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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July 13, 2025 52 mins

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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A second half collapse has us questioning - isn't this supposed to be over? The Swans simply too good at Marvel

  • Shinboner of the Week - Colby McKercher (how about that goal?)
  • Also in the votes - Sheezel, Parker, McDonald, Curtis
  • Who's better off on the wings? RHJ, Stephens, Scott, Tucker, McKercher...?
  • Bad kicking is bad footy, still
  • Is our midfield as good as we think?
  • A look ahead to Gather Round against the Suns

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A valiant effort against the Crows ultimately falls short at Adelaide Oval. But LMac showed he still has some tricks Larkey managed 4 goals under serious duress! 

  • Shinboner of the Week - Finn O'Sullivan
  • In the votes - Simpkin, Larkey, McDonald, O'Sullivan, Xerri, Stephens, McKercher, Parker
  • Efficiency inside 50 continues to be an issue
  • Parker massive impact with tackles and kicks i50
  • A look ahead to the game against Sydney...
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A massive win against the Dees has me believing again! We're back!

  • Shinboner of the week - Charlie Comben
  • In the votes - Powell, LDU, Xerri
  • Midfield stars light up the last quarter
  • Is Zurhaar finally finding some time and space?
  • A tale of 2 halves for Chom and Pink

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A slow start hampers North's chances of a Round 1 victory against the Dogs, but how do you unpack a game like that?

  • Shinboner of the Week - Jacob Konstanty
  • In the votes - Larkey, Powell, Sheezel, Darling, Konstanty, Xerri, Simpkin, LDU, Curtis
  • Will Archer be in MRO trouble?
  • What a difference those inclusions are making!
  • How is it the same old defensive issues plaguing us?

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Round 1 is upon us, so who's going to don the blue and white for our first game for 2025? 

  • Predicted R1 side
  • Who's injured and ready to come in and make an impact?
  • Does Finn O'Sullivan play first up?
  • A look towards our game against the Dogs in R1

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A disappointing way to finish up the preseason, but signs were more promising in a tight loss to the Eagles in Bunbury. We're ready for the real games to start for 2025. 

  • Poor transition defence and shocking turnovers plague us once again
  • Finn O'Sullivan is READY to play wing or half back
  • Jack Darling continues to make an impression in our forward half 
  • How will everyone fit into a theoretically stacked midfield?

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In hot and blustery conditions, North succumbed to Melbourne outfit that played harder for longer. But is it all doom and gloom for season 2025 already?

  • Sheezel and McKercher star through the middle
  • Defense leaky to start the new year - same old?
  • Caleb Daniel slots beautifully into defensive distributing role
  • Can we improve next week?

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