Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Sydney Swans Netball St Kilda also signed tall duo Clara Fitzpatrick and Poppy Kelly from its VFLW side Southern Saints. Instead, a true rebuild appears the only way forward — a stark reality for a club that hasn’t bottomed out in the AFL era. Age average 24.2 years old ranked 8th for the year. “I don’t think I’m saying anything that’s going to be a shock to anyone. Prior to Cunnington, out-of-contract key forward Ben Brown was the most heavily-debated North Melbourne trade commodity due to his dramatic drop in form. Picture: Bradley Kanaris, Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >, Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Ed Vickers-Willis, Sam Durdin and Paul Ahern — all 2014 draft class members — have struggled for consistent senior footy due to form and injury, while the jury remains out on more recent draftees Will Walker, Kyron Hayden, Tristan Xerri and Bailey Scott — although the latter has shown promising signs in recent weeks. Murphy and Durdin were the only players in the group to play in Thursday night’s 15-point loss to West Coast. North Melbourne on Friday began their list cull, with Daw one of 11 players that won’t be offered another contract with the club. Robinson revealed some of the names he had ‘question marks’ over on AFL 360. NORTH Melbourne has started what promises to be a savage list cull, with 11 players informed they won't be offered a contract for next season. Key Order Players are listed in order of debut Seasons Includes North Melbourne only careers and spans from the season of the player's debut to the year in which they … The official AFL website of the North Melbourne Football Club. Majak Daw, Ben Jacobs, Paul Ahern, Mason Wood, Sam Durdin, Marley Williams, Joel Crocker, Lachie Hosie and Tom Murphy have also been let go.

But with just eight goals from nine games so far this year, North faces a delicate list decision. Speaking on Fox Footy, triple premiership Lion Brown said the Roos would have to “consider” trading Higgins as he still holds decent currency — as would Goldstein, who’s back in All-Australian form despite his side’s poor year. Brown pointed to the AFL Player Ratings, which showed Ben Brown is rated ‘poor’ in 2020, while Pittard, Macmillan and Williams are ‘average’. He said he understood the decision. I’ll miss the locker room banter … it just didn’t work out the way I wanted it to this year, there’s been challenges I’ve gone through.

Essendon would love him, anyone who really needs that inside bull, “He bleeds North Melburne.

North Melbourne 1996 Player List. WATCH: Guy McKenna re-lives the day he called the last ever AFL/VFL headcount in round 22 of 1999 at the WACA. It’s something I will always hold close to my heart. North Melbourne currently has two first-round picks and are set to acquire the services of GWS defender Aidan Corr on a multi-year deal. “It’s been an unbelievable ride over 11 years and this club holds a special place in my heart. On Fox Footy on Thursday night, Jonathan Brown was asked if the Kangaroos should retain the following out-of-contract players at season’s end: Pittard, Macmillan, Daw, Marley Williams and Taylor Garner.

North Melbourne coach Rhyce Shaw, in his first full year as the team’s senior coach, led the team to just three wins and will finish in the bottom two. “Ben Brown – that’s already been discussed. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Two members of the Kangaroos’ leadership group - Jamie Macmillan and Jasper Pittard - are among the players delisted. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Jasper Pittard and Majak Daw — there’s 16 players (overall).”. North Melbourne veteran Jamie Macmillan has not received a 2021 contract. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The 29-year-old’s reaction to the news was published via the club website. North Melbourne Football Club players. It’s had its highs and lows along the way,” he said. The Kangaroos’ situation recently prompted Robinson to assess the club’s list in a lengthy analysis for the Herald Sun, which stated 23 players remain without a contract beyond the 2020 season. The most immediate calls will be on players like Brown that are out of contract at season’s end. Prior to the season restart in June, St Kilda great Leigh Montagna told AFL Tonight the Roos could be a “smokey this year that could be in the top four come finals time”. He was rated elite by Champion Data at one stage before overcoming his fall off the Bolte Bridge to return to senior footy. Hence Brown’s call for “big decisions” to be made. “It’s [my career] had its highs and lows along the way. Picture: Michael Dodge, Jamie MacMillan has played 167 games for North Melbourne. “While I’m disappointed it has come to an end at North, I understand the decisions are in the best interests of the club, and wish everyone involved nothing but success.”. Brown was referring to North Melbourne Football Club just days after its 57-point loss to Melbourne — a performance that’s sparked mass debate and analysis of the club’s list across the footy media. “We’ll look to produce good football over this period of time, but we’ll certainly find out about a few players.”. Daw became the first Sudanese-born AFL player when he debuted in 2013. Kayo is your ticket to the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Ben Jacobs became known as one of the AFL’s best taggers but hasn’t played since 2018 with consistent injury issues, most notably head-related pain. “I want to thank the club for giving a skinny 18-year-old kid a shot at making it,” Macmillan said. And those vulnerable players were put on notice by coach Rhyce Shaw after the Melbourne loss, warning he and the club’s football department would “find out about a few players”. “While I’m disappointed it has come to an end at North, I understand the decisions are in the best interests of the club, and wish everyone involved nothing but success.”. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson believes 16 uncontracted North Melbourne players will be “playing for their futures” during the back-half of this season. Jacobs, who made his AFL debut at Port Adelaide, loomed as a key plank for years to come when he secured his spot in the side under then coach Brad Scott in 2014. Murphy and Durdin were the only players in the group to play in Thursday night’s 15-point loss to West Coast. Club disbanded in 1876 and reformed as Hotham from 1877–1887 (indicated in grey); the VFA was in recess from 1916–1917; known as Kangaroos Football Club from 1999–2007, Listed players yet to make their debut for North Melbourne, List of North Melbourne Football Club coaches, AFL Tables – All Time Player List – North Melbourne, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_North_Melbourne_Football_Club_players&oldid=984205607, Lists of players of Australian rules football, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Includes North Melbourne only careers and spans from the season of the player's debut to the year in which they played their final game for North Melbourne, Debuts are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only, Statistics are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only and are correct to the end of the 2017 season, This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 20:28. There are several younger players on North’s list who are unsigned beyond 2020 yet have struggled to cement their spot in the senior team. His last appearance came in round 11, when he left North Melbourne’s hub to be with his partner for the birth of their first child.

This document contains the 42 players on the 1996 Senior List, plus the six players on the supplemental list. “I’ve determined that only seven of those 23 players … will get contracts for next year,” Robinson told AFL 360. “Jamie Macmillan – great soldier, great person, but do they need Jamie Macmillan?” he asked. If you decided to go into full rebuild mode, you need to start pulling the trigger on some big names – as hard as it can be.”, Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph added: “He’s one of those ones clubs would love as that inside midfielder. Picture: Albert Perez, Shaun Atley has played over 200 games for the Roos. Full list of past North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL players and statistics. Of note, Macmillan has played 167 games in 11 seasons at the Kangaroos. Hall has played all 11 games for the Roos so far this season, but Fox Footy commentator Alastair Lynch last week said Hall is the type of player that would more likely thrive at a successful team that would efficiently flick the ball out from the coalface to him. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >.

Skip to main content. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >. But as is well renowned in the modern-day AFL landscape, breaking contracts is common, meaning players that are contractually secured to the Roos beyond this season mightn’t necessarily be safe.