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Round 5 v Western Bulldogs: Back to square one

How things can change for North Melbourne in the space of three weeks.

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July 5, 2020AFL, Analysis, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, review, round 5, shinboner, western bulldogs5 Comments
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Round 4 v Hawthorn: Grinding to a halt

Sometimes there’ll be games with plenty happening both on and off the ball. On other occasions – Sunday night for instance – it’s all quite simple.

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June 29, 2020AFL, Analysis, Hawthorn, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 44 Comments
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Round 3 v Sydney: One step forward, one step back

In comparing Round 2 to Round 3, North Melbourne received a valuable learning experience of what happens when not executing the system which can serve it so well.

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June 21, 2020AFL, Analysis, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 3, shinboner, Sydney6 Comments
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Round 2: Smash and grab – and smash again

If, not knowing Sunday’s result, you read a match report from Giants Stadium about an even contest before one side pulled away late, what percentage of people would have guessed North Melbourne as the victors?

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June 15, 2020June 15, 20207 Comments
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Round 1 v St Kilda: How much North can take away from the win

We’re back! Football is just a few days away, so it’s time to refresh our memory with what was learned from North Melbourne’s Round 1 win against St Kilda.

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June 8, 2020June 8, 2020AFL, marvel stadium, Match Review, North Melbourne, round 1, shinboner, St Kilda4 Comments
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Marsh Series #1: 2020 begins

What can you take out of a pre-season game when both sides are missing key players?

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February 22, 2020marcus bontempelli, marsh series, North Melbourne, pre-season, western bulldogs1 Comment
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Round 22: Ben Brown 10.1.61 defeats Port Adelaide 8.10.58

Some background to explain why the process and ball movement against the Power was so surprising...

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August 18, 2019August 18, 201910 goals, ben brown, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, round 221 Comment
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Round 20: A new era

Friday night wins are always fun. It just sets up the entire weekend perfectly.

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August 3, 2019AFL, Hawthorn, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 20, the shinboner1 Comment
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Round 18: Small loss, big picture

Let’s get this one out of the way first: This post will be an umpiring free zone.

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July 21, 2019July 21, 2019Brisbane, gabba, Match Review, North Melbourne, round 18, umpiring1 Comment
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Round 17: Desperation and confusion

Well … that was definitely a game. A really, really frustrating game.

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July 14, 2019July 14, 2019anthony mcdonald tipungwuti, ben cunnington, Essendon, marvel stadium, North Melbourne, round 172 Comments

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