spirit of norm smith

Melbourne AFLW has 8 players that would be in best 21 out !! We are playing rookies and depth players. Hard to see us winning any more games this year with this injury list. Only 6 weeks of regular season to go. injury list is: Saraid Taylor Calf 1 - 2 weeks💔 Olivia Purcell Face 3 - 4 weeks💔 Lauren Pearce Wrist 4 weeks 💔 Blaithin Mackin Calf 3 - 5 weeks💔 Eden Zanker Knee TBC💔 Grace Beasley ACL Season ❌ Tayla Harris Shoulder Season❌ Jacinta Hose ACL Season❌ Aimee Mackin ACL Season❌

💔Heath should have been kicked earlier. Instead took too long and was crunched by 2 players. And no free kick !!! Looks in trouble with her shoulder. X ball movement is slow and turnovers 😭😭 X no forwards no Harris no Zanker no movement Bannan is lost Dees kick it to Georgia Clarke for bombers !! Wotherspoon is just a rookie X Prespakis is dominant for bombers - any tag ?? X Paxman is a shadow of her prior self 😭 Chaplin 👍🏻Gillard 👍🏻 Goldrick 👍🏻 Bombers 38 Dees 7

Dyson Sharp was very impressive in the championships this year as an underage not draftable player. He’s one to watch !!!

A dedicated thread. Especially during trade period where all kinds of scenarios and players and trades all come into play !!!

2024 squad = 45. 😭ANB (crows) BBB (⏰)Gus (med ret) , Hunter (⏰) JS29, KFW, Schache. Tomlinson likely to go. So now 37. ??? Marty Hore??? Staying or delisted??? ⭐️Gawn, Petracca, Viney, May, Oliver (tbc) ❤️kozzzy (6) soldiers: Rivers, McVee , Lever, Windsor, JVR, Bowey, Chandler, Fritsch, Howes, Langdon, Petty, Salem, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Turner (15) The one more year club… ANW, Woey jnr, KBrown,… Verrall, Sestan, Billings, Fullarton, Spargo, Kentfield, Tmcd*, Melksham* (could be high turnover at end of 2025) (11) The two more years club … Jefferson, Adams, Laurie, McAdam (contracted to 2026) (4)

Sid Draper is a future star. I didn’t think he would make it past the Crows pick. 99% sure if he’s available, Crows grab him. If he dropped to “5”, definitely be very tempted to grab him. He’s a complete package as a midfielder.

Langford. He’s not perfect. He’s a contested ballwinner inside mid with good distribution by hand and foot. Btw Cripps kicking is not perfect. Trac’s kicking is not perfect. Clarry kicking is definitely not perfect. Bont kicking is not perfect. I’ve seen Langford twice live for Stingrays and kicking is good for distance (covers over 50 easily) and he can hit a target.

What a RELIEF it’s not us !!! He’s now too slow and on the decline. The bulldogs will be happy to OFFLOAD him and the contract $$$ (just like they did with Hunter).

Agree Dr M. Dees need to reassess after JT has worked through the best options and strategy. Might not be worth jumping 5/6 spots if we give up a lot.

Fremantle v Melbourne 9 Gabby O'Sullivan (FRE) 5,4 8 Eliza McNamara (MELB) 3,5 6 Mim Strom (FRE) 4,2 3 Sinead Goldrick (MELB) 3 3 Gabby Newton (FRE) 2, 1 1 Emma O'Driscoll (FRE) 1,0 Freo win after the siren. Get 19/30 votes. Freo coach 🤡goes Freo 4 players !!! 5,4,2,1. Coaches votes are a joke

Top 10 for sure. It’s where that’s the issue. I think he’s as good as Zane imv

It’s a bull rush. Houston now available. Peatling definitely testing the market. Derksen chooses Dees. Parfitt now delisted. Though I think the Dees can only really bring in max 2-3 players from other clubs Want to keep 4 picks in this years draft Yes to Houston but at what price … who and how ? How could clubs afford him ??? Yes to Peatling (if he was to leave GWS and we can beat the other 5 clubs in the offer) . Four year deal. Wow he’s pushed up the rankings this year. Best offer is future 2025 2nd round to GWS It’s a battle !!! Yes probably to Parfitt (delisted free agent). Does he have the motivation to work hard ? Yes to Derksen. Given he’s played zero games, Dees would offer pick 60 to start. Probably be fair enough Not that keen but a possible maybe to: Tim Membrey (swap for Tomlinson) Matt Owies Matt Kennedy No to … Macrae, Daniel, Ross, Taberner, Cerra, Ladhams, Jack Martin, Marchbank, Hind, Sam Day , Rosas (jnr), Haynes, Stringer, Darling, Jernaine Jones, Tom Campbell, Soldo

