With North’s 2016 season complete, NMFC.com.au analyses the performance of each player by using statistics, a coach review, season highlights and much more.
Andrew Swallow played his 200th game during 2016 and as usual, provided plenty of grunt in the North midfield in his last season as club captain, a position he's had since 2012.
View Andrew Swallow’s player profile
Statistics
Games: 22
Disposals: 447
Tackles: 165
Clearances: 108
Season highlights
Round 11 v Richmond: 28 disposals, 11 tackles, 10 clearances, 2 Brownlow votes
Round 21 v Hawthorn: 29 disposals, 7 tackles, 6 clearances, 1 Brownlow vote
Quotes
“To play 100 as captain is great and it's something that will be great to look back on." – Swallow before his 100th match as captain of North
“I still think we will be super competitive. I don’t think we will be going down the bottom too soon.” – Swallow on North's 2017 ambitions
What the coach said – Jarred Moore
“He had a pretty average pre-season with injury, and was not being able to train much.
“It really affected the start of the year for him and he didn’t play as well as he would have liked.
“It took him a large part of the year to be able to get that fitness back and be able to run like he can.
“He built into it from there and started playing his better footy in the back end of the year.
“It’s a clean slate for him now, he’ll be able to be ready for the start of pre-season and get some run into his legs.
“He’ll be able to have a better pre-season this year which is important.”
