North Melbourne's 2012 campaign is now complete and most players are enjoying a well earned break. Now is the perfect time to analyse each of them, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and see who is best suited to take the club forward.

kangaroos.com.au is conducting reviews on all players to play a senior game in 2012, underlining their best games, season statistics and video highlights.

Season stats

Games: 21 Goals: 0
Disposals: 387 (18.4)
Kicks: 184 (8.8)
Handballs: 203 (9.7)
Marks: 123 (5.9)

Press play above to watch one of Thompson's season highlights

AFL stats

Ranked 18th in one-percenters per game

kangaroos.com.au says

Thompson was one of many who turned in a career-best season to help North into the finals.

Consistent as ever, he played on all types of forwards from James Podsiadly to Eddie Betts and rarely lowered his colours. Thompson also found more of the ball, highlighted with a 39-possession haul against Greater Western Sydney in Round 23.

He was also second in total marks at North behind Drew Petrie. With a well-rounded game, he'll go into 2013 still one of the first picked every week by Brad Scott and the match committee.

Quotes

"You find that with the guys who have to work pretty hard to get on a list or have come into the system in a different way, they have just got that edge to them."
Shane Watson

"The 24 intercept possessions Thompson had against Greater Western Sydney was the most by any player since Champion Data introduced the statistic."
Matt Murnane - The Age

In the news

Thompson a lone hand - May 16
Flying the flag - May 30
Thompson most underrated - September 6

Video highlights

Scott Thompson at training - February 24 - YouTube
Scott Thompson highlights - March 13 - YouTube
Scott Thompson predicts the future - July 28 - YouTube

Have your say on Thompson's season below