With North Melbourne’s 2015 season now complete, NMFC.com.au analyses the performance of each player for the year.
Statistics, a coach review and their efforts in each half of the year are below, as well as a comment section for you to have your say.
Statistics
AFL appearances: 24
Disposal average: 14.5
Rebound 50’s: 68
One percenters: 95 (1st at NMFC)
Season highlights
Round 4 v Geelong: 21 disposals, nine marks, four rebound 50’s
Round 15 v Geelong: 150th AFL game
Round 21 v Fremantle: 17 disposals, six rebound 50’s, four tackles
View Thompson’s player profile here
First half review – Josh Drummond
“This year with Taz’s emergence we’ve been able to pick and choose with our matchups rather than Scooter just taking the big key forward.
“He’s done jobs on (Josh) Kennedy, (Jack) Riewoldt, (Jeremy) Cameron – for the most part he’s done really well. Overall he’s had a pretty solid year so far.”
Second half review – Josh Drummond
“’Scooter’ probably had his ups and downs. At times he typified our team in a way, but again his ability to compete and provide leadership was very important.
“It’s not something that shows up when you’re watching the game but it’s still crucial. He’s another that will benefit from a free run at it heading into 2016, and it’ll let him work on certain areas of his game.”
In the news
September 19 – ‘This time we’re ready’ – STORY
"Everyone's a bit fresher this year and we'll be looking to obviously win this game and we want to go pretty deep into the finals."
June 4 – Making amends – STORY
“It was very disappointing to see our mindset change in the second half and it was just a few little things that all of us were doing.”
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