Opinion Commentary & Media III

[the flying ham]

And 40 years ago. No matter how small the supporter base is, you’re relevant in the big picture if you’re successful.

Absolutely. Hence I don't understand the hurt at the suggestion we are irrelevant when we have had indifferent results on field for some time now

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[Caracas]

I could be wrong because I was 15 & 18 when we won our last flags so the memory could be a bit off, but I remember North being very relevant during that time. Media darlings, Friday nights, Carey dominating. We’re never going to have massive member numbers but hardly irrelevant.

Carey and McKernan were relevant because they were megastars - not North Melbourne. I can well remember the media writing us off during 1997, saying we’d drop out of finals contention. We all remember the “No Carey, No North” jibes, don’t we? On the other hand “No Ablett, No Geelong” was never a thing.


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[Mordecai]

Carey and McKernan were relevant because they were megastars - not North Melbourne. I can well remember the media writing us off during 1997, saying we’d drop out of finals contention. We all remember the “No Carey, No North” jibes, don’t we? On the other hand “No Ablett, No Geelong” was never a thing.


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On the other hand again geelong achieved nothing with ablett. So they were really just "no geelong".

 

[Caracas]

On the other hand again geelong achieved nothing with ablett. So they were really just "no geelong".

All of us North folk agree with that. However, not so for the rest of the footy world... and that’s the whole point. However, WE DON’T CARE, WE ARE NORTH MELBOURNE!


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[Psicosis]

I think it is more development issues than recruitment, although our picking 1st round sliders hasn't been a roaring success, we tend to get a look at a number of players who have shown something significant and other clubs have been interested in only for them to go nowhere with their careers and for everyone else to loose interest after we took too long with their development.

We've also had every AA player go like complete dogshit the following year and thereafter, it seems to be something individual that drives someone to success, not our development process and we can't have our players sustain good quality footy.

Agree that it is more a development issue - however our recruitment goes beyond the players we have picked with the picks we’ve had available imho. Our inability to actively move up draft order, put ourselves in positions to get more access to higher quality young talent via the draft has been very frustrating throughout brads tenure.

 

[Val Keating]

Scott Thompson is booked to be on SEN crunch time this morning. Not sure what time.

 

[BoomerRoo]

Brad to speak to 3AW at 12:50pm apparently

 

[Gasometer]

Jz coming up on MMM

 

[Gasometer]

Brad to speak to 3AW at 12:50pm apparently

North breaking new ground again

 

[Billy Not Really]

If these are worthwhile listening to post links if you guys have them for later.

 

[Val Keating]

Apparently they’re all in a meeting.

 

[Cool Kangas]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...ow-where-don-t-know-when-20190525-p51r4b.html

I find some of the stuff in this article very odd. We’re not back in 2007.

 

[ROORAGE]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...ow-where-don-t-know-when-20190525-p51r4b.html

I find some of the stuff in this article very odd. We’re not back in 2007.

That article is appalling. Gone to the well has mr bile with some of the cliched bs typical of that toilet rag of a paper.

 

[Gasometer]

Sunday Footy Show coming up at 10am if you are into buffoons

 

[scottywiper]

That article is appalling. Gone to the well has mr bile with some of the cliched bs typical of that toilet rag of a paper.

Absolute garbage article.

 

[gokangas]

North breaking new ground again

By then he is not North.

 

[rickety]

Onya Higgo, superstar bloke

 

[desie]

Absolute garbage article.

Apparently Scott was contracted for next year at $800k yet we'd 'need to scrounge from a benefactor' to pay someone $1 million. OK.

 

[czero]

Higgins is such a class act. Great interview on the sunday footy show.

 

[Cool Kangas]

Apparently Scott was contracted for next year at $800k yet we'd 'need to scrounge from a benefactor' to pay someone $1 million. OK.

Yeah I know. I just found that astounding.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[scottywiper]

Apparently Scott was contracted for next year at $800k yet we'd 'need to scrounge from a benefactor' to pay someone $1 million. OK.

Was gonna post the same... Laughable.

 

[muttley45]

Sunday Footy Show coming up at 10am if you are into buffoons

Buffoon is way too kind for Kane Cornes, cannot stand the campaigner

 

[Kanga Glory]

Buffoon is way too kind for Kane Cornes, cannot stand the campaigner

Calls Brad Scott selfish for quitting halfway through the year.
Isn’t this the same guy who retired 1/3 during the year just after playing 300 games ??