majors to top the clubs goal scoring. Round 23 becomes a game to remember. ^ Denotes the 2020 VFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After Melbournes round nine loss to Port Adelaide at Football Park, Neil Balme is replaced as coach by Greg Hutchison, who takes over for the rest of the season. In 2000, the Bombers thrashed North by 125 points. In just his second season, Clayton Oliver has a stunning year, winning the Best and Fairest. The 1880s saw the club develop a penchant for inter-colonial travel with trips to Tasmania (1881/1887) and South Australia (1889). The North Melbourne Football Club has a long history of wearing various designs in the colours of royal blue and white. Bill McClelland steps down as chairman and becomes president of the VFL a position he holds until 1956. Melbourne finishes fourth behind Geelong, Carlton and South Melbourne. At the seasons end, McMahen, Ken Melville, Spencer, Geoff McGivern, Ralph Lane and Denis Cordner retire or finish with the club. James McDonald wins back-to-back best and fairest awards, while Russell Robertson leads the clubs goalkicking for the third time. Melbourne plays South Melbourne in its inaugural match, and wins by 17 points at Lake Oval. In early 2006, another proposal from Sharks to underwrite the Kangaroos' games on the Gold Coast, in exchange for a slice of the shareholder structure at the club was knocked back after AFL intervention. Both matches are played at the MCG. "North Melbourne will be premiers in 1993"), or to remove the words "North Melbourne" during the period when the club was competing only as the Kangaroos. Chris Dawes kicks 20 goals to lead Melbournes goalkicking. In doing so, he secures the minor premiership for the first time since 1964. The Australasian noted them as being "one of the best of many junior clubs". The club opens its second social venue, the Bentleigh Club. Jim Stynes and Sean Wight in the 1988 Grand Final parade down Bourke Street Mall. the City of Melbourne Bowling Club. Melbournes under 19s wins the flag. Its also the seventh time Melbourne and Collingwood meet in the Grand Final, with the Demons six to one. Melbourne equals its highest VFL/AFL score against the Kangaroos in round five, kicking 28.14 (182) at the MCG. In round 12, Fanning boots 11 goals against Footscray at Punt Rd Oval. Gary Hardeman finishes runner-up to North Melbournes Keith Grieg, who wins his second consecutive Brownlow Medal. Melbourne introduces a royal blue jumper, designed for television. After a brilliant finals campaign the previous year, David Schwarz suffers a serious knee injury in the pre-season. Melbourne's Round 3 game against North Melbourne is played in front of no crowd. In 2016, North Melbourne won its first nine matches, which is the club's best start to a season in its VFL/AFL history. Melbourne celebrates 150 years as a club. Despite the tough, disciplined coaching of the legendary John Kennedy, the 1980s and early 1990s were mostly lean years for the Kangaroos. In 2015 there were several off the ball incidents and fights, including an all-in melee during the first term of their round 5 clash. In round 16, the VFL investigates rumours that South Melbourne players offer Melbourne players money to play dead. Its original home at Arden Street continues to serve as its headquarters, training facilities and home ground for its women's side. Todd Viney wins the best and fairest and Allen Jakovich boots 39 majors to top Melbournes goal tally. By 1882, the two clubs had joined together and were set up B Joe Blair C Albert Chadwick D Donald Duffy F William Flintoft G Paul Gardner (football administrator) Joseph Gutnick H H. C. A. Harrison M William C. McClelland Melbourne wins three in a row from rounds 19 to 21 the first time it claims a hat-trick of victories since rounds 17 to 19, 2010. he took up the cause of having North move from the Association which it had Its Melbourne last season out of the VFL/AFL, before rejoining for 1919. The Demons record five wins and finish ninth in Carl Ditterichs final season as captain-coach. Future great Robert Flower makes his debut for the Demons Melbourne loses its last eight games of the season, finishing 10th with seven wins. The Demons slide down the ladder, finishing 14th with six wins. The Demons then defeat St Kilda by 51 points in the first semi-final at the G. Ian Ridley also shines with four goals. Wardills team wears red and Harrisons wears blue. Bert Chadwick takes over as captain-coach. In a major coup, the