NORTH Melbourne midfielder Andrew Swallow is confident of lining up against West Coast next week despite injuring his knee against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday. The Roos skipper will have scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage, but he said on Sunday that he believes there was no structural damage. “It’s not

NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott said he is in awe of Majak Daw after his break-out performance against the Western Bulldogs and won’t deny the hype ahead of the Daw and Nic Nat show against West Coast next week. “I’ve got no problem with the inevitable hype and excitement,” Scott said. “We’ve just got to

THE Majak Daw era began for North Melbourne with a great mark and goal in the opening minute but ended with eight minutes left in the first quarter after Daw collided with team mate Ben Cunnington. Daw had the ball and was tackled by Brisbane’s Daniel Merrett with the momentum spinning Daw backwards into a

MAJAK Daw will finally make his much anticipated AFL debut for North Melbourne against the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. There hasn’t been a more anticipated senior debut in recent memory than of Daw, the athletic Sudanese star, who has risen from rookie to one of the most versatile ruckmen in the competition.

THE AFL has announced that North Melbourne defender Aaron Mullet is the AFL’s second round NAB rising star nominee in 2013 Mullet, 21,  has had an impressive start to this season averaging 21.5 disposals at a high efficiency rate and his 20 disposals and 6 tackles against the Cats in the nail biter at Etihad

NORTH Melbourne forward Lindsay Thomas kicked four goals for the Kangaroos yesterday in last night’s losing effort against Collingwood but now faces a wait on the Match Review Panel after a third quarter collision with Ben Reid. Reid was slightly behind the play while Magpie Alan Toovey and Roo Lachie Hansen were chasing a loose ball when

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Kangaroos: Will the combination of  Drew Petrie, Robbie Tarrant and Lachie Hansen function well in the one forward line? 346-game veteran Brent Harvey will now miss the first six games of the season

NORTH Melbourne has just revealed that they have re-signed Scott McMahon and Robbie Tarrant. Both players have signed two-year contract extensions keeping them with the Roos through to the end of the 2015 season. McMahon, 26, was originally rookie listed by North Melbourne back in 2005, and has now played in 106 games for the

NORTH Melbourne was perceived to have had a so called ‘easy’ draw in 2012 and made the finals accordingly and for some they may now be seen as the most vulnerable to slide out of the 8 this season. But not for us

GEELONG has defeated a gutsy North Melbourne by 12 points in their round three NAB Cup encounter at Simonds Stadium, removing the Roos’ chance of a pre-season grand final appearance

NORTH Melbourne is right in contention to make the NAB Cup grand final and what an effort that would be. Its 13-point win over the Suns in Townsville last night was heroic given the sweltering conditions and given that the Suns hit back hard in the second half

IT WAS two wins in two games for North Melbourne including a come from behind victory over Richmond in the final game of the night. Sure it is only the pre-season and, in one sense, the games lack the meaning of the premiership season, but winning is still winning and for the Roos victories by two

NORTH Melbourne’s Majak Daw will play in the NAB Cup tonight after finally earning a reprieve off the rookie list and appears destined to make his AFL debut in the season proper. He has finally fought his way out of a difficult 2012 which was head-lined by his off-field blows with former team-mate Daniel Pratt.

THREE seems to be a popular number at Arden Street after the club announced three three-year deals on the same day. Earlier today we posted the news that North Melbourne had signed a new deal with vice-captain Jack Ziebell. The club administrators have been busy because they have just announced a new deal that will

THE NORTH Melbourne Football Club announced overnight that they had signed vice-captain Jack Ziebell to a new three year deal. Ziebell, 21, was drafted by the Roos with the 9th pick of the 2008 Draft out of the Murray Bushrangers and has played 62 games for the club so far and the new deal will

PROMISING North Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington is set to deliver the goods this season after a dominant first up performance in an intra-club match in Ballarat yesterday. The midfielder has had an exceptional pre-season according to coach Brad Scott. “He played the way he’s been training all pre-season so he’s starting to do the things

