Right from the outset, it looked like a flat North Melbourne outfit on the Gold Coast.
Category: 2023
Round 5, 2023 v Brisbane: Domino effect
Sometimes these match analysis pieces jump around from topic to topic, and sometimes they go in-depth on multiple topics.
Learning from the first month of the Alastair Clarkson era
At the moment, every North Melbourne game feels like information overload.
From The Notebook, Round 4: Trends from the first month
A month into the season feels like enough time for some trends to be established.
Round 4, 2023 v Carlton: Zoning
For the second year in a row, North Melbourne went into a game against Carlton missing their best two key defenders.
How a contested ball dominance is fuelling Collingwood’s leap forward
Parts of Collingwood’s game were excellent in 2022. Parts of Collingwood’s game were poor in 2022.
From The Notebook, Round 3: Brisbane’s alarm bells, Adelaide releasing the handbrake, and Mason Wood
Heading into the season, what would have been more unexpected at the end of Round 3...
Round 3, 2023 v Hawthorn: Caught Out
Unfortunately it might be time to reconsider those Grand Final tickets.
Fortnightly Focus: Bobby Hill, Noah Balta, Will Setterfield
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Fortnightly Focus, a post dedicated to highlighting individual players.
From The Notebook, Round 2: Uncharacteristic Cats, replacing Gawn, and what’s up next
Two rounds in, and my tips are officially a complete nightmare. This week I got, ‘I don’t talk about it anymore’ tips correct.