great Ron Barassi was appointed coach in 1973. whole team became known as The Shinboners. In the mid season of 2019 Brad Scott made the decision to leave NMFC after 10 years at the club taking them to the finals on multiple occasions. In round 20, against Collingwood at the MCG, David Neitz becomes the first and still only player to play 300 games for Melbourne. Once appointed, he says it will take four to eight years until Melbourne is a force again. The Cricket Club agrees to take over its limited assets and incorporate the Melbourne Football Club. Starting from 27 points down in the first quarter, the Roos fought back against the Hawks to triumph as 22 point winners and get the weekend celebrations underway. ^ Denotes the ladder was split into two conferences. North Melbourne dominated extra time, kicking 3.5 to Hawthorn's nil and won by 23 points. COVID soon begins to rear its head in Victoria once again, forcing the Demons' highly-anticipated Round 11 match against the Western Bulldogs to be played behind closed doors. Melbourne celebrates 100 years of football. In the drawn Grand Final, Essendons remarkable inaccuracy it kicks 7.27 (69) to Melbournes 10.9 (69) allows the Demons another tilt at premiership success, which it takes. This was done to avoid extraordinary taxes being placed on the club, but the move was blocked in December by Bob Ansett and his proxies who feared that the restructure would make the club vulnerable to further takeover bids. David Neitz leads Melbournes goalkicking for the seventh and final time. Melbourne returns to the finals for the first time since 1928, defeating Carlton in the first semi-final by nine points at the MCG, before going down to South Melbourne by 36 points at the G in the preliminary final. Neil Balme sings with the team after a win in 1993. To cap off the weekend, a 150th Year Celebration Dinner was held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre where the 150 greatest ever North Melbourne players were announced with a top 10 greatest North Melbourne players announced on the night from the results of an expert panel. Association to the Victorian Football League, ancestor of todays AFL. The rivalry intensified in the 1970s when, after being generally unsuccessful in the first few decades since their entry into the VFL, both clubs became dominant and played against each other in three grand finals in four years. The great Norm Smith, who plays his 200th game, moves to Fitzroy as captain-coach at the end of the season. The board governs the club as well as selecting a chairman to head the club through a majority vote of directors. From 1974 to 1978 they played together in 10 finals and the 1976 NFL Night Series final in Adelaide. The joint venture saw a chance of promotion, and the club applied for admission to the more prestigious VFL in 1908, but Richmond and University were admitted instead. Not surprisingly, the Eagles win the flag comfortably by 80 points against Geelong. They travel to Giants Stadium to play GWS and record a famous win in their first-ever final. It becomes a fan favourite among many Melbourne supporters. The reformation of the club necessitated a massive cleanout of the team, leaving only two players remaining from the previous season. Todd Viney announces his retirement before the start of the season to take up a coaching position with Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis. Its the equal most players to represent Melbourne in one season, along with 1944, 1966, 1979 and later 1986. The Adelaide signs a five-year deal, with his first seasons as Roos assistant, before he takes over as senior coach for the 2017 season. Although North Melbourne was a part of this, it was classed as a "junior club". Melbourne slips to second bottom, claiming three wins, one draw and 14 losses for the year. Melbourne is set to appoint the first female president in the club's 163-year history, with Kate Roffey taking over from the outgoing Glen Bartlett. The Demons struggle to pull together four quarters across the year and finish the season in a disappointing 17th place. The Demons finish 11th with seven wins and one draw. For the third time, Jack Leith is Melbournes highest goalkicker in a season with 26 majors. Brett Lovett retires during the season and at the clubs best and fairest count on October 3, Stynes announces his retirement. After Magpie Ray Gabelich puts Collingwood in front, late in the match, Melbourne back-pocket Neil Froggy Crompton follows his man up the field, before