SuperFooty TV: Lauren Wood, Jay Clark and Jack Watts look at the big issues in the AFL

Jack Watts knows what it’s like to be inside a club that cops a 100-point hammering. And looking at North Melbourne’s immediate future has him worried.

Where is the light at the end of the tunnel for North Melbourne?

The Kangaroos finished on the bottom of the ladder last year with four wins and a draw, and despite registering one win in their first three games they have the lowest percentage in the competition this season, below winless Port Adelaide, West Coast and Essendon.

North Melbourne was hammered by 108 points by Brisbane last weekend, and, making matters worse, the club’s VFL side also suffered a heavy defeat.

Former Melbourne and Port Adelaide forward Jack Watts knows what it’s like to be at a struggling team after battling through several seasons at the bottom of the ladder at the Demons.

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He said he could sympathise with North Melbourne players, but there was no quick fix in such a touch competition.

“Where North Melbourne are at the moment you’re looking for some kind of positive story, but it’s hard to find,” Watts said.

“Yes, they’ve got some young talent, but it’s not as if they’ve got a bunch more young talent than some other teams who are performing a lot stronger.

“And obviously financially they’re not the strongest club.

Jack Ziebell has played eight finals in his 242-game career. Picture: Michael Klein

“I look at guys like Jack Ziebell, who I got drafted in the same year as, and you just think, what if he went to a Collingwood or a Geelong or a Sydney, how differently would we be speaking about him?

“But he’s still there 13 years later and not a lot has changed, and I don’t think there’s a special button you can press and overnight they’re a contender.”

Herald Sun reporter Jay Clark said the Kangaroos were left exposed after losing key players.
“We’re going to see this week. If it’s consecutive beltings then it’s going to be a big story so they need to respond against Sydney, who are a very good team, at the SCG.”

Also this week’s episode the panel ask if Richmond’s reign is over, reveal why Collingwood’s coaching change was the right call, give their tips for every round 4 game and Lauren Wood goes behind the scenes at the AFLW awards vote count.