George27 wrote: ↑Thu 02 May 2024 8:34pm Congratulations to Jack Hayes on fighting back from two years of injuries to earn senior selection.

Not to put a dampener on it but he did play late last year against Brisbane at the Gabba.

Hayes for Caminiti
Wood for Sharman
Webster for Cordy
King for ... Higgins?

I'd love to see King play like a forward pocket. Reckon he'd kick more goals that way.

Scollop wrote: ↑Thu 02 May 2024 7:52pm
Pou and Darcy need to be at the bottom of packs winning loose ground balls.

Garcia will kick a few

B.M wrote: ↑Thu 02 May 2024 5:53pm Mate, I go to the footy to get away from life’s issues

Not to have them rammed down my throat

Nobody is ramming anything down your throat. Get a beer, a pie, take a big s***, or just walk around inside the stadium before the game.

This trash argument doesn't even deserve a response, and certainly doesn't belong unchecked on a poorly moderated footy forum.

B.M wrote: ↑Wed 01 May 2024 10:33pm When Howard was out injured

Cordy took the best forward

And frankly

Did a better job - and he’s a C Grade kpd

Wilkie sacrified his game for it, and frankly the team was worse off.

I could see Seb playing mid rotations off the bench in a flag winning side.

magnifisaint wrote: ↑Wed 01 May 2024 1:30pm Each to their own. I think there's too much political correctness in this world. It's only paying lip service.

Nothing you have said is about 'political correctness', it was a blatant sexist comment tying someone's gender to their actions.

samuraisaint wrote: ↑Wed 01 May 2024 1:45pm Don't Jimmy me Jules.

I'm glad someone got it.

The message received by the clubs and public from this incident is:

- Arm holding tackles are not OK. The AFL should come out and state that holding an arm/wrist is the equivalent of pinning.
- Dragging an opponent down with your own weight is considered "rotating" the tackle.

We should definitely be appealing the decision. If not for us then for the other clubs in the AFL.

This level of inconsistency can't be allowed to stand.

"Outcome = punishment" is not the way to change behaviours.

History tells us we don't make more than the required changes +1 in any given week. Higgins for King is a likely option. But I don't like it - we are already too top-heavy both forward and back. If I were on the selection panel. In: Paton or Webster (whoever is fitter), Collard, King Out: Higgins, C...

Is there an appropriate match up for Paton and is he more suitable than someone else? Multiple goals kicked by these guys last week: Larkey, Zurhaar, Duursma. And the week before: Larkey, Curtis. The case for Paton is pretty good. You could almost bring in both Paton AND Webster. I don't think we n...

The agenda is even clearer after tonight.

We argued to get it thrown out, but if not they're arguing exceptional circumstances to reduce.

The issue is you only get one chance to put out an argument. You can't come back after being rejected to having it thrown out to try and reduce it.

Brunswicksainter wrote: ↑Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:13pm North Melbourne would lose games at VFL level shouldn’t be worried about them in the slightest. Pick the best side and win. Simple

We almost lost to North twice out of the last 3 matches. With the form we're in I wouldn't be surprised if we lose. Would derail the season.

mr six o'clock wrote: ↑Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:00pm I'd have him there just to gesture and blow kisses to Clarko .

Get him a seat in front of the coaches box.

The Wilson and Pou comparison will linger forever, but I'll say this on it now. They are both vastly different footballers. I'm excited because you need both for a premiership side. We are developing Philippou to be a contested ball beast. A Petracca type. He's been thrown in the deep end to the mos...

With Jimmy Webster back from his suspension this week, it poses an interesting question. Is there value in leaving him out? No doubt in my mind he's a walk up start in our current side, based on what he brings on the field. BUT, a young side like north could leverage some emotion around Jimmy to put...

196cm+ KPD are rare as hens teeth and would be sought by quite a few clubs in the market.

Hawthorn and North definitely need one each.

Dougal is a better full back than McKay and look at how much he got.

Yorkeys wrote: ↑Mon 29 Apr 2024 10:30pm Last genuine one was Kim Huges resignation.

I dunno, the Mal Meninga one is up there.

Does Dylan Roberton count?

Would have been great to have in our current side.

We don't need a group of senior GOPs who are not winning their positions, as an example for the young players though I disagree, if their skillset is in mentoring and building talent. Cut these players at your peril, and end up in a long, long rebuild. North would be a much better side if they held...

Are we not challenging this? Would have thought there'd be an announcement by now.

We were lower, but 14th after this week (Adelaide, GC, Hawks, North lower). Still quite a bit below AFL average https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_stats_team.html?year=2024 Interesting stat there. Despite all of our injuries, we have only played 30 different players this year. That puts us 7th in th...