After claiming consecutive wooden spoons, North Melbourne would be buoyed by the arrival of four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson to Arden Street.
However, Clarkson's reputation alone isn't a magic wand to wave away the issues that the club has in terms of its playing group. It will take time to rebuild the club to a point where they can challenge the big boys once again, and until then there will need to be wise recruitment and decisions made by the North Melbourne staff.
This does not detract from the fact that the club does reportedly have a massive amount of salary cap to play with, meaning that there isn't really a player in the club's sights that is off-limits due to money.
Throw in the lure of being able to play under Alastair Clarkson, and suddenly the Roos aren't a sour prospect for players to head to.
As mentioned, the group has big issues. Experience is one, so if Clarkson can address that through snaring a seasoned star in the trade period it'd go a fair way toward achieving some sort of age balance.
Secondly, someone who can provide some more run off half-back considering Aaron Hall isn't always available and Jack Ziebell is now down forward might be wise for the North recruiting staff to consider.
With this, let's delve into who the Roos could possibly target going into the off-season.
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5. Bradley Hill
The Saints half-back has had a bit of an uptick in form in season 2022 after being maligned by many over the past two years.
However, for a reported $900,000 per season, Hill certainly has not fulfilled his perceived value and is by all accounts open to reuniting with his former coach at Arden Street should the Saints give him the green light.
What Hill can provide on his day however is some great run out of defence, something that could be integral to North's setup play going forward.
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The 29-year-old still has three years to run on his contract, meaning that the Roos would have to strike a trade with Brett Ratten's side and then discuss salary, which would almost certainly be lower than what he is earning at St Kilda as of current.
This is one that could be worth keeping an eye on over the coming weeks as things are set to heat up in the lead-up to trade period 2022.