NORTH Melbourne is confident star midfielder Daniel Wells will be fit to play for the NAB Cup despite having to overcome an Achilles injury which has restricted his preparation. Wells suffered an Achilles injury against Essendon in round 20 last year and it has meant that he has had a restricted pre-season. But North medical

NORTH Melbourne may be without vice-captain Jack Ziebell for the start of this year’s NAB Cup competition after it was revealed by the club that he underwent minor knee surgery this month. The procedure is not expected to stop him from lining up for the start of the home and away season but it has interrupted

OUR final list on the final day of 2012: we look back on the year that was and give you our opinion on the Top 5 Recruits of the 2012 AFL season

THE North Melbourne Football Club has been without a CEO since Eugene Arocca resigned from the position back in June of this year. That vacancy has now been filled with the club confirming the appointment of Carl Dilena will take up the dual roles of managing director and chief executive officer from February 2013. Dilena

Continuing our end of the year top five series, we take a look back on the year that was and give you our opinion on the top 5 Individual Performances of the 2012 AFL season.   5. Gary Ablett (GC) v North Melbourne – Ablett had a blistering start to the season and even registered

WE take a club by club look at this year’s draft and, where we have them, we link to our prospect profiles for more details and video of individual players

FOOTBALL NATION brings you the full list of retirements and delistings – club by club – and as they come to hand for

HIGHLY-regarded Geelong chief executive Brian Cook has turned down an offer from North Melbourne to become their CEO. The Roos have been in the market for a new chief executive after Eugene Arocca quit the post back in June but in news released today Cook has knocked back the offer that would have apparently paid him $1 million

THE North Melbourne Football Club has announced that Josh Drummond has joined the team’s coaching panel as a development coach

                ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Sunday, March 31 Collingwood Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm 2 Sunday, April 7 Geelong Cats Etihad Stadium Away 1.10pm 3 Saturday, April 13 Sydney Swans Blundstone Arena Home 1.45pm 4 Sunday, April 21 Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm 5

WITH just a few hours left in this year’s trade period North Melbourne key forward Cameron Pedersen has been traded to Melbourne in exchange for midfielder Jordan Gysberts. The Roos will apparently be including a draft pick as part of the deal. Pedersen, 25, was in demand by the Demons from the very start of the

RICHMOND has added to the flourish of activity at the end of the AFL’s trade period by trading with North Melbourne for Aaron Edwards. The Tigers are sending the 74th pick in this year’s Draft to the Kangaroos in exchange for the forward. Edwards’ name started being floated around last week with interest quickly being

THE North Melbourne Football Club has announced that its has re-signed out of contract key position player Lachie Hansen. Hansen, 24, finished the 2012 season without a new deal in place and had been of interest to other clubs, in particular Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. As recently as last week the Kangaroos were

Since late September we have been reporting that Geelong was making a play for North Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh to bolster its ruck stocks. Talk of the tie-up with the Cats had even been confirmed by McIntosh’s manager Tom Petroro who had said that while several clubs had shown interest in the 203cm ruckman, “Geelong are

ST KILDA has made a strong attempt to snare Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy today by offering three draft picks for Caddy and young Suns ruckman Tom Hickey. The Saints offered their compensation pick for the loss of Brendon Goddard (pick 13 overall) along with picks 24 and 34 in this year’s draft, however it is

SEE the full list of all the club best and fairest winners for 2012 here as Sam Mitchell collects his fourth medal at the Hawks

AFTER telling the Gold Coast Suns he wants to return to Victoria, promising young midfielder Josh Caddy is attracting interest from numerous teams. The former first-round pick will find out where he’ll continue his career as soon as next week, with the AFL Trade Period commencing on October 8. Favourites to secure the 20-year old

