Where to now for North?

2 years ago by Now at @aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au to c/afl

Where to now for North?

Smashed by a fairly ordinary Hawthorn side, with some big injuries including Day, Lewis, Jiath, Wingard, and Breust.

The big question: Is the issue North's list? Or has the game gone past Clarko as a coach?

"Meanwhile, North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson concedes his side is still a long way off the pace after forecasting the match would be an indicator of where his rebuilding outfit sits in its development.

"He was left in no doubt and North has now lost 26 of 27 games since success in Clarkson's first two outings at the helm early last year."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1113608

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kiranc 2 points 2 years ago

@ajsadauskas @afl Reminds me of when Mick Malthouse went to Carlton after leaving Collingwood, and it quickly became clear it wasn't nearly enough to turn that club around. But even then Malthouse finished up at Carlton with a 20-33 win-loss ratio

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maegul 1 point 2 years ago

@kiranc @ajsadauskas @afl

Didn't Malthouse openly attack the carlton management after he left by accusing them of not being willing to rebuild their list as much as they needed and being way too arrogant because they're carlton with 16 premierships?

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kiranc 1 point 2 years ago

@maegul @ajsadauskas @afl No, that's not true at all. He got fired *because* he openly attacked the Carlton management on a radio program while he was still senior coach

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maegul 1 point 2 years ago path: 0 9575303 9585932 9586351 9588892, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0
ajsadauskas 1 point 2 years ago

@kiranc @afl In fairness, Carlton arguably had a stronger list than North do now...

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ziltoid101 2 points 2 years ago

It's their first proper year with Clarko, not gonna judge too much until the end of the year. They've really suffered from (A) being a minnow club that doesn't naturally attract talented players with experience, and (B) terrible luck at the draft until the last two or three years. Their midfield appears decent and Larkey is elite but they've been hurt by being denied access to players like JUH and Jed Walter.

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yo_eddy 1 point 2 years ago

@ziltoid101 @ajsadauskas They cleared out the experienced players and opted to bottom out. That only works if your clump of low draft picks turn out to be generational talent, like Hawthorn (Mitchell, Lewis, Hodge, Buddy, Roughy) and Richmond (Martin, Cotchin, JR8, Edwards, Rance). Even then itโ€™s no guarantee (see: St Kilda). Time will tell I guess.

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yo_eddy 1 point 2 years ago

@ajsadauskas @afl You only get Mitchell/Lewis/Hodge/Franklin/Roughead once in a lifetime.

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ajsadauskas 1 point 2 years ago

@yo_eddy @afl And then a truckload of really talented footballers around that core.

Cyril, Burgoyne, Brian Lake, Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Ben McEvoy, Paul Puopolo, Josh Gibson.

Also, he already had a group of very talented older players to work with when he got there.

Peter Everitt, Shane Crawford, Trent Croad, Nick Holland, Mark Williams, Richie Vandenberg...

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yo_eddy 1 point 2 years ago path: 0 9567676 9569684 9569820, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0
CEOofmyhouse56 1 point 2 years ago

I'd just like my team to win one this year. Just one and I'd be happy ๐Ÿคž

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ajsadauskas 2 points 2 years ago path: 0 9586765 9586855, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 2
CEOofmyhouse56 1 point 2 years ago

Yep

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ajsadauskas 2 points 2 years ago

@CEOofmyhouse56 If it's any consolation, I barrack for the Hawks, and we're in a very similar spot in terms of being a rebuilding team...

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