North NAB Recap

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It’s the news thousands of Toyota AFL Dream Team coaches were rejoicing over on Saturday night; Hamish McIntosh signalled he could be one of the best bargain selections in the ruck this year with a 104-point game.

Playing most of the match against the likes of Shane Mumford, Mark Seaby and Mike Pyke, as well as spending stints as a spare man in defence, McIntosh showed plenty to suggest a rapid rise in his $273,500 price tag isn’t out of the question if he can carry his form into the regular season.

Running out of the back-line and through the midfield, Shaun Atley’s 19 disposals netted him a respectable 65 Dream Team points - well up on his 2011 average of 48.4. The youngster was regarded as one of North Melbourne's best on the night.

New captain Andrew Swallow almost joined Hamish McIntosh in cracking the century. His 98 point contribution is even more impressive when you consider he laid just three tackles. In 2011 an average of 6.5 tackles a game boosted his scores significantly, but more points from other categories could vault him into the top category of midfielders.

Another who’s attracted plenty of interest from coaches has been rookie Sam Gibson and his impact in the third term gave reason for optimism as a selector. He racked up seven possessions in the premiership quarter and despite a quieter final term as Sydney took control, finished with 28 points. At only $85,800 he should be in your team regardless, but with the ability to collect multiple touches in quick time he will be a lock for most coaches.

The following is the complete list of North Melbourne’s Dream Team scores from the clash against Sydney.




Player                  Points      Game time



Hamish McIntosh    104

Andrew Swallow     98

Leigh Adams         75

Brent Harvey         69       Missed third quarter

Shaun Atley          65

Jack Ziebell           64

Lachlan Hansen     56       Missed fourth quarter

Scott McMahon      54

Lindsay Thomas     48

Cameron Pedersen   43

Drew Petrie           41

Matt Campbell        40    Missed fourth quarter

Ryan Bastinac        39     Missed second half

Michael Firrito        38

Ben Cunnington     37

Todd Goldstein       34    Missed second half

Aaron Mullett         34     Missed first half

Aaron Edwards      31     Missed first half

Jamie Macmillan    30     Missed second half

Scott Thompson     29    Missed second half

Sam Gibson           28    Missed first half

Levi Greenwood     27    Missed first half

Cam Delaney        24     Missed first half

Robbie Tarrant      22     Missed third quarter

Kieran Harper       19     Missed second half

Ben Speight          18     Missed first half

Aaron Black         13      Missed first half

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