The decade that was: North Melbourne
After a poor 2009 resulted in the end of Dean Laidley’s coaching tenure, North Melbourne entered the 2010 decade with a new coach in Brad Scott. The former Collingwood development coach had mixed success in his first two seasons, finishing ninth in both 2010 and 2011. A poor start to 2012 had the Roos under pressure, but they would make the finals for the first time in four years after winning ten of their remaining 12 matches. They were no match for West Coast in an elimination final, thrashed...