North Melbourne coach Brad Scott was delighted with his side's 50-point win over Richmond on Sunday as it was the first time all year that he got a contribution from all 22 of his players.
The Kangaroos were in control from the outset as they adapted much better to the wet conditions than the Tigers to cruise to their eighth win of the season.
Scott said that everything he planned for was executed with perfection and it was a fantastic 'all-round performance'.
"We went in with certain plans and the players implemented it really well," he said after the match.
"It was a bit of an arm wrestle there in the first quarter but really thought that if we keep persisting with what we were trying to do then eventually we might get more scoring opportunities."
"I think it was the first time this year we've really put together a great 22-man performance."
"We lost Sam Wright early but he was very good for us in the first quarter. We lost Robbie Tarrant in the last quarter but other than that guys really adhered to our plans and performed really well."
One of the key moments of the game happened early in the second quarter when the Tigers were leading by a point.
Young Richmond midfielder Trent Cotchin is likely to miss a couple of weeks after he was placed on report for charging North Melbourne's Sam Wright and from the resultant 50-metre penalty, Brent Harvey goaled and from then on the Tigers never got close.
Scott said that the incident wasn't pivotal in the overall context of the game although he did admit that it definitely gave his side a spark.
"Brent Harvey went forward and kicked the goal from the resultant 50m penalty so that really give us a bit of a spark and I think the guys definitely got a bit of a spark," he said.
"No one likes to see one of their team-mates go down like that. Nothing against Trent Cotchin - he's a ball player, he goes for the ball and sometimes it's a split second decision whether you go or whether you stay."
"We didn't think there was anything untoward in it at all, but really pleased that Sam was able to put his body in a position where a lot of people don't like being in."
Scott said that Wright was taken to hospital as precautionary measure, but aside from concussion, no serious damage was done.
One of the most pleasing aspects of the game for Kangaroos fans was the performance of Leigh Adams up forward.
In just his 18th game of AFL football, Adams kicked three goals from six shots as well as collecting 28 possessions and taking eight marks in a superb display.
The 22-year-old has battled injury throughout his career, but Scott never had any doubts of what he is capable of producing for the team.
"It probably would be (the best match of his career) but he's been a great performer for us all year," Scott said of Adams.
"We lost him to injury there for a period of time and quite often it's not until one of those players is not in the side that you really miss them."
"He's been really good for us all year, had a lot of bad luck with injury over his career so it's fantastic for him that he's getting a bit on continuity in his footy and he's starting to show what he can really do."