Northcote Football Club
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Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football
club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote
. They were originally nicknamed the Brickfielders because of the local brickworks, but changed their name to the Dragons towards the end of the 20th century.
Northcote joined the VFA in 1908 and for the next two decades failed to have a significant impact in the league. Everything changed however in 1929 when they won their first premiership and started what was a prolific period for the club. After defeating Port Melbourne in the 1929 decider, Northcote made the VFA grand final for every season until 1935, winning three of them. The captain-coach for most of this time was ex Collingwood player Percy Rowe
and they tasted premiership success again in 1936, their last. They won 2nd division premierships in 1961 and 1982 before dropping out of the VFA following the 1987 season.
First Division
Second Division
In recess – WWII 1942-1944
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote
Northcote, Victoria
Northcote is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin...
. They were originally nicknamed the Brickfielders because of the local brickworks, but changed their name to the Dragons towards the end of the 20th century.
History
Percy Rowe
Percy Rowe is a former player and coach in the Victorian Football League.Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1935 and the Carlton Football Club for only the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins. He is the father of Des Rowe, who captained...
and they tasted premiership success again in 1936, their last. They won 2nd division premierships in 1961 and 1982 before dropping out of the VFA following the 1987 season.
VFA Premierships
- 1929
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1936
Second Division
- 1961
- 1982
Coaches
- Percy OgdenPercy OgdenPercy Ogden was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the VFL.A rover, Ogden started his career with Collingwood in 1905. He played just four games with the club and didn't return to the VFL until 1910, with Essendon. Ogden was a member of Essendon's back to back...
1922 - Maurie SheehyMaurie SheehyMaurie Sheehy was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Sheehy began his career at Collingwood in 1914 but after just two games crossed to Fairfield where he spent the 1915 football season. The Northcote District recruit returned to...
1923 - F. Moore 1924
- Gus DobrighGus DobrighLen 'Gus' Dobrigh was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League . His first name is also given as Laurence in some sources....
1925 - H. Dimmick 1926
- Bill AdamsBill Adams (Australian footballer)William 'Bill' Adams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League before becoming coach of South Melbourne. He also went by his nickname of 'Bull' during his career.Adams was originally from South Fremantle where he played 32 games from...
1927-1928 - Percy RowePercy RowePercy Rowe is a former player and coach in the Victorian Football League.Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1935 and the Carlton Football Club for only the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins. He is the father of Des Rowe, who captained...
1929-1934 - Ralph GoulletRalph GoulletRalph Goullet was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League ....
& Alec GrayAlec Gray (footballer)Alex "Alec" Gray was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
1935 - Harold RumneyHarold RumneyHarold Rumney is a former Australian rules footballer.Rumney was rejected by Carlton Football Club after 15 games in 2 seasons and transferred to Collingwood Football Club. His arrival at Collingwood was fortuitous. He played in the quartet of premierships, 1927–1930. He also played in the 1935...
& Jack LyngcolnJack LyngcolnJack Lyngcoln was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....
1936 - Ernie HartErnie Hart (Australian footballer)Ernie Hart was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Hart played his only senior game for Melbourne a day after his 31st birthday, against Richmond at Punt Road Oval...
& Jack Lyncoln 1937-1938 - Billy LibbisBilly LibbisWilliam 'Billy' Libbis was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the VFL.Libbis was a rover and made his debut in 1925...
1939-1941
In recess – WWII 1942-1944
- Tom WallisTom WallisThomas "Tom" Wallis was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Wallis played with Collingwood during World War I, then went back to his original club Northcote as captain-coach in 1945. He opted to return to Collingwod in May, in time to play...
1945 - Jack Barker 1946
- Douglas NichollsDouglas NichollsSir Douglas Ralph "Doug" Nicholls KCVO, OBE, was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering campaigner for reconciliation.Nicholls was the first Aboriginal person to...
1947 - Bill FaulBill FaulBill Faul was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
1948 - Jack O'Keefe 1950
- Bill Deans 1951-1952
- Bill Faul 1953-1956
- Jack GervasoniJack GervasoniJohn Hogan 'Jack' Gervasoni was born in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia in 1929 and was educated at St Michael's Primary School and Presentation Convent Daylesford before attending Ballarat Teachers' College now University of Ballarat....
1957-1958 - Neil DoolanNeil DoolanNeil Doolan was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.Doolan played as both a wingman and centreman during his career, first appearing for North Melbourne in the 1951 season. He played most of that year however in the reserves competition and...
1961 - Peter O'DonohuePeter O'DonohuePeter O'Donohue is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.O'Donohue usually played in defence or in the centre and played 109 games with Hawthorn. He was made captain during the 1950 season and kept that position until the end of 1952...
1962
Notable players
- Carlton – Frank SeymourFrank SeymourFrank Seymour was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the VFL and Northcote in the VFA....
, Douglas NichollsDouglas NichollsSir Douglas Ralph "Doug" Nicholls KCVO, OBE, was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering campaigner for reconciliation.Nicholls was the first Aboriginal person to... - Collingwood – Peter McKennaPeter McKennaPeter McKenna is a former Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975, where he spent the majority of his career...
, Ian McOristIan McOristIan McOrist is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Recruited from Northcote, he was a half-forward flanker who could only gather one year of senior football in 1972, at Collingwood... - Essendon – Greg StockdaleGreg StockdaleGreg Stockdale was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s....
- Fitzroy – Len PyeLen PyeLen 'Apples' Pye was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1930s...
- Footscray – Bill DownieBill DownieWilliam Downie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....
- Melbourne – Bob C. JohnsonBob C. JohnsonRobert Johnson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League . His son Bob B. Johnson followed in his footsteps and played for the club in the 1950s....
- Richmond – Stan JudkinsStan JudkinsStan Judkins was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1928 and 1936. He became the first Richmond player to win the game's most prestigious award, the Brownlow Medal.Judkins played his junior football as a rover for...