2017 season | |||
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President | Ben Buckley | ||
Coach | Brad Scott (8th season) | ||
Captain(s) | Jack Ziebell (1st season) | ||
Home ground | Etihad Stadium (Capacity: 56,347) Blundstone Arena (Capacity: 19,500) | ||
Pre Season | 2 wins, 1 loss | ||
AFL season | 6-16 (15th) | ||
Best and Fairest | Shaun Higgins | ||
Leading goalkicker | Ben Brown (63) | ||
Highest home attendance | 42,814 vs. Western Bulldogs (Round 4) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,758 vs. Greater Western Sydney (Round 3) | ||
Average home attendance | 22,678 ( 5,493) | ||
Club membership | 40,343 ( 4,671) | ||
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The 2017 AFL season was the 92nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club. The club finished in 15th place on the ladder after winning only six games.
Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref. |
Nick Dal Santo | 24 August 2016 | Retired | 322 | 156 | [1] [2] |
Michael Firrito | 24 August 2016 | Retired | 275 | 29 | [1] [3] |
Brent Harvey | 24 August 2016 | Retired | 432 | 518 | [1] [4] |
Drew Petrie | 24 August 2016 | Delisted | 316 | 428 | [1] |
Farren Ray | 14 September 2016 | Retired | 209 | 59 | [5] |
Robin Nahas | 14 September 2016 | Delisted | 117 | 135 | [6] |
Brad McKenzie | 26 October 2016 | Delisted | 37 | 6 | [7] |
Joel Tippett | 26 October 2016 | Delisted | 9 | 0 | [7] |
Date | Gained | From | Lost | Ref. |
17 October 2016 | Paul Ahern | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 69 | [8] |
20 October 2016 | Nathan Hrovat | Western Bulldogs | 2017 third round pick | [9] |
2017 third round pick | ||||
2017 fourth round pick | 2017 fourth round pick | |||
20 October 2016 | Pick 92 | Geelong | Aaron Black | [10] |
20 October 2016 | Marley Williams | Collingwood | Pick 105 | [11] |
Player | Date | Free agent type | New club | Compensation | Ref. |
Daniel Wells | 11 November 2016 | Unrestricted | Collingwood | 2nd round | [12] |
Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
1 | 12 | Jy Simpkin | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup |
2 | 34 | Declan Watson | Aspley Football Club | NEAFL |
2 | 36 | Josh Williams | Surfers Paradise Australian Football Club | QAFL |
5 | 75 | Nick Larkey | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup |
Rookie elevation | Majak Daw | North Melbourne | AFL | |
Rookie elevation | Braydon Preuss | North Melbourne | AFL |
Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
1 | 11 | Cameron Zurhaar | East Fremantle Football Club | WAFL |
2 | 28 | Oscar Junker | Western Jets | TAC Cup |
3 | 43 | Matthew Taylor | Perth Football Club | WAFL |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(North's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Sunday, 19 February (2:05 pm) | Sydney | 0.8.15 (63) | 0.9.11 (65) | Won by 2 points | Coffs Harbour International Stadium (A) | 3,040 | [13] |
2 | Sunday, 26 February (2:05 pm) | Hawthorn | 0.13.17 (95) | 0.11.8 (74) | Won by 21 points | Arden Street Oval (H) | 3,981 | [14] |
3 | Friday, 10 March (5:50 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 2.15.17 (125) | 0.12.15 (87) | Lost by 38 points | Manuka Oval (A) | 3,997 | [15] |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(North's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Record | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
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1 | Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 13.15 (93) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 43 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 21,997 | 15th | 0–1 | [16] |
2 | Sunday, 2 April (1:10 pm) | Geelong | 17.10 (112) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 1 point | Etihad Stadium (A) | 30,917 | 12th | 0–2 | [17] |
3 | Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 10.7 (67) | 15.19 (109) | Lost by 42 points | Blundstone Arena (H) | 8,758 | 17th | 0–3 | [18] |
4 | Friday, 14 April (4:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.14 (86) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 3 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 42,814 | 17th | 0–4 | [19] |
5 | Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 9.13 (67) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 5 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 33,319 | 17th | 0–5 | [20] |
6 | Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.11 (107) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 13 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 15,431 | 15th | 1–5 | [21] |
7 | Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 22.13 (145) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 59 points | Blundstone Arena (H) | 10,064 | 14th | 2–5 | [22] |
8 | Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) | Sydney | 11.12 (78) | 18.12 (120) | Lost by 42 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 21,589 | 15th | 2–6 | [23] |
9 | Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 14 points | MCG (A) | 33,218 | 14th | 3–6 | [24] |
10 | Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) | Carlton | 15.6 (96) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 17 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 32,802 | 13th | 4–6 | [25] |
11 | Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm) | Richmond | 9.12 (66) | 14.17 (101) | Lost by 35 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 36,100 | 13th | 4–7 | [26] |
12 | Bye | 15th | 4–7 | |||||||
13 | Friday, 16 June (6:10 pm) | St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 17 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 26,107 | 16th | 4-8 | [27] |
14 | Saturday, 24 June (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.17 (107) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 1 point | Etihad Stadium (A) | 28,263 | 17th | 4-9 | [28] |
15 | Saturday, 1 July (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 18.10 (118) | 14.15 (99) | Lost by 19 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,779 | 17th | 4-10 | [29] |
16 | Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 12.10 (82) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 4 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 19,267 | 17th | 4-11 | [30] |
