Coach Zane Littlejohn- Assistant coach (Strategy) - Welcome to North Melbourne

[perplexed]

So whats this campaigner actually done? We gave up over 100 to west coast… Another dud that cant coach AFL standard?

Dunno. Our team defense looks better organised this year, but we still can't get the footy out of our backline.

It would be interesting to know whose idea it was to bring Zane in, as I suspect he is being ignored. We started Daniel in defense again, that brilliant strategy is almost certainly down to Clarko against the advice of others like Zane.

 

[amaz199]

Probably done well considering we haven't exactly given him a list that is as capable as Hawthorn's just yet.

 

[DuckYeah]

Probably done well considering we haven't exactly given him a list that is as capable as Hawthorn's just yet.

He gets a tick for throwing Parker to half back

 

[Mr Pickle]

He gets a tick for throwing Parker to half back

Interested to know how much of that is Zane, Or is it Clarko pushing him there

 

[R00StaR]

He gets a tick for throwing Parker to half back

Cant really play him anywhere else. His lack of pace only gets exposed as his oppo either gets out the back or working up the ground away from goal.

The last 2 years at the swans it was obvious they were giving him less midfield minutes. He's been huge back there, suits him where he's at. He's smart enough not to let his oppo get the pill behind him, smart enough to put himself in the right spots and tough...well that never been in question at any point in his career.

 

[DuckYeah]

Interested to know how much of that is Zane, Or is it Clarko pushing him there

He never played there before Zane, im
Giving full credit to littlejohn

 

[Mr Pickle]

He never played there before Zane, im
Giving full credit to littlejohn

Fair enough, but maybe Barlow pushed him out

 

[TrueNorthFan]

Still early signs but our defensive structure looks much better. Suspect ZLJ has had some part to play in this change of game plan. Will be keen to see how the team hold up defensively in Rounds 7-11. All finals teams from 2025. It will be a strong indicator of how far we have gone towards effectively implementing a team based defence after the arrival of ZLJ.

 

[SLF]

We seem to have a distinct plan for each side we verse now and by and large the strategy or take on the opponent is correct.

We haven't always had the cattle or ability to carry it out, but the oppo scouting, analysis and preparation week to week is noticeably better imo.

 

[Themanbun]

We seem to have a distinct plan for each side we verse now and by and large the strategy or take on the opponent is correct.

We haven't always had the cattle or ability to carry it out, but the oppo scouting, analysis and preparation week to week is noticeably better imo.

Agreed. Eagles the only real outlier here and that wasn't so much gameplan as we weren't prepared for their brutality at the contest.

 

[Errol Street]

Is this bloke real or AI, has he ever been seen?

 

[SLF]

Agreed. Eagles the only real outlier here and that wasn't so much gameplan as we weren't prepared for their brutality at the contest.

Eagles we had a plan that worked well as we skipped out to the lead.

Then injury to a big chess piece KPD forced a reset, they come out breathing fire after quarter time.

Then shitmen electricians a week ago have their 15 minutes, old stages suddenly feel like it is 2018 again, they start kicking them from everywhere.

It happens.

 

[SLF]

Is this bloke real or AI, has he ever been seen?

He's a backroom boffin!

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Is this bloke real or AI, has he ever been seen?

He’s real

 

[JUST NORTH]

Is this bloke real or AI, has he ever been seen?

i see him every game day on the screen,but that is just me,if you pay attention it is obvious.

 

[the big lebowski]

Is this bloke real or AI, has he ever been seen?

Plenty of screen time from the rooms post our wins when fox footy have broadcast from there

 

[TREMBANYAMA]

Should be the next senior coach, as soon as next year