Preview Changes vs Gold Coast, Sat 12 April, Barossa (Gather Round) - SWING THE AXE

[Event Horizon]

Nah they are good. Not sure they are top 6 good, but top 8 likely. They are #4 for scores off turnovers and if its one thing we do well it's turn the ball over. If we don't defend at a high level it'll play out with a 10 goal loss.

Yes they are probably top 8 good but we should be able to stay in the game with a top 8 side at a neutral venue, you'd hope.
Right now it's hard to say if we've improved at all, so who knows...

 

[The Nostradamus]

Not to go full Ziebull but Scott should be sub over Stephens.

or better yet dropped but at the very least yes sub

After RHJ he should be next on the list to be dropped

 

[chubbspeterson]

Yes they are probably top 8 good but we should be able to stay in the game with a top 8 side at a neutral venue, you'd hope.
Right now it's hard to say if we've improved at all, so who knows...

Well we'll see. Need to be competitive, but fair to say I'm worried with our defense keeping a team under 100 pts.
Well I guess at least getting a win in Round 2 is an improvement on waiting until Round 13 like last year.

 

[DunderHead]

At some point they may want to move CD into the forwardline as the second crumber, then play Sheezel, FOS and Mckercher through that half back flank role

 

[Colby2Sheez]

The game is sold out. 10k capacity.

Oh ok, that's much better than I expected.

 

[Event Horizon]

Well we'll see. Need to be competitive, but fair to say I'm worried with our defense keeping a team under 100 pts.
Well I guess at least getting a win in Round 2 is an improvement on waiting until Round 13 like last year.

I am still being optimistic (God knows why) and think we can be 4:6 after 10 rounds, with wins over 3 of Carlton, Essendon, Richmond or Port.

 

[Colby2Sheez]

Yes they are probably top 8 good but we should be able to stay in the game with a top 8 side at a neutral venue, you'd hope.
Right now it's hard to say if we've improved at all, so who knows...

We couldn't stay within 10 goals of an injury hit top 8 team at home.....

It is hard to say just yet, but last weekend was so bloody deflating

 

[chubbspeterson]

I am still being optimistic (God knows why) and think we can be 4:6 after 10 rounds, with wins over 3 of Carlton, Essendon, Richmond or Port.

Agreed. They are capable if we play our best footy.

 

[Passmore]

I am still being optimistic (God knows why) and think we can be 4:6 after 10 rounds, with wins over 3 of Carlton, Essendon, Richmond or Port.

If we play like we did last week, we’re no hope.

If we play like we did the first three weeks, we’re a chance.

 

[caloschwaby]

Howdy North board, apologies if this isn't allowed just curious if anyone has a couple tickets through their membership they were parting with or otherwise can't attend anymore. Thank <3

 

[SimpinForSimpkin]

Get bloody Payne in, tell him and Konstanty to terrify the opposition or back to the magoos forever. If we are going to dump kick, get Maley in. At least he can take a pack mark.

These campaigners are so beatable, remember the Harley Reid cup???

 

[franjon]

Why is it "too early" for Wardlaw?

Because he has a habit of the same injury and after half a run in the twos?

 

[lockheed]

I think the problem is the required standard, and the fact that our required-standard games are inevitably statistical outliers.

We need, on a regular basis:
1) Midfielders to apply real pressure (ie. hauling arse to get within touching distance of ball-carrier)
2) Defenders/transition players to work out who flies for a contest and who stays down
3) The umpires to not fist us in the arse
4) All forwards to harass the ball carrier in our forward half
5) Skill errors from the 45 corridor kick (vitally important to the way we move the ball atm) at half-back to be kept to a minimum
6) All forwards to lead up at the ball carrier instead of away from him
7) To look and sum up the situation before we kick it inside 50
8) All players at stoppage to work out who holds width at the stoppage and who goes in as a ball-hunter

In an average North game, I'd say two-three of these happen to a satisfactory standard. And often, one of those is the umps having an ok performance. You just wonder where any form of consistency will come from. Before tonight, I felt a bit ginger about next week. Now I just feel dread

You would imagine that this is pretty basic stuff for an AFL footballer, especially those who have been in the system for a few years. But for us, it seems like an impossible dream.

 

[danj]

You're right as to whether it's enough, but Wardlaw played 3 quarters on Sunday, and spent the 4th quarter straight line boundary running.

I'm no expert as to whether that's ready or not

Need to play players who can set standards so he’s in

 

[tales129]

West coast have dropped Tim Kelly this week, I wonder if we’ve got it in us to put our big boy pants on and drop zurhaar or daniel

 

[goalieboy82]

the following announcement comes from heaven....
Saint Coach Emeritus Scamper (my little geelong cat saint)

who meows the following....

 

[DuckYeah]

West coast have dropped Tim Kelly this week, I wonder if we’ve got it in us to put our big boy pants on and drop zurhaar or daniel

Saw that, a club that stands for something. Stripping the Captaincy and dropping senior players. Big tick. Norf just Norfing it.

 

[DuckYeah]

5 omissions from the team sheet is a must.

 

[Frank Thring]

5 omissions from the team sheet is a must.

You know that is not going to happen.

 

[north_lad]

Saw that, a club that stands for something. Stripping the Captaincy and dropping senior players. Big tick. Norf just Norfing it.

Didn't they lose by 15 goals? Yeah they're hummin

 

[DuckYeah]

Didn't they lose by 15 goals? Yeah they're hummin

Doesn’t matter. Thats what needs to be done. Not this cuddle apft bullshit

 

[DuckYeah]

You know that is not going to happen.

Im aware

 

[Psicosis]

X rumour Xerri didn’t get on the plane?

 

[Frank Thring]

Im aware

I reckon there will be one change, Whitlock out and Wardlaw in. The old back our fellas in is back.

 

[Frank Thring]

X rumour Xerri didn’t get on the plane?

The plane got on Xerri?