GEELONG premiership players Gary Rohan and Brandan Parfitt are among seven Cats delisted after their season ended in a preliminary final loss to Brisbane. Phoenix Foster, Oscar Murdoch, James Willis, Mitch Hardie have also been delisted having not played an AFL game. Former Hawthorn tall Emerson Jeka has also been axed. *** I hate the Cats. But I admire how ruthless they are. These are not easy calls as each have shown real ability. Rohan could play another year. Parfitt is capable. Hardie was excellent in the VFL winning a role in VFL team if the year. Foster is like a young Tomahawk. But they are ruthless. They see them as not quite premiership material. So they are out. They are after new youngsters. They are after Bailey Smith. They are after 1-2 Werribee players in the same way they got Mannagh. MFC hangs onto players with extensions and extra years beyond what they have demonstrated. FFS. Did I mention *** I have the Cats. Parfitt is a chance. Obviously he had talent. It’s the hard work to bring out the talent. Does he still have it ?????

And of course Swans also got Callum Mills , 1st round, from their Swans Academy. (Captain) (injured). Thats been a huge boost.

Marcus Prasad is class of 2026 !! btw class of 2028 …⭐️ Mobarede Akingbade (if we can give him a football).

We had him. Dramas. Culture dramas. Trac saga. We lost him. Ouch Was ok because he was staying at Port. Now he wants to be in Victoria. Other clubs now piling in to the chase. Blues getting war chest ready … Ouch. Time to reset !!!

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1228439 AFL.com.au has looked at both clubs' preliminary final line-ups, plus their emergencies, to find how both have built their Grand Final lists, where their strengths have come from, where they've looked to find reinforcements and how each plan has come together to fight for the 2024 flag.

Thanks @Pennant St Dee I am going chips in for Cooper Duff-Tytler. He’s a talent. Plus what a great name !!!!! He will hopefully choose footy over basketball.

I’ll save the bucket for Finn Callaghan. 👍🏻

The point was offering multi year contracts to players clearly in decline. 29 year old players struggling to get on the field and struggling to get a game and on bigger salaries. We helped the dogs and saints and crows and clogged our list. If the cap is too tight, then surely younger hungrier players to fit the need would be the better strategy.

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@Adam The God we will agree to disagree. Dogs and Saints wanted them out. They were NOT getting a game. They had multi year contracts with bigger $$ for VFL players and they wanted them off their lists. That’s the facts. If you want fill a need, find that player from another club. A player who is still up to performing and improving the team. Eg. We got Hunter. Hawks got Amon (unrestricted free agent). Left foot wingman.

@Mach5 The point was why waste list spots of players who are just random salary dumps like Hunter and Billings. Sure we gave up later draft spots but missed the chance for good youngsters or emerging VFL talent. They are now list cloggers imv. 29 year old declining injured types (Mcadam) are not the players I’m wanting to see added. Especially not giving up 2nd rounder picks to get them. Other clubs brought in talent to add to areas that they needed. If you salary cap is tight, don’t invest in older players on 3 year contracts. Go with younger hungry types. Anyway it’s done but you need to learn and don’t repeat the sins of the past.

Traded in across the last 3 years. So let’s compare us to others where clubs have added to their lists since our 2021 premiership Others have improved their list. Just in my view, we didn’t seize the opportunity to recruit effectively Dees. Dunstan Hunter Billings Schache Fullarton McAdam Swans. Francis Grundy. JJ. Adams. Hamling Lions. Fort. Daniher. Dunkley Doedee* Port Finlayson JHF Rioli Ratugolea Sweet Zerk-thatcher Soldo Cats Bruhn Bowes Stengle O.Henry Giants. Bedford Hawks Chol Amon Meek Ginnivan D’ambrisio Bulldogs Lobb Harmes Blues. Cerra. Hewett. Young. Acres. Hollands. Pies. Mcstay. Bobby Hill. Lipinski. Mitchell Schulz Freo. Clark. Omeara Jackson

Gus 💔💔💔💔 right now but Will always be 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️.