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2018 Player Reviews: # 38 Tim Smith


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THE RAGING BULL

Tim Smith has worked hard to establish a place on the club's main list and is a more than handy depth player.  He had a handful of senior games in mid season but didn’t quite do enough to establish a place in the Melbourne side, returning to Casey in the last half of the year where he shouldered the ruck duties and played forward.

Date of Birth: 20 February, 1991

Height: 192cm

Weight: 94kg

Games MFC 2018: 4

Career Total: 26

Goals MFC 2018: 3

Career Total: 4

CDFC Games 2018: 15

CDFC Goals 2018: 12
 
Votes 2018 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 40 votes

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A soon-to-be 28 year old, undersized key forward who couldn't hit the side of a barn from 10 metres away for most of this season.

Amazingly he will be our only key forward depth if Hogan departs - we are in for a world of trouble if Tom McDonald is injured or if Weideman reverts to his early season form.

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6 hours ago, poita said:

A soon-to-be 28 year old, undersized key forward who couldn't hit the side of a barn from 10 metres away for most of this season.

Amazingly he will be our only key forward depth if Hogan departs - we are in for a world of trouble if Tom McDonald is injured or if Weideman reverts to his early season form.

That's why we should go for Max King in the draft and not a runner. Runners grow on trees quality talls don't.

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15 hours ago, poita said:

A soon-to-be 28 year old, undersized key forward who couldn't hit the side of a barn from 10 metres away for most of this season.

Amazingly he will be our only key forward depth if Hogan departs - we are in for a world of trouble if Tom McDonald is injured or if Weideman reverts to his early season form.

That's the glass half empty view.  They probably said that about Townsend in the 2016 off season.  They are no world beaters but can play a role and every list of 44 will have some. 

Glass half full he competes strongly everywhere in the air and on the ground and applies maximum forward pressure.  He's cheap, seems to have good character and is ready to play.  IMO it was either him or Pedo retained this year as insurance.

If we bring in Preuss as planned T.Smith wont be our only tall forward option after TMac and Weed.

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Smith is Handy for depth. He buys us some time with Weeds if his form does indeed dip. Bull plays hard and has good hands. He won't beat top defenders but does offer similar value to Pedo when firing.

 

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9 minutes ago, Adzman said:

Smith is Handy for depth. He buys us some time with Weeds if his form does indeed dip. Bull plays hard and has good hands. He won't beat top defenders but does offer similar value to Pedo when firing.

 

Except he can't kick straight.  Big problem for a Forward.

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11 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I was under the impression Smith's key attribute and point of difference was his elite kicking for goal?

Only managed 4.5 in his 5 or so AFL career games.

 

seemed to really go down hill through the season too. Missed a sitter in the VFL grand final

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