17 | Saturday, 15 July (1:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.13 (127) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 70 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 34,138 | 17th | 4-12 | [31] |
18 | Saturday, 22 July (1:45 pm) | Essendon | 20.12 (132) | 16.9 (105) | Lost by 27 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 40,359 | 17th | 4-13 | [32] |
19 | Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 4 points | Blundstone Arena (H) | 13,939 | 16th | 5-13 | [33] |
20 | Saturday, 5 August (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | 7.15 (57) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 54 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,394 | 16th | 5-14 | [34] |
21 | Sunday, 13 August (7:25 pm) | Hawthorn | 18.8 (116) | 14.5 (89) | Lost by 27 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (A) | 14,509 | 16th | 5-15 | [35] |
22 | Sunday, 20 August (3:20 pm) | St Kilda | 18.19 (127) | 12.6 (78) | Lost by 49 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 29,162 | 17th | 5-16 | [36] |
23 | Sunday, 27 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.13 (79) | 19.16 (130) | Won by 51 points | The Gabba (A) | 15,416 | 15th | 6-16 | [37] |
Source |
# | Player name | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | Br |
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Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Jed Anderson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Shaun Atley | 22 | 11 | 11 | 185 | 200 | 385 | 76 | 57 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Ben Brown | 22 | 63 | 30 | 180 | 76 | 256 | 120 | 27 | 35 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 14 |
13 | Ryan Clarke | 15 | 6 | 4 | 127 | 170 | 297 | 56 | 31 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ben Cunnington | 20 | 10 | 5 | 184 | 327 | 511 | 58 | 97 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 25.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
38 | Majak Daw | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 112 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 16.0 | 0 |
14 | Trent Dumont | 19 | 7 | 3 | 191 | 200 | 391 | 46 | 83 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Sam Durdin | 8 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 32 | 90 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Taylor Garner | 18 | 16 | 8 | 153 | 133 | 286 | 80 | 61 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Sam Gibson | 22 | 5 | 9 | 245 | 241 | 486 | 100 | 71 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 22.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Todd Goldstein | 19 | 12 | 6 | 94 | 161 | 255 | 54 | 55 | 576 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 30.3 | 0 |
6 | Lachlan Hansen | 13 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 85 | 176 | 87 | 22 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Mitchell Hibberd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Shaun Higgins | 21 | 18 | 25 | 269 | 224 | 493 | 77 | 106 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
8 | Nathan Hrovat | 22 | 14 | 8 | 193 | 191 | 384 | 86 | 58 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Nick Larkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
34 | Jamie MacMillan | 13 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 107 | 244 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Luke McDonald | 22 | 8 | 8 | 276 | 187 | 463 | 92 | 94 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Ben McKay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
42 | Declan Mountford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 99 | 177 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Aaron Mullett | 18 | 5 | 2 | 225 | 135 | 360 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 20 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Daniel Nielson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Braydon Preuss | 8 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 29 | 23 | 180 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 22.5 | 0 |
21 | Jy Simpkin | 13 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 69 | 141 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Andrew Swallow | 16 | 4 | 3 | 134 | 179 | 313 | 33 | 106 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 19.6 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Robbie Tarrant | 21 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 144 | 373 | 131 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Lindsay Thomas | 9 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 42 | 110 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Scott Thompson | 21 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 154 | 322 | 108 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Kayne Turner | 15 | 17 | 8 | 94 | 89 | 183 | 54 | 61 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Ed Vickers-Willis | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Corey Wagner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Jarrad Waite | 10 | 22 | 18 | 96 | 45 | 141 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
36 | Josh Williams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Marley Williams | 13 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 133 | 227 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Mason Wood | 10 | 14 | 11 | 79 | 58 | 137 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Jack Ziebell | 19 | 13 | 6 | 262 | 160 | 422 | 66 | 110 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 22.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 |
44 | Cameron Zurhaar | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | |
3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | |
4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | |
5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | |
6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | |
7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | |
8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | |
9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |
1. Shaun Higgins (217 votes)
2. Ben Cunnington (211 votes)
3. Ben Brown (209 votes)
4. Robbie Tarrant (204 votes)
5. Luke McDonald (192 votes)
6. Jack Ziebell (161 votes)
6. Sam Gibson (161 votes)
8. Taylor Garner (134 votes)
9. Scott Thompson (126 votes)
10. Shaun Atley (125 votes)
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