North Melbourne / Kangaroos

Team Details

Name: North Melbourne
Moniker: Kangaroos
Seasons: 1890-1915, 1918-2026
Former Names: Kangaroos (1999-2007)
Club History:
North Melbourne / Kangaroos (1890-1915, 1918-2026)
Home Grounds: Arden Street Oval (1890-1896, 1898-1915, 1918-1964, 1966-1984), East Melbourne (1897), Coburg City Oval (1965), MCG (1985-1999), Docklands Stadium (2000-2026)

Team Accolades

VFA/VFL Premierships: 33 (1890-1915, 1918-1924)
VFA/VFL Premiers: 6 (1903, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918)
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 6 (1897, 1898, 1899, 1905, 1913, 1919)
VFA/VFL Minor Premiers: 6 (1905, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 102 (1925-2026)
VFL/AFL Premiers: 4 (1975, 1977, 1996, 1999)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 5 (1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998)
VFL/AFL Minor Premiers: 4 (1949, 1978, 1983, 1998)

Team History

VFA/VFL History (1890-1924)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1890 VFA Season 5th 9 -4- 6 125.0% Not applicable 5th
1891 VFA Season 8th 3 -8- 9 64.0% Not applicable 8th
1892 VFA Season 11th 4 -2- 14 48.2% Not applicable 11th
1893 VFA Season 13th 3 -0- 17 40.5% Not applicable 13th
1894 VFA Season 4th 8 -6- 4 107.5% Not applicable 4th
1895 VFA Season 8th 7 -1- 10 85.3% Not applicable 8th
1896 VFA Season 6th 8 -1- 9 115.0% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1897 VFA Season 2nd 14 -0- 6 113.1% Not applicable 2nd
1898 VFA Season 2nd 12 -0- 5 120.0% Not applicable 2nd
1899 VFA Season 2nd 17 -0- 4 171.7% Not applicable 2nd
1900 VFA Season 6th 7 -0- 9 103.9% Not applicable 6th
1901 VFA Season 3rd 11 -1- 4 130.0% Not applicable 3rd
1902 VFA Season 3rd 10 -1- 5 126.0% Not applicable 3rd
1903 VFA Season 2nd 15 -1- 2 183.8% Premiers 1st
1904 VFA Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 170.1% Premiers 1st
1905 VFA Season 1st 15 -0- 3 173.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1906 VFA Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 135.7% Defeated by West Melbourne (Semi Final) 4th
1907 VFA Season 9th 2 -0- 16 51.9% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1908 VFA Season 9th 4 -0- 14 43.8% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1909 VFA Season 7th 5 -0- 13 75.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1910 VFA Season 1st 15 -1- 2 213.3% Premiers 1st
1911 VFA Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 157.4% Defeated by Brunswick (Semi Final) 3rd
1912 VFA Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 139.9% Defeated by Essendon (A) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1913 VFA Season 2nd 13 -1- 4 139.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1914 VFA Season 1st 14 -0- 4 159.0% Premiers 1st
1915 VFA Season 1st 13 -0- 0 180.2% Premiers 1st
1918 VFA Season 1st 10 -0- 0 211.2% Premiers 1st
1919 VFA Season 1st 18 -0- 0 227.3% Runners-Up 2nd
1920 VFA Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 125.4% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final) 3rd
1921 VFA Season 7th 5 -0- 13 122.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1922 VFA Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 118.4% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1923 VFA Season 6th 9 -1- 8 101.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1924 VFA Season 5th 10 -0- 8 125.0% Did not qualify for finals 5th

