North Pod

North Pod

Just a podcast all about NMFC. I unpack and analyse the games from each week and discuss all the roo-related news from the week that was.

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October 4, 2025 44 mins

It's a been little while, so there's a fair bit of news to get to and analyse!

  • What do we think about the delistings and signings so far?
  • Syd Barker Medal thoughts
  • Are Simpkin or Duursma actually likely to head for the exit?
  • Who wins the last few contracts for next year?
  • An AFLW update. Spoiler alert: we're still winning!

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A positive way to end the season but ultimately another loss, this time to the Crows at Marvel!

  • Shinboner of the Week - Tristan Xerri for another monster effort
  • Who could have just played their last game in NMFC colours?
  • Clearance demolition, contested ball dominance....but gee we nailed turning it over too
  • Another 3 goals from Trembath! What a find!
  • What's to come in the post season?

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We're back on the winners list with a 48 belting of the Tigers in our final home game down in Hobart! 

  • Shinboner of the Week - Paul Curtis for that ripper snap for goal from the pocket
  • Sheezel has 54 touches, LDU has 40 and Xerri has field day as the midfield dominate
  • How good can Trembath be?
  • Lynch misfires, but what does it mean for our key backs next year?
  • Where has this midfield been all year?
  • A look at the AFLW game from th...
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The Giants comfortably cruised home against North, but Payne and Trembath both showed a bit on debut!

  • Shinboner of the Week - Cooper Trembath for 3 goals on debut
  • How much longer will the team defence look this bad?
  • Where is Bailey Scott at?
  • Efficiency inside 50 the difference again
  • Chom looking much more at home down back
  • A look ahead to next week against Richmond

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After a solid first quarter, things didn't quite go our way after the first break against the Saints. And a last minute fight back wasn't quite enough!

  • Shinboner of the week - Banch for THAT mark running back with the flight
  • McKercher has had some sort of second half of the season
  • Game plan shake up - for better or worse?
  • How do we get Sheezel this involved every week?
  • Curtis looking at a ban again
  • A look ahead to the game ...
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Our worst performance of the year comes against a hungry Geelong side as Cameron and Smith tore us apart.

  • Shinboner of the week - Toby Pink as the lone hand in defence
  • Also in the votes - Parker, McKercher, Teakle, Zurhaar
  • Where has our ability to defend gone?
  • Positional changes - are they working?
  • Who is on the chopping block come the end of the year?
  • A look ahead to the Saints game next week

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Sydney pulled away in the final quarter to hand us another loss at the hands of the Swans. But the bad news didn't end there! 

  • Shinboner of the Week - Teakle for battling against Grundy all afternoon
  • Is CCJ's career over after another injury?
  • What is happening up front without Larkey as the centrepiece?
  • Should Banch be debuted as the sub?
  • A vent about the Xerri suspension
  • A look ahead to next week against the Cats

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A disappointing game against the Dees at the MCG sees North fall by 36 points.

  • Shinboner of the week - Cooper Harvey for his 4 goals!
  • How much trouble is big X in for his hit on Tom Sparrow?
  • WillPhil vs Pickett battle intrigues
  • What has happened to the defending lately?
  • Where to now for the last 6 games?
  • A look ahead to the game against the Swans next week

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The Western Bulldogs slowly wore us down, but it was an entertaining much to commemorate 100 years in the AFL.

  • Shinboner of the week - Dylan Stephens for THAT spoil on Sam Darcy
  • In the votes - Larkey, McKercher, Dawson, Stephens, Powell, Curtis, Zurhaar, Sheezel, Xerri, Logue
  • Is Will Dawson the pillar of our defence for the future?
  • What is Cooper Harvey doing down back?
  • An optimistic look ahead to the game against the Dees next week...
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An 85 point belting at the hands of the Hawks has us wondering - was it another false dawn? 

  • Shinboner of the week - YOU! For watching that mess
  • In the votes - Larkey, LDU, McKercher, Parker, Xerri
  • What happened to our contested work and defending?
  • Why were we slipping over so much?
  • Hawks tall forwards run rampant, including Gunston kicking 7!
  • A look ahead to next week against the Dogs

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A statement win against the Blues at the G - does it get much better than that?

