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Correct. He’s the only one defending. More tackles you attempt, the more missed tackles you’ll have. But at least he’s one guy putting pressure on.

Missed tackles would be a great stat, like they do in Rugby.
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We'd have a few over the last decade.
 
Tom Morris is set to stick to covering football rather than playing it after a sickening incident on the weekend saw him rushed to hospital with a broken nose and cheekbone.

THE SEN Sunday Crunch Time host has been known to play the occasional VAFA reserves game for Old Melburnians which he was doing on Saturday at Elsternwick Park.

Just before halftime against Old Haileybury, Morris found himself courageously running back with flight of the ball when trouble struck as he was collected by the hip of an opponent charging the other way.


One observer compared the incident to the infamous clash between Hawthorn’s Jordan Lewis and Bulldog Jarrod Harbrow at Marvel Stadium back in 2010.

Morris had to be helped off the ground by trainers with blood streaming from his face. He was later taken to hospital when he was diagnosed with a broken nose, broken cheekbone and concussion.

He is set to have further surgery next week and has told friends he will be hanging up his football boots.

One interested observer was St Kilda star Max King, a former Old Haileyburian, who was watching his former side play but like Morris ran into own injury problems later that night against the Demons, suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.
 

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Kangaroos may get creative to snare top prospect; Casboult keen to play on​

Marc McGowan

By Marc McGowan​

July 12, 2023 — 5.00am
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North Melbourne continue to explore options to gain access to outstanding Tasmanian midfielder Ryley Sanders, in a move that could wipe one of this year’s best prospects from the draft pool.
Sanders, who is boarding at Melbourne Grammar as part of the school’s First Nations bursary program, is a surefire top-10 selection in an open draft and not yet part of the Kangaroos’ Next Generation Academy.
Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.

Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
North have applied for the 18-year-old to be included in their NGA crop, and Sanders received his certificate of Aboriginality about six weeks ago after a lengthy process. The AFL is yet to give approval to the Roos’ NGA request, and did not respond to The Age’s inquiries.
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However, a major complication is that draft rules state clubs are unable to match a bid on an NGA prospect if a player is selected within the first 40 picks, where Sanders is certain to be taken.
One motivation for North to push on with Sanders’ NGA application is if they are given the green light, they could then lobby the league to gain pre-draft access to the 186-centimetre midfielder instead of asking for a priority pick.
The Suns were previously able to select academy prospects without having to match an opposition bid, among a suite of list concessions the league afforded them.
The Kangaroos have lost 14 games in a row and sit in the bottom two, where they have been stuck for four seasons, a period in which they won only 11 of 77 matches. Alastair Clarkson has also not coached since mid-May, to focus on his wellbeing after the prolonged Hawthorn investigation.
The AFL handed North Melbourne two future draft picks last year, which had to be used in a trade and ended up being sent to Fremantle for Griffin Logue – who sadly tore his ACL on the weekend – and let them have two extra rookie-list spots, as part of a special assistance package. Roos list boss Brady Rawlings and recruiting manager Will Thursfield met with Sanders in recent weeks, along with the club’s Indigenous player development manager Robbie Ahmat, who doubles as Melbourne Grammar’s Indigenous program manager.

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North Melbourne used their assistance package to trade for Griffin Logue.

North Melbourne used their assistance package to trade for Griffin Logue.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
The Roos have shown interest in Sanders since he was 15, and he also has a close relationship with North rising star Harry Sheezel, from their time at Sandringham Dragons.
Sanders’ father, Adam, an experienced ex-footballer and coach, including being AFL Tasmania’s state academy coach, has Aboriginal heritage on his mother’s side.
“We’re just proud of the way Ryley’s gone about his last couple of years,” Adam told Money Talks.
“It was quite an upheaval to leave Launceston for Melbourne, but he’s had good support, and he’s done the work, so wherever he gets an opportunity, I’m sure he’ll put his best foot forward.
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“Every dealing we’ve had with North Melbourne has been really positive. I’ve known Brady since he was a kid, drafted from Devonport. He’s a good fella, and Robbie Ahmat’s been fantastic for Ryley.”
Sanders also represented the Flying Boomerangs – a representative team for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged between 14 and 16 years – in 2019, alongside future Bombers Alwyn and Jayden Davey, as well as St Kilda’s Jack Peris and Isaac Keeler.
He averaged 36 disposals, 15 contested possessions, five clearances, six inside 50s, four tackles and a goal for the under-18 championships-winning Allies. He is expected to receive the Larke Medal as the best-performed player.
Levi Casboult is out of contract at season’s end but keen to play on.

