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Arden Street

AKA: Hotham Recreation Reserve, Hotham Cricket Ground, North Melbourne Recreation Reserve

Years: 1883-1893, 1895, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1931-1932, 1934-1937, 1939-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-1972, 1974-1983

First VFA game: June 1883 vs Hotham
First VFL Game - Round 16, 1925 vs North Melbourne
Last VFL Game - Round 22, 1983 vs North Melbourne
Last game: 1985 practice match vs North Melbourne

WinsDrawsLosses%
2812156.0

Other than a solitary year spent at Coburg Oval, Arden Street was home to North Melbourne from their entry into the competition until the end of 1985. Five games were played there in 1984 and just one in the ground's last year. It remains a training base for North Melbourne today.

Records

Biggest Win

ScoreRound
1 108 Round 10 1972
2 63 Round 7, 1928
360 Round 7, 1935
458 Round 4, 1929
557 Round 7, 1940
649 Round 10, 1961
747 Round 5, 1936
842 Round 6, 1956
939 Round 6, 1931
939 Round 18, 1937
939 Round 3, 1958

Highest Score

ScoreRound
1 23.17.155 Round 10 1972
2 19.16.130 Round 18, 1937
3 20.9.129 Round 9, 1941
4 19.13.127 Round 13, 1969
5 17.20.122 Round 5, 1936
6 18.11.119 Round 7, 1935
7 15.28.118 Round 5, 1934
8 16.17.113 Round 17, 1982
9 15.20.110 Round 4, 1939
10 16.13.109 Round 10, 1957

Biggest Loss

ScoreRound
1113 Round 19, 1978
273 Round 22, 1983
372 Round 20, 1979
464 Round 16, 1974
558 Round 20, 1981
657 Round 3, 1970
751 Round 15, 1977
845 Round 8, 1951
933 Round 4, 1943
933 Round 17, 1982

Lowest Score

ScoreRound
1 3.9.27 Round 8, 1946
24.12.36 Round 9, 1966
36.4.40 Round 15, 1968
46.9.45 Round 20, 1979
56.10.46 Round 16, 1925
66.12.48 Round 8, 1951
77.15.57 Round 18, 1980
88.10.58 Round 18, 1945
88.10.58 Round 16 1949
107.17.59 Round 3 1950

Most goals in a game

GoalsPlayerRound
1 9 Maurie Gibb Round 7, 1935
2 9 Robert C Johnson Round 4, 1929
3 8 Barry Bourke Round 13, 1969
3 8 Fred Fanning Round 7, 1944
3 8 Norm Smith Round 9, 1941
3 8 George Margitich Round 6, 1931
7 7 Ray Carr Round 3, 1970
8 6 Fred Fanning 1947 Round 9, 1947
8 6 Bert Chadwick 1928 Round 7, 1928
10 5 6 times

Links
Boyles Football Photos
Scoreboard Pressure - North Melbourne
Wikipedia