AFTER 12 seasons and 245 games, North Melbourne finally bid farewell to Brady Rawlings.

Chaired off after North Melbourne's 13-point win by teammates Michael Firrito and Daniel Pratt in front of a crowd of 32,890, Rawlings thanked the blue and white faithful one final time.

Richmond and North Melbourne players lined the way for Rawlings as he stepped off the ground for the last time, where he was embraced by his family and his daughter.

The Kangaroos sung their song with gusto, and with 400-odd members, friends, family, staff and players crammed into the change rooms, Chairman James Brayshaw made a presentation to the retiring Rawlings, a thank you for his service to the club.

After the match, coach Brad Scott described Rawlings' long-lasting impact on the club saying the 30-year-old "epitomises what we want to be".

"He's been an inspiration to young players on how he has approached his football," Scott said.

"He's a player that sets a great example, along with Brent Harvey, as to the way footballers should prepare themselves to play in this competition."

These thoughts were further echoed by young midfielder Ben Cunnington, who said Rawlings embodied the true spirit of North Melbourne.

"He's going to be missed but I think we can all take a leaf out of his book," Cunnington told afl.com.au.

"We all played with him and if we can take a little bit of his game into the future, the club can go a long way."

"He does everything to a tee. As a role model he has been perfect, he's so disciplined and we will miss that around the club."

Drafted at No.15 in the 1998 AFL Draft, Rawlings went on to become one of the League's best taggers, winning three club best and fairests - including the 2010 Syd Barker medal.

Although not blessed with terrific pace or flashy skills, Rawlings has managed to carve out a stellar career using his talents to the best of his ability.

"What I'm about to say shouldn't lessen his talent and natural capability because he's got plenty, but he has also extracted maximum amount from that talent, and that's considerable talent," Scott said.

"And I think quite rightly a lot of credit should go to Denis Pagan and the way he coached him in his early days.

"My understanding is that Denis rode him extremely hard and back in those days players either got through it or they didn't, and Brady got through it with flying colours."