EXCITING ruck/forward prospect Majak Daw has taken a big step towards his AFL debut with the North Melbourne Football Club announcing this afternoon that he has been promoted to their senior list. Daw,21, was drafted by the Kangaroos with the 9th pick of the 2009 Draft and has spent the last three seasons with North Melbourne on their

NORTH Melbourne is keen to off-load experienced ruckman Hamish McIntosh and Geelong appears set to part with its first round selection for him. The Kangaroos can’t see a future at the club for McIntosh given the ruck mantle has well and truly been handed to Todd Goldstein and there are up and comers such as

WERRIBEE coach Scott West says both Travis Tuck and Nathan Ablett are in the mix to play in tomorrow’s preliminary final against Geelong at North Port Oval. Both players have endured injury interrupted seasons and West admits it is a factor that it has had to weigh up at the selection table. “Both of them

After a long wait at the tribunal last night the news was bad for North Melbourne and its followers last night after Jack Ziebell was suspended for four matches on a rough conduct charge. But the post-penalty Twitter outrage over the penalty has added to the Roos’ problems The story begins with a penalty that

NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington was suspended for one week at the VFL tribunal last night for tripping Williamstown’s Brett Goodes while playing for North Ballarat against Williamstown on Sunday. Cunnington was in line to return for the Roos against West Coast on Saturday, after he collected 34 disposals, 10 tackles and kicked four goals in the Roosters’ seven

AFTER the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

MAJAK Daw dominated in the forward line and in the ruck for Werribee in its stunning opening half against the Casey Scorpions yesterday at Avalon Airport Oval. Multicultural week in the AFL may well prove to be a blessing in disguise for the former Wyndham Vale excitement machine. The athletic North Melbourne ruckman also kicked two blistering

AFTER four years as CEO of North Melbourne, Eugene Arocca has today resigned the club.

Club president James Brayshaw made the announcement at 1pm today after a hastily called press conference

NORTH Melbourne is likely to look to its forwards showing form in the VFL after yesterday’s embarrassing 115-point loss to Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium. Goalsneak Lindsay Thomas put his troublesome goalkicking woes behind him at least in the VFL yesterday with six goals for North Ballarat against Geelong at Simonds Stadium. Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald

NORTH Melbourne’s Lachie Hansen was last night suspended for two matches which effectively became three because of the VFL’s state game against Tasmania on Saturday. Hansen’s heavy knock on Northern Blues goalsneak Tim Totevski left him severely concussed in the third term of the Werribee and Northern Blues clash at Avalon Airport Oval. It’s another

NORTH Melbourne’s Majak Daw was tonight cleared of his rough conduct charge on ex team-mate Daniel Pratt. After a tribunal hearing of one hour and 15 minutes, Daw pleaded not guilty to the charge and was subsequently cleared to play in Saturday’s Foxtel Cup match for the Werribee Tigers against Burnie at Etihad Stadium. Video

PROMISING North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw was involved in several physical clashes with ex-team-mate Daniel Pratt in tonight’s clash between Werribee and Box Hill at Avalon Airport Oval

NORTH Melbourne’s mature age recruit Sam Gibson was brilliant for the Werribee Tigers in the opening VFL match of the season on Saturday. So much so, he is likely to be promoted off the rookie list to make his senior debut with the Kangaroos against Essendon in round one this week. He is a terrific accumulator,

ON February 8 of this year the North Melbourne Football Club suspended rookie Majak Daw after he “breached rehabilitation protocols and internal codes”. Daw’s suspension came less than a day after news that a knee injury sustained during pre-season training was going to keep him out of the NAB Cup competition. At the time it seemed as

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series with the team we predict will finish in 15th position. That is North Melbourne

SIX months after blood clots were discovered on his lungs following a post-season shoulder operation, North Melbourne’s Daniel Wells looks set to be a chance for the Kangaroos when they play the Western Bulldogs in Ballarat this Sunday. The Herald Sun has reported that  Wells, 26,  has been taken off blood-thinning medication which prevented him from participating in

CHIEF executive Eugene Arocca and chief of football Donald McDonald are tight-lipped about the specifics of Daw’s actions but have left the door open for his return to the club

THE FUTURE of tantalizing North Melbourne prospect Majak Daw has been thrown into further disarray after it was announced today that the club had suspended him indefinetly for “missing rehabilitation sessions and acting contrary to the club’s culture and professional expectations.”

