2. Off-season moves

Ins

Aiden Corr (GWS), Lachie Young (Western Bulldogs). Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood), Atu Bosenavulagi (Collingwood), Will Phillips (Draft), Tom Powell (Draft), Charlie Lazzaro (Draft), Pheonix Spicer (Draft), Eddie Ford (Draft), Patrick Walker (Rookie Draft), Connor Menadue (Rookie Draft).

Outs

Jamie Macmillan (Retired), Majak Daw (Delisted), Jasper Pittard (Delisted), Ben Jacobs (Retired), Paul Ahern (Delisted), Mason Wood (St Kilda), Sam Durdin (Delisted), Marley Williams (Delisted), Joel Crocker (Delisted), Lachie Hosie (Delisted), Tom Murphy (Delisted), Shaun Higgins (Geelong), Ben Brown (Melbourne).

Off-season Grade: B

A real tricky one to judge, they have done well at the draft and traded out some players who had currency in the market (Higgins and Brown). But when you lose so many ready-made players you may see it negatively impact the scoreboard come the weekend.

Jaidyn Stephenson Media Opportunity
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 16: Jaidyn Stephenson poses for a photo during a North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL media opportunity at Arden Street Ground on November 16, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

The long term future of the club looks solid if these picks develop as North will be hoping, but you can't help but fear for the short-term pain fans may have to go through.

Some of the players on the out list seem unlucky to be there but none of them desperately so. The experienced players they brought through the door aren't superstars, but will likely play a key role for the Roos in 2021.