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NORTH MELBOURNE

THE BOSS

Rhyce Shaw

Shaw appeared to be a long-shot to take over from Scott even when he was appointed caretaker, having only completed three seasons as an assistant with Sydney. But four wins in his first five games in the role and huge support from the playing group in the end made a permanent appointment inevitable.

Like several other AFL clubs, North Melbourne last year parted ways mid-season with its senior coach. Like a couple of others, it got a spike in performance with a caretaker in charge. And also like them, that caretaker ended up inheriting the job full-time. Rhyce Shaw has been given three years to see what he can make of the Roos, who will go into 2020 with

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