spirit of norm smith

it was Disco’s night 👏👏🤣🤣👏🤣👏

8 hours ago, deanox said:

I was just joking around.

It's an interesting exercise, I'/ think it is meant to be "what our best 22 is, based on past history and the first quarter of the season" but it could equally be interpreted as "our best 22 in 2024 so far".

If Bowey is there, we could also be making a case for Melksham and Brown if fit.

Brown has played and shown he’s a vital part of the team , then well dropped off and then nudda. He should be kept on ice until September 

Oskar Smartt from Bendigo and Tobyn Murray from Geelong were good in the young guns game. Like to see more and would fit in as youngsters with more upside.  Murray especially had skills and balance to make an AFL midfielder.  

Dees are listed as

- bottom 4 disposal efficiency 

- below AFL avg contested possessions

 bottom 6 in contested possessions 

- bottom 4 handball efficiency

- bottom 4 centre clearances 

- below afl avg inside 50s

unbelievable that we are not the contest kings as other clubs have lifted their smarts and intensity in the middle and at stoppage 

But we are strong in 

- leading intercept marks

- average points against (66) is the lowest 

Our Defence is Very Very Good 

Our midfield is just average right now 

Our forward line is still a 15 year work in progress 

Just now, buck_nekkid said:

The grand old Duke of York said it best:

”when you’re up, you’re up. When you’re down, you’re down.  When you are only 1/2 way up you are neither up nor down”.

long season, strange schedules.  All teams will have mares, and look awful.

hope we are setting ourselves for the next two….

Our last two have been horrible. 
But the Dees effort and intensity and skill v Power was what WE are capable of delivering.  Let’s bring that weekly !! 

Right now 

Blues

Giants

Swans 

Cats 

Power 

Dees 

Pies

Lions  

are my top 8!

Dees v Pies in elimination final 🤨🤨🤨??!?!?!?! 

Bombers 9th , Freo 10th, Suns 11th 🤣🤣

B: Lever, May, McVee
HB: Rivers, Petty, Bowey

C: Windsor, Viney, Langdon

HF: ******, ****** Neal-Bullen

F: Fritsch, ******* , Pickett

FOLL: Gawn, Petracca, Oliver

IC: Howes, Sparrow, Chandler, *******

SUB: ******
 

still searching for key forwards 

JVR is jumping a lot but has dropped 90% of his attempts. We will keep him in at the promise of better times.  
BBB is physically not up to week by week footy.  Save him for September?? 
Petty is not a natural forward and lacks confidence.  We are trying to turn a premiership defender into a patchwork forward. 
TMCD looks more comfortable in defence but so did Petty and Petty makes less mistakes.  
Schache was very soft and shown he’s a VFL quality player.  
??? Jefferson is in development but looking very iffy right now.  
 

others have not yet cemented places.  Salem started ok but was poor in games before getting injured. He will be back and in but I’m looking for huge improvement in him across pace and skills. Sparrow lacks pace and is not a half forward. Bench player on rotation. Chin is in and out.  Up and down. Bench at best.  Howes is versatile  and will be a player.    Billings is ok.  Just ok.  Woey jnr needs more games.  
 

options.
Mcadam once fit can play half forward and kick goals.  We need more firepower.  Yes we will try Disco Turner.  Love his attitude to compete.  
AMW must be given a chance soon.  
Tholstrup is not ready yet.  More VFL time.  

The Great

👑Gawn just a leader and warrior   Champion ruckman  we are blessed 

👑May love his intensity  marked and defended everything 

The Very Good

👏👏Rivers ran and rebounded and kicked and ran and tackled and ran 

👏👏Lever solid as a rock with interceptions 

👏👏Turner love the Disco fever   Good mark and love the celebrations 

The Good 

👍🏻Langdon another good game across all areas 

👍🏻McVee reliable and controlled Dusty

👍🏻Howes solid just solid again 

Was ok 

Pickett - so close   Started well then drifted but we look dangerous with him in 

Neal- Bullen  got in and under but disposal were ineffective mostly 

Windsor - run run run  good interception goal

Billings - was better but just ok   Pace? Intensity? 

