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  1. shinboner_99

    Opinion Acceptance of Mediocrity

    I'm an old bastard. I saw my first North game live at Arden St in about 1967. That day we played Collingwood which were a good team at the time. North as usual for then were hopeless. Now the thing that struck me about that day was the way North accepted mediocrity, Let me explain. In the first...
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    Opinion North Melbourne or not North Melbourne

    Over the years players have left us and joined us. Many I consider to be true North men irrespective of where they came from or where they went to. Some just don't cut it. For example Josh Gibson will never be considered to be a true North man by me because of the way he left. However David...
  3. shinboner_99

    Can you help?

    I have written an app for android phones and need some testers before releasing it. Have called it NMFC Companion and it puts the fixture, player numbers and profiles on your phone or perhaps tablet. Nothing exciting but may be useful. It works on my phone but am interested as to whether it...
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    Android App

    Want this seasons fixture on your phone? Try my (free) app. Download Here
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    2 players for a premiership

    If it were possible to select 2 players that would transform us into a premiership team who would they be? My selections would be Harry O'Brien - would transform the back line into an invincible unit with flair and dash and Dale Thomas to make the forward line almost unbeatable.
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    Where uz he?

    Where is Jisse W Smuth. Hus he gone to St Kulda?
  7. shinboner_99

    Roo-sters

    With the commitment to Ballarat and Ballarat's commitment to North perhaps it's time to make a stronger commitment to North Ballarat. Extend the partnership to say twenty years, have North Ballarat change it's colours from black and white to blue and white (jumper design stays the same) and have...
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    Interview question

    I you were asked to sit on the coaching selection panel what question would you ask? Mine would be: Do you support North wearing their home jumper against Collingwood? No means you're out!
  9. shinboner_99

    Is there a TV in the coaches box?

    Blight's comments during the first quarter went something like this: "This is fixable!" "Firritto on Pavlich is not working. Free him up" "Gibson take Pavlich and hurt him in the midfield. He's a good kick I'd like to see him in the middle." "There's no intensity. More intensity's needed"...
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    Harris Firrito

    What has the team gained by playing Firrito midfield and dropping Harris? To me Firrito is a liability midfield, too slow with his thinking and disposal skills. Too many turnovers. Harris on the other hand at least made sure a contest was even if not a win for us, although his disposal skills...
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    country membership anyone have an answer

    Intending to go to Sunday;s game and had a close look at the membership ticket. I stated that it admitted to 6 home games. Previous years it was any 6 games. Has this changed or is it a misprint?
  12. shinboner_99

    Roos Should Change Name

    It's been happening for years and I'm sick of it! See a headline in the paper (and even on Big Footy now) with Roos in it and get excited about a report about North. Start reading the article and find out that it's about some bloke who plays for Fitzroy, Swans or is a coach or something...
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    Housekeeping

    So I've looked it up in Matha Gardiner's Hints and Lady Hackett's Household Guide but there is not help to be held there! What is the best way of removing the old membership sticker from the car in order to display the new one?
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    Look Alikes

    I reckon this is our esteemed coach! Got any others?
  15. shinboner_99

    Some Fun

    OK There's not much happening at this time of year. Have a look at these little Roo games that I've mucked around with lately! http://home.iprimus.com.au/ppyoung/guess%20game.htm http://home.iprimus.com.au/ppyoung/Ask%20Archer.htm :D
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    An Inspirational Player Short

    In our truly successful times we've always had players who could inspire the team when the chips were down - Schimma, Blighty, Keka, Crosswell, Carey, Stevo, Arch, Micky etc etc... Seems that we're now at that time, much like in the eighties, where we have many good players but none that can...
  17. shinboner_99

    NMFC - An AFL Powerhouse

    Seems to me that if we take into account the years that the AFL has been in existence (as opposed to VFL) then North has to be considered one of the powerhouses. Generally during that time they have not been out of the finals for more than one year and only Brisbane can boast a better...
  18. shinboner_99

    Primus

    Has anyone signed up for the primus deal? I did. Seemed like I was number 34 for the Roos. Hope we can do much better than that. 7% of nothing aint much!
  19. shinboner_99

    The Song

    I know this topic has surfaced many times but hearing the crowd at Sundays game singing the song with enthusiasm in the last quarter brought his question to mind. I agree that North melbourne should be sung not Kangaroos as we hear in the recording but the final line has been changed and to me...
  20. shinboner_99

    Traditional Rivals

    When the pundits speak of traditional rivals they never mention North. There are good reasons for rivalry between us and others. Here's the teams I love to beat and why! Essendon They've been the club that has tried to kill us for years. Double crossed us in the original amalgamation and...
  21. shinboner_99

    Should I Drink It?

    Just noticed a bootle of 99 Premiership Port in the back of the cupboard. Can't remember if I put it here cos I thought it would get better with age or whether it would be worth anything as a collectors item. Should I drink it??
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    Stevo's email

    Just got an email from Anthony Stevens - Roos News Jetset edition. It was sent as anattachment and my marvellous virus program deleted it as an unsafe attachment. So...... Can anyone get me a copy, direct me to the website or just ell me what it's about and whethter it's worth reading...
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    kangaroosfc.com.au

    Has anyone bought their membership at the website? I tried today, got right to the end and got an error message. So I refreshed the page an I think I resubmitted. Still got no confirmation so I tried agaain and again! Now I either have no membership or anything up to four!!! Yikes What'll I...
  24. shinboner_99

    Worst Coach?

    We've had some good coaches and some not so good. Let's hope Laidley comes in on the good side.
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    What's in a Name?

    Been asked a couple of times via my website the origin of the name "Shinboners". Here's my understanding of its origins althought there doesn't seem to b a definitive answer. It seems the real reason has been lost in the mists of time. 1. North Melbourne footballers were made up from...
  26. shinboner_99

    Pagan Ritual

    Seems that everyone's getting into Pagan. Now while I also have problems with his desertion and the way that he did it we all seem to have forgotten what he has done for us and the club. When he took over from Schimma we were in total disarray. No sponsor, no captain, no money, no...
  27. shinboner_99

    Hall of Fame

    The Hall of Fame night is on this Saturday. Who do you think will be in and who will be the first legend? The Hall of Fame website www.geocities.com/shinboner_99 which I started in 1997 has Les Foote, Wayne Schimmelbusch, Allen Aylett, David Dench, Syd Barker, Harry Fuhrhop, Keith Greig, John...

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