Analysis Random NORTH thoughts not worthy of a thread

[Engimal v3]

What do you think of the 5.10 start? Is this a time slot we could make our own, maybe a half dozen games a year, and it opens up double headers on Friday's.

I'm looking forward to knocking off work tomorrrow, watching the game over dinner wuth the fam with some take out - the simple things! Inthink the time is also primetime between 5.10 and 7.50 being televised free to air and when the pubs are full.

I think Friday night football starts too late. When my kids were playing juniors they needed to go to bed at half time so the time might be good for younger families as well.

What do you think, worth a try, or would it be too hard to get to after work/school?

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Crap timeslot. People coming home from work, getting dinner ready - etc. Just not a good time for footy.

 

[krakouers]

Crap timeslot. People coming home from work, getting dinner ready - etc. Just not a good time for footy.

It suits Perth to have the early Fri night start at 5:40pm local
Not for anyone east of Eucla

 

[bhoysdontcry67]

Game is 4PM QLD time… so I miss the whole game. Absolute BS.

 

[big_e]

Game is 4PM QLD time… so I miss the whole game. Absolute BS.

2pm in WA. it'll be finished before I finish work.

 

[Engimal v3]

Were Ziebell/Cunners the last remaining players from the 2014/2015 finals?

 

[Only Forwards]

Were Ziebell/Cunners the last remaining players from the 2014/2015 finals?

McDonald

 

[Engimal v3]

McDonald

Of course, whoops

 

[Northwards]

Not smashing him because he was a great club servant and a worth AA forward for a stretch of 3 seasons. I was a definitely a Ben Brown

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fan.

Clubs got a lot of calls wrong over the last 3-4 years but we made the right decision standing firm on his contract when he was OOC a few years ago. Him and Larkey as non aerial KPF was never going to work long term, especially with our very limited supply and quality of ball.

 

[gerry101101]

A truly random thought that’s been on my mind for a while and in particular while watching the game against the Cats - am I the only one who sees plenty of opportunities for our players to at least try to smother kicks, but for some reason (tiredness? being on the back foot in ‘corall’ mode rather than attack mode? trying to avoid a head clash? softness?) we barely even put our arms out to try?

Is it just me?!

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

A truly random thought that’s been on my mind for a while and in particular while watching the game against the Cats - am I the only one who sees plenty of opportunities for our players to at least try to smother kicks, but for some reason (tiredness? being on the back foot in ‘corall’ mode rather than attack mode? trying to avoid a head clash? softness?) we barely even put our arms out to try?

Is it just me?!

Nope, definitely looked like a lot of smother opportunities weren't taken

 

[Kanga Glory]

 

[muttley45]

Do not know why, but at the moment my nephew is compiling a list of "Vanilla" players from each AFL club and asked me to nominate a Nth player, i thought about it for about 10 seconds and said Darcy Tucker

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, did i miss someone more worthy ?

 

[cybercrab]

The last time we had a 100 point win was 11 years ago vs Melbourne

 

[The Butcher]

I was having a good convo with someone about fast tracking our youth, here me out.

It's well known we mastered fast tracking players physical developement and injury prevention with kangatec. How about we do the same with their mental preparedness.

My proposition is thus. We get together and petition the club to spend the kangatec millions on developing the first all immersive australian rules football simulator. It wont be easy, but you know it makes sense. Think of any sport then think of the winners, they have more reps and better quality reps. Could you compete in F1 without your simulator. Could you be a chess superstar without running games in your sleep. How many slams would Kyrgios have if you could get quality reps while in bed?

Some of us are already sick of hearing stay the course, work the process or whatever, and its only been 2 weeks since our last finals appearance. This is our ticket. We've mastered the body, now lets get a hold of the mind. They're prolly already working on it, as our way out of tassie. But just in case.. who's in? I've got the first line, "To Whom It May Concern"

 

[The Nostradamus]

Ridiculous we don’t play Richmond til round 21

Them at marvel might be our best shot at a win

 

[wolvesRoos]

The last time we had a 100 point win was 11 years ago vs Melbourne

Just seen this post. I was there I actually left before end of the game as I felt sorry for them it was so bad and just no competition. I got reminded this weekend it was 7 years since our 10 goal first quarter against crows in tassie which I was lucky to go to.

 

[dirtybird]

Having a win certainly helps but the wheel is definately turning.
The talkback throughout the week is just that little bit more upbeat when discussing North.
We might come crashing back to earth on Sunday but we might just turn the wheel a little further as well.

 

[Engimal v3]

My brother is over from Tassie and wanted to go to North's training this week. I haven't been since I was a kid, can anyone let me know if he can go on Thursday to the regular training - or is he better to the Captain's Run on Friday?

 

[giantroo]

My brother is over from Tassie and wanted to go to North's training this week. I haven't been since I was a kid, can anyone let me know if he can go on Thursday to the regular training - or is he better to the Captain's Run on Friday?

Thursday. Friday's CR is just a light session.

 

[Hojuman]

Memories of your coldest North games ?

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Byron Pickett

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/ Brendan Krummel / Carey 7 goals night game Waverly.
. Princes Park Jeff Hogg missed goal win.
. MCG game v Dees iirc. Still, foggy afternoon game where top temp of the day was 6dg C.
. Kardinia Park Cyclone game where we all went home via Melton !
. Windswept days at Whitten Oval - 1963 until closure

 

[giantroo]

Memories of your coldest North games ?

. Byron Pickett / Brendan Krummel / Carey 7 goals night game Waverly.
. Princes Park Jeff Hogg missed goal win.
. MCG game v Dees iirc. Still, foggy afternoon game where top temp of the day was 6dg C.
. Kardinia Park Cyclone game where we all went home via Melton !
. Windswept days at Whitten Oval - 1963 until closure

Not the coldest North game but surely nothing can beat snow at a game?

 

[Kanga Glory]

Not the coldest North game but surely nothing can beat snow at a game?

Was that the game clarko was running around the boundary without a top on,

 

[Rooniversity]

Memories of your coldest North games ?

. Byron Pickett / Brendan Krummel / Carey 7 goals night game Waverly.
. Princes Park Jeff Hogg missed goal win.
. MCG game v Dees iirc. Still, foggy afternoon game where top temp of the day was 6dg C.
. Kardinia Park Cyclone game where we all went home via Melton !
. Windswept days at Whitten Oval - 1963 until closure

Us vs Hawthorn might have been one night in 1997 at Waverley. Anthony Mellington took a screamer (think Carey was still out injured so we had a very different forward line). It was freezing.

Us vs Melbourne at the G in 1996 when Carey kicked 11 and monstered the Demons, in fact did he outscore them? That was an absolutely diabolically cold night too. Not that I cared!

 

[Passmore]

Not the coldest North game but surely nothing can beat snow at a game?

Definitely 1980 v Geelong. 4.3.27 at qtr time...4.3.27 at full time. Engine on mum's car froze....

The Pickett/Krummel game for sure.

I also recall the 1978 Prelim being cold.

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[Rooniversity]

Us vs Hawthorn might have been one night in 1997 at Waverley. Anthony Mellington took a screamer (think Carey was still out injured so we had a very different forward line). It was freezing.

Us vs Melbourne at the G in 1996 when Carey kicked 11 and monstered the Demons, in fact did he outscore them? That was an absolutely diabolically cold night too. Not that I cared!

Oh yes that state of origin game where new kid Brent Harvey dominated in '99. Ok technically not a North match but still. That was so freaking cold!