Hayden Crozier

28 disposals, 10 marks, 10 rebound 50s

“It can be frustrating not being at the level you want to, but you couldn’t tell the difference with ‘Croz’. His leadership qualities are great – you want those players to play at an AFL standard, and he was a great example for our whole list to see the attitude that is needed.”

Josh Schache

15 disposals, nine marks, one goal

“’Schack’ spent most of the day fighting with a plus-one – like Jamarra. He fought it out until the end though, which we liked to see. He also spent a quarter down back which, was good to see him use his foot skills and marking abilities to his advantage.”

Rhylee West

22 disposals, seven tackles, seven inside 50s, five clearances

“It was a ‘Westy’ type of day – there was a lot of that contested, grunt work. 15 or so of his 22 possessions were contested also, which is nothing to sneeze at. He’s building each week.”

Louis Butler

22 disposals, five tackles, seven inside 50s, two goals

“’Buts’ was coming back to the game off a bit of a stint with injury, so he’ll be better for the long run. It was good to see him back - we love having him out there.”

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

Six disposals, five tackles, one goal

“’Jamarra – like ‘Schack’ – is often fighting with a plus-one, so credit to North who stood up and made it a pretty difficult day for him. To Jamarra’s credit though, he fought it right out to the end, which will bring good growth.”

Buku Khamis

13 disposals, eight marks, three tackles

“For the looks that North got going forward and through the middle, I thought ’Buks’ was pretty important in helping our defence and our depth, and then starting the work from there. Our backline in general held up really well.” 

Ben Cavarra

17 disposals, five marks, nine tackles, two goals

“’Cav’ was pretty impressive with his defensive work, and on the back of that was able to hit the scoreboard and generate some energy. I loved what he was able to create.”

Dom Bedendo

10 disposals, four marks, four inside 50s, two goals

“’Dommy’ is getting higher up the ground, which is nice. He’s in the early phases of learning his role and being consistent with that. He took another step in the right direction.”

Lachie McNeil

22 disposals, six marks, three inside 50s, one goal

“Lachie was good - he is learning how his abilities can help himself and us as a team. I love watching his development.”

Will Hayes

26 disposals, nine marks, four rebound 50s

“’Hayesy’ provided some run-and-punch off the backline which we love. He’s still learning parts of his craft, but is getting better and better each week.”

Roarke Smith

15 disposals, seven tackles, three inside 50s

“’Roarkey’ was another one coming back from the AFL system. Like ‘Croz’, the way that he leads by example is great and we love having him back out there.”

Jordon Sweet

11 disposals, five tackles, 23 hit-outs

“’Sweety’ had a good tussle with North’s ruck Tom Campbell – playing against those bigger, bona fide bodies is only going to add to his development. It was a solid effort from him.”