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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    The Gold Coast post is up: https://theshinboner.com/2026/05/24/a-comeback-from-the-clouds-round-11-2026-north-melbourne-v-gold-coast-xerri-trembath-wardlaw-davies-uniacke/ Thought I'd write it in a slightly different style to normal given it was a slightly different game to normal. Happy with...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    No one gets any prizes for guessing what the Adelaide post is all about: https://theshinboner.com/2026/05/17/a-quarter-of-complete-submission-round-10-2026-north-melbourne-v-adelaide-second-term-ten-goals-oval/ It's a clip-heavy deep dive into everything that happened in the second quarter - I...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    We are live with the Sydney post: https://theshinboner.com/2026/05/10/small-margins-in-a-tactical-battle-round-9-2026-north-melbourne-v-sydney-transition-ball-use/ I thought this was a fascinating game, did a lot right and it was just a couple of moments here and there that cost a W. Much of...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    I think the interesting part is how when a lot of teams run tags, they do it where the tagger starts outside the centre bounce and then comes in afterwards to pick up the mid - Sydney do it a lot with Jordon - and Geelong basically flipped that around by putting Smith to half forward and then...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    Not entirely sure what the above has to do with this thread, but anyway the Geelong post is live: https://theshinboner.com/2026/05/03/a-topsy-turvy-trip-down-the-highway-round-8-2026-north-melbourne-v-geelong/ It turned out surprisingly longer than anticipated, but also turned out there was...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    We are live with the GWS post: https://theshinboner.com/2026/04/26/forward-half-pressure-back-half-transition-round-7-2026-north-melbourne-v-gws-step-forward/ It's all about North's forward half work v GWS' back half transition, the push and pull between that and how North's back half/back...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    Still working away until the start of June, I just completely spaced on posting the Brisbane piece here. I haven't made that mistake this week though! The Richmond post for everyone...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    Today is a day where it's great not having an editor, because I can just get carried away and cover anything and everything...
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    Player Watch #2: Finn 'The Finn-isher' O’Sullivan - Tassie reportedly targeting FOS & Sam Lalor in a "package deal" - will be "hard to rip out"

    This is what I mean by the above, explained in video form: (Look at this guy quoting his own posts)
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    Player Watch #2: Finn 'The Finn-isher' O’Sullivan - Tassie reportedly targeting FOS & Sam Lalor in a "package deal" - will be "hard to rip out"

    The most impressive thing about the game was that people hear 'tag' and think oh, he must have been solely focused on neutralising Merrett. It wasn't really a 'tag' by the traditional definition. Instead FOS used Merrett as kind of like a reference point - he's there, close him off, ball goes...
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    Analysis Rick's Analysis (The Shinboner)

    Night games are a punish to turn around, but we are live: https://theshinboner.com/2026/03/29/a-streak-busting-win-round-3-2026-north-melbourne-v-essendon-finn-o-sullivan-luke-parker/ Ideally I find time during the week to do extra deep dives on O'Sullivan and Parker - particularly the latter...
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