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North Melbourne’s 2020 off-season, and what comes next

Just a little bit has happened since the end of North Melbourne’s 2020 campaign. Coach change, significant list changes, essentially a whole remodel.

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December 10, 20202020, AFL, Analysis, draft, North Melbourne, shinboner, trade2 Comments
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2020 Finals Dossier: Richmond Tigers

This dossier is a little different to the previous three. There’s next to no point detailing how Richmond plays, because everyone knows that.

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September 25, 2020AFL, Analysis, finals, Finals Dossier, Richmond, shinboner2 Comments
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2020 Finals Dossier: Port Adelaide

Despite finishing on top of the ladder, with the second most points scored, the fewest conceded and the biggest inside 50 differential in the league, the Power sit a distant fourth in premiership favouritism.

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September 24, 2020September 24, 2020AFL, Analysis, Finals Dossier, Port Adelaide, shinboner1 Comment
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2020 Finals Dossier: Geelong Cats

Although the home and away ladder position – from top to fourth – and recent form – a heavy loss to Richmond and squeaking by Sydney – may not show it, Geelong is an improved team from 2019.

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September 23, 2020AFL, afl finals, Analysis, Finals Dossier, geelong cats, shinboner2 Comments
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2020 Finals Dossier: Brisbane Lions

This week I’ll be looking at each of the top four sides and the legitimacy of their premiership contention in the 2nd Annual Finals Dossiers. First up, it’s Brisbane.

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September 22, 2020September 22, 2020AFL, Analysis, brisbane lions, finals dossiers, shinboner3 Comments
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The next steps for North Melbourne after 11 delistings

With a remarkable 11 delistings, a quarter of North’s list disappeared in one fell swoop. To cut this deep, this early appears to mean plenty more wheeling and dealing to come.

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September 19, 2020AFL, Analysis, delistings, North Melbourne, shinboner1 Comment
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What is wrong with North Melbourne’s ball movement?

Throughout North Melbourne’s last month, the common thread – apart from four losses – has been ball movement. Or to be more accurate, the lack of.

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July 17, 2020July 17, 2020AFL, Analysis, ball movement, North Melbourne, shinboner4 Comments
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How Richmond’s defence broke down against Hawthorn

Hawthorn brutally exposed what happens when Richmond is off its game totally, so surprising to watch given how rare it has been over the last three years.

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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020AFL, Hawthorn, MCG, Richmond, round 3, shinboner2 Comments
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Learning to watch for little things

The highlight of being able to sit through a match review was learning about little intricacies which have a major effect on results.

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April 2, 2020AFL, Analysis, gws giants, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, robbie grayLeave a comment
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How North Melbourne is showing the next step in AFLW’s evolution

The fun part about the early stages of AFLW is watching how the on-field product evolves from infancy to fully rounded competition.

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March 16, 2020March 17, 2020aflw, Analysis, evolution, game style, geelong, North Melbourne, tactics1 Comment

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