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The remaining VFA clubs – Footscray, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond and Williamstown – were given the opportunity to compete as a junior competition under and without representation on the VFL's administration, but rejected the offer and continued as an independent body. [11]
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 ...
In 1925, the VFL expanded from nine teams to twelve, with Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne each crossing from the VFA. North Melbourne and Hawthorn remained very weak in the VFL for a very long period. North Melbourne did not win more than eight games in a season until 1944, and Hawthorn only once won more than seven in a season until 1954.
Melbourne District Football Association: 1906: 1924: Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts: Melbourne North Football League: 1989: 1994: Set up for clubs that the Diamond Valley refused to admit. Bellfield, Heidelberg Colts, Keon Park, Northcote Dragons. Northern Dragons, Reservoir Rovers Methodist Football League: 1946: 1955: Metropolitan ...
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The North Melbourne Football Club, also known as the Kangaroos, is an Australian Football League club based in North Melbourne, just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Melbourne metropolitan area. The North Melbourne Football Club was formed in 1869. It was purportedly established to satisfy the needs of local cricketers who were keen to keep ...
North Melbourne (VFL) [ edit ] In his two seasons with North Melbourne (1948–1949), although a regular player in the Second XVIII, he only played in two senior matches, against Collingwood and Footscray in the 1948 season .
Kevin McMahon (17 May 1930 – 14 July 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] [2]McMahon, a wingman, made his way up from the North Melbourne thirds to make his first senior appearance in 1949. [3]