Xerri's tribunal looms as North's ruck crisis deepens North Melbourne snapped a decade-long losing streak against Essendon, but Tristan Xerri now faces an AFL tribunal for serious misconduct that could sideline the ruckman.

Xerri's tribunal looms as North's ruck crisis deepens

#NorthMelbourne #Xerri #AFLTribunal #AusNews

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Xerri faces lengthy ban after on-field blood incident North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri to face AFL Tribunal scrutiny after appearing to wipe blood on Essendon captain during Saturday's match at Marvel Stadium.

Xerri faces lengthy ban after on-field blood incident

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youtu.be/fn434K2nAf8?.... Premiers in 2024 then went through undefeated in 2025 to go back to back Premierships #AFLW #Sport #AFL #Kangas #Roos #NorthMelbourne

Grand Final Day (Night) #aflw #northmelbourne

Well played #NorthMelbourne 2025 #aflwgf winners!
Commiserations to #Brisbane you fought hard and can hold your heads up!
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Be better. #aflw #soldout #northmelbourne #brisbanelions #ikonpark #afl

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Why is the AFLW Grand Final being played at IKON park with a capacity of a little over 12000. It has sold out consistantly in one day. Why does the league continue to do this to the womens game. SABOTAGE is the only word. #aflw #northmelbourne #brisbanelions #disgrace #bebetter

Does anyone know if Arden St Oval has seating at all? I didn't go because of unknown accessibility. Hard to know from TV. #NorthMelbourne #AFLW

Lifted my self-imposed ban from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s bookshop for some early Xmas presents - for me! @historyvictoria.bsky.social
#books #melbourne #northmelbourne #history

Professor Andrew May standing at a lectern and talking to a crowd of people.

Author Fiona Gatt standing at a lectern and talking to a crowd of people.

Did you know North Melbourne was called Hotham from 1859 to 1887? Just one of many fascinating details in Fiona Gatt's new book "Old North Melbourne".

We were thrilled to host the launch last week, with Professor Andrew May introducing the author.

#VicHistoryEvents #HistoryVictoria #NorthMelbourne

NM 2025 v 2024
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#AFL
#Kangaroos

The other profile in the Australian Football Action magazine was Steve McCann of North Melbourne

The Roast Pork shortage of 1981 hit Australia hard....

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NMFC Reserves, Arden St Oval. #vfl #northmelbourne #kangaroos

North brought the heat. Fremantle just held on.
A lead vanished before our eyes before Jackson's clutch Goal saved the Dockers.

Pressure, chaos, and one of the best games of the round.

📺 Full review 👉 youtu.be/GQOmySKOJm0

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Had these legends play a game for my team. Genuinely two of the nicest guys you're likely to meet. #GeelongCats #NorthMelbourne #AFL

