Brad Scott hails North Melbourne's 'unbelievable' resolve in stunning comeback
Sky's the limit for comeback Kangas, says coach Brad Scott
NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has hailed the "unbelievable resolve" of his players after Sunday night's thrilling comeback win over Richmond at Etihad Stadium.
The Roos were outplayed in the first half and trailed by 35 points at the long break, but showed incredible belief to storm to a 28-point victory.
A heart-pumping 19 minutes to start the third quarter saw the Roos slam on eight unanswered goals.
Brent Harvey sparked the onslaught at the three-minute mark and three goals to Drew Petrie, plus singles to Ryan Bastinac, Jack Ziebell, Robin Nahas and Ben Cunnington, created the most remarkable of momentum swings.
It broke the Tigers' resolve after what was a fanatical first half from Damien Hardwick's men and lifted North back within a game of the top four at 7-4.
"It's mixed emotions, I suppose," North coach Brad Scott said post-match.
"Relief is one emotion that comes to mind, but I thought it showed an unbelievable resolve and character of our group to be outplayed for most of the first half.
"Then to be able to respond and get your leaders to stand up and take control of the game.
"They exceeded my expectations in the third quarter, so I won't be putting any ceiling on what we can do in a quarter of footy anymore because we were hoping to be back somewhere near level pegging at three-quarter time."
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