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 23 of the AFL. He also provides some helpful hints for last-minute changes to your Dream Team or Supercoach Teams. Fremantle vs Collingwood, Friday 8:40, Patersons Stadium Desperate times for Fremantle, with its finals hopes all but dashed after an inexplicable 98-point loss to

NORTH Melbourne will weigh up what value out-of-favour ruckman Hamish McIntosh is to the team in the remaining month of the season but those from the outside such as former coach Dean Laidley believe McIntosh is likely to be traded. McIntosh will resume in the VFL from general soreness this week in a bid to

NORTH Melbourne forward Ben Warren kicked six goals for the Werribee Tigers – including the match-winner – to hold off the fast-finishing Cats, 15.13 (103) to 12.20 (92) on Sunday. Geelong had hit the lead through Mitch Brown’s goal in the final term. “Just for us going into the bye next week and consolidating our

VERSATILE North Melbourne recruit Cameron Pederson is likely to earn a senior recall against Sydney on Saturday after an eight-goal haul for Werribee in the VFL on the weekend. Pederson was taken as a rookie by the Kangaroos over the pre-season after making an impressive in the VFL at the Box Hill Hawks in consecutive

DESPITE North Melbourne having just the one win for the season so far, coach Brad Scott says he still won’t be using injuries as an excuse leading into an important clash against Melbourne on Saturday. Scott believes the Demons have just as many injury concerns and believes the game will be won on merit for

MAJAK Daw played his best game of football “by a mile” for the Werribee Tigers at Victoria Park on Saturday according to coach Paul Satterley. He also concluded the game with perhaps goal of the year in the VFL as he took four bounces through the midfield running into an open goal from around 40m

NORTH Melbourne’s sudanese talent Majak Daw has been named in Sunday’s NAB Cup clash against Geelong and the Western Bulldogs. Daw, from Wyndham Vale in Melbourne’s West, has developed his game and gained some physical power since being snared in the 2009 AFL rookie draft by the Roos. He played sparingly in the ruck for VFL

THE Werribee Tigers have signed former North Melbourne forward Leigh Harding after he retired from the Kangaroos at the end of last season after a decade. Tigers coach Paul Satterely said he was looking forward to adding Harding, who played 141 games and kicked 157 goals at the Roos, to the Tigers line-up. “His experience, leadership

GREATER Western Sydney have plunged up to $900,000 at North Melbourne young gun Andrew Swallow to join its new team in 2012. The stakes for Swallow are likely to heat up next year as there is already speculation that Swallow has signed with the new club. His younger brother David, who starred for the Gold

NORTH Melbourne used a second round draft selection on Cameron Richardson, a player aligned to the Kangaroos via VFL feeder team North Ballarat. Richardson was pre-listed by Gold Coast in which on traded Richardson for a secound round selection. It is seen as a steal by the Suns but a rich choice by the Roos. Richardson

HAWTHORN has won the services of former North Melbourne ruckman David Hale in which it swapped its compensation pick from the Gold Coast for Campbell Brown. Hale has largely played most of the season with North Ballarat in the VFL but had previously been a star forward and ruckman for the Roos. The Hawks also

THIS isn’t the match of round in terms of ladder positions but the importance for football careers will be well measured in this one at Subiaco on Sunday. Both teams have selected a flurry of young players in a bid to try and test these players out to see if they can play at AFL level.

