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North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and women's team in the VFLW.
Informally founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1858 during the scratch matches era, it is the fourth-oldest club in the competition. The club has been based at Arden Street Oval since 1882. Arden Street serves as its headquarters, training facilities and home ground for its women's side. The club's senior men's team plays its home matches at Marvel Stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, as well as Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania which is also used by the women's team as a secondary home ground.
The club's mascot is a grey kangaroo wearing the club uniform, and its use dates from the mid-20th century. The club is also unofficially known as "The Shinboners", a term which dates to the 19th century. The club's motto is victoria amat curam, Latin for "victory demands dedication".
The Kangaroos have won four VFL/AFL premierships; in 1975, 1977 (after a replay), 1996 and 1999. They have also claimed one AFL Women's premiership; in 2024.
In 1992, Dowling's findings suggested that the club was founded around 1869, although he and the club itself recognised a potential formation year as early as 1860. However, due to a lack of records, the club leaned towards the club’s discontinuation around 1864; and decided to adopt 1869 as its year of establishment. Guest's update of Dowling’s 1972 and 1992 inquiries, and vetted by experts tied to the Australian Sports Commission, takes the club's continuance back to Graham's Paddock, Hotham Hill 1858.
The borough was initially called North Melbourne, then Hotham from 1859, before the town reverted back to its original name on August 27 1887. The club primarily went by "North Melbourne Football Club" until 1876. As a foundation club of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877, the club was known as Hotham, reclaiming its original name, North Melbourne in 1888. James Henry Gardiner is cited as a significant figure during the formative period of the club and remains so. Modern Australian historian John Guest uncovered from contemporary 1850s records that Francis Thomas Gell (1807-1891) was leading the North Melbourne Cricket Club, which was established before December 1855, when the club in 1858 initiated football scratch matches for its Victorian Irish members at Graham’s Paddock.
A match between North Melbourne and the South Yarra Football Club appears in a 1865 newspaper article. On 14 August 1869, North Melbourne played the employees of Messrs, Walker, May, and Co. at Princes Bridge in what is now central Melbourne. North also fielded a second-20 team that day. A few weeks later, on 2 September, North Melbourne played South Yarra for the Challenge Cup. North Melbourne defeated the Surrey Football Club at Royal Park on 18 September 1869. According to historian Gerard Dowling (1973), Harry Fuhrhop was a pivotal figure among the generation of players being reported in the media from 1869. Fuhrop is listed regularly from 1869 representing the club as Captain and a player, and further in 1884 as a general committee member. Other early newspaper reports include playing Carlton United at Royal Park on 24 September 1870, and 1 October 1870 against East Brunswick.
Regular premiership matches of Australian Football commenced in Victoria in 1870. Although North Melbourne was a part of this, it was classed as a "junior club". The words junior and senior at the time were not used to distinguish underage side but rather the playing quality and strength of the side. The Australasian noted them as being "one of the best of many junior clubs". The club graduated to senior ranks in 1874, finishing fourth. Along with the promotion, the club adopted its first uniform of blue and white horizontal stripes.
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North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and women's team in the VFLW.
Informally founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1858 during the scratch matches era, it is the fourth-oldest club in the competition. The club has been based at Arden Street Oval since 1882. Arden Street serves as its headquarters, training facilities and home ground for its women's side. The club's senior men's team plays its home matches at Marvel Stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, as well as Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania which is also used by the women's team as a secondary home ground.
The club's mascot is a grey kangaroo wearing the club uniform, and its use dates from the mid-20th century. The club is also unofficially known as "The Shinboners", a term which dates to the 19th century. The club's motto is victoria amat curam, Latin for "victory demands dedication".
The Kangaroos have won four VFL/AFL premierships; in 1975, 1977 (after a replay), 1996 and 1999. They have also claimed one AFL Women's premiership; in 2024.
In 1992, Dowling's findings suggested that the club was founded around 1869, although he and the club itself recognised a potential formation year as early as 1860. However, due to a lack of records, the club leaned towards the club’s discontinuation around 1864; and decided to adopt 1869 as its year of establishment. Guest's update of Dowling’s 1972 and 1992 inquiries, and vetted by experts tied to the Australian Sports Commission, takes the club's continuance back to Graham's Paddock, Hotham Hill 1858.
The borough was initially called North Melbourne, then Hotham from 1859, before the town reverted back to its original name on August 27 1887. The club primarily went by "North Melbourne Football Club" until 1876. As a foundation club of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877, the club was known as Hotham, reclaiming its original name, North Melbourne in 1888. James Henry Gardiner is cited as a significant figure during the formative period of the club and remains so. Modern Australian historian John Guest uncovered from contemporary 1850s records that Francis Thomas Gell (1807-1891) was leading the North Melbourne Cricket Club, which was established before December 1855, when the club in 1858 initiated football scratch matches for its Victorian Irish members at Graham’s Paddock.
A match between North Melbourne and the South Yarra Football Club appears in a 1865 newspaper article. On 14 August 1869, North Melbourne played the employees of Messrs, Walker, May, and Co. at Princes Bridge in what is now central Melbourne. North also fielded a second-20 team that day. A few weeks later, on 2 September, North Melbourne played South Yarra for the Challenge Cup. North Melbourne defeated the Surrey Football Club at Royal Park on 18 September 1869. According to historian Gerard Dowling (1973), Harry Fuhrhop was a pivotal figure among the generation of players being reported in the media from 1869. Fuhrop is listed regularly from 1869 representing the club as Captain and a player, and further in 1884 as a general committee member. Other early newspaper reports include playing Carlton United at Royal Park on 24 September 1870, and 1 October 1870 against East Brunswick.
Regular premiership matches of Australian Football commenced in Victoria in 1870. Although North Melbourne was a part of this, it was classed as a "junior club". The words junior and senior at the time were not used to distinguish underage side but rather the playing quality and strength of the side. The Australasian noted them as being "one of the best of many junior clubs". The club graduated to senior ranks in 1874, finishing fourth. Along with the promotion, the club adopted its first uniform of blue and white horizontal stripes.