spirit of norm smith

We nearly win in a SCRAP-fest thanks to Gawn huge heart huge contest pushes himself Physically huge 👏👏👏 Pickett Four goals always dangerous 👏👏(Just need to stop fumbling and work on his discipline ) Anb amazing runner tackles Good goal👏👏 (must stop crazy brain fade handballs to … no one) McVee just so reliable defence tackles spoils smart keep him in defence 👏👏 (was lost for the 5 mins in the midfield) the robot JV7 his heart and desire is amazing defended and tackled hard👏 (just lacks any polish by hand or foot) Petty marked and contested team high 8 tackles 👏 apologies Langdon who fought hard and ran and ran all night 👏 ———————————- Thanks … you were okay … Chandler Riv Lever Howes Sparrow Turner Tmcd (aside from one matchkiller mistake) Tomlinson ———————————- Detention class for … Salem. 🤯So slow. Gets the footy and then stop. Stop. Slow. Kick to contest. Up and under. Billings 🤮gets it. Kicks 30 metres. Up and under. Had golden chance and again cannot kick a goal ever !!!! Clarry 🤮 skills are horrible but he tries … unfortunately is slow or fumbles or missed tackle or kicks turnovers Fritsch 🤯offers nothing defensively misses tackles , kick the goal when 25 metres out. Get inside his head JVR. 🤯Still just fumbles fumbles fumbles nearly gets it fumbles. Needs to grab it. A nearly nearly effort Hore 🤯 marked ok but fell over 3 times and his kick to turnover was so so poor Throlstrup 🤯just give him some more time, nearly nearly again shows it but is just missing the skill to deliver ; had the chance to win it but didn’t

He can stay at port. Receiver with good skills !!!

4th kozzzy 🤬. Dixon goal 💩 Petty 👏 kozzzy goal 👏 McVee defence & tackles 👏 Gawn 👏👏👏 JVR subbed. Fumbled all night. 💩 Fritsch lucky. He’s got no heart !!! 💩 Billings miss for goal🤬🤬🤬 🤬 Tholstrup miss🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬then port lever weak. V Narkle 🤬🤬🤬

3rd quarter power 38 dees 41 scrappy!!! Petty to Kozzy. Goal 👏👍🏻 Jv to sparrow to riv to ANB goal 👏👍🏻 Tackling.👏 Smothers 👍🏻👍🏻ANB smother 👏 Langdon tackles👏 Gawn marking 👏 tom McDonald turnover. Port goal 💩💩💩🤬🤬Salem asleep. Byrne jones🤬🤬Fritsch non chase 🤬💩🤬💩oliver miskick , butters goal 🤬💩💩timid and sideways footy 🤬🤬🤬JVR fumble king🤬

Fuuuuuuk you Tom McDonald 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Exactly. Up and under kings … jv7, Salem, Billings, Clarry… all like 9 iron chip kicks versus Houston, Bergman, Horne-Francis darts !!!

2nd quarter Kozzzy goal 👍🏻 goal 👍🏻 defence 👍🏻pressure 👍🏻Throlstrup smothers 👍🏻Chandler smothers 👍🏻 tackling 👏McVee defence 👍🏻Petty and Turner marking 👍🏻👍🏻 McVee to midfield. Looked lost !! 💩moved immediately back to halfback Oliver to backline. - disaster 💩kicks inside 50 💩 Lever slow !!! 🤯Fritsch handball brain fades 🤯ANB handball 🤯Salem skills 🤯Hore 60 out kick and interception 🤮Hore falls over twice 🤮Clarry poor tackling

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/sam-lalor/ He’s a gun. Easily top 10 in this years draft.

1st power 16 dees 15 tackling better than last week👏👏 Petty Viney 👏👏 Langdon goal 👏 Fritsch kick straight to allir 💩 power rebound -goal!!! Turner kick to allir !!! 🤮 skills are 💩💩 eg rivers grubber from 50 out Clarry 🤮 Goody memo ✋stop the run through the corridor

And then hawks had a 5-6 year decline in the bottom 3/4 clubs. Beware selling off your experience, toughness and loyal guns.

Angus Sheldrick. Only watched 20 minutes of yesterday’s game. Sheldrick clearly too good for VFL. He hit targets and wins his own footy. Swans have packed midfield so might be able to tempt him. Had 36 possessions v Pies VFL. 19 kicks. 7 clearances.

Woewodin out ill. Probably sick of his treatment this season.

Viney for … Wardlaw AND Sheezel 🤣🤣🤣

Cumming is classy and will play a simmilar role to Houston, think he could be a bargain get. I’m throwing a 4 year contract at Cumming and his manager. A free agent is worth chasing hard !!!

Yes someone who we spoke so highly about yet never actually intend to play !!! “We’re really pleased to welcome a tall and athletic player in Tom to the club,” Melbourne List Manager Tim Lamb said.

 “We have seen what he is capable of, not only at senior level but through some dominant performances in the VFL. We look forward to seeing what he can produce as a Demon.”



Too early. Brought across the country. Away from home. I was expecting low output and that’s what happened. 4 kicks. 1 mark. Struggling right now but probably needs a preseason and 2025. If we wanted impact in 2024, we would have grabbed a local lad who could have added to the team - like Tom Murphy from Frankston or Riley Collier-Dawkins from Williamstown. Alas that was when I thought we were still a contender.

Full moon tonight !!! Some wild ideas here. Anyone thinking we should ask the Swans about Angus Sheldrick. He is probably looking elsewhere for opportunities. Showed a lot in 2023 but injuries this year have restricted opportunity. Only 20, but shown good form in last 2 weeks in VFL games since returning from injury. Fits the mould of young, competitive and excellent skills.

Kate has been very silent. She will back Goodwin until he decides it’s time to go.

Gaff barracked for the Dees. Unfortunately we lost him to the eagles and somehow couldn’t get him back to the MFC. Overall he had an excellent career at the Eagles.

Josh Mahoney was responsible for all of those trades. He left at end of calendar 2020. Tim Lamb took over as list manager for player trade off seasons for 2021, 2022, 2023. 2021. In. Dunstan (DFA) 2022. In. Grundy. Hunter, Schache outs. Bedford, Hunt, Jackson, Weideman 2023. In. McAdam, Billings, Fullarton outs. Grundy. JJ (FA ) , Harmes.

Ditto.

Ed 👏👏👏👏

Hawks were struggling early and some were questioning their trajectory as being slow. Not now. And so were the Dogs. Beveridge had apparently lost the players and was on the skids. Not now. And the Power. Hinkley was almost on the chopping block. Port fans were screaming for blood. Not now. It can turn around. It’s a simple game. It’s not as complex as some make it to be.

That's life (that's life) That's what all the other supporters say Dees were riding high in April, shot down in May, June & July But we know we gonna change their tune When we’re back on top, back on top in … (ummmm I’m stuck to complete lyrics 🤣🤣🤣) … in 2025

Hunt was still a key part of the 21 premiership. If not for his ankle injury in round 21, he would have been there in the GF. His speed and determination are still there. He just wanted a fair go and didn’t get the feeling in ‘22 that he was wanted. Hunt out … Hunter in !!! What a fail the trading was in 22 and 23. As far drafting, jury still out on Jefferson and Adams, as well as the rookies. I wanted Hewett (went pick before MFC) or Binns with our first pick as a running mid. Both are yet to cement places due to injury and/or availability of places. Jeffo was seen as a need selection.