Unsatisfied with Melbourne’s ridiculous parking prices, I stopped the car outside an old unit somewhere near Albert and Hoddle st. It was a fair walk to the Yarra to see the Moomba festival, but I didn’t mind. It was still better than giving in to the  absurd rates that Secure Parking charges despite having no guarantee or warranty that your

WEST COAST EAGLES
vs
NORTH MELBOURNE
Friday May 17, 6:40pm, Patersons Stadium

WEST COAST 12.18.90 def NORTH MELBOURNE

NORTH Melbourne midfielder Andrew Swallow is confident of lining up against West Coast next week despite injuring his knee against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday. The Roos skipper will have scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage, but he said on Sunday that he believes there was no structural damage. “It’s not

NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott said he is in awe of Majak Daw after his break-out performance against the Western Bulldogs and won’t deny the hype ahead of the Daw and Nic Nat show against West Coast next week. “I’ve got no problem with the inevitable hype and excitement,” Scott said. “We’ve just got to

THE Western Bulldogs continue to languish in the bottom four after another spirited but ultimately unsuccessful outing against North Melbourne on Saturday evening.

But it is fair to say that most will remember the game for Majak Daw’s efforts. The former Sudanese refugee kicked 6.4 to light up Etihad Stadium in a performance that won’t soon be forgotten

WESTERN BULLDOGS
vs
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
Saturday 11th May, 4:40pm, Etihad Stadium

GAME OVER: NORTH MELBOURNE 22.19 (151) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 15.7 (97)

WITH seniors coach Ken Hinkley back at home revovering from a viral infection that had seen him hospitalised just a few days ago, Port Adelaide faced North Melbourne in Hobart and came up just 10 points short.

For the Kangaroos it was a much needed victory, just their second for the season, and one that their supporters would have felt would have been easier to get

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:10pm AEST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)
GAME OVER: North Melbourne 14.9.93 def Port Adelaide

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:10pm AEST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)

HAWTHORN’S Cyril Rioli was the story of this epic three-point win over North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.

Rioli kicked four goals in the second half and was the most electrifying forward on the field but suffered a hamstring injury mid-way through the final term that appeared serious. Given Rioli’s history with hamstring injuries, this one could blowout to be a six week injury

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: HAWTHORN 14.15 (99) def NORTH MELBOURNE 13.18 (96)

HAWTHORN’S prized recruit Brian Lake says versatility will be key to his game when he makes his debut for the Hawks against North Melbourne on Sunday. Lake’s debut comes at the expense of Ryan Schoenmakers, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury last week. “It’s not like four or five years ago where you had your

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

THE Majak Daw era began for North Melbourne with a great mark and goal in the opening minute but ended with eight minutes left in the first quarter after Daw collided with team mate Ben Cunnington. Daw had the ball and was tackled by Brisbane’s Daniel Merrett with the momentum spinning Daw backwards into a

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: NORTH MELBOURNE 18.17 (125) def BRISBANE 9.8 (62)

PRIZED Hawthorn recruit Brian Lake will play his third consecutive match with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL today in the hope of returning for next week’s clash against North Melbourne. Lake, the former Western Bulldog, was close to selection for the clash against Fremantle today, but the withdrawal of Matthew Pavlich through injury

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

MAJAK Daw will finally make his much anticipated AFL debut for North Melbourne against the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. There hasn’t been a more anticipated senior debut in recent memory than of Daw, the athletic Sudanese star, who has risen from rookie to one of the most versatile ruckmen in the competition.

A BREATHTAKING third quarter by Sydney, one which included the visiting Swans outscoring the Roos 11 goals to one, has set up an incredible victory after a gallant first half by North Melbourne. The Swans’ the second half was one of sheer brilliance and the Roos simply had no answer, losing by 39 points.

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)
Final Score: SYDNEY SWANS 20.11 (131) def NORTH MELBOURNE 13.14 (92)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)

THE AFL has announced that North Melbourne defender Aaron Mullet is the AFL’s second round NAB rising star nominee in 2013 Mullet, 21,  has had an impressive start to this season averaging 21.5 disposals at a high efficiency rate and his 20 disposals and 6 tackles against the Cats in the nail biter at Etihad

GEELONG have once again “got out of jail” in a thrilling but controversial 4-point win over a bitterly disappointed North Melbourne infront of a 34, 152 crowd at Etihad Stadium.

With the roof open and the sun shining, it appeared to be perfect conditions for football on Sunday afternoon, yet when the rain fell hard in the last quarter, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott looked agitated and frustrated

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:10pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: GEELONG 16.16 (112) def NORTH MELBOURNE 17.6 (108)

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:10pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 3, 2012, NORTH MELBOURNE 20.11 (131) def GEELONG 16.18 (114) at Etihad Stadium

NORTH Melbourne forward Lindsay Thomas kicked four goals for the Kangaroos yesterday in last night’s losing effort against Collingwood but now faces a wait on the Match Review Panel after a third quarter collision with Ben Reid. Reid was slightly behind the play while Magpie Alan Toovey and Roo Lachie Hansen were chasing a loose ball when

COLLINGWOOD has come on top in their round one clash with North Melbourne, winning 15.13 (103) to 13.9 (87) infront of a packed crowd at Etihad Stadium.

