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Hatchy1992 said:
All because it suits the Pies.
F*** the Pies.
Think they're entitled to bully the smaller clubs.
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I imagine the only reason they might fence off Olympic Park is because Collingwood could attract thousands of supporters and they don't want to spend the money to provide security as well as temp toilet facilities for that many people.
 

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Gasometer said:
Yes but how exactly?

Have we been emailed it already?

Is it free or a cost?

$35 for two screens now. Wtaf
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If you switched to a digital membership, they would’ve emailed you a Kayo voucher within a day or so. If you haven’t received it, just call membership I reckon.
 

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Heaps of fun said:
I'm looking forward to getting past all of these player injuries and bad headlines that take up the pre-season so North can go back to doing what they do best, losing games of football.
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But we'll lose more impressively....

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Ins and outs
IN

Wil Dawson (No.22 draft pick), Zane Duursma (No.4 draft pick), Zac Fisher (trade, Carlton), Taylor Goad (No.20 draft pick), Riley Hardeman (No.23 draft pick), Finnbar Maley (Rookie Draft), Colby McKercher (No.2 draft pick), Bigoa Nyuon (trade, Richmond), Toby Pink (delisted free agent), Dylan Stephens (trade, Sydney)

OUT

Aiden Bonar (delisted), Ben Cunnington (retired), Jacob Edwards (delisted), Todd Goldstein (free agent, Essendon), Aaron Hall (retired), Daniel Howe (retired), Jack Mahony (delisted), Ben McKay (free agent, Essendon), Flynn Perez (delisted), Phoenix Spicer (delisted), Kayne Turner (delisted), Lachie Young (delisted), Jack Ziebell (retired)


Medical room
Co-captain Luke McDonald (hamstring) is back in training after going under the knife at the end of last season, while big man Tristan Xerri has also returned from cheekbone surgery. Zac Fisher (hamstring), Aidan Corr and Eddie Ford (both ankle) are regaining fitness, with Jackson Archer (groin) on light duties. Important wingman Bailey Scott suffered a calf scare, although it shouldn't keep him sidelined for long as scans revealed it was a low-grade strain. Griffin Logue continues his ACL recovery, while the untried but much-hyped Brayden George finally looks set for an injury-free campaign.


Luke McDonald and George Wardlaw at North Melbourne training on January 26, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
Three burning questions
How will the defence hold up?
Ben McKay left for Essendon and Griffin Logue (ACL) will miss much of the season, leaving the backline vulnerable. Aidan Corr is the only other key defender with considerable experience but is battling an injury-interrupted pre-season. Luckless forward Charlie Comben is on a mission to convert into an intercepting beast, while Kallan Dawson and recruits Toby Pink and Bigoa Nyoun are stopgap options. However, that quartet is alarmingly unseasoned with a combined games tally of just 15.

Who will stand up to lead League's youngest list?
When Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington and Todd Goldstein all departed at the end of 2023, they took 833 games of experience with them and the Roos' average games played is now less than 50. It heaps pressure on co-captains Luke McDonald and Jy Simpkin, as well as the likes of Nick Larkey, Cam Zurhaar and Luke Davies-Uniacke, who are now the team's senior figures. Expect triple-premiership player and former Hawk Liam Shiels, 32, to step in and play a role at some stage as the young midfield finds its feet.

Can Will Phillips and Tom Powell deliver breakout seasons?
They've had four different head coaches since they were drafted at the end of 2020, so it is perhaps unfair to compare the development of Phillips and Powell with fellow first-round picks who have enjoyed stability at other clubs. But at some stage, it will be make or break. Both are out of contract at the end of 2024 and will be looking to deliver on their enormous promise this year.


Will Phillips at North Melbourne training on November 17, 2023. Picture: AFL Photos
Track watch
It's not uncommon for fringe players to stand out in the pre-season as they vie for spots, but Darcy Tucker and Kallan Dawson have both been praised by teammates numerous times. Dawson was dubbed a "rock down back" by Harry Sheezel, and could provide an early-season boost given North's dearth of experienced defenders. Draftees Colby McKercher (pick two) and Zane Duursma (pick four) are providing renewed hope and hype as they push for round one debuts.

