Brett Ratten has all however confirmed North Melbourne are eyeing particular help from the AFL after a 48-point thumping from Hawthorn prolonged the membership’s shedding streak to fifteen matches.
Only wayward goalkicking prevented the Sixteenth-placed Hawks from really embarrassing the Kangaroos within the complete 12.16 (88) to six.4 (40) defeat at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Adding to North’s woes, Cameron Zurhaar (ankle), Callum Coleman-Jones (concussion), George Wardlaw and Jackson Archer (each hamstring tightness) failed to finish the match.
The Kangaroos’ marketing campaign began encouragingly as teaching legend Alastair Clarkson steered the facet to consecutive victories in his first two video games on the helm.
But the promise shortly unravelled they usually have now received simply 11 of 78 matches over the previous 4 seasons, leaving them with a powerful case to ask the league for assist.
It might come within the type of further draft picks or wage cap concessions.
“I’m interim coach, I’m not the coach, so I don’t really want to comment on that but we’ve seen other teams get it,” Ratten instructed reporters post-match.
Ratten stated he believed discussions on that topic have been happening, however “to what level and where does it go, I’m not sure”.
“As a footy club you look at everything, don’t you? When you’re going well or not going well you try and have a look at everything,” he stated.
Hawthorn’s fourth win in eight matches meant they pulled additional away from the Kangaroos and last-placed West Coast on the foot of the ladder.
James Worpel (32 disposals, seven clearances), Jai Newcombe (33, seven) and Conor Nash (31, 4) led a dominant Hawks midfield, with Karl Amon (33 touches) additionally influential.
Hawthorn received the inside-50 depend in a landslide (71-41) however did not take full toll, and led by simply six factors after kicking 3.13 within the first half.
They kicked away after the principle break as Luke Breust and Mitch Lewis completed with three targets every.
“I find myself being a little bit disappointed that we couldn’t put more scores on the board,” Hawks coach Sam Mitchell stated.
“We should be more potent going forward. But we’ll take the win and lots of real positives from individuals across the course of the day.
“We performed a sport model that stood up towards them and was in a position to be executed a bit higher than what we have been in a position to do up to now.
“A lot of steps in the right direction but I thought we left some positivity out there.”
Bailey Scott (34 disposals) and Luke Davies-Uniacke (26 touches, six clearances, one aim) labored exhausting for North Melbourne.
Young star Harry Sheezel racked up 20 touches within the first half earlier than Finn Maginness put the clamps on him, whereas Paul Curtis kicked the Kangaroos’ solely two targets after half-time.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