The Pies were forced to withdraw seasoned campaigners Heath Shaw and Dayne Beams before the match, giving the Roos a chance to expose their younger replacements in debutees Jack Frost and Josh Thomas

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Sunday March 31, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: COLLINGWOOD 15.13 (103) def NORTH MELBOURNE 13.9 (87)

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Sunday March 31, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Kangaroos: Will the combination of  Drew Petrie, Robbie Tarrant and Lachie Hansen function well in the one forward line? 346-game veteran Brent Harvey will now miss the first six games of the season

NORTH Melbourne has just revealed that they have re-signed Scott McMahon and Robbie Tarrant. Both players have signed two-year contract extensions keeping them with the Roos through to the end of the 2015 season. McMahon, 26, was originally rookie listed by North Melbourne back in 2005, and has now played in 106 games for the

TRIAL MATCH

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Saturday March 16, 2013 at 2:00pm EDST
WHERE: Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn, VIC
Final Score: HAWTHORN 19.8 (122) def NORTH MELBOURNE 5.11 (41)

TRIAL MATCH North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Hawthorn Hawks   WHEN: Saturday March 16, 2013 at 2:00pm EDST WHERE: Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn, VIC   North Melbourne will face off against Hawthorn in a practice matchthis Saturday, March 16, at Southport with the game commencing at Craigeburn (VIC) from 2pm local time. Off-street parking is limited for the

NORTH Melbourne was perceived to have had a so called ‘easy’ draw in 2012 and made the finals accordingly and for some they may now be seen as the most vulnerable to slide out of the 8 this season. But not for us

GEELONG has defeated a gutsy North Melbourne by 12 points in their round three NAB Cup encounter at Simonds Stadium, removing the Roos’ chance of a pre-season grand final appearance

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 3.45pm (AEDT)
FINAL SCORE: GEELONG 0.14.12 (96) def NORTH MELBOURNE 0.12.12 (84)

Geelong Cats
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 3.45pm (AEDT)

NORTH Melbourne is right in contention to make the NAB Cup grand final and what an effort that would be. Its 13-point win over the Suns in Townsville last night was heroic given the sweltering conditions and given that the Suns hit back hard in the second half

Gold Coast Suns
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: March 2, 3.30pm, EST
WHERE: Townsville Football Ground, QLD
FINAL SCORE: NORTH MELBOURNE 2.13.6 (102) def GOLD COAST 1.11.14 (89)

Gold Coast Suns
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: March 2, 3.30pm, EST
WHERE: Townsville Football Ground,

IT WAS two wins in two games for North Melbourne including a come from behind victory over Richmond in the final game of the night. Sure it is only the pre-season and, in one sense, the games lack the meaning of the premiership season, but winning is still winning and for the Roos victories by two

GAME 1: NTH MELBOURNE 1.4.5 (38) def MELBOURNE 0.5.6 (36)
GAME 2: RICHMOND 1.2.9 (30) def MELBOURNE 0.2.3 (15)
GAME 3: NTH MELBOURNE 0.7.6 (48) def RICHMOND 0.6.8 (44)

NORTH Melbourne’s Majak Daw will play in the NAB Cup tonight after finally earning a reprieve off the rookie list and appears destined to make his AFL debut in the season proper. He has finally fought his way out of a difficult 2012 which was head-lined by his off-field blows with former team-mate Daniel Pratt.

THE NORTH Melbourne Football Club announced overnight that they had signed vice-captain Jack Ziebell to a new three year deal. Ziebell, 21, was drafted by the Roos with the 9th pick of the 2008 Draft out of the Murray Bushrangers and has played 62 games for the club so far and the new deal will

          North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons vs Richmond Tigers   WHEN: Fri 22 Feb 2013, from 6:45 EDT WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC GAMES: North Melbourne v Melbourne (6.45pm EDT) Melbourne v Richmond (7.50pm EDT) Richmond v North Melbourne (8.55pm EDT)   NORTH MELBOURNE 1. Daniel Currie, 2. Brad McKenzie, 3. Ryan Bastinac,

PROMISING North Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington is set to deliver the goods this season after a dominant first up performance in an intra-club match in Ballarat yesterday. The midfielder has had an exceptional pre-season according to coach Brad Scott. “He played the way he’s been training all pre-season so he’s starting to do the things

