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The Complete History of Every Club in the AFL/VFL. Penguin Books, Melbourne. ISBN 0-85550-482-X. Mancini, Anne; Hibbins, Gillian (1987). Running With the Ball. Melbourne: Lynedoch Publications. ISBN 0-7316-0481-4. Murray, John (editor) [various authors]: Melbourne Football Club – Since 1858 – An Illustrated History, 2008, GSP Books, Melbourne.
North Melbourne Kangaroos: VIC: North Melbourne Cricket Ground: AFL (R) 1925 2018– 0 – — Northern Bullants: Bullants: VIC: Preston City Oval: VJFA: 1882 1903–1911, 1926– 4: 2: 1984 Port Melbourne: Borough: VIC: Port Melbourne Cricket Ground — 1874 1886– 17 – 2017 Richmond Tigers: VIC: Punt Road Oval: AFL (R) 1919 2000, 2014– 1 ...
North Melbourne was forced to change its uniform to avoid a clash when it joined the VFL. North Melbourne struggled for most of its first twenty-five years in the VFL, with one of few bright notes being Sel Murray winning the VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal in 1941 with 88 goals. By the late 1940s, North Melbourne had developed a strong list and ...
At the end of the 1924 season, the VFL took over the MDFA and replaced it with the VFL Sub-Districts, officially called the Victorian Football League Sub-Districts Association. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] W.H. Smith was elected as the new league's inaugural president, and the first game was played on 2 May 1925 between Oakleigh and Dandenong .
Wallace Francis Carter (4 February 1909 – 6 June 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Carter made his debut for North Melbourne in 1929 and played with the club for over a decade, winning the inaugural Syd Barker Medal for their best and fairest player in ...
Rutley was later reinstated by the VFL, [10] and he returned to play for North Melbourne in 1930, having served a suspension of 89 matches. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] His suspension, the third longest in VFL history, is the longest suspension for an on-field incident ; [ 11 ] the two longer suspensions (99 matches), those of Carlton's Doug Fraser and Alex ...
Keith Robertson (27 October 1938 – 17 October 2020 [1]) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1957 to 1963. [ 2 ] His two sons, Rohan and Shane also played for North Melbourne, making their VFL debuts on the same day in 1985.
He played in North's first ever VFL game, against Geelong at Corio Oval. Playing at forward pocket, he scored North's first score in a game of VFL: a behind. He kicked 1.1 for the match. [5] Playing against Fitzroy at Arden Street, in North Melbourne's second VFL match, Goonan kicked 4 goals. [6]