Fritsch - in and out   Two beautiful goals   

Woey jnr - was ok   Run down tackles were good 

Need to lift 

🤞Petracca - sometimes glimpses of his best but went missing as he was tagged    Fumbled and sloppy handballs missed targets   

🤨McDonald - bad turnovers x 3 were costly 

🤞Viney  - a bull and we love JV7 but decision making again was lacking 

🤞Oliver - we know he’s a champion. Skills off but he’s sheer willpower carries him  🤞he discovers his mojo 

Really struggling 

🥶Sparrow - lack of pace showed up last night. Fumbled in 3-4 crucial stages.  Not sure he’s a midfielder 

😭JVR - just can’t hold his marks. He jumps around a lot. Another nearly game   

🥶Chandler - overran the footy   Fumbled   Effort yes but has dropped off again 

* Laurie - sub so limited chances.  Skills yes. Pace no.  Goals were classy.  But he was twice easily beaten in contests and lacks pace. 

🤢Petty - confidence as a forward is shot.  Even shots for goal, he looks uncertain.  Needs to get back to a premiership defender.  
 

Goodwin - laughing at mistakes. That’s ridiculous.  Imagine the great RDB laughing. The coach must demand the highest standards. 

5 minutes ago, Nascent said:

If it's not going to be us then GWS all the way. You only have to look at the alternatives in Geelong, Sydney, Carlton, Collingwood.

GWS would be far more tolerable as premiers. Then we should pick off some of their talented youngsters.

How do we pick off their youngsters??? They’d stay for sure. So much talent.  

Goodwin.  Watch the Giants.  Hard work. Run. Intensity. Quick ball movement. Concentration on skills.  Forwards as forwards.  Bedford is very good. The Giants are the standard.  That’s no laughing matter.  

28 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Laughing. Laughing. Laughing. I wasn’t laughing watching it.  Seriously a team switched off and had a very very poor first half.  Steven May was not laughing.  The standards were poor.  Where’s the hunger.  It seems like we won our premiership and now are comfortable.  Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard.  

6 Gawn 

5 May

4 Rivers 

3 Turner

2 Lever 

1 Langdon 

apologies to McVee Billings Howes 

again another week strangely of zero to all of Viney Trac Oliver. 

V Tigers. 

M Gawn 3 

S May 2 

T Rivers 1 

Probably after 7 games, Gawn sits between 9–11 votes, Trac also on 6-8votes , May on 3-4 and Clarry 2-3 votes.

Petty. Oh no no no no 

backline only 

Petracca. Omg !!?!?!?! How confident. 
20% 

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

My god we are playing pathetic football. Our skills are more akin to a bottom 4 team, not top 4 (or even top 8).

Our forward line is a basket case, our delivery not much better.

How much longer will our backline be able to keep our sinking ship afloat?

Ditto. Beautiful conditions.  Laziness is the word. Pure laziness. 

PLAYERS out

Noah Balta 

Josh Gibcus

Tom Lynch

Dion Prestia

Jack Ross

Jayden Short

Tim Taranto

7 of their best 22 are out !!! 

1st. 
👏👏May.  Rivers. Gawn. 

😊Lever. McVee. Viney. 

ok  JVR  ANB  Langdon Billings Woey

but the rest are 

🥔Tmcd. 🥔Windsor. 🥔Trac. 🥔Oliver. 🥔Sparrow. 🥔Chin. 🥔Howes. 🥔Petty. 🥔Turner🥔 Fritsch🥔 Pickett 

Sub out Chin ?? 
 

😡😡😡turnovers - kicking is TERRIBLE 

😡😡fumbles 

😡handballs to no one 

Fritsch turnover.  Straight to tigers players x 2 

Just now, ElDiablo14 said:

Petracca is having another mere, very ordinary season so far.

Needs to lift. Should kick but handballs too players under pressure. Too soft in the contest right now. Needs 240 volts.  

May. Gawn.  Rivers. Viney Kozzzy. 
 

Losing inside 50s 11-17

clearances EVEN 

Marlon Pickett is a  🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

Mcadam 👏👏👏

Verrall 👏👏

Fullarton 👏👏

Tomlinson 👏 

Moniz-Wakefield 👏

Caulfield training base  I’m all in!! Compelling case.  

It’s Disco fever tonight.  I like his intensity and shown he can compete at this level. Just needs a good run with no injuries.