Paul Ahern

[Juddernaut08]

A trade you couldn't lose really. The odds of getting someone as talented as Ahern at pick 69 were miniscule.

better than jacksch

 

[juss]

It was a very smart trade. The reward potential was very high, they just had to sit for a year or two.

Thats smart, astute, calculated risk/list management.

 

[Gigantic]

It's been a long time coming. Genuinely happy for him.

Hope he has a ripper of a season and career.

 

[Cool Kangas]

Same knee twice in the one year. Giants medico's brought him back a bit too quickly.

Wow. That’s so hard

 

[PieLebo87]

Surely it goes to Liam Anthony this week.

Nah surely Michael Barlow

Obviously Mihocek with 4 goals on debut.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Walks in on debut and looks like a bloke who's played 100 games.

All this "North have no depth, just lucky they're getting Best 22 on the park every week" stuff is looking more and more like BS by the week.....

 

[Pykie]

Walks in on debut and looks like a bloke who's played 100 games.

All this "North have no depth, just lucky they're getting Best 22 on the park every week" stuff is looking more and more like BS by the week.....

The VFL side have won 3 on the trot by 10 goals, starting to gel, with a 19 year old key forward leading the Frosty Miller.

I don't think our list has looked better in over a decade.

What a ******* turn around.

 

[PieLebo87]

The VFL side have won 3 on the trot by 10 goals, starting to gel, with a 19 year old key forward leading the Frosty Miller.

I don't think our list has looked better in over a decade.

What a ******* turn around.

If any side deserves it, it’s your mob. You guys cop it quite a bit on here.

 

[Forever North]

Great debut, looks a ready made player. Hopefully he goes on with it, deserves it after coming back from 2 knee reco's at such a young age. Our other debutant Tom Murphy also did ok.

 

[Giant Strides]

Great the see the lad finally getting his chance, and having a great game. Hope he has a good year.

 

[Liam Boy]

The VFL side have won 3 on the trot by 10 goals, starting to gel, with a 19 year old key forward leading the Frosty Miller.

I don't think our list has looked better in over a decade.

What a ******* turn around.

Did you ever think Brad Scott would end up looking like a genius who holds all the cards?

 

[gutsroy]

Ahern looks great, Jed Anderson has been fantastic all year (hope the hip is alright), Jacobs has been resurgent with the injuriee behind him, Jarrad Waite is the AFL's Benjamin Button, Cunnington constantly flies under the radar and Benny Brown is a topline forward. Heaps to like about the Kangas and they are playing really good footy.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Walks in on debut and looks like a bloke who's played 100 games.

All this "North have no depth, just lucky they're getting Best 22 on the park every week" stuff is looking more and more like BS by the week.....

The formation of our own VFL stand alone side has had a much greater effect than even most of us expected.

 

[Firestarter]

Love the vibe in this thread. The draft pick we used became as relevant as ever as the game went on. I'm just thrilled that he's on the field and perhaps stays there (you still can't quite tell with our selections but I guess Clarke and LDU haven't done enough to dislodge him anyway).

 

[MaddAdam]

Is EXACTLY what we needed - another classy mid. Who uses it well and is quick away from a contest.

 

[Pykie]

Did you ever think Brad Scott would end up looking like a genius who holds all the cards?

His best coaching year by a country mile.

Not sure what they put in the water bottles in pre-season, but there's about 14 players having their best years imo.

Positional changes to Atley (sent him forward second half of 2016), Ziebell, Daw and Anderson have been structural masterstrokes.

 

[Cincinnatus]

Ahern > Oliver

 

[Yeti]

North going along nicely, would be good to see them make top 4 especially after all the pre-season doom and gloom predictions.

Ben Brown is a pleasure to watch.

Love the vibe in this thread. The draft pick we used became as relevant as ever as the game went on. I'm just thrilled that he's on the field and perhaps stays there (you still can't quite tell with our selections but I guess Clarke and LDU haven't done enough to dislodge him anyway).

What's going on with LDU? Is he injured?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Good on him, great debut. Hope he builds on it for the rest of the year.

 

[Engimal v3]

North going along nicely, would be good to see them make top 4 especially after all the pre-season doom and gloom predictions.

Ben Brown is a pleasure to watch.



What's going on with LDU? Is he injured?

Not injured, just gaining confidence in the VFL.

 

[B4Bear]

North going along nicely, would be good to see them make top 4 especially after all the pre-season doom and gloom predictions.

Ben Brown is a pleasure to watch.



What's going on with LDU? Is he injured?

Improving his craft in the VFL. Better to let them continue their development in a lower league than throw them to the wolves for a whole season.

He has had enough games now to see what the standard is, I suspect that he will be in/out of the team a bit this year. With 2019 his main focus.

 

[Firestarter]

North going along nicely, would be good to see them make top 4 especially after all the pre-season doom and gloom predictions.

Ben Brown is a pleasure to watch.



What's going on with LDU? Is he injured?

Not injured, just gaining confidence in the VFL.

Improving his craft in the VFL. Better to let them continue their development in a lower league than throw them to the wolves for a whole season.

He has had enough games now to see what the standard is, I suspect that he will be in/out of the team a bit this year. With 2019 his main focus.

Pretty much. I think we're no longer in the position where we need to throw top 10s into the deep end and watch them sink or swim over the season.

 

[evo]

Handy for Supercoach at just the right time.

 

[Upgrayedd]

How did you guys miss this one?

Would of probably made the GWS 22, Carlton passed


Jokes aside, Great story

 

[MaddAdam]

Handy for Supercoach at just the right time.

Yep, I traded him and started him this week and I knew he'd be a gun.

Will gain mega $$$ and pump out reliable high scores.