North Melbourne 2012

[Rik E Boy]

home final v cats

You guys have looked good in the second half of the year. It seems the hawks game was the catalsyt needed.

A home final against the cats will be tough but I would say.you gus are playing the right sort of football at the moment to get past that. Still there is alot of football to be played before the finals start. Anything could happen.

If it's at the G we win. Under the roof they will.

regards,

REB

[Spargo]

essendon have had the wood over north

I reckon we've actually had the wood over essendon the last 6 - 7 years.

[Spargo]

home final v cats

You guys have looked good in the second half of the year. It seems the hawks game was the catalsyt needed.

A home final against the cats will be tough but I would say.you gus are playing the right sort of football at the moment to get past that. Still there is alot of football to be played before the finals start. Anything could happen.

If it's at the G we win. Under the roof they will.

regards,

REB

AFL would be very unlikely to put North at the G first week of the finals. HYPOTHETICALLY if we were to make it to the 2nd week they may play there POSSIBLY against a Hawthorn or Collingwood if they were to lose 1st week.

[PatowalongaPirate]

essendon have had the wood over north

I reckon we've actually had the wood over essendon the last 6 - 7 years.

1999-2001 Essendon won all six contests.
2002-2007 North won all six contests.
2008-Present, Played 5, Bombers lead 3-2.

[teaoby]

essendon have had the wood over north

I reckon we've actually had the wood over essendon the last 6 - 7 years.

1999-2001 Essendon won all six contests.
2002-2007 North won all six contests.
2008-Present, Played 5, Bombers lead 3-2.

no wood.......

[HH3]

essendon have had the wood over north

I reckon we've actually had the wood over essendon the last 6 - 7 years.

1999-2001 Essendon won all six contests.
2002-2007 North won all six contests.
2008-Present, Played 5, Bombers lead 3-2.

So 8 to 3 in the last decade

[Media Park]

That's one way to look at it...

[PatowalongaPirate]

Dogs have won 5 of last six against Roos.

[nuggety goodness]

Dogs have won 5 of last six against Roos.

Yes but luckily for North the bulldogs couldn't beat an egg at the moment...

[Spargo]

Dogs have won 5 of last six against Roos.

Do you post this much on the essendon thread?

[HH3]

With Essendon and Freo both equal on points with the Roos, and the Roos playing both teams in the next 3 weeks, this is where we have to win. If we knock one or both of them off, we're playing finals. If not, we might have to rely on other teams results going our way, which is not ideal.

Finishing the regular season at Skoda against GWS isnt the best prep for our finals campaign either. Id rather play Collingwood if we'd already cemented our spot in the 8. Look at the last round as another final and attack it that way.

[Dutchy]

essendon have had the wood over north

I reckon we've actually had the wood over essendon the last 6 - 7 years.

1999-2001 Essendon won all six contests.
2002-2007 North won all six contests.
2008-Present, Played 5, Bombers lead 3-2.

Ill never forget being at the Marshmellow Qualifying final in 1998, and all the Roos fans throwing marshmellows at Sheedy!

[overloaded]

Massive game for the Kangas this week. Hope they win

[Spargo]

Essendon played well enough yesterday to win most games - but didn't.
I don't think they're good enough to play that well 2 weeks running.
North have been average against crap sides the last fortnight yet won by 9 goals both times.
Like most North fans, I hate essendon and would love nothing more than end their season and cement our finals spot.

[RustyCage]

http://www.kangaroos.com.au/NEWS/NewsArticle/tabid/4912/Default.aspx?newsId=143916

McIntosh to have LARS

Hamish McIntosh has opted to have year-ending LARS surgery in an effort to be fit and firing for 2013.

Playing without a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) for the past four years, the 27-year old didn't pull up as well as expected from his first VFL match after rehabilitation from a knee injury sustained in Round 7.

After consulting with club doctor Andy McMahon, director of medical services Steve Saunders and specialists, it was decided he should have a synthetic graft inserted to fully replace his PCL and stabilise his knee.

"This procedure will restore stability in Hamish's knee and in doing so, it will also help to ensure all of the other structures in the knee remain healthy," Steve Saunders said.

"By doing this, we are giving Hamish every opportunity to reach his full potential and continue playing the AFL football that he's capable of for a long time to come."

It's expected McIntosh will start rehabilitation in a month after the procedure is performed on Thursday.

"I'm really confident this is the best path for me and I want to ensure that I can stabilise my knee and be right to go for day one of the
pre-season,'' McIntosh said.

"This is in the best interests of my long-term playing future and will allow me to have my second full preseason in a row."

While disappointed by the latest injury setback, he remains confident the LARS surgery will enable him to regain full function in his right knee by the start of training in Utah.

"It's been a frustrating couple of years. Both my achilles tendons are great allowing me to play the first seven games this year and this was just an unfortunate injury.

"I know I have some great footy ahead of me and am looking forward supporting the boys, hopefully in the finals and then joining them in Utah for the pre-season campaign.

"I fully expect to have a successful 2013 and put this bad run behind me.''

McIntosh turns 28 next month and is contracted until the end of next season.

[Jim05]

Essendon played well enough yesterday to win most games - but didn't.
I don't think they're good enough to play that well 2 weeks running.
North have been average against crap sides the last fortnight yet won by 9 goals both times.
Like most North fans, I hate essendon and would love nothing more than end their season and cement our finals spot.

Comfortable 5-6 goal win for your mob this weekend.
Chance we could get 3-4 guys back including Ryder but still cant see us winning.
And dont worry the feeling is mutual between Essendon and North

[dee man]

Essendon played well enough yesterday to win most games - but didn't.
I don't think they're good enough to play that well 2 weeks running.
North have been average against crap sides the last fortnight yet won by 9 goals both times.
Like most North fans, I hate essendon and would love nothing more than end their season and cement our finals spot.

Comfortable 5-6 goal win for your mob this weekend.
Chance we could get 3-4 guys back including Ryder but still cant see us winning.
And dont worry the feeling is mutual between Essendon and North

have always loved the feeling between the roos and dons
alot believe it dates back to marshmellow era but actually goes further than that
actually started back in the vfa before the dons moved to the vfl
when the roos joined in 1925 the feelings were again brought to the fierce rivialary between the two clubs whose geographic boundaries bordered on each other
the 50s also brought it out when the dons always were to strong in our finals pushes with the great teams we had then
the only thing that the dons and roos have ever agreed on is their mutual hatred of the blues

[dee man]

ROO BOYS
OUT STANDING

[dee man]

my good friend who is a dons man made this quote

16 points now
The tin rattlers look safe


WELL JOIN IN THE CHORUS

[Jim05]

my good friend who is a dons man made this quote

16 points now
The tin rattlers look safe


WELL JOIN IN THE CHORUS

Yep, thankyou for putting us out of our misery at last
Watching today made me realise how far away we are from being a finals side.