Code Sports has said that Zac Fisher has been moved from the back flank to the forward flank this pre-season, as the Kangas have adopted a tall forward line with back up rucks Taylor Goad and Callum Coleman-Jones rotated through the front half

Mitch Cleary has reported that the Big X is going to put on the Big V Congratulations Tristan

Mick McGuane has said Luke Parker and Jy Simpkin will play more in North Melbourne’s forward-line this year

George Wardlaw left match simulation early on Friday with a hamstring injury, but North Melbourne is hopeful it is only a minor injury zerohanger.com/north-melbourn…

2025 Sturt B&F runner-up, 22 year old 190cm tall defender, Zac Becker will train with North ahead of the March 2 deadline for Supplemental Selection players to be signed The Roos have one spot available after Jackson Archer’s injury ruled him out for 2026 foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2026-g…

2025 winner of the VFL’s most promising young player, half-back/mid Tom Blamires, will train at North ahead of the March 2 deadline for Supplemental Selection players to be signed Blamires will battle Sturt defender Zac Becker for the Roos open list spot zerohanger.com/vfl-star-earns…

North Melbourne first-year player Pick 26 in the 2025 AFL draft, 196cm tall defender Blake Thredgold, has suffered a Lisfranc injury The Club does not yet know the exact timeline for his return but is expected to be confirmed early next week zerohanger.com/north-melbourn…

North Melbourne’s Tristan Xerri has said that he is super pumped about playing for Victoria Big X along with the rest of the Vic’s squad goes into camp for its State of Origin match with the Sandgropers on Wednesday

North Melbourne is confidant that George Wardlaw will be ready to play in round 1, the Hun has reported George is having scans today after he left match simulation yesterday after he had hamstring soreness

Allen Aylett’s 1959 Kornies footy card said he was the best rover in Australia after he won the Tassie Medal for being the best player at the 1958 Interstate Championship

In 1964, North Melbourne legend Allen Aylett demonstrated how to do the stab kick while wearing the Big V guernsey From the book ‘High Mark - 25 Champions on the Art of Australian Football’

The State of Origin concept commenced between Victoria and Western Australia in 1977 but didn’t start between Victoria and SA until the 1980’s That’s why in the late 1970’s you would still see Croweaters like North Melbourne champion Malcolm Blight in the Big V

Captain of Victoria Malcolm Blight kicking a goal against South Australia at Footy Park in 1979

North Melbourne star Keith Greig was that good he was selected to play for Victoria as a 19 year old in 1971 after playing only 8 games of League footy It was the first of 13 matches he played for his State The two time Brownlow Medalist was awarded Victorian captaincy in 1978

North Melbourne vs North Melbourne in the 1980 State of Origin game between WA and Victoria

Ross Smith was a gun in the 1980’s under Coach Kennedy But by 1991-92 his form dipped under Schimma so was about to retire Then Pago became Coach, Smithy believed in himself again, came 3rd in the 1993 Syd Barker in a side on the rise, and was selected to play for the Big V

The NSW side that shocked the Victorians in 1990 to win by 10 points Wayne Carey and Brett Allison had very good games, but the hero was North Melbourne’s champion full forward John Longmire who kicked 8 of NSW’s 13 goals

In 1996, Kangaroos champion Glenn Archer kicked a goal with his first kick in State football before he laid off a goal assist to the League’s MVP that year in super rare form Corey McKernan

In the 1999 State of Origin match between South Australia and Victoria - SA hardnut Byron Pickett played on his Roos’ premiership teammate from that same year, the Vic’s Brent Harvey, but couldn’t stop Boomer from tearing up the Croweaters on a rain soaked MCG

The last ever State of Origin match was played at the MCG in 1999 when Victoria beat SA by 54 points The Kangaroos’ rising star Brent Harvey was awarded the EJ Whitten Medal for being judged Victoria’s best player that day after he kicked 5 goals