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Round 5 v Geelong: Focusing on individuals

A change of pace today, with the Round 5 post focusing on a handful of individuals and their progress...

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April 19, 2021AFL, Analysis, geelong, North Melbourne, round 5, shinboner1 Comment
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Round 4 v Adelaide: Building a midfield

It’s fair to say coach David Noble is firmly in experimental mode, and will be for some time yet. On Sunday we saw the newest lever pulled.

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April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Adelaide, AFL, Analysis, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 4, shinboner1 Comment
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Round 3 v Western Bulldogs: The anatomy of a 128-point loss

Where to start? The short version is all the negative parts of the first two weeks coalesced into an unstoppable snowball. The long version … well. Here we go.

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April 3, 2021Good Friday, Josh Bruce, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 3, western bulldogs6 Comments
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Round 2 v Gold Coast: The effect of an incomplete forward system

Let’s step away from the football field for a moment. Every day, whether it be at work, social circles, spare time, or anything in between, we’re all aiming to achieve something.

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March 28, 2021March 28, 2021AFL, Analysis, Gold Coast, metricon stadium, North Melbourne, round 2, shinboner4 Comments
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Round 1 v Port Adelaide: The different ways to lose

Given North Melbourne’s current status, it’s too simplistic to look at weekends as win = good, loss = bad.

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March 22, 2021Analysis, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, round 1, shinboner6 Comments
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Line By Line: North Melbourne’s midfield

It’s time for week three of the line-by-line look at North Melbourne. First it was the forwards, then the defenders, and finally a look at the midfield.

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September 14, 2020AFL, Analysis, midfield, North Melbourne, review, shinboner4 Comments
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Round 16 v Port Adelaide: Summing up North Melbourne’s defence

Over the final month of the season, I’ll be using each game to look at a separate line of the field. Round 14 was all about the forwards, Round 16 is all about the defenders.

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September 6, 2020AFL, Analysis, ben mckay, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, round 16, shinboner7 Comments
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Round 14 v Gold Coast: The importance of forward pressure

Considering North Melbourne just lost by 63 points with only seven fewer inside 50s, it seems an opportune time to focus on just what happens when there’s minimal forward pressure

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August 31, 2020AFL, Analysis, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, round 14, shinboner2 Comments
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Round 13 v Collingwood: Individual player focus

Of the 22 North Melbourne players who ran out onto the Gabba on Monday night, 10 are out of contract at the end of this season.

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August 25, 2020AFL, Analysis, list, North Melbourne, round 13, shinboner3 Comments
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Round 12 v Brisbane: Setting a standard

First things first, an apology for no post last week. Thankfully there's a post this week with plenty to discuss both from a team and individual perspective.

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August 16, 2020August 16, 2020AFL, Analysis, Brisbane, luke davies-uniacke, metricon stadium, North Melbourne, round 12, shinboner7 Comments

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