winning the ball from a spilt pack and slotting through his only goal for the season. municipal council for ten years and elected as mayor of North Melbourne in Melbourne claims its fourth wooden spoon, after winning just three games. Andrew Manzie resigns as secretary after 20 seasons. Ron Baggott wins Melbournes best and fairest award Norm Smith tops the club goalkicking for the third consecutive year with 86. The new kangaroo looks slightly to the right, indicating that it is looking into the future. In Round 3, Melbourne's match against Essendon is postponed, following Bomber Conor McKenna testing positive to COVID-19 (later found to be a false test). Hughes retires from coaching after the victory. In between, he had been the chairman of the then Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1977 to 1984. However, Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne in the 1976 grand final by 30 points and the 1978 grand final by 18 points. In 1877, the club was re-established as a stand-alone club under the new name of "Hotham". [citation needed] During this period a jumper with a V design was used for several years, before the club returned to using its striped jumper combination of royal blue and white which has been used continuously since 1932. Arguably Melbournes greatest VFL/AFL season, the club wins its eighth premiership and its second in a row. Playing its first game as Hotham in 1869, North Melbourne is the fourth oldest of the Australian Football League (AFL) clubs. Melbourne suffers its greatest ever loss, when Fitzroy wallops the Demons in round 17 at Waverley Park by 190 points. Alex Gray becomes secretary. As part of a major recruitment drive North secured the services of several big-name stars, including Barry Davis from Essendon, Doug Wade from Geelong, John Rantall from South Melbourne, and Barry Cable from Perth. Prior to VFL Entry in 1925, North Melbourne & Footscray were Major VFA Rivals, meeting in 3 Grand Finals during the 1910s. In 2016, North Melbourne introduced a new logo that featured a much fiercer-looking kangaroowith its head onlysitting on top of the words 'North Melbourne' inside a shield. The fourth oldest football club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest in the world, North Melbourne's administration and training facility is based on Arden Street in North Melbourne. Melbourne signs on with Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, St Kilda and South Melbourne. GW Lamb takes over as secretary. Pages in category "Melbourne Football Club presidents" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. For the fourth year in succession, Melbourne makes the finals. After a third-place finish in 2018, Melbourne enters the second AFLW season with optimism high. It ends a 14-game losing streak against the Saints. Melbourne wins a thrilling round 14 clash against the Brisbane Lions by 21 points then a powerhouse of the competition. Henry Harrison is Melbournes first VFL chairman and Hugh McLeod is secretary for clubs inaugural VFL season, after holding the position since 1890. At the end of the season, Ron Barassi shocks the football world when he announces hes leaving Melbourne to become Carlton captain-coach. He was the chairman/president of the North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1976, and then again from 2001 to 2005. Hassa Mann wins back-to-back best and fairest awards and Barry Bourke kicks 48 goals to top Melbournes goalkicking. In the AFL, new coach Simon Goodwin leads Melbourne to it's best season since 2006 even though the season ends in heartbreak. by Lorna Hannan, the Hotham History Project, March 2010. The other is the determination to carry on, despite its disadvantages. On the back of a Grand Final year, Melbourne slips out of the eight, finishing 11th with 10 wins. In July, Jim Stynes reveals he is fighting cancer. He boots 68 majors. During that time, the North Melbourne reserves team won seven premierships (1947, 1957, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996). Melbourne wins its 12th and last reserves premiership, before the competition is abolished at the end of the 1999 season. Melbourne plays 12 matches for seven wins and five draws, and is widely regarded as premiers. Brad Green is named captain, Brent Moloney wins the best and fairest and Liam Jurrah tops the clubs goalkicking with 40 majors. Still, its a disappointing end to the season, as Melbourne loses its last 10 matches to finish 17th. He later becomes a key administrator