New North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has handed prized draft choose Harry Sheezel his AFL debut and hopes it is going to be a symbolic step in the direction of the membership’s subsequent golden period.
Clarkson addressed the participant group on Tuesday to allow them to know Sheezel, the No.3 choose from final yr’s nationwide draft, might be unveiled in Saturday’s conflict with West Coast at Marvel Stadium.
The artful ahead is a logo of hope for the Kangaroos following two straight wood spoons, and Clarkson has a grand image in thoughts for the entire workforce.
“We all start this journey on Saturday of every one of us helping get this club back up the ladder,” Clarkson instructed his gamers.
“With no guarantees, ultimately our clear goal is to get our hands on silverware again.
“It’s occurred twice earlier than at this membership in eras – once they received two within the Nineteen Seventies and two within the Nineties, and it might be good if we may be a part of the subsequent two.
“It’s going to take a lot of hard work. We all jumped on this journey together.
“Perhaps symbolic of this journey is the truth that one specific bloke goes to start out out his (AFL) journey for the primary time this Saturday, and that is Harry Sheezel.”
West Coast have officially ruled Nic Naitanui out of the match following the ruckman’s struggles with a sore Achilles tendon.
With Bailey Williams (hamstring) also under an injury cloud, it could leave youngster Callum Jamieson to go up against North Melbourne veteran Todd Goldstein in the ruck.
“Nic has been working diligently with our power and conditioning workforce to return to play as quickly as potential and is making encouraging progress,” West Coast’s general manager of football Gavin Bell said.
“When Nic does return we wish him to play with the identical distinctive explosiveness and energy across the contest that we have all come to know and admire about his sport.”
The Eagles are hopeful ahead Jack Darling (ankle) might be handed match to play.
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