Lawrence was a North Melbourne player from Colts level and broke into the seniors for the first time in 1948.

He was one of the fortunate few Melbourne players to be part of all six premierships the club gained during its ten 'golden years' from 1955 to 1964.

Frederick Karl Esling, a leading Melbourne player, accepted the challenge.

The fact that this was the highest total by a Melbourne player in 2008 highlighted their forward line struggles.

He kicked 32 goals from his 37 games, with 16 of them coming in the 1906 season which was the most by a Melbourne player that year.

Over 3500 people attended the historic event held at the Royal Exhibition Building, including almost all surviving North Melbourne players.

The most goals kicked by a Melbourne player in a single match is 7, which was achieved by Russell Robertson in 2007.

In the end he finished with 226 AFL games and 426 goals in 1999, third best all-time for a Melbourne player.

Clark is the son of former Melbourne player, Denis, who played 113 matches for the Demons in the 1960s and '70s.

He was one of six Melbourne players to appear in all 17 possible games of the inaugural league season in 1897, which included three finals.