I mean Motlop. Had no idea bloody Carlton have one on their team. There’s like a dynasty of them and we always seem to get rogered by them :roll: Maybe, one of these days, we could recruit a Mudflap, I mean Motlop. Maybe one day we can recruit an Acres and hang onto him. Throwing such a player away...

quickly reaching Hudghton type status

Firstly let me say I HATE losing with a passion. I am also somewhat a realist and had us at best scraping into the 8 and more likely around 12th at pre-season. Therefore by that measure at this point in time we are in front of where I thought we would be. Now if you had us top 6 pre season , then by...

Time for a couple young guys to have a week off as the full first season is really showing now.

Phillipou and Camaniti both need a week off

For next week :

In : Membrey, Coffield, Billings,
Out: Camaniti, Phillipou, Byrnes,

If Howard fit perhaps for Cordy although I thought he did his job ok.

Crikey have i just entered the North Melbourne chat room, needing to clean out as already in the cellar. Jones - gone injuries Gresham - FA - if Carlton silly enough to offer him a contract that gets us a second rounder then go McKenzie - See Jones body cooked Campbell - Gone- Ruck coach listed with...

Retro round around the corner thought I would put out to everyone to see who is willing to admit which players they got terribly wrong at the start either rated and weren't as good or didn't rate and were good. For me didn't rate and ended up good: Shannahan - watched first couple reserves and senio...

For the first time this year i actually think there are a few options. Obviously training tomorrow will determine fitness of a few however it makes for some tough decisions. Hill, King, Membrey, Hayes, Coffield all seem likely options. Firstly looking at Carlton - Forward they have Curnow, DeKoning ...

Robbo is like a ember in a fire pit trying to stay relevant, first smashes Gary Lyon for making a joke and now this. He may potentially kill the show unless he is moved on. Like the fact not rated or respected - Carlton will be tough although due for a down one after being up so long, richmond hate ...

Out: Sharman (inj). Jones (inj), Caminiti (SUS)

IN: Gresham(sub), Hill, King,Membrey

Byrnes /stocker (sub)

Looked small with key big forward .
Least Mckay out so shouldn't be exposed this week.

5. Steele
4. Sinclair
3. Windy
2. MArshall
1. Owens

Somehow we are in 6th at the end of round 19. Following a brave effort against Melbourne we have had 2 sub standard performances. - Lyon and crew can coach, and won us the game yesterday. Having Marshall take the ruck and then push forward post centre bounce changed everything forward and also gave ...

Speaking about forward lines, how good did we look when Marshall went to full forward? Finally some height. I had Tom Campbell in my Round 1 team and I still think he should be in there at full forward so that we have some height to kick it too. I know I know, he's not a forward. But he adds struct...

In fairness he played on the wing where he is really an inside mid.

Is he the star many feel he is, no - much like Sharman. A good depth player at AFL level. Dunstan still is on Melbourne list and is exactly the same.
someone like a North may look at him as an inside mid as they need that.

Probably Billings then

Guess the bench

Is butler Rested and they are just wanting to make sure Billings gets through training today ?

Clark, Billings, Windy, Grehsam

Sub Brynes - gives most flexibility out of what is left there

Stoker Campbell Brynes

Eleni Generally gets the Sunday Graveyard shift games. She is one who has benefited form 4 umpires by having 9 extra spots each week.

Watching Richmond v WC last week you had the Stkilda dreaded Quinella - Eleni and Fisher.

Geeze we've got a big list of players I wouldn't mind letting go. Daniel McKenzie (Restricted Free Agent) - Cooked, retire Hunter Clark - Two year extension Jack Bytel - One year extension or trade for any pick under 40 Jack Peris - One year extension Jade Gresham (Restricted Free Agent) - Unsure. ...

Already have enough culture questions no thanks.

Loved it, honest and direct. First quarter score was 3-2 to 1 solitary behind to us. Gold Coast had 20 x inside 50’s. we had 9 x inside 50’s. Does that indicate a team that has been prepared well? So…what do you think the first question is going to be from reporters? Ross has his answers ready. He ...

We overrate players when it comes to trading and underrate players when it comes to performance. Lets say we finish 7-10 gives us pick 9-12, barring FS and Academy northern players. Gresham may leave as FA , compensation based on what he new club pays and who that is. FA really is the only way we ca...

Maybe SL got the s***s that RL said the list needed an overall considering he had a large say in putting the list together. Caro being Caro - by the way took attention away from Dusty getting gifted a fine. Richmond must really have something on Christian as Cotchin and Dusty more fines for punches ...

Not for $800K. Would add to those we have that cannot deliver a ball successfully inside 50. We have plenty of these already- hence one of the reasons he isn't playing at WB

Higgins in
Cordy in

Howard - out
Pho - out
Peris - out

Battle to CHF

North dont have Big forwards as such.

If J.Battle can't turn himself into a forward I think his days are numbered. I think Hill, Butler, Stocker, Byrnes, Jones, and Gresham's days as first team regulars are also numbered in the low 50s. I actually think he has been ok as a third defender/ intercept defender - had better season than How...