Levi Casboult is out of contract at season’s end but keen to play on.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
 
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Kangaroos may get creative to snare top prospect; Casboult keen to play on​

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North Melbourne continue to explore options to gain access to outstanding Tasmanian midfielder Ryley Sanders, in a move that could wipe one of this year’s best prospects from the draft pool.
Sanders, who is boarding at Melbourne Grammar as part of the school’s First Nations bursary program, is a surefire top-10 selection in an open draft and not yet part of the Kangaroos’ Next Generation Academy.
Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.

Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
North have applied for the 18-year-old to be included in their NGA crop, and Sanders received his certificate of Aboriginality about six weeks ago after a lengthy process. The AFL is yet to give approval to the Roos’ NGA request, and did not respond to The Age’s inquiries.
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However, a major complication is that draft rules state clubs are unable to match a bid on an NGA prospect if a player is selected within the first 40 picks, where Sanders is certain to be taken.
One motivation for North to push on with Sanders’ NGA application is if they are given the green light, they could then lobby the league to gain pre-draft access to the 186-centimetre midfielder instead of asking for a priority pick.
The Suns were previously able to select academy prospects without having to match an opposition bid, among a suite of list concessions the league afforded them.
The Kangaroos have lost 14 games in a row and sit in the bottom two, where they have been stuck for four seasons, a period in which they won only 11 of 77 matches. Alastair Clarkson has also not coached since mid-May, to focus on his wellbeing after the prolonged Hawthorn investigation.
The AFL handed North Melbourne two future draft picks last year, which had to be used in a trade and ended up being sent to Fremantle for Griffin Logue – who sadly tore his ACL on the weekend – and let them have two extra rookie-list spots, as part of a special assistance package. Roos list boss Brady Rawlings and recruiting manager Will Thursfield met with Sanders in recent weeks, along with the club’s Indigenous player development manager Robbie Ahmat, who doubles as Melbourne Grammar’s Indigenous program manager.

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North Melbourne used their assistance package to trade for Griffin Logue.

North Melbourne used their assistance package to trade for Griffin Logue.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
The Roos have shown interest in Sanders since he was 15, and he also has a close relationship with North rising star Harry Sheezel, from their time at Sandringham Dragons.
Sanders’ father, Adam, an experienced ex-footballer and coach, including being AFL Tasmania’s state academy coach, has Aboriginal heritage on his mother’s side.
“We’re just proud of the way Ryley’s gone about his last couple of years,” Adam told Money Talks.
“It was quite an upheaval to leave Launceston for Melbourne, but he’s had good support, and he’s done the work, so wherever he gets an opportunity, I’m sure he’ll put his best foot forward.
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“Every dealing we’ve had with North Melbourne has been really positive. I’ve known Brady since he was a kid, drafted from Devonport. He’s a good fella, and Robbie Ahmat’s been fantastic for Ryley.”
Sanders also represented the Flying Boomerangs – a representative team for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged between 14 and 16 years – in 2019, alongside future Bombers Alwyn and Jayden Davey, as well as St Kilda’s Jack Peris and Isaac Keeler.
He averaged 36 disposals, 15 contested possessions, five clearances, six inside 50s, four tackles and a goal for the under-18 championships-winning Allies. He is expected to receive the Larke Medal as the best-performed player.
Levi Casboult is out of contract at season’s end but keen to play on.

Levi Casboult is out of contract at season’s end but keen to play on.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
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💯 percent for this. Make this happen!!
 
11 years ago today was Judd's chicken-wing on Leigh Adams.

Thanks, Facebook memories.
 
Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
North have applied for the 18-year-old to be included in their NGA crop, and Sanders received his certificate of Aboriginality about six weeks ago after a lengthy process. The AFL is yet to give approval to the Roos’ NGA request, and did not respond to The Age’s inquiries.

So...

1. He's smack-bang in the middle of our NGA zone..
2. We've shown interest in him since he was 15..
3. Just proven his indigenous heritage..
4. We've had four years of absolute poo performances and our former number one draft pick gets unethically poached by the Tarpies..
5. Our assistance package was such juicy 2nd and 3rd rounders handed to us by a former sacked coach who had teed up a head coaching job with the arch enemy beforehand..

The NGA rules couldn't be anymore cut-n-dry yet the corrupt campaigners at AFL house are 'undecided'... What the actual ****?!!!!..

If we don't get Sanders then it's official - the kunts want us dead.
 

