Pratt's conundrum: how to keep a hard edge in a changing game

Daniel Pratt is learning to play a new game. It is football, but not as he knows it. He is taking some time to learn it - too much time for his frustrated coach.

A key player for North

There's nothing token about the appointment of the Roos' football operations manager.

'No doubt' Carey will be inducted

Andrew Demetriou believes Wayne Carey is certain to be inducted into the Australian football Hall of Fame despite being overlooked the first year he was eligible.

Joyce the choice to rebuild Roos

North Melbourne is expected to announce the appointment of Cameron Joyce to an all-encompassing position.

Disciplined Crows deny Roos again

Adelaide was rewarded for its team discipline and persistence with a surprisingly easy win against North.

Laidley singles out Pratt

Dean Laidley took the unusual step of blaming a specific player; Daniel Pratt; for North Melbourne's demise.

North champ happy to keep flying under radar

Brent Harvey would have his name up in lights if he played at a higher-profile club.

Draws have a purpose: neither side lost

Far from a disappointment, the draw was a meeting of two teams with great morale and ambition.

Roo skipper's one regret from draw fiasco

North captain Adam Simpson says not calling a head count was a costly mistake but his club handled the issue well.

Adelaide v North Melbourne

Home ground advantage might be the only criteria used by many punters to split these two honest, evenly matched running machines.

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