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
VFL appearances: 7
VFL appearances: 11
VFL Disposal average: 18
VFL Goals: 10
VFL inside 50’s: 43
Season highlights
Round 4 v Geelong: 22 disposals
Round 5 v Hawthorn: 22 disposals, eight marks
View Wood’s player profile here
First half review – Leigh Tudor
"'Mase' has played six games and has gone back to the VFL in the last month.
"He's working hard to get a spot back but with the guys that are already in the team and then 'Blacky' (Aaron Black) and Majak (Daw) also fighting for the next forward spots, he has to do enough at VFL level to put his name up.
"He's working hard to do that; he's knocking on the door but not breaking it down at this point."
Second half review – Gavin Brown
“To his credit, he worked really hard on a few areas of his game that had slipped a little bit, and then he got that opportunity in Round 23 to get another taste of senior football.
“He was a little bit inconsistent. When he was on he was marking the ball really powerfully and running strongly. He played mainly as a forward, as a comparison it was similar to Aaron Black’s role with North when he played in the senior side in 2014.”
In the news
August 4 – Wood in waiting – STORY
"It's starting to come together and over the coming weeks I'd hope to be getting closer and closer to getting back into the team."
April 21 – Wood ‘the aggressor’ – STORY
"It’s funny that when you go out there a bit hesitant, you get hurt a lot more (but) if you go out with the mindset of being the aggressor, things turn out to be hurting them a lot more than hurting you."
Have your say on Wood’s 2015 in the comments below.