North Melbourne’s horrible season on the field is not limited to the AFL, with the VFL team rejected by their own coach after another unfortunate demonstration.
The Kangaroos are ranked 18th in the 21-team standings with two wins and a 59.22% worst league percentage.
He lost to Box Hill on Sunday by 71 points, scoring just four goals in difficult conditions. To make matters worse, not a single Kangaroo player on the AFL list scored a goal.
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VFL coach Leigh Adams was a disappointment, however.
“Today we had what we deserved. Our intensity was not at the level, our ability to defend the ball was not at the level and our competition was not at the level. It was a really disappointing day and in the end we achieved what we deserved it, “Adams told North Media.
“We gave too much space for the opposition to use their skills and their pressure was very good, which did not allow us to use our skills. It was a pretty fair indication on the scoreboard at the end.
“Right now we have too many guys who seem to care more about what’s going on in the statistics tab than what’s going on on the scoreboard. When we can get more guys to stick to the really tough stuff that is the contest and the defensive part of the game, our offense will take over.
“Even today with a pretty bad show, we’ve moved the ball very well sometimes, so if we get a little more fight and defense we’ll be fine.”
One of the players Adams said needs more defensive work is renowned recruit Jaidyn Stephenson.
Jaidyn Stephenson has only played seven AFL games this year, and none since Round 9. (Photo by Kelly Defina / AFL Photos / via Getty Images) Source: Getty Images
The place of the old Collingwood young gun in the reserves has been a point of discussion among observers. given the former No. 6 pick and winner of Rising Star 2018 looks like a player who should get more AFL playing time in a losing season.
“He’s a little inconsistent right now. He’s doing really good things and we know he’s got real talent, but it’s just about getting that consistency for four-quarters,” Adams said.
“It’s the same with all our midfielders and forwards right now at the VFL level, they’re making good offensive decisions, but at the moment our effort to get back on defense is probably not at the level and that’s what hurts us.
“Our subsequent control of the disputed possession was very poor, they owned the outside and were able to pass the competition a little better. It’s an area that we found difficult today and we were blown away.”
Recent early inmates also for the Kangaroos VFL side on Sunday were Josh Goater (selection 22, 2021), Jacob Edwards (selection 1, mid-season draft 2021), Jack Mahony (selection 34, 2019) and Charlie Lazzaro ( selection 2021). 36, 2020).