Talent doesnt make up for lack of senior bodies and leadership. Their development will take years, and missing the senior guys the development might be a bit slower than usual. North also dont have good talls, other than Larkey and Xerri
North Melbourne v West Coast.. who will be better in 2024?
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Healthy list!
Harleywood.
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WCE will bounce back. Actually overly optimistic about them. Allen will take a massive step, Harley Reid will be like a 3rd or 4th yr player instantly. Because he'll be leading from the front in the middle he will bring everyone along for the ride.
List make up:
30 yrs or older - 5 players
23-29 - 17
18-22 - 21
The players 30 or over are Darling, McGovern, Yeo, Cripps and Gaff. They'll either be best 22 or be pushed out of the way. Win/win. Finals within 3 yrs, followed by a short peak and another bottom out.
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North had a good tall defender, his name was Ben McKay.
What happened to him? Did he fall in love with a woman from Brazil and move there with her?
They also had a good tall forward in Ben Brown, why did they get rid of him again?
North crying about their lack of talls reminds me of Carlton crying about their lack of KPFs after they traded out Fevola and Kennedy.
Both will get the spoon in their respective comps again
Nostro you are losing your touch.
Beagles rolled the WAFL premiers last week.
Good couple of weeks for both teams. Finally have injuries within ok levels.
Battle for the spoon this arvo. Unfortunately no Harley this year for the winner. That round 23 win last season looks like a costly one doesn't it.
We can never thank North enough.
You seen Ben Brown play since leaving? Was serviceable in the premiership year other than that.... Larkey probably doesn't develop as quickly as what he has if he stays either. Happy to cop cristism for the list management but BBB move is not the one to be bringing up.
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It’s not like North don’t have the experienced players they just constantly pick the wrong ones. All this time and the have never bothered to get a big bodied midfielder .
You gotta get older players in who protect the younger ones. Stephens and Fisher couldn’t protect a chicken from mad cow disease never mind a teammate. Yeo guiding and protecting Reid the whole way through so far. Worth his weight in gold.
You gotta get older players in who protect the younger ones. Stephens and Fisher couldn’t protect a chicken from mad cow disease never mind a teammate. Yeo guiding and protecting Reid the whole way through so far. Worth his weight in gold.
The best thing for me is that this is all happening without Allen.
As good as LDU is, hes the wrong type of mid to surround with teenagers
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In the VFL moving slower then a 3 legged crab
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When's he back?
6-8 weeks if nothing goes wrong.
North's list is so horrible.
Who is the list manager ?
Who is the list manager ?
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A good coach can only do so much.
He’s not the one getting the ball or putting it on the boot.
A good coach is one thing, having the cattle to execute is another thing entirely.
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Definitely think it's time for them to throw Sheezel in the middle. Just get your quality players around the ball as much as possible.
And yet....
Admittedly I nicked this off reddit but North are far ahead in their list rebuild than West Coast. West Coast have barely started
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When Harley Reid was born during Rnd4 2005 the Eagles & Kangaroos were the only undefeated teams (funnily enough Hawks were second last). By the time he was being drafted that situation was very different, ten wins between them across two seasons.
When?
Will never understand Clarko's decision to go hard for the R24 win against an unmotivated Suns side in Hobart last year. Definition of nothing to gain and everything to lose.
Harley Reid is probably going to haunt North for at least the next five years and possibly more as Tasmania is about to make their task of rebuilding considerably more difficult.
You should try it some time.
