Your 1st North game??

[Hojuman]

False thread. Internet not around in 2004.

 

[Gasometer]

False thread. Internet not around in 2004.

I could bump a few from March 2002 if you like. See there was this incident when a player

 

[tazaa]

Lot of names moved on from BF over the years

Yeh but wasn’t DR a social butterfly back then
Very chirpy

The last 11 years has had an effect

 

[DEVO]

The first North Melbourne game I saw on Television was the 1976 Grand Final, but because I lived in an NRL household I didn't get to my first live game until 1987, and it was at the SCG against the Swanettes. I do believe it was Schimma's final game.

 

[Hojuman]

The first North Melbourne game I saw on Television was the 1976 Grand Final, but because I lived in an NRL household I didn't get to my first live game until 1987, and it was at the SCG against the Swanettes. I do believe it was Schimma's final game.

Did his knee

 

[pupstar]

A few of us showing our age here. Mine was 1975. North vs Fitzroy Junction oval. Cant remember heaps about the game We won by 3 points. I can still picture Keith Greig running on the wing. That's about all I can remember . And of cause my dad called into Young and Jacksons after the game we would go and see but was never allowed to tell mum.

 

[BTRAIN2]

Round 1 - 1997. Still a child after seeing my beloved Fitzroy murdered by the AFL.
We played Melbourne and it was close from memory. I remember The Wiz Farmer took a speccy and the roar of the G was a far cry of the few thousand I was used as a kid out at Western Oval. A pleasure to be a North supporter now and I’m glad we didn’t go for Brisbane. If anything, I think having gone through that as a child it’s made me more passionate for this club.

 

[Uber Roo]

From 1979/ 82 I was only allowed to attend games at Windy *ing Hill
All my cousins followed the peptides , and being the son of cautious / worried Greek parents, that was my only choice
I would always barrack for the visitors, and when North was playing there I was in heaven, the pilgrimage of my heroes

By 1982, at the age of 13, I told the folks they either take me to Arden St or I’m running away from home

They relented, first game at Arden st , all I remember was playing Carlton and 2 things

Blighty kicking a torpedo from half forward , from the boundary line , on the non preferred side...
And the wonderful view I had standing over his shoulder , elevated by the kind Aussie blokes who let me stand on their slab of beers.

And the final memory from that game was a guy behind me who had a great party trick
While gargling his beer he would shout
“Nobody can, like McCann, can”
It was beautiful. A work of art and very bloody funny


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[Brufen]

1985 Round 3 NM v Carlton at Princess Park. I was young, can only remember minor details like, it was a shootout, Glendinning blitzed and the team mascots walked the boundary throwing packets of Stimerol chewing gum into the crowd...and importantly we won (just)!!


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[Kangaroos4eva]

Round 5 2000, SCG North Home game.

I remember cracking it in the last because I wanted North to win and they were closing to losing it.

Ended up running out 8 point winners.

AFL Match Statistics : North Melbourne defeats Sydney at SCG Round 5 Sunday, 9th April 2000

North Melbourne defeats Sydney at SCG Round 5 Sunday, 9th April 2000 AFL match statistics

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[Hojuman]

Allright, hold your hats.

Mine would have been first home game 1964 as a 3 year old as we moved into the commission flats in Canning st, 500 metres from the ground. Can't remember too much, we were pretty crappy
At that age sliding down the embankment behind the radio " box " on a cardboard box was the highlight

Remember going to home games at Coburg in '65 because Aunt Joan lived not far from Sydney rd.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Round 5 1988. Vs the hawks. I was 6 and my uncle bought me to my first game. We lost by 77 and just a lazy 50 goals and 35 behinds kicked on the day. Needless to say I don’t think I have seen a more open and free flowing game in the hundreds I have attended since

AFL Tables - North Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 30-Apr-1988 2:10 PM - Match Stats

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[rickety]

First game I remember watching was the drawn GF on a black and white tele. We got a colour tele the friday before the replay, and I decided to go for the Blue and White ones. First game at Arden St was the game when there was that fire in whatever food van it was. Remember sitting on the old metal railings around the ground wondering why there was a fire.

