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West Australian
20-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Unfiltered: North Melbourne young gun Harry Sheezel makes honest admission about pressure to perform
North Melbourne young gun Harry Sheezel has opened up on his difficult start to the season and how he deals with the 'outside noise'. Sheezel set the footy world alight with a brilliant first two seasons that saw him win the AFL Rising Star Award, as well as the club's best and fairest in 2023. He was again prominent in 2024, polling 15 Brownlow votes despite the Roos winning just three games. Sheezel has continued to rack up big numbers this year, but is not having as big an influence on games. His performances have led to some criticism, with Channel 7 commentator Kane Cornes accusing him of getting 'stat-padding' and urging North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson to coach him harder . The fallout to that resulted in Cornes getting banned from a pre-game interview ahead of the Roos' clash against Essendon on Thursday night footy. Speaking to Channel 7's Hamish McLachlan on Unfiltered, Sheezel admitted the spotlight on his form has been 'tough', but he has things in place to block out the external noise. 'It's tough. I definitely am sort of ... not struggling with it, but it can get pretty hard after a game when you feel like you can have more impact on the game and feel like you should be on a trajectory that you should be influencing games more and having a more successful year,' he said. 'It definitely can get tough and you feel like you're letting, not only yourself down, but the team down and the greater footy public, but what people keep reassuring me and I've done a lot of reading and speaking to you has been so helpful is about not just getting caught up in all that, sticking to what's important and that is playing my role to the best of my ability each week no matter what that is. 'And the extra step is, what am I doing during the week to help that, how am I getting better each day, how am I learning from my mistakes, things that I could be doing better, listening to my coaches, my family and just trusting the process because at the end of the day that's all that matters. 'And enjoying that process along the way and not buying into the pressure or the external noise and the people that don't matter, let's say.' Sheezel went on to say that he is embracing the challenge and 'it will hold him in good stead going forward.' 'I think no matter how I play moving forward, I've developed some pretty good tools to keep me level, keep me focused and present, which is the main thing,' he said. 'I guess the motto I live by is just be present, because when you are present, you are your best self, you are not worrying about what's happened and what other people are saying, not worrying about the future either, just worrying about right now.' Sheezel has also been working closely with former Richmond captain Kane Johnson, who is new to the club as a leadership and mindset coach. 'We've done a lot of breath work and mindfulness and he's given me a couple of books to read and it keeps coming back to that — being present and when you're present, you are your best self,' he said. 'I've related to my football in terms of how I can have a greater purpose outside of myself and just wanting to play better for that external recognition or the media thinking I'm a good footballer or getting pumped up by people. 'It's beyond that. And for me, I've developed this purpose beyond myself and really investing in my teammates. How am I getting satisfaction out of them succeeding, not just on game day but during the week ... how I can help them. 'I feel like it's helping me a lot, come out of my own head, not worry so much about my own ego. 'This has really been a great lesson for me, this I wouldn't say adversity, but this challenging period. Just a reminder that what matters to focus my energy and attention on.' Unfiltered with Hamish McLachlan featuring North Melbourne star player Harry Sheezel, 9.30pm straight after The Front Bar on Seven and 7plus.
7NEWS
20-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Unfiltered: North Melbourne young gun Harry Sheezel makes honest admission about pressure to perform
North Melbourne young gun Harry Sheezel has opened up on his difficult start to the season and how he deals with the 'outside noise'. Sheezel set the footy world alight with a brilliant first two seasons that saw him win the AFL Rising Star Award, as well as the club's best and fairest in 2023. He was again prominent in 2024, polling 15 Brownlow votes despite the Roos winning just three games. Sheezel has continued to rack up big numbers this year, but is not having as big an influence on games. His performances have led to some criticism, with Channel 7 commentator Kane Cornes accusing him of getting 'stat-padding' and urging North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson to coach him harder. The fallout to that resulted in Cornes getting banned from a pre-game interview ahead of the Roos' clash against Essendon on Thursday night footy. Speaking to Channel 7's Hamish McLachlan on Unfiltered, Sheezel admitted the spotlight on his form has been 'tough', but he has things in place to block out the external noise. 'It's tough. I definitely am sort of ... not struggling with it, but it can get pretty hard after a game when you feel like you can have more impact on the game and feel like you should be on a trajectory that you should be influencing games more and having a more successful year,' he said. 'It definitely can get tough and you feel like you're letting, not only yourself down, but the team down and the greater footy public, but what people keep reassuring me and I've done a lot of reading and speaking to you has been so helpful is about not just getting caught up in all that, sticking to what's important and that is playing my role to the best of my ability each week no matter what that is. 'And the extra step is, what am I doing during the week to help that, how am I getting better each day, how am I learning from my mistakes, things that I could be doing better, listening to my coaches, my family and just trusting the process because at the end of the day that's all that matters. 'And enjoying that process along the way and not buying into the pressure or the external noise and the people that don't matter, let's say.' Sheezel went on to say that he is embracing the challenge and 'it will hold him in good stead going forward.' 'I think no matter how I play moving forward, I've developed some pretty good tools to keep me level, keep me focused and present, which is the main thing,' he said. 'I guess the motto I live by is just be present, because when you are present, you are your best self, you are not worrying about what's happened and what other people are saying, not worrying about the future either, just worrying about right now.' Sheezel has also been working closely with former Richmond captain Kane Johnson, who is new to the club as a leadership and mindset coach. 'We've done a lot of breath work and mindfulness and he's given me a couple of books to read and it keeps coming back to that — being present and when you're present, you are your best self,' he said. 'I've related to my football in terms of how I can have a greater purpose outside of myself and just wanting to play better for that external recognition or the media thinking I'm a good footballer or getting pumped up by people. 'It's beyond that. And for me, I've developed this purpose beyond myself and really investing in my teammates. How am I getting satisfaction out of them succeeding, not just on game day but during the week ... how I can help them. 'I feel like it's helping me a lot, come out of my own head, not worry so much about my own ego. 'This has really been a great lesson for me, this I wouldn't say adversity, but this challenging period. Just a reminder that what matters to focus my energy and attention on.'
