‘Embarrassing' act behind viral AFL photo of Harry Sheezel
The 20-year-old ran riot as he equalled the VFL/AFL record by racking up an extraordinary 54 disposals against Richmond.
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Sheezel blew away North's previous all-time record of 44 as he etched his name into the record books alongside Tom Mitchell.
His final touch came with less than a minute remaining in the contest as North recorded the 20.15 (135) to 13.9 (87) victory.
Sheezel's day ultimately ended with 54 disposals, two goals, seven marks, six clearances and 688m gained.
After the game the North star sat in the changerooms holding up a piece of paper with 54 written on it, emulating the viral image of Wilt Chamberlain from his 100 point NBA game.
Richmond coach Adem Yze was asked about the club's decision not to impose a hard tag on Sheezel as he continued to rack up possessions.
'At halftime I think he had 20 odd and the game was in the balance,' Yze said.
'The third quarter I didn't see that as being a big issue, especially early. He did go forward and kick a couple of goals.
'Jack Ross went to him for a little bit and obviously he's just good enough to go and change position.
'I think he ended up with 12 or 13 in the last quarter and we kicked six goals so you're always looking at those numbers. He obviously had a great game and he's a terrific kid.'
Essendon legend James Hird took aim at the club for allowing Sheezel to run free, labelling it an 'embarrassing' decision.
'I think after getting 28 exactly in the first and 26 and 2 (goals) in the second half for a total of 54, I think someone needs to go near him more,' Hird said on Nine's Footy Furnace.
'They didn't even tag just at stoppages. Start on him around a stoppage or start on him around the ball.
'For me I think that becomes a bit embarrassing for the Richmond football club that somebody is able to get that many possessions.
'Good on him, it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of effort to get there. 54 shows that the Richmond team were going that way and North Melbourne were going the other way.'
Geelong great Jimmy Bartel says the club could have used it as a teaching method for one of their own young players.
'You could have used that as a teaching moment by sending someone to him,' Bartel said.
'I know he's going to be too good and I think that's the point Yze was trying to make.
'But it didn't really matter in the end because Richmond own North's pick.'
The win sees North Melbourne pick up a fifth win of the season and jump Richmond in 16th place on the ladder with one game left in the home and away season.
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