in the game. David Schwarz retires during the season, Steven Febey calls time at seasons end and Shane Woewodin is stunningly traded to Collingwood in October. AFTER an eight-year stint as President of the Melbourne Football Club, Glen Bartlett has decided to stand down from his position, handing the reins to current Vice-President, Kate Roffey. The Demons suffer the second greatest loss in VFL/AFL history Melbourne also holds the unfortunate record for the heaviest league defeat, when Fitzroy trounced the Demons by 190 points at Waverley Park in round 17, 1979 after being demolished by 186 points, resulting in the departure of coach Dean Bailey. fifteen years later he married again and in time was father to six sons and The Demons go on to win nine straight and their performances soon become the talk of the town. Melbourne opens its season with a 30-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium. Given his dad Todd wins the award in 1993 and 1998, they become the first father/son duo to win Melbournes Keith Bluey Truscott Memorial Trophy. Melbournes thirds (under 19s) enter the competition. The clubs golden jubilee coincides with the first interstate carnival known as the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival including a team from New Zealand. Robert Flower wins remarkably his only club best and fairest, as Ross Brewer kicks 26 goals to top the clubs goalkicking for the third time. Melbourne endures another poor season, winning four matches one more than 2008 to claim back-to-back wooden spoons. Gordon Rattray takes over from Percy Wilson as coach. Over the years, the team has been known as the Hotham A meeting of the two rivals at the MCG in the 2014 AFL finals series in the 2nd Elimination Final resulted in North winning by 12 points, eliminating Essendon from the finals series and extending their drought of years without a finals win.[56]. hurling over in Royal Park on Sundays. Melbourne produces its finest season since its most premiership in 1964, when it reaches the finals for the first time in 23 years. Not since 1981, when Melbourne won one game, has the club endured such a poor season. Ken Melville wins Melbournes best and fairest award and Bob McKenzie tops the clubs goalkicking for the third time, with 38 majors. Club great Todd Viney retires. The side that played in the 1948 Grand Final Replay. One thought is that the club was connected to the St Mary's Church of England Cricket Club, now the St Mary's Anglican Church North Melbourne, whose colours blue and white are reflected in the club's colours today. It proves to be one of Melbournes finest years on record, with just three losses occurring. [34] The second verse is unknown in origin and was presumably added later by members of the club when the song was chosen. Joe Kinnear claims the Gardiner Medal in the reserves. [7], North merged with fellow VFA football club West Melbourne in 1907, which at the time had lost its home ground. Geoff Collins captains Melbourne, as Denis Cordner, who is regarded as Melbournes best in the Grand Final, wins his second best and fairest award and Noel Clarke leads the clubs goal tally with 51. Peter Crackers Keenan and Paul Callery make their debut. Sir Billy Snedden becomes chairman. The official YouTube channel of the North Melbourne Kangaroos Greg Wells comes second in the Brownlow Medal to Collingwoods Len Thompson, and Gary Hardeman finishes equal third. Updated: 1 March 2023Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff. Melbourne produces its best season since 1964, when it narrowly misses out on the finals. In 1982, the Krakouer brothers, Jim and Phil, led the Roos to an Elimination Final win. Melbourne is on a similar path to 2010, but it takes a dramatic turn when it plays Geelong at Kardinia Park in round 19. The ball used in the match was purchased by a local resident called Tom Jacks, who sold some roofing iron to pay for it. Melbourne wins 10 games and places eighth on the ladder. Frank Langley kicks 17 goals to top the clubs goalkicking and the great Fred McGinis retires. For the fifth year running, Melbourne makes the finals. For more than 10 years, the Demons fail to make the eight. Its 17-point win over Hawthorn in round 13 at Princes Park is one of the clubs great wins of that era, as the Demons defeat the Hawks for the first time since round two, 1973. It was a disappointing end to another improved season since Melbournes two-win season in 2013. 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