Kangaroos
It's amazing that a club so short of membership, funds and facilities continues to do so well. Many said that once Carey, Stevens et al retired that they'd drop to cellar dwellers. Well 2005 proved that not only does the North heritage of success continue but it may grow stronger in 2006.
Again, North, too, choose to stick with the same set of coaches in 2006. Ably led by Laidley, with assistance from Bewick, McDonald & Crocker.
The list is as follows:
Glenn Archer 182 91 33 vet
Sav Rocca 195 112 32
Adam Simpson 185 89 30 vet
Shannon Grant 180 84 29
Jade Rawlings 196 97 28
Nathan Thompson 194 100 28
Brent Harvey 172 75 28
Jess Sinclair 182 84 27
Troy Makepeace 175 78 27
Jonathan Hay 194 93 26 new
Kasey Green 187 87 26 new
Shannon Watt 193 99 25
Corey Jones 187 90 25
Brady Rawlings 184 83 25 new
Leigh Harding 180 85 25
Leigh Brown 194 101 24
Brent LeCras 190 93 24
Cameron Thurley 183 76 24 new
Daniel Harris 180 81 24
Drew Petrie 197 103 23
Justin Perkins 188 87 23 rookie
Daniel Pratt 185 90 23
David Hale 201 105 22
Chad Jones 196 98 22
Mark Powell 193 91 22 new
Michael Firrito 186 92 22
Ben Schwarze 190 90 22
Joshua Gibson 189 95 22
Eddie Sansbury 182 85 22
Blake Grima 180 84 22
Djaran Whyman 177 75 22 rookie
Hamish McIntosh 203 108 21
Callum Urch 184 89 21
Daniel Wells 180 81 21
Joel Perry 196 100 20
Daniel McConnell 189 88 20 new
David Trotter 186 84 20
Scott McMahon 184 83 20 rookie
Brad Moran 200 103 19
Jesse Smith 191 85 19
Ed Lower 186 85 19 rookie
Andrew Swallow 183 77 19 new
Tim Hutchison 196 82 18 new
Matt Riggio 188 83 18 new
So, that's 44 players, including 2 vets, 9 newies & 4 rookies.
That's amazing. A club that struggles with membership, finances & facilities, finishes in the finals yet still recruits 9 new players, takes 4 rookies, and manages a full list of 44. Why can't we do that?
BTW, Djaran Whyman, is that the fellow who was running around at Coburg one or two years ago?
Twilight = 28+yo
Prime = 25-27yo
Development = 22-24yo
Junior = 18-21yo
<180 Small Runners
Twilight: Harvey 28
Prime: Makepeace 27
Development: Whyman 22
Junior: 0
180-184 Smaller Mediums
Twilight: Archer 33, Grant 29
Prime: Sinclair 27, B.Rawlings 25, Harding 25
Development: Thurley 24, Harris 24, Sansbury 22, Grima 22
Junior: Urch 21, Wells 21, McMahon 20, Swallow 19
185-189 Taller Mediums
Twilight: Simpson 30
Prime: Green 26, Co.Jones 25
Development: Perkins 23, Pratt 23, Gibson 22, Firrito 22
Junior: McConnell 20, Trotter 20, Lower 19, Riggio 18
190-194 Mobile Key Position
Twilight: Thompson 28
Prime: Hay 26, Watt 25,
Development: Brown 24, LeCras 24, Powell 22, Schwarze 22
Junior: Smith 19
195-199 Key Position/ Ruck
Twilight: Rocca 32, J.Rawlings 28
Prime: 0
Development: Petrie 23, Ch.Jones 22
Junior: Perry 20, Hutchison 18
200+ Ruck
Twilight:
Prime:
Development: Hale 22
Junior: McIntosh 21, Moran 19
So there you see the reason for North's success - a very well managed list. Why do they get some rejects, or cast-offs, from other clubs - only to fill short-term gaps on the list.
The only fault in the list that I can see is in their key positions. They've got in a couple of oldies to fill some gaps there, but it probably isn't enough.
They are obviously impatient for either Hale or McIntosh to mature into the ruck. And their rover, Brent Harvey, is aging.
Their coverage of positions is as follows:
B: Makepeace 27 Hay 26 J.Rawlings 28
Grima 22 Watt 25 Powell 22
HB: Sinclair 27 Brown 24 Archer 33
Green 26 Schwarze 22 Pratt 23
Perkins 23 Perry 20 Urch 21
Lower 19
C: Co.Jones 25 Harris 24 LeCras 24
Thurley 24 B.Rawlings 25 Sansbury 22
Trotter 20 McMahon 20 Riggio 18
Swallow 19
HF: Grant 29 Petrie 23 Harding 25
Gibson 22 McConnell 20
F: Ch.Jones 22 Thompson 28 Wells 21
Hutchison 18 Rocca 32 Whyman 22
R: Hale 22 Simpson 30 Harvey 28
McIntosh 21 Firrito 22
Moran 20 Smith 19
The Kangaroos have good depth to cover all positions with replacements.
Another strong finish in 2006, with possibly a final 4 berth.
A first rover must be very high on their agenda for the 2006 draft.
