Chris Fagan

So yes, the last couple of years have been a scratch-your-head

How are they moving the ball forward?

We all saw that in one quarter, which got them back in.

And we'll give this group a lot of confidence.

The next phase for them is, can we do it again?

Can we do it again?

Let's not get seven goals down or five goals down before you start to really push these things.

So this is the consistency side of things that Clarkson has to work on.

Because what we saw in that last quarter was like the North Melbourne supporters were, hallelujah, we've got an understanding of what we've been praying for for the last four years.

When you see him passionate and upbeat like he was, it's always good to see because I know early on he couldn't be frustrated.

He had to build the trust and the relationships with the guys.

So if he did need to give a bit of honest feedback, the relationship was there.

But you do know when you see him passionate, upbeat and energetic...

that's when you know he's starting to hit his straps.

But as I said, they're still sitting 13th on the ladder.

They do need to do a lot more for the back end of the year.

But I think there's little signs in North Melbourne where you sit back and go, they're all starting to click together and they understand what they need to do.

It's not going to be perfect all the time, but they understand it, which is the most important part.

I think if you talk about leaders, it's their mindset or their want to make other people happy, to do things for other people.

People can talk about his football stuff and what he was like at a football club, but