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Deep Dives, Finals Dossier

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
Deep Dives, Finals Dossier

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
Deep Dives, Finals Dossier

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
Deep Dives

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
Match Review

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
Match Review

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
Match Review

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
Match Review

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
From The Notebook

From The Notebook: Round 13

Schedule losses, an unusually deep defence and contrasts between good and bad kick-mark feature in Round 13's Notebook.

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August 24, 2020AFL, Analysis, Essendon, From The Notebook, gws giants, round 13, shinboner, west coast1 Comment
From The Notebook

From The Notebook: Round 12

Unbelievably, we now have to endure three whole days without football, which is disgraceful. But at the end of 20 consecutive days with football, we may be starting to see some ladder separation.

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August 18, 2020AFL, Analysis, Essendon, From The Notebook, geelong, gws giants, round 12, shinboner2 Comments

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