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North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is forcing a feted quartet of players out of the club, but not into AFL retirement.Scott says whether Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo and Michael Firrito seek to extend their careers at other clubs is up to them.And hes described his decision to tell the quartet they wont be offered fresh contracts by North as among his toughest times in football.AFL games record holder Harvey is believed to want to continue playing next year, with a batch of clubs circling, and Dal Santo is also expected to consider offers to play on.In my view its never a coachs role to retire players. Ever, Scott said after Norths season ended with a 62-point elimination final loss to Adelaide on Saturday night.Players decide when they retire and I was determined never at any stage to coerce, force, direct, Boomer (Harvey) with what he wanted to do.Im charged with responsibility of doing the right thing by our football club.But I still regard myself as a a players coach so the things that have unfolded in the second half of the year have been as tough as any period of my time in footy.But we will not force Boomer to make a decision one way or the other. That decision will be entirely his.Scott said farewelling the club greats on Saturday night was really tough for everyone involved.The senior players are going to leave a magnificent legacy for our football club but theres no doubt the landscape will look completely different next year, he said.They leave a huge hole but there are plenty of guys who are really hungry and eager to fill those holes.But right now ... the overwhelming feeling is one of reflecting on the legacy that those guys will leave us, because it will last at our football club for generations.Everyone will remember the great deeds on field and everyone within the club will remember all of the boys and what they did for us off field.But over-riding all of that will be the legacy for the next generations of North Melbourne footballers who will get to experience the culture and the legacy that Brent Harvey, Michael Firrito, Drew Petrie and Nick Dal Santo have left for them. 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BRISBANE, Australia -- That latest outburst from Nick Kyrgios has commentators and critics in Australia divided over whether the tennis prodigys career would be better served by a harsher punishment or a reassuring hug.The 21-year-old Australian was fined a total of $16,500 for tanking -- or showing a lack of best efforts -- unsporting conduct and verbally abusing a spectator during a bizarre second-round exit at the Shanghai Masters. Some critics wondered why it didnt warrant a ban.After rushing through a 6-3, 6-1 loss to German qualifier Mischa Zverev, when he failed to put any speed on some serves, started walking off court at one point before the return crossed the net and was cautioned by the chair umpire about his conduct as a professional, Kyrgios responded angrily to the taunt of a fan by shouting, You want to come here and play?In a post-match interview, he said he didnt care about the crowd reaction because he didnt owe them anything. It was a day after his opening win, when he said he was tired and bored and didnt really get time to savor his title-winning run in Tokyo over the weekend.Its just the latest run-in with the tennis authorities. Last year, he also insulted Stan Wawrinka with crude remarks during a match in Montreal. He received $12,500 in fines, as well as a suspended 28-day ban and a potential further $25,000 fine if he picked up any other major offenses over the following six months. His probation for that ended in February.He attracted criticism for his performances at Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open, for deciding not to play at the Olympics because of a spat with an Australian team official, and for firing back at retired players who have offered advice.For some, the unpredictable tantrums and volatile swings add an element of seat-of-your-pants entertainment to the game. Tennis traditionalists tend to be scathing of the behavior. All agree hes got talent, and that maybe a bit of time out would do Kyrgios no harm.Jeff Bond, who worked as a psychologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for 22 years, said Kyrgios had earned enough that the fine likely wouldnt deter more meltdowns.Does he care about the fine? No he doesnt, Bond told Australian Associated Press. If it was a suspension he might (care), but not a monetary fine.People who are high on self-confidence, you know, the `me, me, me thing, are unlikely to seek support from any kind of professional unless ... theyve got their back against the wall.After a win in Shanghai, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray questioned whetther a fine was the best way to discipline young players.ddddddddddddI dont know if that stops that happening again, he said. Im not convinced about that.University of Canberra Sports psychologist Assistant Professor Richard Keegan told AAP that it was impossible to evaluate Kygrios from watching him on television, but its important to ask, Are you OK, mate? That theme was echoed by commentators who said all that Kyrgios needed was time and space to work out what he wants from the game.After his loss, Kyrgios posted an apology of sorts on Twitter: Not good enough today on many levels, Im better than that. I can go on about excuses but there are none. Sorry (hash)StillAWorkInProgress. He signed it off with emoticons of crying face and a disappointed face.After the fine, he posted again, this time starting with emoticons of a thinking face and a face with tears of joy and added, it never ends.And later again, he retweeted a quote card from the Miami Open featuring comments from No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic, made during a subsequent news conference in Shanghai.Not many great things are spoken about him lately, Djokovic said. Im sorry to hear that, because I share the opinion of many players and many people in the tennis world that hes one of the greatest talents the game has seen lately.Last week, the ATP was promoting Kyrgios is its mover of the week after he moved up two places in the rankings to No. 12 by winning in Tokyo, his third title of the season. Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt, Australias Davis Cup captain, said Kyrgios was showing signs of maturity and could potentially reach the highest levels of the game.The spotlight got too hot, it seems.Veteran columnist Patrick Smith wrote in The Australian newspaper that Kyrgios should be banned for two reasons: His welfare and the health of the game.The performance and behavior in Shanghai brought tennis into disrepute, he said, as much as it has continued the destruction of a gifted young man.With the game under heavy scrutiny for corruption and spot fixing, to see Kyrgios just pop the ball over the net with the power and technique of a child having his first lesson only underlines all these concerns.Smith noted Kyrgios earlier comments about his fatigue and boredom.He has become a prisoner to his singular skill set, he wrote. It might have earned him nearly $5 million in prize money but it has robbed him of his youth. ' ' '