LINDSAY Thomas’ seven goals was a career high but overall it was North Melbourne’s ability to shrug off too Carlton comebacks to win by 29-points on Friday night. The Kangaroos are now 6-6 and are in the mix for the September action at the half way mark. Coach Brad Scott should be lauded for his

LEVI Greenwood was the match winner with a wobbly kick for goal in a classic finish for North Melbourne by one-point over the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Greenwood has really made his mark this season for the Kangaroos since spending the majority of the past two seasons at their VFL affiliate,

NORTH Melbourne cruised to a 26-point win over Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday. Leigh Adams and Liam Anthony were sensational in the midfield for the Roos, ending a three game winning streak by the Dees, 15.14 (104) to 12.6 (78). Roos coach Brad Scott was delighted with the teams’ performance. “I think the hype

SYDNEY Swans easily accounted for North Melbourne at the MCG by 40-points on Saturday. Daniel Bradshaw was on song for the Swans with 11 marks and four goals in the 14.16 (100) to 8.12 (60) win. “Last week there were really good signs and I thought over the next couple of weeks we were going

NORTH Melbourne will try to “intricate” the way that Collingwood plays against Sydney as former Pies assistant and now North coach Brad Scott has inside knowledge. The Kangaroos take on Sydney at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “I have intricate knowledge of what Collingwood do to beat Sydney, so we’re certainly going to apply some

NORTH MELBOURNE’S Ryan Bastinac was awarded the round three nomination of the NAB AFL Rising Star award. Bastinac helped thwart Eagle Daniel Kerr while plucking 23 disposals in the 25-point win over West Coast on Saturday. “Ryan had an outstanding pre-season and he has carried that form through the opening rounds,” said North coach Brad

NORTH MELBOURNE toppled West Coast by 25 points for its first win of the season on Saturday, 17.14 (116) to 13.13 (91). The Kangaroos won because of Brent Harvey’s and Liam Anthony’s brilliance in the midfield. Coach Brad Scott praised skipper Harvey after having a shocker last week. “I said in this room last week

FORGOTTEN North Melbourne midfielder Daniel Pratt made a solid comeback through VFL feeder team North Ballarat yesterday in its impressive come-from-behind 10-point win over Coburg Tigers at ABD Group Stadium. It was a mix of old and young Kangaroos that were trying to impress senior coach Brad Scott including their first draft selection Ben Cunnington,

ST KILDA smashed North Melbourne by 104 points at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Nick Riewoldt was again on song with seven goals while Leigh Montagna gathered 35 disposals in the 23.5 (143) to 6.3 (39). “The Kangaroos have jumped us the last few times we’ve played them so we were conscious of trying to

PORT ADELAIDE held off a fast finishing North Melbourne to win by 14-points at AAMI Stadium on Sunday. The Power led by 50-points in the third term before the Roos steamed home with nine goals in the 13.18 (96) to 12.10 (82) result. “We stuck at it all day. We smashed North at the inside-50s

We rate and analyse North Melbourne’s pre-season and predict where it will finish in

NORTH Melbourne felt the toll of the stormy weather during Saturday’s practice match against Hawthorn in Ballarat with midfielder Ed Lower out for six weeks with a fractured fibula. “I was supposed to go straight to (Melbourne’s) Epworth Hospital for scans, but we couldn’t get through to the city from Ballarat due to the storms,”

HAWTHORN gains key defender Josh Gibson and draft pick 69 from North Melbourne for draft pics 25 and 41 in the opening minutes of trade week on Monday

North Melbourne has recognised in its Hall of Fame a player who captained the club to two premierships, won four best-and-fairest awards, played 244 games and kicked 671 goals over a twelve-year career

Dean Laidley has forecast a re-jigged lineup for North Melbourne in 2009, with new faces to debut and experienced players to feature in different positions

Another respectable finish for the Roos in 2008, a seventh place finish following the previous year’s top four effort. 2009 sees some significant changes to the playing list, with experienced trio Shannon Grant, Jess Sinclair and Nathan Thompson all retiring. Tough midfielder Jack Ziebell will push for debut, as will versatile utility Samuel Wright. Expect