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2 unusual facts about North Melbourne


History Teachers' Association of Victoria

, North Melbourne, which it shared with the Geography Teachers Association, membership had risen to 945, and was to reach 1144 by 1979.

Tayte Pears

He played his first game of the year against North Melbourne in Round 13 and was looking more comfortable before breaking his lower leg and then straining a hamstring in the elimination final.


Footy Classified

One notable stoush consisted of Craig Hutchison making a sign for Wayne Carey to hold up saying that he was "wrong" regarding Dean Laidley (Carey had previously stated that he wanted Laidley sacked because his poor media manner meant that he was not diplomatic enough to lead the club, North Melbourne. The team responded by winning 4 consecutive games and, eventually by making the Preliminary Final).

Ilija Grgic

He also received a nomination for the 1993 AFL Rising Star award and kicked a bag of six goals in a win over North Melbourne at the MCG.

Mike Sheahan

Sheahan sparked much debate by putting North Melbourne champion Wayne Carey at number one ahead of the AFL's player of the 20th century Leigh Matthews, who was named at number two.

Prahran Football Club

Sam KekovichNorth Melbourne Premiership player and well known football identity.

Ray Watts

Watts made his VFL debut in the 11th round of the 1937 VFL season against North Melbourne and kicked three goals.

South Gawler Football Club

Defender Yves Sibenaler has played in seven SANFL Premierships for the Central District Football Club, while Alan Obst (a 2007 Premiership player also with Centrals) has now returned from a stint with AFL club North Melbourne.

Victoria Street, Melbourne

It runs from its terminus at the intersection of Munster Terrace in North Melbourne until it reaches the Yarra River.

Whole Lotta Rosie

The song is about an obese Tasmanian woman, Rosie, with whom the singer (Bon Scott) had a one night stand at the Freeway Gardens Motel in North Melbourne.


see also

2011 Hawthorn Football Club season

The club recruited David Hale from North Melbourne, Cameron Bruce and Kyle Cheney from Melbourne, and in the national draft selected midfielders with pace.

Alastair Clarkson

Clarkson was 19 and at the end of his first season with North Melbourne when the Kangaroos met Carlton in October, 1987 in the notorious Battle Of Britain an exhibition match at The Oval in London .

Archer–Hird Medal

In round 13, 2011, the medal was presented to Brent Harvey by former Australian Test cricket captain and prominent North Melbourne supporter, Ricky Ponting.

Burnie Hawks Football Club

At the end of 1994 the club signed former North Melbourne player Peter German as captain-coach and one of his first tasks was to attempt to reunify the supporters of both clubs, as a result he adopted a full change of uniforms, colours and a new emblem as the Burnie Dockers.

Corowa

John Longmire is a retired Australian rules football player (North Melbourne Kangaroos), now coach (Sydney Swans) from Corowa

Gumbleton

Frank Gumbleton, a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne during the 1970s.

Jack Ryan

Jack F. T. Ryan (born 1916), Footscray and North Melbourne VFL footballer

James Henry Gardiner

Gardiner continued to serve the North Melbourne community as representative of the Hopetoun Ward after 1905, when the City of North Melbourne was merged with the City of Melbourne.

Jim Goonan

Alf Goonan (1904–1942), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

John Aloysius Morgan

He attended St Joseph's Christian Brothers College in North Melbourne in 1917 and again from 1920 to 1926.

Karabar High School

"Over the years the band has performed in Queanbeyan and Canberra. The first performances were at Anzac Day and the Highland Gathering in 1991. Since then they have performed in Queanbeyan and Canberra Festivals, numerous sporting events such as Canberra Raiders, Queanbeyan Tigers and North Melbourne matches, local netball march pasts, Masters Games, polo cross and many school and community events such as Floriade, the Uniting Church Fete, the Burra Fair and the Canberra Show."

Mark Coughlan

Coughlan made his much anticipated return for Richmond on 25 April 2009 (Anzac Day) in the club's first win of the 2009 season against North Melbourne.

MM1

Melbourne Metro, Stage 1 a proposed rail tunnel in Melbourne, Australia linking the Domain Interchange to North Melbourne railway station

Nathan Thompson

This controversy received a lot of media attention but for Sirengate, which occurred the day following the North Melbourne-Melbourne match and was so big that Thompson's voluntary send off (compared to Sally Robbins' rowing controversy by some in the media) was put on the back-burner.

Ross Smith

Ross W. Smith (born 1965), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

West Coast Eagles

The club's current captain is Darren Glass, and the current senior coach is former North Melbourne legend Adam Simpson, after John Worsfold's resignation in September 2013.