Shannon Gill

The club's board of directors is expected to name the new coach as early as tomorrow week.

So instead of the fait accompli that he was going to be sacked, Schimmelbusch wins two more years at North.

And again, it's Greg Denham.

Wayne Schimmelbusch was yesterday reappointed coach of North Melbourne for another two years.

Schimmelbusch, who had been under pressure to keep the position that he has held on a part-time, year-to-year basis for the past three seasons, was appointed to full-time post.

North Melbourne general manager Ken Montgomery said yesterday that his board had full confidence in Schimmelbusch.

We are satisfied that he is doing the right job and is the right man for the next two years.

The board believe...

believes he has the necessary qualities to be a very successful coach and coupled with the added advantage of being full-time will ensure the future success of this club.

So August, Schimmelbusch faces SAC.

September, Schimmelbusch wins two more years at North.

Take us to February.

I don't fancy the chances of North Melbourne this season, and on it goes.

From a distance, and I emphasize Perth is a long way from the heart of the AFL action, North Melbourne made a mistake last September reappointing Wayne Schimmelbusch as coach for the fourth year in succession.

Don't get me wrong, Schimmelbusch was a great player, a great leader, and a top bloke, but someone had to bear the brunt of failure, and in my opinion, Schimmelbusch was lucky to survive.

I was shocked when you said this bit.

Yeah.

Yes.

So Mike's piece is just the detail in it is quite stunning.

The stunning loss to the Crows could have been nothing more than an aberration, particularly when the attitude at Arden Street during summer training had been so encouraging, but everyone suspected it wasn't.