Any word on how Felix Kneipp played @spirit of norm smith? Liked what I saw of him last year but has been injured for most of this season and just returned to the Calder team on the weekend. Looks like he picked up 20 disposals but haven't watched the game yet myself.

@Random Task I was going to look at Stingrays v Power tonight. Lots of prospects in that game. Might try to catchup on Calder later in the week.

5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

@Random Task I was going to look at Stingrays v Power tonight. Lots of prospects in that game. Might try to catchup on Calder later in the week.

Fair effort spirit

20 hours ago, Random Task said:

Fair effort spirit

On 25/08/2025 at 08:27, spirit of norm smith said:

@Random Task I was going to look at Stingrays v Power tonight. Lots of prospects in that game. Might try to catchup on Calder later in the week.

How did Sinnema and Prasad go?

3 hours ago, Chelly said:

How did Sinnema and Prasad go?

Sinnema was good in patches. He got crunched in a tackle in the 3rd quarter and kicked a nice goal from 40m out. He’s got class with the footy which we do need (but will need a few preseasons to get AFL ready so need to be patient )

Didn’t see much of Prasad. A Quiet Game is what I would say. Applied a few good tackles but was often out positioned to win the footy.

I'd be right into this guy, 18yo and dominating the forward line at brisbane, given melky's age he could develop really nicely behind fritsch and himself for 12 months. proven vfl player who seemingly would thrive in the afl environment

@Chelly @Turner watched the Stingrays v Power. Unfortunately the ground was drier than an Indian cricket wicket It was mostly dirt with a few patches of grass. Not much protection for the youngsters getting tackled. Frankly it was a disgrace to see. 🤬

Obviously it would be great to have Willem Duursma coming to the Dees (he’s probably going to be pick 1 or 2 for the Eagles alongside Cooper Duff-Tyler.. great name!!) … if only we had an academy! 🤬

If the Dees had our “pick” at around pick 8 or 9, Stingrays star Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves ⭐️would have been the player I’d nominate. He’s very composed and has the ability to win it and spread quickly. Lean type who runs through the lines and carries the footy. Only knock is sometimes perhaps his kicking can be loose. But hey the Dees kicking coach would fix that !

Kozzy’s cousin looks to have gone ok in his SANFL debut:

6 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

Kozzy’s cousin looks to have gone ok in his SANFL debut:

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Obviously it would be great to have Willem Duursma coming to the Dees (he’s probably going to be pick 1 or 2 for the Eagles alongside Cooper Duff-Tyler.. great name!!) … if only we had an academy! 🤬

if i was the eagles i'd be nervous drafting young willem, yasmin and xavier have both had trades back to Victoria early on in their careers, theyre a tight family, whilst he may be the best on the open market they surely dont want another harley reid story arc where it is just the whole narrative for 3+ years and wouldn't it be a disaster if they both then left in '28. I think they have to consider what a trade of pick 2 for 5 and 8 or 4 and a f1 looks like

37 minutes ago, adonski said:

Congratulations - you win the Grossest GIF award today.

If we somehow ended up with a top 10 pick I'd be looking at Josh Lindsay or Jacob Farrow.

No father son or academy picks in the first round of 2026

16 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

No father son or academy picks in the first round of 2026

Carlton fans gonna be mad!

Josh Lindsay - agree he is a very good user of the footy

9 hours ago, Random Task said:

If we somehow ended up with a top 10 pick I'd be looking at Josh Lindsay or Jacob Farrow.

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9 hours ago, Random Task said:

Carlton fans gonna be mad!

And peptides in 2027 - Bewick is supposed to be elite

What does that mean? Anyone can take your father/son with a first round pick now?

1 hour ago, Mouseymoo said:

What does that mean? Anyone can take your father/son with a first round pick now?

It's one of the mooted changes for the 2026 draft. Essentially, the first round will be 'open', so if a club elects to utilise their first round selection on a player, clubs will be unable to match their selection. Therefore, the first round would be open slather; however, F/S and Academy selections will be able to be matched from Round 2 onwards.

@spirit of norm smith are you familiar with Charlie Abbott (St Kevin's)? I haven't seen a lot about him, but he seems a promising selection. Ranked in the top 50 APS prospects, but doesn't seem to have much reporting outside of that. I'm also unable to determine if he's currently playing in the Coates Talent League or just in the APS.

"Charlie Abbott (St Kevin’s College)

Abbott is an imposing key forward who put together some great school footy performances this season, headlined by a five-goal haul against Carey Grammar. Not only was he a strong mark, but Abbott had a thumping set shot and could slot goals from distance as well from difficult angles."

Cal Twomey asking the question on Gettable.... "wonder if Latrelle Pickett will be at Melbourne next year?"

Probably just a tongue in cheek comment given he is Kozzies cousin though

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Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' August ranking -

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' August ranking

5 minutes ago, Random Task said:

Cal Twomey's Phantom Form Guide: Top draft prospects' August ranking

3 of the top 5 northern academy nga selections, plus another 2 in the 20-30 range

1 of the top 10 a father-son for the baggers

1 of the top 20 peptides nga selection

so 7 of the top 30 prospects effectively 'unavailable' to other clubs.

Cooper Duff-Tytler is an enticing prospect, but sadly will be gone long before our first pick.

I'm looking forward to fans evoking the spirit of Roy Cazaly when Cooper flies for a mark and "Up the Duff!!" rings around the ground.

3 hours ago, adonski said:

Cal Twomey asking the question on Gettable.... "wonder if Latrelle Pickett will be at Melbourne next year?"

Probably just a tongue in cheek comment given he is Kozzies cousin though

I heard this too, I didn't really think it was tongue-in-cheek though. I felt he was definitely posing the question as to whether we'd look to take him.