VFL/AFL History (1925-2026)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1925 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 12 75.2% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1926 VFL Season 12th 0 -1- 17 73.7% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1927 VFL Season 11th 3 -0- 15 73.5% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1928 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 13 67.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1929 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 17 60.2% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1930 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 17 51.8% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1931 VFL Season 12th 0 -0- 18 50.8% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1932 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 97.1% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1933 VFL Season 8th 7 -1- 10 85.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1934 VFL Season 12th 0 -0- 18 66.4% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1935 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 17 65.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1936 VFL Season 11th 4 -0- 14 75.9% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1937 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 15 64.2% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1938 VFL Season 9th 6 -0- 12 74.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1939 VFL Season 9th 6 -0- 12 91.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1940 VFL Season 12th 4 -0- 14 75.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1941 VFL Season 9th 6 -0- 12 92.9% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1942 VFL Season 9th 4 -0- 10 78.2% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1943 VFL Season 9th 5 -1- 9 77.0% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1944 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 100.3% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1945 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 7 111.1% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final) 4th
1946 VFL Season 9th 8 -0- 11 91.2% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1947 VFL Season 10th 4 -0- 15 77.7% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1948 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 11 83.6% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1949 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 5 119.1% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1950 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 123.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1951 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 11 85.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1952 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 10 96.8% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1953 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 107.8% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1954 VFL Season 3rd 11 -1- 6 99.6% Defeated by Melbourne (Semi Final) 4th
1955 VFL Season 11th 3 -0- 15 76.3% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1956 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 15 69.6% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1957 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 95.1% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1958 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 92.7% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1959 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 89.3% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1960 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 13 80.3% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1961 VFL Season 12th 4 -1- 13 79.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1962 VFL Season 11th 4 -0- 14 73.1% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1963 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 85.1% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1964 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 87.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1965 VFL Season 9th 5 -0- 13 80.8% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1966 VFL Season 7th 7 -1- 10 93.7% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1967 VFL Season 8th 7 -1- 10 94.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1968 VFL Season 12th 3 -0- 17 74.3% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1969 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 12 87.5% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1970 VFL Season 12th 4 -0- 18 79.1% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1971 VFL Season 9th 5 -1- 16 66.8% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1972 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 21 62.9% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1973 VFL Season 6th 11 -1- 10 97.6% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1974 VFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 138.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1975 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 8 115.1% Premiers 1st
1976 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 116.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1977 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 117.8% Premiers 1st
1978 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 6 120.9% Runners-Up 2nd
1979 VFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 123.6% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1980 VFL Season 4th 14 -1- 7 123.8% Defeated by Collingwood (Elimination Final) 5th
1981 VFL Season 8th 10 -0- 12 104.1% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1982 VFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 109.6% Defeated by Hawthorn (Semi Final) 4th
1983 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 6 127.8% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1984 VFL Season 11th 5 -0- 17 81.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1985 VFL Season 5th 13 -1- 8 97.9% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final) 4th
1986 VFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 98.6% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1987 VFL Season 4th 13 -1- 8 99.4% Defeated by Melbourne (Elimination Final) 5th
1988 VFL Season 11th 7 -1- 14 89.5% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1989 VFL Season 9th 9 -0- 13 89.6% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1990 AFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 114.0% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1991 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 91.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1992 AFL Season 12th 7 -0- 15 89.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1993 AFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 7 120.8% Defeated by West Coast (Elimination Final) 5th
1994 AFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 9 129.0% Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1995 AFL Season 6th 14 -0- 8 114.8% Defeated by Carlton (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1996 AFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 127.4% Premiers 1st
1997 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 111.8% Defeated by St Kilda (Preliminary Final) 4th
1998 AFL Season 1st 16 -0- 6 117.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1999 AFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 115.7% Premiers 1st
2000 AFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 106.2% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 4th
2001 AFL Season 13th 9 -0- 13 91.1% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2002 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 98.8% Defeated by Melbourne (Elimination Final) 7th
2003 AFL Season 10th 11 -1- 10 98.3% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2004 AFL Season 10th 10 -0- 12 100.3% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2005 AFL Season 5th 13 -0- 9 99.2% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Elimination Final) 7th
2006 AFL Season 14th 7 -0- 15 80.9% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2007 AFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 109.3% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final) 3rd
2008 AFL Season 7th 12 -1- 9 97.0% Defeated by Sydney (Elimination Final) 8th
2009 AFL Season 13th 7 -1- 14 83.4% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2010 AFL Season 9th 11 -0- 11 87.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2011 AFL Season 9th 10 -0- 12 101.2% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2012 AFL Season 8th 14 -0- 8 112.5% Defeated by West Coast (Elimination Final) 8th
2013 AFL Season 10th 10 -0- 12 119.5% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2014 AFL Season 6th 14 -0- 8 117.0% Defeated by Sydney (Preliminary Final) 4th
2015 AFL Season 8th 13 -0- 9 106.5% Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final) 4th
2016 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 105.2% Defeated by Adelaide (Elimination Final) 8th
2017 AFL Season 15th 6 -0- 16 87.6% Did not qualify for finals 15th
2018 AFL Season 9th 12 -0- 10 108.9% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2019 AFL Season 12th 10 -0- 12 99.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
2020 AFL Season 17th 3 -0- 14 71.2% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2021 AFL Season 18th 4 -1- 17 70.3% Did not qualify for finals 18th
2022 AFL Season 18th 2 -0- 20 55.8% Did not qualify for finals 18th
2023 AFL Season 17th 3 -0- 20 71.5% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2024 AFL Season 17th 3 -0- 20 63.5% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2025 AFL Season 16th 5 -1- 17 76.3% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2026 AFL Season 14th 9 -0- 14 88.8% Did not qualify for finals 14th