 

[wazza03]

My first game that I attended was on Sat 20th June 1987. North Vs Coll at Waverley Park.
We got up to win 10.12.72 to 2.6.18 and it was bloody cold!! BT kicked their only 2 goals and Peter German was BOG.


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[Hojuman]

My first game that I attended was on Sat 20th June 1987. North Vs Coll at Waverley Park.
We got up to win 10.12.72 to 2.6.18 and it was bloody cold!! BT kicked their only 2 goals and Peter German was BOG.


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Anthony Stevens debut game.

Went from u19's - reserves - seniors in the same season. Rare feat back then. Shows how good he was.

 

[wazza03]

Anthony Stevens debut game.

Went from u19's - reserves - seniors in the same season. Rare feat back then. Shows how good he was.

Stevo’s debut game was in 1989


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[presidentfirrito]

R24 94 vs Collingwood.
Was 6 yrs old and went with mostly Pies supporting Uncles an cousins.
Older Roos supporting cousin gave me his scarf. Big win and I was in love with North from then on.
I chose them as my team the year before to be different from the rest of the family (split 50/50 between Ess & Coll). This was the game that really got me.

 

[Groucho]

Allright, hold your hats.

Mine would have been first home game 1964 as a 3 year old as we moved into the commission flats in Canning st, 500 metres from the ground. Can't remember too much, we were pretty crappy
At that age sliding down the embankment behind the radio " box " on a cardboard box was the highlight

Remember going to home games at Coburg in '65 because Aunt Joan lived not far from Sydney rd.

That’s positively post-modern. Horace took me to my first game when I was two in 1954 versus Footscray at Arden st and it was a draw! Horrie said he’d never take me again as all I did was scramble round looking for bottle tops and he would have preferred to have gone to Brunswick st anyway. Good times

 

[berniemccarthy]

I reckon I was at that game. Got lost. Had to walk around the ground with a copper. My dad didn’t take me again for ages.

1961 Round 3--Collingwood v North Melbourne at Victoria Park. North lost that day and won the wooden spoon that year with just 4 wins and a draw. After that we went most often to Arden St. and watched North lose many more games and occasionally have a good win--any win was a good win. Our best players then were Aylett, Teasdale, Dugdale, Steward and Dwyer.

Things got a whole lot better in the 70s.

 

[scottywiper]

First year of Eagles at Subi. Very few North supporters there. Was in North jumper. Eagles fans were less than gracious in victory. Some things never change...

 

[Hojuman]

Stevo’s debut game was in 1989


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Will look up. I know l was working because when someone told me l couldn't believe it.


Edit; No, correct Waz ✔

 

[Themanbun]

Shannon Grant's goal square miss

 

[Passmore]

I was like your typical young recruit building into it.

Got a 1 game taste in 77 against Richmond at MCG, a number of games in 78, and then pretty much every week from 79 including my first trip to Kardinia Park.


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[D23D]

First year of Eagles at Subi. Very few North supporters there. Was in North jumper. Eagles fans were less than gracious in victory. Some things never change...

Scotty I’ve been over this thread from the start so you probably don’t remember your input from 15 years ago but it’s a good one. See post 8

Your 1st North game??

Apologies if this thread has been done before. What was the 1st North Melbourne game you attended (in the flesh - not on the tube)? For me - 1980 night grand final. Kerry Good kicking that goal after the siren to beat Collingwood.

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[RobZombie]

A few of us showing our age here. Mine was 1975. North vs Fitzroy Junction oval. Cant remember heaps about the game We won by 3 points. I can still picture Keith Greig running on the wing. That's about all I can remember . And of cause my dad called into Young and Jacksons after the game we would go and see but was never allowed to tell mum.

You beat me by a couple of months. My first was the '75 GF .