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like most needs to be fitter and put on size. like the look of him…
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What a cracking character…..lm sure he’d go very well at removing those less worthy….but all things aside what an amazing family…Get his old man a job at the club weeding out those not capable of wearing the armor.
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Riley's dad seems to have become a full-on North nuffy which is great to see. There won't be a go home factor there.Was sitting near all our players whom didn’t play yesterday and also what seemed to be family of players as I noticed Donald McDonald ect, also due to the social media posts last week I noticed the Hardeman family. Like in the social media videos, his Dad is a legend, was getting right into the game and very vocal towards North. Later on in the last quarter I noticed him in the standing room with many a north fan chewing the fat and conversing all things North. Thought it was great to see particularly knowing the family have come to support two weeks in a row all the way from WA, that’s the type of family we want involved in our club
The fact that we subbed on a defender to replace a defender but then played the sub up forward was perhaps just a strategic plan to change our structures. Hardeman didn't play badly and he didn't make any terrible mistakes. Also, Bergman didn't really smash the door down in the VFL today so there's every chance that Hardeman holds his spot.I haven’t watched the game yet. Was Riley injured or did he need a spell when he was subbed?
So your saying he would be Stiff to miss out?The fact that we subbed on a defender to replace a defender but then played the sub up forward was perhaps just a strategic plan to change our structures. Hardeman didn't play badly and he didn't make any terrible mistakes. Also, Bergman didn't really smash the door down in the VFL today so there's every chance that Hardeman holds his spot.
Sat near the family at the pre season match vs St Kilda at Moorabbin. Fair effort to support their boy.Was sitting near all our players whom didn’t play yesterday and also what seemed to be family of players as I noticed Donald McDonald ect, also due to the social media posts last week I noticed the Hardeman family. Like in the social media videos, his Dad is a legend, was getting right into the game and very vocal towards North. Later on in the last quarter I noticed him in the standing room with many a north fan chewing the fat and conversing all things North. Thought it was great to see particularly knowing the family have come to support two weeks in a row all the way from WA, that’s the type of family we want involved in our club
I’ve seen them at a couple of our games he was involved in, getting right amongst it too. I’d say they are the type of family to travel to a game anywhere in Australia even if he was only an emergency.Sat near the family at the pre season match vs St Kilda at Moorabbin. Fair effort to support their boy.
Awesome news.KANGAS TO LOCK IN YOUNG PAIR
NORTH Melbourne is set to lock away two more key parts of its defensive future, with the Kangaroos closing on deals for first-round selections Wil Dawson and Riley Hardeman.
The pair were taken at picks No.22 and 23 respectively last year, meaning they each earned the standard two-year draftee contracts, though North Melbourne is close to securing agreements to extend each by an extra season.
It will take Dawson and Hardeman through until 2026, which is when the club's remaining three first-round picks from last year in Colby McKercher, Zane Duursma and Taylor Goad are due to fall out of contract for the first time.
McKercher, Duursma and Goad all earned initial three-year deals due to being top-20 picks.
Dawson, a 201cm key defender, has played three senior games this season but has shown glimpses of his immense athletic potential in the VFL throughout his maiden year at Arden Street.
Hardeman, a rebounding 184cm half-back, has also broken through for three AFL appearances but is another the club holds in high regard as it looks ahead to its bright future.
Their impending extensions will ensure North Melbourne keeps it talented young core together and will follow the recent re-signings of George Wardlaw (2026), Bailey Scott (2026), Charlie Comben (2027), Paul Curtis (2028), Nick Larkey (2029), Tristan Xerri (2029), Cam Zurhaar (2029) and Harry Sheezel (2030). – Riley Beveridge