David Noble and Ben Rutten struggled to agree on a best player from Sunday’s clash with Essendon, with two North Melbourne players amongst the coaches votes from the game.
Jy Simpkin was awarded three votes for his performance in midfield, with the vice-captain applying strong pressure throughout the contest with a game-high 7 tackles.
Simpkin also had no problems finding the football, amassing 23 disposals and 7 clearances in an all-round midfield display.
Nick Larkey also polled for North, picking up one vote for his performance in the forward 50.
Kicking 3 goals, Larkey was a dangerous presence inside 50 as he registered a season-high 8 score involvements.
North Melbourne v Essendon
7 Jake Stringer (ESS)
7 Darcy Parish (ESS)
7 Zach Merrett (ESS)
5 Peter Wright (ESS)
3 Jy Simpkin (NMFC)
1 Nick Larkey (NMFC)
North Melbourne leaderboard
45 Ben Cunnington
23 Jy Simpkin
18 Jack Ziebell
17 Aaron Hall
14 Jaidyn Stephenson
13 Todd Goldstein
13 Cameron Zurhaar
3 Luke Davies-Uniacke
3 Ben McKay
3 Tarryn Thomas
1 Bailey Scott
1 Nick Larkey
