Fresh from the announcement of Mazda re-signing as the Kangaroos’ major partner for a further three years, news of debt being reduced and a significant profit will be music to the ears of North fans.
Brayshaw believes increased financial stability, with debt reduced from $8 million to between $2 million and $3 million will only help the club in an on-field sense.
"When we inherited the club [in 2007], Dean Laidley was really coaching with one arm tied behind his back," he told the media on Thursday.
"We had two assistant coaches full-time at that stage, and one part-time. So we needed to address, very quickly, a horrible discrepancy in football department spending, and we have done that.
"We've got it now to a point now where we think we give [coach] Brad [Scott] and 'Walshy' (football manager Geoff Walsh) everything they need."
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The club has already added Nick Dal Santo, assistant coach Leigh Tudor, tackling coach John Donehue and development coach Ben Dyer to its books, as well as the highly-regarded Gavin Brown in recent weeks.
Their arrivals have brought about a feeling of anticipation from not only North Melbourne people, but around the AFL.
"I do sense it, but I welcome it," Scott added.
"It's fantastic that people are talking about the North Melbourne Football Club.
"With that comes a sense of expectation, but I feel a sense of expectation every year, because I set very high expectations for our players and our team.
"The fact that other people share those expectations is fantastic … but we've just got to go about our business.
"We've had a great off-season in terms of our on- and off-field acquisitions, but the hard work is all in front of us now."
Scott said his players should be prepared for a "combative, aggressive, taxing pre-season", starting with the three-week high altitude training camp in Utah from November 15.
