North still confident of luring Cook

North Melbourne still believes it can poach highly regarded Geelong chief executive Brian Cook. Picture: Blair Hamish Source: Herald Sun

Jimmy Bartel continues to make progress from a serious leg injury. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

NORTH Melbourne remains confident it will poach highly regarded Geelong chief executive Brian Cook.

The long-serving Cats boss was undecided last night about accepting an offer, estimated at $1 million a year, to lead North.

The Cats could get an answer from Cook, who turns 57 today, when he returns to work from holiday this morning.

Geelong president Colin Carter yesterday confirmed the Cats had put a new offer to Cook, with whom he spent two hours discussing the situation on Monday.

"We've responded. I won't say what it is, but we've responded to address some of those issues," Carter said.

"Obviously he and we would like it (an answer) sooner rather than drag it out too long, but I'm expecting a decision to be made certainly this week."

North chairman James Brayshaw will update members on the chief executive search at the club's best-and-fairest award tonight.

Captain Andrew Swallow is expected to win his third Syd Barker Medal.

Meanwhile, the Cats are confident veteran midfielders Jimmy Bartel and James Kelly will join pre-season training before Christmas.

Bartel, the 2007 Brownlow Medal winner, started his off-season wearing a moonboot after suffering a broken foot late in the season, and Kelly had surgery on his hips.

Cats captain Joel Selwood said yesterday he expected his midfield teammates to be back in the thick of it within a few weeks.

"Jimmy had a small fracture in his foot towards the end of last year and obviously hasn't done a lot over the break," Selwood said.

"He'll be back. Before Christmas I'm sure you'll see him out there.

"James had his hips done at the end of the year, but we hope to get him back before Christmas also.

"(Travis) Varcoe's up and running behind closed doors and also (Daniel) Menzel's up and running."

Varcoe's season was ruined by a persistent foot injury, while fellow forward Menzel had a second knee reconstruction in June.

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