It's amazing that a club so short of membership, funds and facilities continues to do so well. Many said that once Carey, Stevens et al retired that they'd drop to cellar dwellers. Well 2005 proved that not only does the North heritage of success continue but it may grow stronger in 2006.
Again, North, too, choose to stick with the same set of coaches in 2006. Ably led by Laidley, with assistance from Bewick, McDonald & Crocker.
The list is as follows:
Glenn Archer 182 91 33 vet
Sav Rocca 195 112 32
Adam Simpson 185 89 30 vet
Shannon Grant 180 84 29
Jade Rawlings 196 97 28
Nathan Thompson 194 100 28
Brent Harvey 172 75 28
Jess Sinclair 182 84 27
Troy Makepeace 175 78 27
Jonathan Hay 194 93 26 new
Kasey Green 187 87 26 new
Shannon Watt 193 99 25
Corey Jones 187 90 25
Brady Rawlings 184 83 25 new
Leigh Harding 180 85 25
Leigh Brown 194 101 24
Brent LeCras 190 93 24
Cameron Thurley 183 76 24 new
Daniel Harris 180 81 24
Drew Petrie 197 103 23
Justin Perkins 188 87 23 rookie
Daniel Pratt 185 90 23
David Hale 201 105 22
Chad Jones 196 98 22
Mark Powell 193 91 22 new
Michael Firrito 186 92 22
Ben Schwarze 190 90 22
Joshua Gibson 189 95 22
Eddie Sansbury 182 85 22
Blake Grima 180 84 22
Djaran Whyman 177 75 22 rookie
Hamish McIntosh 203 108 21
Callum Urch 184 89 21
Daniel Wells 180 81 21
Joel Perry 196 100 20
Daniel McConnell 189 88 20 new
David Trotter 186 84 20
Scott McMahon 184 83 20 rookie
Brad Moran 200 103 19
Jesse Smith 191 85 19
Ed Lower 186 85 19 rookie
Andrew Swallow 183 77 19 new
Tim Hutchison 196 82 18 new
Matt Riggio 188 83 18 new
So, that's 44 players, including 2 vets, 9 newies & 4 rookies.
That's amazing. A club that struggles with membership, finances & facilities, finishes in the finals yet still recruits 9 new players, takes 4 rookies, and manages a full list of 44. Why can't we do that?
BTW, Djaran Whyman, is that the fellow who was running around at Coburg one or two years ago?
Twilight = 28+yo
Prime = 25-27yo
Development = 22-24yo
Junior = 18-21yo
<180 Small Runners
Twilight: Harvey 28
Prime: Makepeace 27
Development: Whyman 22
Junior: 0
180-184 Smaller Mediums
Twilight: Archer 33, Grant 29
Prime: Sinclair 27, B.Rawlings 25, Harding 25
Development: Thurley 24, Harris 24, Sansbury 22, Grima 22
Junior: Urch 21, Wells 21, McMahon 20, Swallow 19
185-189 Taller Mediums
Twilight: Simpson 30
Prime: Green 26, Co.Jones 25
Development: Perkins 23, Pratt 23, Gibson 22, Firrito 22
Junior: McConnell 20, Trotter 20, Lower 19, Riggio 18
190-194 Mobile Key Position
Twilight: Thompson 28
Prime: Hay 26, Watt 25,
Development: Brown 24, LeCras 24, Powell 22, Schwarze 22
Junior: Smith 19
195-199 Key Position/ Ruck
Twilight: Rocca 32, J.Rawlings 28
Prime: 0
Development: Petrie 23, Ch.Jones 22
Junior: Perry 20, Hutchison 18
200+ Ruck
Twilight:
Prime:
Development: Hale 22
Junior: McIntosh 21, Moran 19
So there you see the reason for North's success - a very well managed list. Why do they get some rejects, or cast-offs, from other clubs - only to fill short-term gaps on the list.
The only fault in the list that I can see is in their key positions. They've got in a couple of oldies to fill some gaps there, but it probably isn't enough.
They are obviously impatient for either Hale or McIntosh to mature into the ruck. And their rover, Brent Harvey, is aging.
Their coverage of positions is as follows:
B: Makepeace 27 Hay 26 J.Rawlings 28
Grima 22 Watt 25 Powell 22
HB: Sinclair 27 Brown 24 Archer 33
Green 26 Schwarze 22 Pratt 23
Perkins 23 Perry 20 Urch 21
Lower 19
C: Co.Jones 25 Harris 24 LeCras 24
Thurley 24 B.Rawlings 25 Sansbury 22
Trotter 20 McMahon 20 Riggio 18
Swallow 19
HF: Grant 29 Petrie 23 Harding 25
Gibson 22 McConnell 20
F: Ch.Jones 22 Thompson 28 Wells 21
Hutchison 18 Rocca 32 Whyman 22
R: Hale 22 Simpson 30 Harvey 28
McIntosh 21 Firrito 22
Moran 20 Smith 19
The Kangaroos have good depth to cover all positions with replacements.
Another strong finish in 2006, with possibly a final 4 berth.
A first rover must be very high on their agenda for the 2006 draft.
