I just loved that BBB commented in the 4th that North would be looking to show their mettle and keep their system despite being down, and from that moment on we banged on a series of goals with ease.

Edited February 22Feb 22 by gs77

21 minutes ago, old dee said:

If he is a year away he won't make it. 

When we drafted him he was ‘“‘two years away’ from being ‘two years away’”

He may surprise…

Apologies to Fran Fraschilla who coined that a decade ago.

Did it look like AMW did an ACL?

Hope it's not bad!!!

3 minutes ago, manny100 said:

Did it look like AMW did an ACL?

Hope it's not bad!!!

herald scum running with it being an acl

sad to see

23 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

incentivised

Stop that! 😉

45 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

I don’t know why they didn’t go with AJ in place of Jeffo. He does provide that 2nd ruck option to chop out Gawn. I don’t know if that’s the plan with Campbell.

Bill already has his ticket punched and Jeffo looking to be that way as well unfortunately for the both of them. 
 

I did however think Chandler worked really hard playing in that role. Often goes unnoticed as it’s a forward defensive role. 

It was an incredibly tough day for tall forwards ..actually talls in general. Jefferson was def not disgraced & so premature to make that comment … It was ok sitting under the trees but without that protection the sun & wind was brutal. What stood out for me was Melb’s fitness levels. We were still running and putting on pressure right till the end. 

Oliver was a class above.

Too much boundary play in the first half. Second half we took the game on

Pleasing game from Sparrow and JVR.

Sharp edging Chandler for Round 1.

Defensively we seemed to lack polish but Lever showed his class.

All in all an excellent showing

The Herald Sun is reporting that the knee injury to defender Andy Moniz-Wakefield in the dying moments of the Arden Street clash is “concerning.”

"The Demons fear a devastating ACL blow for the 21-year-old, who was set to play an important lockdown role in defence with Judd McVee already sidelined due to a serious hamstring injury.

"Melbourne assistant coach Troy Chaplin conceded the incident, which left Moniz-Wakefield writhing on the ground in pain before he was assisted off by trainers, looked ‘pretty nasty’.

"’Obviously he's pretty flat at the moment, but we'll have to go away and get a scan just to confirm it ... it didn't look good, from a visual point of view, but we're hoping for the best there,’ Chaplin said."

9 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The Herald Sun is reporting that the knee injury to defender Andy Moniz-Wakefield in the dying moments of the Arden Street clash is “concerning.”

"The Demons fear a devastating ACL blow for the 21-year-old, who was set to play an important lockdown role in defence with Judd McVee already sidelined due to a serious hamstring injury.

"Melbourne assistant coach Troy Chaplin conceded the incident, which left Moniz-Wakefield writhing on the ground in pain before he was assisted off by trainers, looked ‘pretty nasty’.

"’Obviously he's pretty flat at the moment, but we'll have to go away and get a scan just to confirm it ... it didn't look good, from a visual point of view, but we're hoping for the best there,’ Chaplin said."

I can't remember the last time we entered a season with a healthy list.

Hope AMW only has a strain. The initial reaction didn't look good however.

If it is season ending, I would be approaching the AFL to replace him, as it is unfair that the SSP end was in the middle of a round of match sims. All sims should be completed before the cut off date, or none of them. There is obviously more chance of injury in contact games, than training.

 

Edited February 22Feb 22 by Redleg

Langford looks the goods but is a bit slow. Will need to get strong enough to bully them on the inside.

Lindsay looks excellent. Has time and can kick it a long way. 

Jefferson is a mile off. Lacks football smarts and intensity. 

Oliver was just ok. I’m not convinced he’s going to be an A grader again. 

AMW played well. Hopefully it’s not an ACL. 

Sharp looks a magnificent replacement for ANB. Great recruiting.

TMac is a better defender than Petty. 

Sparrow played well. 

Campbell played a good game and will be handy depth.

