North Melbourne v Collingwood 93'

[Caeser197806]

Dont you just love it how the ferals Yell BALL when McAdam hanballed to Carey!! LOL

[amitavinashsingh]

Happy memories as a North Melbourne supporter.

[frankmat]

He kicked 10 in this game didnt he

[wanm1869]

In all seriousness, if time travel was EVER made possible...this is the first game I would go back in time to, get a seat near the north cheer squad...that would be sweet

[jjd76au]

North isolated McAdam in the goalsquare instead of the pocket to highlight how Gayfer would play on him. The umps gave McAdam everything that day & people said it was the end of Gayfer's career. Sadly, it was also the worst thing that could happen to McAdam as well as from the very next week (against WC) onwards he spent the rest of his career ducking and diving for easy free kicks instead of going for the hard ball. A great day for the mighty Roos but the beginning of the end for such a talent

[SuperGravey]

Mate totally agree. I loved McAdam and he was a freak with the ball. If he had Abletts, Careys or Locketts courage, North Melbourne would have dominated a lot more. Luckily his weakness everyone knew, still today he was one of my favourite players despite only lasting so long.

[uvmcda]

With the footage of Daniel Motlop and his tricks doing the rounds at the moment it is worth mentioning that McAdam had the same sort of freakish skills. Apparently he used to kick the ball from big distances and land it in rubbish bins at Arden Street

[gibberishgoblin]

I remember watching his first game where he kicked 6 or 7 and I was in awe .

Didn't he end up at Carlton for a while ?

[mhsobxxx]

Many regard McAdam as the most gifted NT player in history - I find it difficult to disagree with them. The reason he fell from greatness was simply that he lost interest. His brother moved interstate to play with the Bears, leaving Adrian on his own and dissatisfied with living in Melbourne and playing AFL. A massive loss, could have been anything!

[Victorian105]

What happened to this guy? North sure did get rid of some quality players.

[metubeony0utube]

McAdam sure did burn out fast as a footballer.Never seen anyone disintegrate as a footballer than him.Kicked like 30 goals in his first 3 games.Went on to kick about 20 more in the next 40 matches.Obviously felt a bit too cocky thinking everything was easy until coaches started to find him out and was out of football by middle of 1995.

[kangaroosbraun]

Go Rooboys

[brettmtl]

Thanks so much for posting, I was at that game and it brings back fond memories. They could no wrong and I will always remember McAdam, he had talent to burn, pity he didn't care for the big smoke.

[eeelzeeelz]

Mcadam is an enigma!! Great to see him towelling tony shaw and gavin brown. Useless pie jokes!

[AdrianHoliday]

I remember listening to this game on radio, then watched AFL Today that night for the replay too. It was early season and North were demolishing everyone's hated enemy, Collingwood at their home turf at Victoria Park. McAdam went nuts. North were like ladder leaders after this, they were horrible in '92 and the flogging they had vs. the Crows in the Foster's Cup, go Pagan!

[munkeymobile]

I remember watching the replay of this game on 7 that day. Dunno why this game in particular.