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Harry Sheezel makes honest admission about pressure to perform
North Melbourne young gun Harry Sheezel has opened up on his difficult start to the season and how he deals with the 'outside noise'. Sheezel set the footy world alight with a brilliant first two seasons that saw him win the AFL Rising Star Award, as well as the club's best and fairest in 2023. He was again prominent in 2024, polling 15 Brownlow votes despite the Roos winning just three games. Sheezel has continued to rack up big numbers this year, but is not having as big an influence on games. His performances have led to some criticism, with Channel 7 commentator Kane Cornes accusing him of getting 'stat-padding' and urging North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson to coach him harder. The fallout to that resulted in Cornes getting banned from a pre-game interview ahead of the Roos' clash against Essendon on Thursday night footy. Speaking to Channel 7's Hamish McLachlan on Unfiltered, Sheezel admitted the spotlight on his form has been 'tough', but he has things in place to block out the external noise. Harry Sheezel concedes his form has been down this year. Credit: AAP 'It's tough. I definitely am sort of ... not struggling with it, but it can get pretty hard after a game when you feel like you can have more impact on the game and feel like you should be on a trajectory that you should be influencing games more and having a more successful year,' he said. 'It definitely can get tough and you feel like you're letting, not only yourself down, but the team down and the greater footy public, but what people keep reassuring me and I've done a lot of reading and speaking to you has been so helpful is about not just getting caught up in all that, sticking to what's important and that is playing my role to the best of my ability each week no matter what that is. 'And the extra step is, what am I doing during the week to help that, how am I getting better each day, how am I learning from my mistakes, things that I could be doing better, listening to my coaches, my family and just trusting the process because at the end of the day that's all that matters. 'And enjoying that process along the way and not buying into the pressure or the external noise and the people that don't matter, let's say.' Sheezel went on to say that he is embracing the challenge and 'it will hold him in good stead going forward.' 'I think no matter how I play moving forward, I've developed some pretty good tools to keep me level, keep me focused and present, which is the main thing,' he said. 'I guess the motto I live by is just be present, because when you are present, you are your best self, you are not worrying about what's happened and what other people are saying, not worrying about the future either, just worrying about right now.' Sheezel has also been working closely with former Richmond captain Kane Johnson, who is new to the club as a leadership and mindset coach. 'We've done a lot of breath work and mindfulness and he's given me a couple of books to read and it keeps coming back to that — being present and when you're present, you are your best self,' he said. 'I've related to my football in terms of how I can have a greater purpose outside of myself and just wanting to play better for that external recognition or the media thinking I'm a good footballer or getting pumped up by people. 'It's beyond that. And for me, I've developed this purpose beyond myself and really investing in my teammates. How am I getting satisfaction out of them succeeding, not just on game day but during the week ... how I can help them. 'I feel like it's helping me a lot, come out of my own head, not worry so much about my own ego. 'This has really been a great lesson for me, this I wouldn't say adversity, but this challenging period. Just a reminder that what matters to focus my energy and attention on.' Unfiltered with Hamish McLachlan featuring North Melbourne star player Harry Sheezel, 9.30pm straight after The Front Bar on Seven and 7plus.
