North Melbourne Career
After being pursued by Geelong and North Melbourne, the Krakouer brothers signed with North Melbourne on a three-year contract worth a total of $750,000. The main reasons for choosing the Kangaroos over Geelong were due to West Australian football legend Barry Cable being the North Melbourne coach and the contract payments being guaranteed, rather than performance-based.
In their second season in the VFL, Jim and Phil both kicked 44 goals and shared the leading goalkicker award at North Melbourne. Jim was awarded the Syd Barker Medal for club best and fairest in 1986 and topped the goal kicking again in 1986 and 1988. Phil was the leading goalkicker in 1985 and 1987.
The Krakouer brothers were praised for their highly skillful play and the manner in which they often passed to each other from almost any position. In one match report in 1986 they were referred to as the Pelé and Maradona of the VFL.
Jim Krakouer was named in the Indigenous Team of the Century in 2005.
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