  • Shinboner of the week - Toby Pink for his job on Curnow
  • Defensive structures are looking much improved!
  • Zurhaar's consistency is great to see
  • What does the last quarter fade-out actually mean?
  • A look ahead to the game against the Hawks next week

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A last quarter effort against Fremantle slips up 6 points short. Another honourable loss, perhaps for NMFC?

  • Shinboner of the week - Hardeman for that goal-saving spoil on the line
  • Tackles inside 50 are through the roof!
  • Efficiency going forward the difference...sound familiar?
  • Plenty in the votes this week with 2s and 1s
  • A look ahead to the Carlton game next week

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20 good minutes of footy was enough to dispatch the Eagles in one of the worst games I've seen us win. How do you unpack that?

  • Shinboner of the Week - Simpkin for the game-clinching goal
  • Larkey and Logue are out of form
  • FOS and Kerch starting to develop nicely
  • Where has our ability to transition the ball gone?
  • Where would we be without Xerri?
  • A look ahead to next week against the Dockers

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Another second half collapse against the Pies blows a good opportunity for a win, but the first half showed us something!

  • Shinboner of the week - Cam Zurhaar
  • In the votes - Pink, Hardeman, Stephens, Xerri, Daniel, Comben, O'Sullivan
  • Precision kicking and uncontested marking gives us plenty in the first half
  • When will the whole ground defense get better?
  • Where has this improvement from Pink come from?
  • CCJ returns through the VFL!
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It wasn't pretty, but North managed to finally chalk up a win against Richmond in a tight tussle at the MCG. Is this the start of some positive form?

  • Shinboner of the week - Toby Pink
  • Also in the votes - Zurhaar, LDU, Xerri, Stephens, Darling, McKercher, Daniel
  • Clearance dominance does not equal territory dominance?
  • What's wrong with Bailey Scott?
  • A look ahead to the Collingwood game next week

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So many promising signs but ultimately a draw is only a step in the right direction against the reigning premiers in Brisbane.


  • Shinboner of the Week - Charlie Comben
  • Also in the votes - Xerri, Parker, LDU, Wardlaw, Stephens, Sheezel, Zurhaar, Konstanty, Corr
  • Shutting down Neale and Cameron is a massive team success
  • Silly mistakes and bad goal kicking costs us what would have been a massive win
  • What's the go with Duursma? 
  • A...
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A shocking defensive effort in the first quarter meant it was a tough slog to get back into the match against Essendon. But the fight was promising!

  • Shinboner of the Week - Maley
  • In the votes - Xerri, Sheezel, Simpkin, LDU, Powell, McDonald, Larkey, Stephens, Hardeman
  • Midfield dominates after slow start - is WillPhil the difference maker?
  • How about Zurhaar from the boundary?
  • Defensive structures looking improved
  • Paul Curtis' sus...
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A much improved performance but North still fall to the Adelaide Oval curse against Port. 

  • Shinboner of the week - Paul Curtis
  • Also in the votes - Wardlaw, Parker, Xerri, Sheezel
  • Corr and Logue dropped in a big selection statement
  • Hardeman proves a solid defensive option
  • How can we defend ball movement better?
  • JHF vs NMFC again...
  • A look ahead to Essendon next week!

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How do you make sense of a performance that bad? Demolished by the Blues in the Good Friday SuperClash, in a game we thought might be an opportunity. 

  • Shinboner of the Week - Wardlaw
  • Also in the votes - Sheezel, Parker, Curtis, McDonald, Corr
  • Isn't the midfield supposed to be a strength?
  • It's time for tough calls at selection!
  • The importance of the Good Friday Appeal
  • A look ahead to the game against Port Adelaide next week
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Some promising signs against the Suns but ultimately a shocking fadeout in the second half leaves us wanting so much more. 

  • Shinboner of the week - Zurhaar
  • Also in the votes - LDU, Simpkin, Sheezel, Daniel, Stephens, Darling, O'Sullivan, Curtis
  • Any danger of winning a ground ball in defensive 50?
  • Clarko moves a few magnets around
  • A look ahead to the big Good Friday clash against Carlton!


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