Perth Now
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Clarkson lashes tackle ban, defends Sheezel role
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has lashed out at the AFL over Paul Curtis's three-match dangerous tackle ban. In Thursday night's 9.11 (65) to 9.8 (62) loss to Essendon, North sorely missed the small forward, after the AFL tribunal upheld his suspension for a dangerous tackle that concussed Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn. The Kangaroos, 1-7 and on a six-game losing run, still have at least two more games without Curtis, who Clarkson believes is the game's best tackler, against Brisbane and Richmond. "It's a shame that that part of our game is getting questioned," Clarkson said. "It's a feature of our game. We understand there's a duty of care, but there's a duty of care to the game. "If the player hasn't got any intent other than to try and lay the tackle ... We understand the slings, but this is not a sling, this is a football action. "We're disappointed with that outcome and particularly the severity of the outcome. "Football action, he gets three weeks, someone swings an arm, off-the-ball incident, he gets less. It doesn't make sense. "Also doesn't make sense that the AFL come out and say, 'oh we might change that at the end of the year.' It doesn't help us. We're really disappointed with that. Really disappointed. "Because really strong leadership would say 'we understand it's wrong and we'll change it right now.' He shouldn't be missing three weeks of footy." Clarkson also defended his call to play Harry Sheezel off half-back amid heavy scrutiny over the classy young gun. He had 32 disposals and 591 metres gained against Essendon. "Would we like him to play midfield and forward a little bit? Yep," Clarkson said. "But he won a best and fairest as a half-back flanker too. "Part of our trouble in terms of defending the ground is part of the reason why he's gone back the last two weeks. The Kangaroos have blacklisted ex-Port Adelaide midfielder and pundit Kane Cornes over criticism of Sheezel and skipper Jy Simpkin that the club considered had crossed the line. That included the suggestion Sheezel had been winning easy possessions in defence rather than having impact forward of the ball. "It's hard to have score involvements when you're playing half-back flank," Clarkson said of Sheezel. "There'll be critiquing of that elsewhere but part of being able to defend the ground is how do you get out of your back end effectively? And we just need guys who use the ball really well. "We saw what (Connor) Rozee's been able to do for Port Adelaide in the last three weeks since he's gone back. "They were battling to get it out, Port Adelaide, early in the year and then he goes back. It's a masterstroke. "Winning requires no explanation but when you lose you've got to try and justify everything." Asked when the players were told the club had put a ban on Cornes, Clarkson said: "I didn't tell them."
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Footy pundit dishes out brutal dig at AFL club who banned him for allegedly 'bullying' 20-year-old star
Kane Cornes issued a veiled dig at North Melbourne on Thursday night after the Kangaroos were beaten by Essendon at the Marvel Stadium. Prior to the match, Cornes had been involved in a spat with Kangaroos bosses over his comments on 20-year-old star Harry Sheezel this week on Channel 7. The controversial pundit, who is known for voicing divisive opinions, had delivered a scathing assessment of Sheezel's performance against Port Adelaide last weekend, slamming the young midfielder for his lack of efficiency with the footy. Though this isn't the first time Cornes has been banned by a club, with the former Power player previously being handed a ban by the Western Bulldogs, the 42-year-old locked horns with the club over the matter after Todd Viney claimed his comments were 'bullying' and a 'personal and vindictive attack' on Sheezel. Cornes, though, wanted to have the last laugh, taking to his Instagram on Thursday night, publishing a photograph of himself inside the Essendon changing rooms, along with Hamish McLachlan presenting for Channel 7. A group of Bombers players were seen in the background preparing to walk out to the footy pitch, with Cornes captioning the image: 'Great to be in the winning rooms pre-game for Thursday night footy on 7.' He added a 'shush-face' emoji after the caption. In the second picture, he also published an image of Jy Simpkin shushing fans after he kicked a goal in the third quarter to bring North closer to the Bomber's lead. Prior to the match, Cornes had said to Channel 7: 'We're outside. We can't get inside, which is disappointing. 'I was looking forward to asking Alastair Clarkson some tough questions; I think the club needs to answer those. 'But unfortunately, they've gone down this route.' He was pressed on whether he had any regrets on his comments, adding: 'Not really. I think that was all reasonably strong criticism, but I think it was fair. 'It's very easy to run away so I'm disappointed and I think they've been poorly advised in this.' But the war of words between Cornes and the Kangaroos isn't showing any signs of settling with Alastair Clarkson now hitting out against the former Port Adelaide star. 'They say those that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, so I know a little bit about Kane's history,' Clarkson told Channel 7. 'Some of the things he was saying about Jy (Simpkin) and 'Sheez', I just think – especially from the host broadcaster and who is covering this game tonight – this isn't shared across the football world, but I've got a view there should be a relatively good balance. 'Particularly when you're talking about the players — they're the product of the game — they're the guys on the field and in the trenches with their mates trying to fight for their side. 'When the line gets crossed, we know that there's critique in the game, we've been copping it for 20 years. 'You know, especially as a coach, when these things happen we just have to cop it on the chin. 'I think it's a good indication of our stability as a football club. This was a club decision from the board right through to the football department that we need to look after our people and we just think it was untoward.' Pressed on whether he felt Cornes would be further motivated to continue blasting the club, he said: 'That'll be up to Kane to work out how he goes about it.' Despite the loss, Sheezel enjoyed a standout performance for the Roos, amassing 32 disposals and nine marks to be his side's best on the ground.
