North Melbourne legend Wayne Carey says his former side is "becoming an irrelevant club", pointing the finger squarely at the playing group for the Kangaroos' slide to last.

Carey lamented the Roos' lack of scoring and "stagnant" ball movement after their 58-point Good Friday thumping by Essendon.

Wayne Carey has put the heat on North's players. Credit:AAP

"They're not an exciting team to watch," Carey told Channel Seven's Talking Footy.

"I reckon the one thing we've got out of them over the last couple of years ... was you still enjoyed going to watch them play. You don't even have that anymore.