North Melbourne's 2012 campaign is now complete and most players are enjoying a well earned break. Now is the perfect time to analyse each of them, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and see who is best suited to take the club forward.

kangaroos.com.au is conducting reviews on all players to play a senior game in 2012, underlining their best games, season statistics and video highlights.

Season stats

Games 23: Goals: 2
Disposals: 422 (18.3)
Kicks: 199 (8.7)
Handballs: 223 (9.7)
Marks: 67 (2.9)

Press play above to watch one of Atley's season highlights

AFL stats

Ranked 7th in total bounces
Ranked 19th in total time on ground percentage

kangaroos.com.au says

After a promising debut season, Atley used a move to the half back line to announce himself to the football world.

Using his elite pace and improved foot skills, he added another weapon to Brad Scott’s arsenal which he previously lacked. Collecting double figure possessions in all 23 games, Atley was impressively consistent.

Perhaps his biggest improvement was on the defensive side of the ball. In Round 7 he lowered his colours to Tory Dickson, yet just seven rounds later, he blanketed Stephen Milne on the way to a big victory.

Quotes

"It was the 20-year-old in just his 28th game who produced some brilliance to essentially win North Melbourne the game."
Scott Gullan - Herald Sun

"Now Shaun Atley is running on half back and it's such a great sight when he gets going."
Todd Goldstein

"Earlier in the year when I first started playing down there I was so conscious of my opponent. I wasn't running nearly as much as I am now because I was so worried about where they were and what they could do."
Shaun Atley

In the news

Atley looks backwards - January 20
Home away from Home - August 16
Atley faces the heat - September 28

Video highlights

Shaun Atley saves a goal - April 28 - YouTube
Shaun Atley kicks a beauty - June 2 - YouTube
Shaun Atley highlights - June 25 - YouTube

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