Analysis Random NORTH thoughts not worthy of a thread

[Kanga Glory]

I entered one of the competitions they have on the North website, just got a phone call, I won a signed jumper of the whole team and a voucher.
I’m wrapped.

Here’s the signed jumper

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

My dog Bud to add extra zip to the wings.

He isn't great with ball in hand though, so he should fit in pretty well.

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

Hey tazaa Bud broke a track record split in a trial.

Problem was he hated being around other dogs as such a huge softie!!

 

[tazaa]

Hey tazaa Bud broke a track record split in a trial.

Problem was he hated being around other dogs as such a huge softie!!

He’s a gem mate

 

[koshari]

collecting some firewood and the young pup got bitten on paw by a jack jumper, she has learned there are nasties arounf the wood pile as well as that the fence kicks.... now shes sulking.

 

[big_e]

North Melbourne have been driving me to drink for ages so this is the perfect sponsorship.

Roos welcome Jimmy Brings on board

The North Melbourne Kangaroos are delighted to welcome Jimmy Brings on board as an official club partner

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[koshari]

North Melbourne have been driving me to drink for ages so this is the perfect sponsorship.

Roos welcome Jimmy Brings on board

The North Melbourne Kangaroos are delighted to welcome Jimmy Brings on board as an official club partner

www.nmfc.com.au

Hope jimmy brings brings colonial.... Perfect synogy.

 

[giantroo]

Except Carlton who beat us by 50, everyone else who has flogged us by 45+ has gone on to lose the next week.

We've broken the Saints as well.

Beat us by 53 and have now lost to the Lions and Bombers.

 

[giantroo]

We've broken the Saints as well.

Beat us by 53 and have now lost to the Lions and Bombers.

GWS lost after smacking us.

 

[rickety]

So if we've been rolled by the bye, are we good for a win next week?

 

[Engimal v3]

No Marvel games for another 4 rounds

 

[King Corey]

I have a dream albeit a humble one.

During a grand final where we have an unassailable lead, I wanted to see Mick Martyn beat an opponent with bodywork, grab the ball, spin around and snap an own goal.

One day I hope that some future North Melbourne key defender can grant this simple, selfless wish I once held on to.

 

[Engimal v3]

What stat insights would people be interested in if they were available?

 

[ferball]

What stat insights would people be interested in if they were available?

DE% under pressure.

There'd be others too after I think about it.

 

[Mixed Results]

Wasn’t sure where to put this, but this an article about the NBA’s Houston Rockets that had a few quotes that reminded me of our situation. Some of these could have come straight from the mouth of Ben Amarfio or Sonja Hood.

"It's very painful, but I know we're doing it the right way," Fertitta says over the phone while peering at the Tower Bridge in London from his yacht on a family vacation. "The future is exciting."

"The NBA punishes the middle," says Stone, a longtime front-office employee promoted to GM after Morey's exit. "That's just the way the system is set up."

"The priority is development right now, and along with development comes winning habits and doing things the right way," Rockets coach Stephen Silas says after watching the voluntary workout. "Hopefully, that leads to some wins, but development is the priority."

"We made the decision from an ownership standpoint that our goal was to win a championship," says Patrick Fertitta, seated next to his father on the yacht, enjoying the last days of a brief vacation before returning to Houston for the final week of draft preparation. "In order to win a championship, you have to take material sacrifice and pain. I think [for] a lot of teams out there, a lot of organizations, a lot of ownership groups, a lot of front offices, their pain threshold doesn't allow that.

"We made a decision to go forward with that. It hasn't been easy at times, but we're committed to it, and we are aligned from ownership to the front office and on down the line to doing what it takes to give ourselves the highest probability of eventually winning a title.

"That's the path we've chosen, and we're sticking to it."

Source: The Rockets are loaded with picks, projects and heaps of patience

 

[Hearts to hearts]

I went out to the airport yesterday. Went past that row of flagpoles near the Montague St exit, as always looked up idly to see the NMFC flag, and thought for a while it was missing, but it was the very last one. That made me glance back along the row, to see that as far as I could remember the flags were in ladder order. It had never occurred to me that they weren’t just raised permanently in some other random or alphabetical order. Someone must be taking them down and changing the order every week and I keep thinking about it.

 

[koshari]

Anyone else getting redirects from bigfooty?
Like below,

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Ooh, a Galaxy S10. I'd love to win one of those.


Said a few people over 3 years ago when it was released.

 

[Val Keating]

I had nothing to do last night so I watched this game. Rd17, 1996 North Melbourne V Melbourne. Carey was unbelievable. Strongly recommend watching this game for anyone too young to see him play. He had everything, marking, power, kicking, smarts, handballing. Just a force. No one stamped themselves on a game like Carey



Corey McKernan

Corey Mckernan

Age

50

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.2

4star

did some incredible things as well.

 

[Hojuman]

I had nothing to do last night so I watched this game. Rd17, 1996 North Melbourne V Melbourne. Carey was unbelievable. Strongly recommend watching this game for anyone too young to see him play. He had everything, marking, power, kicking, smarts, handballing. Just a force. No one stamped themselves on a game like Carey



Corey McKernan did some incredible things as well.

Only Vic.game l missed that year would you believe !
Got the VHS ( and Ligma, no, that isn't an s t.d. )

People crap on about Nic Nat, Grundy, Gawn.... how easily they forget Corey.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I had nothing to do last night so I watched this game. Rd17, 1996 North Melbourne V Melbourne. Carey was unbelievable. Strongly recommend watching this game for anyone too young to see him play. He had everything, marking, power, kicking, smarts, handballing. Just a force. No one stamped themselves on a game like Carey



Corey McKernan did some incredible things as well.

Clarko playing for Melbourne ...

 

[Crazy Horse]

What stat insights would people be interested in if they were available?

Turnover involvements

Obviously a lot of turnovers occur from blokes being sold into trouble. I’d be curious if there are particular players who are more guilty than others of putting teammates in dead-end situations.

 

[Val Keating]

Clarko playing for Melbourne ...

Copped an (accidental) boot to the head from Carey

 

[King Corey]

Do yourself a favour and watch the 1996 Premiership highlights on the club site.

Tearing up territory as we start to gain the ascendency.

Crocker and Sholl sublime forward work. Fruity, Rock, Stevo, Bell all attack the goal anytime they're near the 50.

McKernan playing like a man possessed.

Freeborn having the best quarter of his career (nice time to have it) to turn the tide.

Defenders punching on with their opponents.

Fast ball movement, contesting at every chance. Every player to a man drilled to go front and centre at contests and play on immediately.

Fairley getting the fairleytale (ahem) goal to finish the AFL centenary.

Doesn't get any better.

 

[koshari]

I had nothing to do last night so I watched this game. Rd17, 1996 North Melbourne V Melbourne. Carey was unbelievable. Strongly recommend watching this game for anyone too young to see him play. He had everything, marking, power, kicking, smarts, handballing. Just a force. No one stamped themselves on a game like Carey



Corey McKernan did some incredible things as well.

the good old days when we won by 10 goals rather than lost by said margin.