North Melbourne Football Club
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The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, 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.
North Melbourne Football Club | ||||
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Names | ||||
Full name | North Melbourne Football Club[1] | |||
Former name(s) | Hotham Football Club (1877–1887) Kangaroos Football Club (1999–2007) | |||
Nickname(s) | Kangaroos, Kangas, Roos, North, Shinboners | |||
Motto | Victoria Amat Curam (Victory Demands Dedication) | |||
2023 season | ||||
Home-and-away season | 17th | |||
Leading goalkicker | Nick Larkey (71 goals) | |||
Club details | ||||
Founded | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) | |||
Colours | Royal Blue White | |||
Competition | AFL: Senior men AFLW: Senior women VFL: Reserves men VFLW: Reserves women | |||
Coach | AFL: Alastair Clarkson (Senior Coach) AFLW: Darren Crocker VFL: Leigh Adams VFLW: Cheyne Webster | |||
Captain(s) | AFL: Luke McDonald and Jy Simpkin AFLW: Emma Kearney VFL: Flynn Appleby VFLW: Nikki Wallace | |||
Premierships | VFL/AFL (4)Reserves/VFL (7)VFA (6) | |||
Ground(s) | AFL: Marvel Stadium (56,347) & Blundstone Arena (19,500) AFLW/VFL/VFLW: Arden Street Oval (4,000) | |||
Former ground(s) | MCG (1984–2005)
Arden Street Oval (1968–1983) Coburg City Oval (1967) Arden Street Oval (1925–1966) | |||
Training ground(s) | Arden Street | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Other information | ||||
Official website | nmfc.com.au |
Founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1869 and based at the Arden Street Oval, it is the 4th oldest club in the competition and one of the oldest surviving clubs in the world. Its original home at Arden Street continues to serve 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, Victoria, as well as Blundstone Arena 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 its 19th-century abattoir-worker origins. The club's motto is victoria amat curam, Latin for "victory demands dedication". Aside from their representation in the AFL, the Kangaroos also field teams in the competitions AFL Women's, VFL Women's and Victorian Football League competitions.
The club has recorded 4 AFL premierships, the most recent in 1999.