Are North Melbourne Quietly Building Something?... 🦘📈
🦘 The Roos are they just surviving or are they’re developing.
Full Mid-Season Review of North melbourne
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Luff brings down 600th senior game FOOTBALL BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   IN his 38th season of open-age football, former Sydney Swan and Traralgon-boy Troy Luff reached the miraculous milestone, strapping up his boots for the 600th time at senior level. Playing for his much beloved UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs, the 55-year-old and his side were rarely tested on the day against Sydney University in the AFL Sydney Division 5 competition, with Luff basking in the occasion with a bag of 10 goals in their 109-point victory (played May 10). “To be honest, I was overwhelmed,” Luff told the Express. “I was humbled by the day itself, the players that came to watch from the other divisions, some of the old boys from the Bulldogs were there, (and) friends were there. “I was just so overwhelmed by the support and I guess the love shown by everybody.” While Luff said it was an unbelievable thrill to snag the amount of goals he did on his special day, he also admitted that a few extra were forced down his throat by his teammates. “It got to the last quarter and I was sitting on about eight goals and even though I wasn’t thinking ‘I’m going to kick 10’, but the players almost made me kick 10,” he said. “They were getting me to lead to them when they were 25 metres out of goal… (so,) two of the goals were quite cheap.” Luff grew up in Traralgon, playing for Cumberland Park Junior Football Club (since defunct) and played a season for the Maroons in Latrobe Valley Football League before moving to Nelson Bay in New South Wales for his final school years. Kicking 70 goals in the Newcastle League in 1989, the next year Luff was picked up by Sydney, having now lived in the state long enough to be selected as a territorial AFL pick. “Back then, all of New South Wales was the Swans’ recruiting zone, and after living in New South Wales for three years, I effectively became a New South Welshman, so they could just put me on the list and they did,” he said. Luff debuted in Round 12, 1990 of the AFL season – a 45-point loss to Fitzroy at the SCG, managing six games for the year. He would only manage 21 games in his first four seasons during a struggling period for the club. “When I started, there were some legends of the game like Dennis Carroll (the last South Melbourne player to retire for Sydney), Merv Neagle, David Murphy, Bernard Toohey, David Bolton, Gerard Healy, just to name a few,” Luff said. “They were all sort of getting towards the end of their careers and when I first started, we didn’t have a great year in 1990, and then slowly as those guys retired, the performance got worse.” It wasn’t until the 1994 season that Luff began to break into the side consistently (albeit when Sydney were winning just five games over two years) – this was all during a time when the great Ron Barassi was at the helm. Luff was delisted and redrafted twice all before the age of 26, but the best was yet to come. Luff played 23 games in the 1996 season, as the Swans made the Grand Final, with all-time AFL leading goal-kicker Tony Lockett and coach Rodney Eade leading the way. Despite facing just a two-point deficit at halftime of the decider, North Melbourne stormed past Sydney in the second half to win by 43 points. Luff came alive during that finals series, which cumulated with 18 disposals and two goals in the big dance. Retiring in 2001 after playing 155 games for the Swans, Luff has since split his time in the AFL Sydney league playing for UNSW and Balmain. He’s kept himself in good shape and kicked along for an extra 23 years playing a game he absolutely loves. “At the end of the day, footy’s just a game, and if the body allows you to, why not keep playing?” he said. “I still feel as sore as I do today after a game as I did 10 years ago, so nothing much has changed. “I might be a little bit slower or can’t kick as far, but I still get around the footy field okay. “It’s no different than when you’re 15-years-old, when you’re 25-years-old – you love playing footy, even though I’m pretty old to do it. “I just enjoy the game, the whole social aspect of it, playing the game, the end of season trips and mad Mondays, all that sort of stuff.” Luff has also ventured overseas and taken the game aboard in an effort for the AFL to expand interest across the globe. Playing for the Bali Geckos on and off for 20 years (and a life member), Luff has played in Phuket, for Indonesia in the Asian Championships, over in Kuala Lumpur, and other parts of Asia. “It’s a great thrill to say that you’ve played footy in so many different parts of Asia, not to mention I’ve played in the USA as well. I took Balmain there many years ago and played against the American national team,” he said. “It’s just a great concept playing football for other areas of the world, and playing for Bali has certainly broadened my footy horizons.” Given he’s played at the top level and at amateur-level for more than 35 years, it’s hard to say he exactly needed that additional experience, but it just goes to show his love for the game. More locally, a couple of Mid Gippsland players celebrated major milestones at the weekend – Pages 24-25  

LV Express: Luff brings down 600th senior game #Sport #GerardHealy #NorthMelbourne

My Kings #northmelbourne #kangaroos 💙🤍

Finn O'Sullivan and Peter Wright contest the mark. (Kim Densham/AFANA) Check out the gallery here: https://www.afana.com/gallery/essendon-vs-north-melbourne-round-8-2025-marvel-stadium #AFANA #AFL #essendonbombers #northmelbourne @densham_images

Kim Densham delivered some great action photos from the Thursday night match between Essendon and North Melbourne. Check out the gallery here:
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Finn O'Sullivan and Peter Wright contest the mark. (Kim Densham/AFANA) Check out the gallery here: https://www.afana.com/gallery/essendon-vs-north-melbourne-round-8-2025-marvel-stadium #AFANA #AFL #essendonbombers #northmelbourne @densham_images

Kim Densham delivered some great action photos from the Thursday night match between Essendon and North Melbourne. Check out the gallery here:
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#AFANA #AFL #essendonbombers #northmelbourne @densham_images

North Melbourne really shit me. However a coach who stands by his players, is a team I love to stand by. Xxxx #northmelbourne
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Kane Cornes vs North MELTDOWN
Sheezel slammed. Paul Curtis suspended.
Are the Roos being targeted?
Watch now: youtu.be/PW7sj16_QYk

#AFL #NorthMelbourne #KaneCornes

Signs of businesses past and present in North Melbourne #melbourne #northmelbourne #signs #flashes

The excuses for Clarkson have to be running out. The players seem to be ready, what is going wrong with #NorthMelbourne #AFL

Swannies getting a huge win over North Melbourne!
This one feels so good with the number of injuries on the list ☺️
#afl #sydney #swans #bloods #northmelbourne #kangaroos

Postgame for Round 3: @ Crows

I was expecting a lot worse than that honestly, kept a really strong team in check for a lot of the game, despite a few players having a bit of a mare. Definitely showing that last week wasn’t a fluke, let’s keep building.

#AFL #AFLCrowsNorth #NorthMelbourne

57 seconds #Afl #NorthMelbourne