Fantasy lock
When it comes to Fantasy, you don't want a ruck sharing the role with others. This was the case for Tristan Xerri (RUC, $580,000) last season, but with Todd Goldstein moving to Essendon, Xerri finally has his opportunity. In 2022, he started the first six games as the No.1 ruckman and during this time he averaged 74, before North Melbourne handed the reins back to Goldstein. Last season in rounds 17 and 18 with Goldstein on the sidelines, Xerri dominated with a season-high 110 and 74 respectively.


Tristan Xerri warms up ahead of the match between St Kilda and North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium in round 19, 2023. Picture: AFL Photos
Instant hit
Top draftees Colby McKercher and Zane Duursma will be hoping to emulate the first-year success of dynamite duo Harry Sheezel and George Wardlaw, who gave North fans something to cheer about during another grim season. The speedy McKercher appears a lock to dash off half-back and potentially run through the midfield from round one. Duursma has been snagging goals in match simulation and is set to present a dynamic option forward, providing Nick Larkey some much-needed support.

It's a big year for ...
A destructive player at his best, big-fish free agent Cam Zurhaar will attract plenty of rival interest at the end of the year. Fans have long hoped Zurhaar, 25, would turn into a Jordan De Goey/Christian Petracca clone who can provide midfield crash-and-bash in bursts and drift forward to boot goals. He was trialled in that role at times last year and compiled four 20-plus disposal games, a feat he only achieved twice previously. In a press conference last week, he hinted he would be used in that role more often in 2024.


Cam Zurhaar at North Melbourne training on January 26, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
Pass mark
North's win-loss tally was again miserable in 2023 at 3-20, albeit a percentage increase of 15.7 on 2022 indicates improved competitiveness. They go into 2024 the least experienced list in the competition but brimming with talent through the midfield, so it's time to target 5-6 wins while limiting blowout losses – there were still five 10-goal-plus drubbings in 2023.

Best 23 for 2024
B: Aidan Corr, Griffin Logue, Luke McDonald
HB: Harry Sheezel, Charlie Comben, Zac Fisher
C: Bailey Scott, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Dylan Stephens
HF: Zane Duursma, Cam Zurhaar, Tarryn Thomas
F: Jaidyn Stephenson, Nick Larkey, Paul Curtis
Foll: Tristan Xerri, Jy Simpkin, George Wardlaw
I/C: Colby McKercher, Will Phillips, Eddie Ford, Callum Coleman-Jones, Josh Goater (sub)

Emerg: Darcy Tucker, Tom Powell, Brayden George
 
Anyone chasing info on attending the practice match against collingwood next week i received a message back from the club as follows:

"Hey Luke, that match will be open to spectators and free to attend. Please note it's also at Olympic Park, not Arden Street as was initially fixtured. The following week's Community Series match against St Kilda is ticketed, though."

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HerbyBull15 said:
Was down at training today with the young boy for the first time. Great experience with all players more than happy to stop, photo, sign and chat.

Spoke to braydon George for a few minutes, interesting he said he will be playing half back. I asked who else is playing that role, kerch? He said him, fish and Goater. Kerch will be midfield. My take is he has impressed so much that they will chuck him on ball right away.
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Typical North - draft a gun forward and play him in a position foreign to him, then wonder why we can't score more than 8 goals a game
 
zoomba23 said:
There are two extra glaring examples of priority picks completely changing a club's history.

The logic has always been that an early-mid 2000s priority pick allowed a given club to get the bloke they picked first. I reject that. It's the bloke they picked second that is the concession, not the first. Because surely the bloke they picked first was their top target. The bloke they'd have picked whether they had a priority pick or not.

If you go trawling through history with this in mind, it becomes apparent that a certain S Pendlebury and a certain L Franklin were both freebies for, respectively: a club coming off a season better than any of our past four seasons, and a club coming off a season better than three of our last four seasons, and very marginally (half a game) worse than our 2021 season.

All this is to say, anyone complaining about North leg ups can kiss my arse
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None of our priority picks were anywhere near as influential as Franklin or Pendlbury. All this end of first round crap simply allowed us to get some depth over the last couple of years to keep us more competitive (Tucker, Logue, Fisher, and Stephens). None of the star picks like Sheezel, Wardlaw, McKercher and Duursma were priority picks, so I am not sure what their argument is.
 
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