Johnson was good in his cameo. 

They pantsed us for a decade.
Sim or no sim…continue pummeling these schmucks.

 

 

18 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I can't remember the last time we entered a season with a healthy list.

Hope AMW only has a strain. The initial reaction didn't look good however.

If it is season ending, I would be approaching the AFL to replace him, as it is unfair that the SSP end was in the middle of a round of match sims. All sims should be completed before the cut off date, or none of them. There is obviously more chance of injury in contact games, than training.

 

The AFL had no sympathy with the Angus Brayshaw situation last season when he retired on the eve of the season and the SSP window had just shut. Unfortunately there’ll be no exceptions. 

 

1 hour ago, bush demon said:

He was like a dumb extra. It was always Skull Murphy who applied the sleeper hold...

was not skull doing the  sleeper hold it was a bloke with dark hair cant remember his name

4 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Langford looks the goods but is a bit slow. Will need to get strong enough to bully them on the inside.

Lindsay looks excellent. Has time and can kick it a long way. 

Jefferson is a mile off. Lacks football smarts and intensity. 

Oliver was just ok. I’m not convinced he’s going to be an A grader again. 

AMW played well. Hopefully it’s not an ACL. 

Sharp looks a magnificent replacement for ANB. Great recruiting.

TMac is a better defender than Petty. 

Sparrow played well. 

Campbell played a good game and will be handy depth.

Johnson was good in his cameo. 

U didnt like the way Jefferson found separation, first in a long kick to a pack as he read the drop of the ball well before his defender, or when he read that Langford was swinging on to his left and slipped his man to create an uncontested mark on a lead.  Finding separation is half the battle and it seems he has that ability. 

1 hour ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

'Floccinaucinihilipilification'?

'The action of estimating as worthless' as in 'I floccinaucinihilipificate Collingwood and all it stands for'.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1270393/match-sim-highlights-north-melbourne-v-melbourne?videoId=1270393&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1740191687001

Match sim highlights. 

4 minutes ago, forever demons said:

was not skull doing the  sleeper hold it was a bloke with dark hair cant remember his name

Mark Lewin?

watched the second half on replay after watching the first half live

firstly, on the oppo... i'd be very concerned if i was clarkson - north lacked any intensity in the second half and applied minimal pressure; daniel, parker, and darling might add experience but they offer nothing defensively while their senior players have skill but other than ldu the workrate isn't there

on us... we just looked a better team, with arguably 12 of our best 25 not in the side:

1. may
3. salem
4. mcvee
5. petracca
6. windsor
7. viney
10. spargo
11. gawn
12. tholstrup
15. langdon
18. melksham
31. fritsch

on those that did play...

highlights: super impressed by langford and lindsay, billings looks like he's running hard to make space, oliver's burst speed away from stoppages is back, rivers is a classy permanent addition to the mids, van rooyen is a beauty with 4 goals in the second half while sharp looks a likely type in the forward half with the occasional bit of work up the wing

lowlights: jefferson is simply not strong enough in the contest, laurie doesn't impact as a mid and is poor under pressure, and losing moniz-wakefield to a likely acl is a real shame

10 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Mark Lewin?

Who was the guy who always had a "foreign object" in his hand?

16 minutes ago, forever demons said:

was not skull doing the  sleeper hold it was a bloke with dark hair cant remember his name

Mark Lewin

Jeffo propaganda lets goooo

https://x.com/melbournefc/status/1893150989798051936

 

Edited February 22Feb 22 by adonski

17 minutes ago, bush demon said:

Who was the guy who always had a "foreign object" in his hand?

Now that's a hard one will have to sleep on that....

52 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

U didnt like the way Jefferson found separation, first in a long kick to a pack as he read the drop of the ball well before his defender, or when he read that Langford was swinging on to his left and slipped his man to create an uncontested mark on a lead.  Finding separation is half the battle and it seems he has that ability. 

EXACTLY!