NAB League Boys 2021 - Northern Knights v Sandringham Dragons Sport by Russell Gould 10th Jun 2021 11:26 AM | Updated: 12:11 PM North Melbourne was forced to get inventive in structuring enough football load for key defender Robbie Tarrant to be ready for an AFL return this week, after the VFL was shut down by Melbourne’s Covid-19 outbreak. But while Tarrant is ready to play, North’s number-one pick in the mid-season draft, Jacob Edwards, is yet to even meet coach David Noble face-to-face because of the city’s lockdown. Edwards, 18, is completing his year 12 studies and hasn’t been able to join his new teammates for any training because of Covid restrictions. He visited the club this week, but Noble conceded he was more likely a long-term prospect.