spirit of norm smith

Lobb? For Future 3rd rounder or walk away. He’s already at his 3rd club. Not really a settled history.

It’s a good news story. The club is supporting Jake and we hope he can get back in late 2024. I’m not sure about the long term injury replacement rules and list allocation. Maybe he’ll be a part time coaching time role as well during his rehab time.

I’m still dirty on the AFL changing the rules on NGA. Dogs got JUH, and so then they changed the NGA rules meaning we miss Mac Andrew. 🤬🤬

and have to put Tew Jiath into the draft mix. He’s still raw but given his brothers improvement, athleticism and pace, Tew would have to be in the mix.

Chol to Hawks? Grundy to Sydney? Jordon to Sydney? Gresham to Bombers? Mckay to Bombers? Henry to Hawks? Shiel to Saints? Wines to Cats? McAdam to Dees? Flynn to Eagles? E Himmelberg to Giants? E Hollands to Blues? Dow to Swans? Goldstein to Bombers? Sweet to Power? Zerk-Thatcher to Power? Ratugolea to Power? Billings to ?????

AFL draw is the most compromised part of the system. And that’s with so many other compromised things like to draft and salary cap etc.

Not sure if Harmesy stays or goes. But I’m banking on JT picking up the midfield runners and skilled youngsters.

Just my view but he’s too slow and lacks movement. Good mark but that’s not enough.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Petracca. Viney May ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Lever Oliver Gawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️Brayshaw Fritsch Rivers Pickett That’s the top 10 ⭐️⭐️Neal-Bullen van Rooyen Melksham Bowey McVee Hunter ⭐️ Petty Sparrow Langdon Salem Hibberd Contributors. J.Smith Tomlinson Spargo Jordon Harmes Laurie Grundy McDonald Woewodin Brown D.Turner Schache Development VFL Howes Dunstan Moniz-Wakefield Jefferson D.Smith Verrall Sestan Adams K.Turner

No. Ok for a state league but he’s not AFL standard imv.

Pendlebury and Sidebottom. Class. Efficient. Goalkicking under pressure. That’s why they won.

Agree. Efficiency and goal kicking is the key. Frampton perhaps the worst player ever to play in a winning grand final. Ginnivan perhaps the 2nd worst. That’s why John Noble is crying !!!

With the championship now over, here’s some indication of a top 40. 1-10. Harley Reid, Jed Walter (suns academy) , Coby Mckercher, Ryley Sanders, Daniel Curtin, Zane Duursma, Nick Watson, Ethan Read (suns academy), Connor O’Sullivan , Darcy Wilson 11-20 Nate Caddy, Archer Reid, Mitchell Edwards (Freo nga), Jake Rogers (suns academy) , Ollie Murphy, George Stevens, Logan Morris, Caleb Windsor, Nathan Philactides, Riley Hardeman 21-40. Will McCabe (hawks F/son), Koltyn Tholstrup, Koen Sanchez, Charlie Edwards, Jordan Croft (bulldogs f/son) , Archie Roberts, Joel Freijah, Will Dawson, Harry Demattia, Ashton Moir, Clay Hall, Harvey Johnston, Will Graham (Suns academy) , Jack Delean, Will Lorenz, Angus Hastie, Cooper Simpson, Luamon Luai, Arie Schoenmaker, Michael Rudd. others - 40+… Tarkyn O’Leary, Zane Zakostelsky , Will Patton, Caiden Cleary (swans academy), Kade DelaRue, Alex Holt,Jack Callinan, Koby Shipp, Rye Penny, Billy Wilson, Aiden Odriscoll, Tyson Sruk, Harvey Thomas (giants academy). For the Dees, others of interest were: Kynan Brown as a father son (Nathan Brown) - had a very good year as a mid and half back. Won the under 18 Vic metro mvp. He might be anywhere from pick 40 to a rookie. He’s a tough skinny scrapper with a huge heart and tenacity. His skills are ok (left foot dominant) but can have some turnovers under pressure. Orlando Turner is from NT under our NGA academy. Whilst he was largely quiet, gf showed glimpses of brilliance and goalkicking smarts to indicate he might be picked to develop as a small forward. Potential as a Rookie pick. Sam Van Rooyen (brother of Jacob) could be rookie pick as well. He’s tall and lean and watching him v Vic metro , had afew “nearly moments” where we spilled marks or juggled attempts. Very nice kick for goal. Played in WA colts finals and again showed his talent base. He has the base physique of a key forward and it would be good if the Dees gave him an opportunity.

Both GF teams have their pros and cons. No team is ever perfect. Dees not far away. If we execute in the big games, we win. It’s that simple. We might need to get 1-2 top up players but it’s not a huge step.

A few future stars obviously BUT again there’s the compromise of the Father/son and the AFL created academies for giants, swans , suns and the poor struggling lions

Kate is a star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️❤️❤️❤️

IF ... headquarters thinks throwing round end of first round draft picks likes confetti is going to fix the Roos ... THEN ... it won't. Many clubs are furious with this assistance package, and rightly so. from Damien Barrett. !!!

John Blakey. Yes. Stuart Dew. Yes. Perhaps also look at any recently retired players who might be good to bring in.

the great trade and pick negotiations start soon !!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

6 Hore ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5 Hanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4 West ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3 Mithen ❤️❤️❤️ 2 Paxman ❤️❤️ 1 Pearce ❤️ apologies to Purcell

Strange move !!! Swans Mids already include Errol Gulden, Callum Mills, James Rowbottom, Luke Parker, Chad Warner, as the starters, and then include Braeden Campbell, Sam Wicks and Justin Mcinerney. Jordon would be depth and start off in their VFL team imv. So he moves for extra game time? Sadly for him, imv probably not !!!

Elite ball users? It seems to be the challenge across our team. Footskills and ability to hit targets or use the corridor are in demand. In this years draft group, there is likely others but my immediate thinking turns to perhaps this group of 10. Harley Reid - yes the number 1. He spots targets and he hits targets. You want him using the footy Colby Mckercher - elite left footer midfielder … enough already said about his talent Ryley Sanders - elite right footed midfielder… enough already said about his talent Archie Roberts - small/med half back with excellent left foot disposal (very high efficiency) Darcy Wilson - highly skilled wingman, very strong on his right or left foot Nathan Philactides - small/med half back with excellent left foot disposal; pace also a good asset Arie Schoenmaker - tall key defender , left footer with highly efficient disposal and excellent decision making Harvey Thomas *GWS academy - small/med half back with excellent left foot disposal Angus Hastie - taller half back with excellent decision making and penetrating kick Tarkyn O’Leary - showed in Dragons GF his ability to hit targets on left or right foot. This may get him a rookie spot if clubs value the efficiency of his ball use.

Ditto Binman. 👏👏👏👏

Thanks PSD. Yes he seemed in the national championships to need more “grippo” on his hands to really clunk his marking. Agree with workrate. Worthy imv of a rookie pick if we have one available.