Be interesting to see how Thomas actually lines up this year. In terms of positioning, the coaches line him up at full forward with the talls in the pockets and on the flanks. The forward setup is unusual to say the least and probably reflects why average teams struggle against North and why better teams run rings around North from defense and often have small defenders as best on ground. He gets a high proportion of delivery and on the rare occasion he gets on fire, he can be quite damaging. He has a strange relationship with the umpires and on a bad day could give away a free at every contest, but if allowed, pushes smaller opponents in the back and takes a chest mark. His main strength is a quickish first side step from having a large arse. After 10- 15 meters he slows down quite considerably and can often be seen reaching for a cramp when burnt by even medium pacers. He will kick approximately half his goals from the goal square, as defenders zone off him quite often due to his poor goal kicking. His goal kicking is inconsistent and will likely remain that way. His shooting between 25-45 metres is atrocious. If he plays every game, he could kick perhaps 35 and will tickle the average supporters groin on a few occasions with endless unusual shots at goal and a few dropped attempts at low level speckies. All in all, offers a highlight here or there, but needs major work on pace and fitness after a few steps, consistent kicking for goal, less selfish play, better, fairer tackling, and better decision making. While he remains a major pawn in the coaches plans, the side will continue to be inconsistent, travel poorly and have a percentage of 90.