List of North Melbourne Football Club captains

! Dates !! Captain(s) !! Notes

| Wels Eicke

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| Wels Eicke
Gerry Donnelly

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| Syd Barker, Sr.
Charlie Tyson

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| Charlie Tyson

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| Charlie Tyson
Tim Trevaskis

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| Johnny Lewis

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| Dick Taylor

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| Dick Taylor
Tom Fitzmaurice

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| Tom Fitzmaurice
Ted Llewellyn

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| Charlie Gaudion

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| Charlie Gaudion
Jim Adamson

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| Keith Forbes

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| Len Thomas
Jim Adamson

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| Jock Cordner
Bill Findlay

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| Bill Findlay

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| Dally O'Brien

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| Fred Fairweather

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| Kevin Dynon

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| Les Foote

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| Kevin Dynon

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| Gerald Marchesi

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| Vic Lawrence

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| Bob Brooker

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| John Brady

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| Al Mantello

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| Allen Aylett

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| Noel Teasdale

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| John Dugdale

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| Barry Goodingham

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| David Dench

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| Barry Davis

| 1975 Premiership Captain

| Keith Greig

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| Keith Greig
Wayne Schimmelbusch

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| Wayne Schimmelbusch

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| Wayne Schimmelbusch
John Law

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| John Law

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| Matthew Larkin

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| Wayne Carey

| 1996 Premiership Captain
1999 Premiership Captain

| Anthony Stevens

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| Adam Simpson

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| Brent Harvey

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| Andrew Swallow

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| Jack Ziebell{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/north-melbourne/jack-ziebell-to-take-over-north-melbourne-captaincy-in-2017-from-andrew-swallow/news-story/2bb2ac58d02206b413fb738bdec8ac47|title=Jack Ziebell to take over North Melbourne captaincy in 2017 from Andrew Swallow|first=Lauren|last=Wood|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=8 December 2016}}

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|Jy Simpkin
Luke McDonald{{cite web | url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/leaping-into-a-new-era-north-appoint-co-captains-for-first-time-in-club-s-history-20230120-p5cebj.html | title=Leaping into a new era: North appoint co-captains for first time in club's history | date=20 January 2023 }}

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|Jy Simpkin{{cite web|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1708522/simpkin-appointed-sole-captain-for-2025|title=Simpkin appointed sole captain for 2025|date=21 January 2025|website=nmfc.com.au}}