Norths took a step in the right direction in 2017 but can blame a slow start to the season for their eighth placed finish last season. After finishing the season with plenty of momentum, Norths coach Nick Fogarty has been thrilled with his side's preseason and is hoping a few big recruits can help turn the club's fortunes in 2018. Overview with Nick Fogarty: "It’s been the best preseason that I’ve been involved in during my time at Norths, which started back in 2015. The squad has been working really hard since October last year and we’ve had really good numbers, we’ve got through a stack of work and I’m really happy with the general attitude and culture that we’re building around the club," Fogarty said. "I was pretty happy with how we finished the season but we didn't have a great start to the year. It probably took us about three or four games to click and by that time we were a little bit behind the eight ball in comparison to those top sides. We had a reall