THE Geelong Football Club will have to wait a few more weeks to see new recruit Hamish McIntosh in action after the club revealed that their new ruckman has had surgery to remove fluid from the back of his knee. “He (McIntosh) had minor surgery this week which should only keep him out for two

NORTH Melbourne is confident star midfielder Daniel Wells will be fit to play for the NAB Cup despite having to overcome an Achilles injury which has restricted his preparation. Wells suffered an Achilles injury against Essendon in round 20 last year and it has meant that he has had a restricted pre-season. But North medical

THE North Melbourne Football Club has been without a CEO since Eugene Arocca resigned from the position back in June of this year. That vacancy has now been filled with the club confirming the appointment of Carl Dilena will take up the dual roles of managing director and chief executive officer from February 2013. Dilena

STRAIGHT after being told that he was no longer required by North Melbourne, Ben Ross came out and had a blinder with Werribee in last year’s finals series. It is that type of attitude that has got him into this position; another crack at an AFL career. Ross, who took out this year’s Liston Trophy

THE AFL has announced today that the North Melbourne Football Club has been fined $20,000 ($10,000 of which is suspended) by the AFL under Player Rule 1.8(g) following an investigation into the match day management of a head injury to Lachlan Hansen in August. The fine refers to an incident in Round 20 of the

AFTER trade period negotiations to get him to North Melbourne failed, Ben Jacobs has quit Port Adelaide today and nominated for the AFL Draft to be held on November 22. Just two years after being drafted by the Power with the 16th pick of the  2010 Draft, Jacobs, 20, was keen to return home to

THE North Melbourne Football Club has announced that Josh Drummond has joined the team’s coaching panel as a development coach

                ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Sunday, March 31 Collingwood Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm 2 Sunday, April 7 Geelong Cats Etihad Stadium Away 1.10pm 3 Saturday, April 13 Sydney Swans Blundstone Arena Home 1.45pm 4 Sunday, April 21 Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm 5

RICHMOND has added to the flourish of activity at the end of the AFL’s trade period by trading with North Melbourne for Aaron Edwards. The Tigers are sending the 74th pick in this year’s Draft to the Kangaroos in exchange for the forward. Edwards’ name started being floated around last week with interest quickly being

THE North Melbourne Football Club has announced that its has re-signed out of contract key position player Lachie Hansen. Hansen, 24, finished the 2012 season without a new deal in place and had been of interest to other clubs, in particular Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. As recently as last week the Kangaroos were

Since late September we have been reporting that Geelong was making a play for North Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh to bolster its ruck stocks. Talk of the tie-up with the Cats had even been confirmed by McIntosh’s manager Tom Petroro who had said that while several clubs had shown interest in the 203cm ruckman, “Geelong are

ST KILDA has made a strong attempt to snare Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy today by offering three draft picks for Caddy and young Suns ruckman Tom Hickey. The Saints offered their compensation pick for the loss of Brendon Goddard (pick 13 overall) along with picks 24 and 34 in this year’s draft, however it is

AFTER telling the Gold Coast Suns he wants to return to Victoria, promising young midfielder Josh Caddy is attracting interest from numerous teams. The former first-round pick will find out where he’ll continue his career as soon as next week, with the AFL Trade Period commencing on October 8. Favourites to secure the 20-year old

EXCITING ruck/forward prospect Majak Daw has taken a big step towards his AFL debut with the North Melbourne Football Club announcing this afternoon that he has been promoted to their senior list. Daw,21, was drafted by the Kangaroos with the 9th pick of the 2009 Draft and has spent the last three seasons with North Melbourne on their

NORTH Melbourne is keen to off-load experienced ruckman Hamish McIntosh and Geelong appears set to part with its first round selection for him. The Kangaroos can’t see a future at the club for McIntosh given the ruck mantle has well and truly been handed to Todd Goldstein and there are up and comers such as

WERRIBEE coach Scott West says both Travis Tuck and Nathan Ablett are in the mix to play in tomorrow’s preliminary final against Geelong at North Port Oval. Both players have endured injury interrupted seasons and West admits it is a factor that it has had to weigh up at the selection table. “Both of them

THE 2012 AFL finals series will open with a blockbuster qualifying final clash between Hawthorn and Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night. For the winner, it will head straight through to the preliminary final where it could eventually meet Geelong if it progresses through weeks one and two. For the loser, it will take

After a long wait at the tribunal last night the news was bad for North Melbourne and its followers last night after Jack Ziebell was suspended for four matches on a rough conduct charge. But the post-penalty Twitter outrage over the penalty has added to the Roos’ problems The story begins with a penalty that

WERRIBEE has cruised through to its first Foxtel Cup grand final after a dominant 71-point win over Morningside in a semi-final on Saturday at the Gabba. Werribee is expected to meet Port Melbourne in an all-VFL grand final if the Borough defeat Claremont next week. Mature age North Melbourne recruit Cameron Pedersen was best on

NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington was suspended for one week at the VFL tribunal last night for tripping Williamstown’s Brett Goodes while playing for North Ballarat against Williamstown on Sunday. Cunnington was in line to return for the Roos against West Coast on Saturday, after he collected 34 disposals, 10 tackles and kicked four goals in the Roosters’ seven

AFTER the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

IT is believed North Melbourne forward Ben McKinley, who kicked three goals yesterday for Werribee, has told close friends that he feels he may be delisted at the end of the season and harbours ambitions to return to study back in Western Australia if that was to be the case at the end of the

MAJAK Daw dominated in the forward line and in the ruck for Werribee in its stunning opening half against the Casey Scorpions yesterday at Avalon Airport Oval. Multicultural week in the AFL may well prove to be a blessing in disguise for the former Wyndham Vale excitement machine. The athletic North Melbourne ruckman also kicked two blistering

AFTER four years as CEO of North Melbourne, Eugene Arocca has today resigned the club.

Club president James Brayshaw made the announcement at 1pm today after a hastily called press conference

NORTH Melbourne is likely to look to its forwards showing form in the VFL after yesterday’s embarrassing 115-point loss to Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium. Goalsneak Lindsay Thomas put his troublesome goalkicking woes behind him at least in the VFL yesterday with six goals for North Ballarat against Geelong at Simonds Stadium. Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald

NORTH Melbourne’s Lachie Hansen was last night suspended for two matches which effectively became three because of the VFL’s state game against Tasmania on Saturday. Hansen’s heavy knock on Northern Blues goalsneak Tim Totevski left him severely concussed in the third term of the Werribee and Northern Blues clash at Avalon Airport Oval. It’s another

NORTH Melbourne’s Majak Daw was tonight cleared of his rough conduct charge on ex team-mate Daniel Pratt. After a tribunal hearing of one hour and 15 minutes, Daw pleaded not guilty to the charge and was subsequently cleared to play in Saturday’s Foxtel Cup match for the Werribee Tigers against Burnie at Etihad Stadium. Video

NORTH Melbourne rookie Majak Daw will face the VFL tribunal tonight for a rough conduct charge on former team-mate Daniel Pratt, despite the club hoping the report would be thrown out. Daw, in his return from injury for Werribee in the VFL on Saturday, was involved in several physical and verbal clashes with Pratt, the Box

PROMISING North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw was involved in several physical clashes with ex-team-mate Daniel Pratt in tonight’s clash between Werribee and Box Hill at Avalon Airport Oval

NORTH Melbourne’s mature age recruit Sam Gibson was brilliant for the Werribee Tigers in the opening VFL match of the season on Saturday. So much so, he is likely to be promoted off the rookie list to make his senior debut with the Kangaroos against Essendon in round one this week. He is a terrific accumulator,

ON February 8 of this year the North Melbourne Football Club suspended rookie Majak Daw after he “breached rehabilitation protocols and internal codes”. Daw’s suspension came less than a day after news that a knee injury sustained during pre-season training was going to keep him out of the NAB Cup competition. At the time it seemed as

SIX months after blood clots were discovered on his lungs following a post-season shoulder operation, North Melbourne’s Daniel Wells looks set to be a chance for the Kangaroos when they play the Western Bulldogs in Ballarat this Sunday. The Herald Sun has reported that  Wells, 26,  has been taken off blood-thinning medication which prevented him from participating in

North Melbourne football boss denies club struggling to build credible team around new senior coach Brad Scott

Gold Coast recruits brother of reigning North Melbourne best and fairest winner Andrew Swallow

Daniel Harris will nominate for the national draft after no longer being wanted at North Melbourne

North Melbourne takes a parting swipe at Josh Gibson, the first player to switch clubs during trade week

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

North Melbourne and Hawthorn complete the first deal of trade week, with backman Josh Gibson becoming a Hawk

FORMER North Melbourne star Wayne Carey has revealed he is ready to become a “specialist” coach at an AFL club and is fielding offers from several clubs

Lowly North Melbourne condemns ladder-leading St Kilda to successive defeats for first time this season with five-point victory

North Melbourne tagger to play his 200th game, against St Kilda

North Melbourne’s caretaker coach Darren Crocker is unperturbed at missing out on the permanent job

North Melbourne skipper Brent Harvey is excited by the appointment of new senior coach, Brad Scott

Brad Scott can begin reshaping North Melbourne after being released from his assistant-coaching contract at Collingwood

North Melbourne is expected to unveil its 2010 coach at a press conference at 3pm this afternoon

NORTH Melbourne’s Daniel Wells will travel to Morwell on Saturday in his comeback match for North Ballarat against Casey Scorpions in the

Easing West Coast’s travel burden is considered as North Melbourne bids to play a home game in Perth

North Melbourne could play home game in Perth next year in deal worth at least $600,