Did you know? Two of North Melbourne's five biggest wins of all-time have come on this very day - April 8.

Read all about it, in the latest edition of 'On This Day', presented by Hello Solar. 

It's a pretty remarkable stat, but exactly 18 years apart, the Roos recorded 127, then 129-point victories. 

Let's head back to 1994; it's North v Hawthorn on a Friday night at the MCG.

The Hawks are missing their spearhead Jason Dunstall, but still boast a raft of premiership players from the club's finest era.

The North side is bursting with talented youngsters; Archer, Carey, Longmire, Stevens - all 23 or under.

Then there's some new faces; David King and Corey McKernan with two and three games respectively. 

In the timeslot it made its own throughout the 90s, North kicked 6 goals to 1 in the first term, and by half-time had a 64-point lead.

For the fifth time in his career, Wayne Carey had 7 goals to his name by the time the final siren sounded, and the scoreboard showed a 127-point margin.

Of course, he wasn't alone. John Longmire booted 5, while a youngster who burst onto the scene with a 68-goal first season the year previous, kicked five too. 

Adrian McAdam was a brilliant talent, but remarkably, after 75 goals in his first 19 games, he played only 17 more times in the royal blue and white.

On a memorable night, six players had 20 or more disposals, with Wayne Schwass, Carey (26 disposals, 17 marks) and Mark Roberts among the best.

Ironically, one man who also had a big impact in a huge win, Alastair Clarkson. The then 78-gamer had 21 disposals. 

Amazingly, the teams ended up meeting in a Qualifying Final only months later, with extra-time played following a draw at the final siren.

The dominance of Carey was again on show when it mattered most, as North kicked 3.5 to 0.0 and went through to a Preliminary Final. 

North Melbourne 6.8.44 | 12.13.85 | 19.17.131 | 25.23.173
Hawthorn 2.1.13 | 3.3.21 | 3.6.24 | 6.10.46

Leading goal-kickers: Wayne Carey 7, John Longmire 5, Adrian McAdam 5, Mark Roberts 2, Jose Romero 2, Anthony Stevens 2
Leading disposals: Wayne Schwass 28, Wayne Carey 26, Craig Sholl 24, Mark Roberts 22, Anthony Stevens 21, Alastair Clarkson 21
Brownlow Medal: Wayne Carey 3, Anthony Stevens 2, Wayne Schwass 1

18 years on, in 2012, and the North team looked very different ... even Boomer Harvey wasn't playing in '94 (he was drafted in 1995). 

North played its first game at its new home away from home, Blundstone Arena in Tasmania, and what a way to start.

Boasting over 1,000 more games' experience than their opponents, Greater Western Sydney, the Roos took full advantage.

The Giants were playing just their second game in their history, and an emerging North outfit dominated from the start.

Seven first-quarter goals to one set the tone for the day, and by half-time the scoreboard was a little scary - 80 to 4, the Roos' way. 

GWS fought back in the third quarter, with 6 goals; the likes of Toby Greene, Devon Smith, Dylan Shiel and Jeremy Caemeron had only debuted the previous week, but showed just why they were so highly regarded.

Cameron booted 4 goals, but at the other end livewire Aaron Edwards booted 5 of his own, as North ran away in the final term.

Remarkably, the Roos recorded the second-most team disposals ever in a game, with 505.

And along the way, some pretty remarkable individual performances; Ryan Bastinac had 44 disposals and kicked 2 goals, Liam Anthony 38 and 2, Leigh Adams 37, and Michael Firrito 33.

Oh, and Boomer wasn't bad either - 32 disposals and 2 goals in game 315. 

All but one North player had 13 possessions or more, in a simply brilliant display.

North Melbourne 7.4.46 | 12.8.80 | 20.9.129 | 28.15.183
Greater Western Sydney 0.3.3 | 0.4.4 | 6.6.42 | 8.6.54

Leading goal-kickers: Aaron Edwards 5, Hamish McIntosh 3, Ryan Bastinac 2, Liam Anthony 2, Brent Harvey 2, Ben Cunnington 2, Aaron Mullett 2, Todd Goldstein 2
Leading disposals: Ryan Bastinac 44, Liam Anthony 38, Leigh Adams 37, Michael Firrito 33, Brent Harvey 32, Andrew Swallow 29 
Brownlow Medal votes: Michael Firrito 3, Daniel Wells 2, Andrew Swallow 1

North's biggest wins

North Melbourne 209 defeated Richmond 68 - Round 2, 1990 - 141 points
North Melbourne 185 defeated Sydney 45 - Round 3, 1983 - 140 points
North Melbourne 168 defeated Footscray 37 - Round 2, 1996 - 131 points
North Melbourne 183 defeated Greater Western Sydney 54 - Round 2, 2012 - 129 points
North Melbourne 172 defeated Melbourne 43 - Round 10, 1981 - 129 points
North Melbourne 173 defeated Hawthorn 46 - Round 3, 1994 - 127 points
North Melbourne 200 defeated Melbourne 73 - Round 14, 1990 - 127 points