With AFLX and the JLT Community Series on the horizon, Jamie Macmillan says the sky’s the limit in terms of what he and his teammates can achieve in 2018.
Macmillan, a member of North’s four-man leadership group, believes North’s young and emerging list is capable of making a serious impact on the competition this season.
“Over the next couple of weeks when AFLX and the JLT Community Series starts, we will look to put our best foot forward and we won’t put any limitations on what we can achieve,” Macmillan told SEN.
“We will set our goals pretty high and shoot from there.
“Particularly with the pre-season we’ve had, we can ruffle a few feathers and win games of footy.”
With the continual development of the younger players, paired with the possibility of seeing some familiar faces in new positions, North’s match committee may face some selection headaches in the lead-up to Round 1.
Macmillan, a staple in defence, has been impressed by the way Majak Daw has gotten use to life in the backline this pre-season.
“(Majak Daw) has moved down back now and he is playing very close to Robbie Tarrant and myself,” Macmillan said.
“He lined up on Ben Brown last week and Majak is the one man who can actually defend him.
“He has elite closing speed and he is strong. His reach has allowed him to create contests and bring the ball to ground.
“It’s a foreign spot to him, but he has been really positive.”
Ruckman Braydon Preuss has continued to improve over the summer, and Macmillian has enjoyed watching the 22-year-old go toe-to-toe with experienced big man Todd Goldstein.
“Preuss is never going to take a backwards step, and Goldy is looking really good at the minute,” he added.
“Preussy has got a couple of kilos and centimetres on him, so he can win the odd hit-out against him here and there at training.
“Goldy is working really hard and his work around the ground is what sets him apart from other ruckman in the competition.
“It’s been a great contest, and I’m not jealous of the coaches having to pick how they’re going to set up."
