Season highlights, their statistics and quotes from the player from the course of the year will be included.
Season statistics
Games: 25
Goals: 50
Marks: 135
Marks inside 50: 58
Tackles: 61
More statistics in the player profile
Season highlights
Elimination Final v Essendon
- Two final quarter goals to send North through to the semi final
Season in review
Drew Petrie led North Melbourne’s goal-kicking for the fourth time in his career in 2014, notching 50 majors from his 25 games.
The veteran key-forward had a slow start to the year, kicking only seven goals in his first eight games. The struggles coincided with the team’s general decrease in attacking output, but the vice-captain rose with his side as the year progressed.
Petrie kicked at least one goal in each of his last 20 games for the year, and had he replicated his accuracy of previous years, would have sailed to a career best total in a season.
Working with a first year forward in Ben Brown, the duo formed a threatening combination close to goal, with Aaron Black playing up the field. The increased offensive firepower allowed North to notch some higher scores towards the end of the season.
Since Petrie became a full time forward in 2011, he has kicked 204 goals – the fifth most in the AFL over that time span.
In the news
April 26 – A memorable milestone – NMFC.com.au
“We could have turned our toes up and in previous years we have, but the belief and the fight… you could probably name every bloke for doing something really good defensively tonight.”
July 30 – Fighting back – NMFC.com.au
“The bad side to that (split round) was we’ve had a loss that’s been sticking in our guts for that time against Carlton. It was a pretty poor performance again.”
September 7 – Petrie ‘owed’ Kangaroos – NMFC.com.au
"I owed the boys and I owed our supporters because I hadn't had a very good first half. I was just fortunate to get a couple of shots on goal and it went through."