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Shermanator said:
Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
North have applied for the 18-year-old to be included in their NGA crop, and Sanders received his certificate of Aboriginality about six weeks ago after a lengthy process. The AFL is yet to give approval to the Roos’ NGA request, and did not respond to The Age’s inquiries.

So...

1. He's smack-bang in the middle of our NGA zone..
2. We've shown interest in him since he was 15..
3. Just proven his indigenous heritage..
4. We've had four years of absolute poo performances and our former number one draft pick gets unethically poached by the Tarpies..
5. Our assistance package was such juicy 2nd and 3rd rounders handed to us by a former sacked coach who had teed up a head coaching job with the arch enemy beforehand..

The NGA rules couldn't be anymore cut-n-dry yet the corrupt campaigners at AFL house are 'undecided'... What the actual *?!!!!..

If we don't get Sanders then it's official - the kunts want us dead.
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Don’t worry. The AFL will look at their rules and accept that as all conditions have been met they can just do the right thing to complete the submission made by North Melbourne. It might just take a day or two. We should be good.
 
Shermanator said:
Tasmanian Ryley Sanders is set to be a top-10 pick in this year’s AFL draft.CREDIT: AFL PHOTOS
North have applied for the 18-year-old to be included in their NGA crop, and Sanders received his certificate of Aboriginality about six weeks ago after a lengthy process. The AFL is yet to give approval to the Roos’ NGA request, and did not respond to The Age’s inquiries.

So...

1. He's smack-bang in the middle of our NGA zone..
2. We've shown interest in him since he was 15..
3. Just proven his indigenous heritage..
4. We've had four years of absolute poo performances and our former number one draft pick gets unethically poached by the Tarpies..
5. Our assistance package was such juicy 2nd and 3rd rounders handed to us by a former sacked coach who had teed up a head coaching job with the arch enemy beforehand..

The NGA rules couldn't be anymore cut-n-dry yet the corrupt campaigners at AFL house are 'undecided'... What the actual *?!!!!..

If we don't get Sanders then it's official - the kunts want us dead.
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This is where a good president like Eddie McGuire puts heat on the AFL. James Brayshaw would have done the same. I hope Sonja Gives soon gives a little interview stating she’s looking forward to NM signing Next Generation Academy Sanders, and he ends up at North.
 
Nylex said:
This is where a good president like Eddie McGuire puts heat on the AFL. James Brayshaw would have done the same. I hope Sonja Gives soon gives a little interview stating she’s looking forward to NM signing Next Generation Academy Sanders, and he ends up at North.
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I think you're overstating JB's ability.

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apollo_creed said:
Imagine the whinging if we ended up with pick 2, 3 and this Tassie guy? Haha
Would essentially be 3 of the top 4 picks, wouldn’t it?
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Three of the top ten at the very least. He seems to fluctuate between draft watchers. Go read the main board thread about it. I don't really want any AFL help. I'd rather we win three or four games for the rest of the year.

But it would be great if we did get it, mainly for the melts.
 
Nylex said:
This is where a good president like Eddie McGuire puts heat on the AFL. James Brayshaw would have done the same. I hope Sonja Gives soon gives a little interview stating she’s looking forward to NM signing Next Generation Academy Sanders, and he ends up at North.
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Sonja is a relationship builder. She's far too smart to shoot her mouth off like that. Discussions on this will happen behind closed doors.
 
big_e said:
Sonja is a relationship builder. She's far too smart to shoot her mouth off like that. Discussions on this will happen behind closed doors.
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Sonja and Laura Kane have a pretty good relationship don't they?
 
Nylex said:
This is where a good president like Eddie McGuire puts heat on the AFL. James Brayshaw would have done the same. I hope Sonja Gives soon gives a little interview stating she’s looking forward to NM signing Next Generation Academy Sanders, and he ends up at North.
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It was easy for Eddie to be a 'good president' as the head of the most powerful football club, of any code, in the country. I can guarantee you that had Nick Blakey been a Father Son for the Pies there is no way he'd be playing for the Swans. I mean bloody hell, Eddie probably would have found a way to get Phil Kelly to 100 games had he played for the Pies.

When you're the President of lowly North Melbourne it doesn't matter how 'good' you are we will always get very little, if anything, from the AFL and last year's 'assistance' package is testament to that. So whilst I hope Sonja does approach the AFL for more assistance this year and access to our NGAs is part of that, when we end up with nothing it doesn't mean she's not a 'good president'.
 
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