NORTH Melbourne skipper Brent Harvey has launched an astonishing critique of the club’s middle tier players,
Harvey brutally honest in his assessment of an abject display.
“I think it is more our young guys not toeing the line – the guys between 21-years and 25-years old – Sam Wright, Lachie Hansen – when are they going to step up?” Harvey said.
“It is now, we cannot keep saying potentially we are going to be a decent team in a couple of years. I want it to be right now.
“I am more disappointed with that middle tier group. We will have a chat during the week, and we will look each other in the eye because we are all men.
“I know I am talking about the 21 to 25 year-olds but they are still men.
“You look at guys like Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams and these type of guys – they are playing great football in a great team.
Now I know we will most likely be beaten by collingwood. But I think kangaroos dont do them selfs any favours when they blame the younger players for not stepping up publicly. Also to be fair to collingwood there senior players carry alot more of the team then kangaroos senior players like Harvey and Wells.
So much for a united front, not airing your dirty laundry publicly and shinboner spirit
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Harvey has been a champion footballer but it's no use sticking the boots into teammates when you're not making any difference yourself this year. North remind me of us in 2005-6 - they aren't sure whether they are rebuilding or a finals side and so they're ending up neither.
Another side underachieving compared to their expectations is Melbourne. Top 8 sides don't allow the opposition to have 19 shots and 25 inside 50s to 6 in just one quarter :nup
