Footy Fix: The Shinboner Spirit returns! Clarko’s first masterpiece gets Roos back to their roots
When you think of ‘North Melbourne football’, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Most likely, it’s the ‘Shinboner spirit’; hard, blue-collar football, where effort and intensity make up for a lack of more conventional football talents. It’s nothing more than a stereotype, of course, but there’s no doubt that it’s been a long time since North Melbourne have had a team able and willing to bring those fighting qualities to the table....