spirit of norm smith

2nd quarter Petracca 👏👍🏻 Billings 🤢 Oliver 🤢🤢 Pickett 🤢🤢🤢 Crntre clearances 🤢🤢🤢🤢 Goodwin finally tagged Walsh 😡 ? full strength team ? Only Salem out of best 22? umpiring is HORRENDOUS 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢. So inconsistent!!! Favouring Carlton unbelievably

VAN ROOYEN IS

1st quarter pathetic zero score overhandballing in the wet Petracca so so bad Goodwin lets Walsh run free. 15 possessions Dees 9 more handballs. 21 less possessions frees 8 to 2 blues way

Got a text from on that blues mate DEES ARE PRETENDERS I can’t argue !!

HANDBALLING IN THE RSIN STUPIDITY Langdon. Sparrow. Neal bullen

Embrace the rain

Text from a mate who’s a blues nuftie “Charlie will kick a bag tonight” ****OFF

Dees v Blues. It’s another huge test. Blues lost last 2 and face Dees and Swans. My 50 cents. If we butcher the ball like v cats and v tigers, we are truly “fire-trucked”. Can’t rely on defence EVERY WEEK. You have to score. One score over 100 in 8 games is poor. We need goalkicking accuracy and better connection forward of centre. Go Dees

If big strong midfielder is needed to bolster our midfield depth, contender would be Riley Collier-Dawkins. With the departures of Brayshaw, Jordon, Harmes, Dunstan … midfield depth is seriously eroded. Having an excellent year at Williamstown and one of the best in the VFL comp. Good size and pace. Would be good at the contest and drive hard at second chance.

It’s daylight. AMW is the only one deserving of a call up really. What are we waiting for ? Probably offers more than Billings right now.

Blues bring in 4 fresh players Dees in a 5 day turnaround Blues bolster defence and attack and run Blues are AFL darlings Blues desperately need to win Blues will have 60,000 screaming fanatics screaming for more favourable umpiring if the Dees win its against the tide !!!

Caleb Windsor. 👏👏👏👏Great start to his career and well deserved.

Bowey back would be a bonus for this week. Missed 7 weeks with that shoulder injury. Assume he’s been running over the last few weeks to maintain fitness.

Hateley was drafted with decent form as a junior but never showed enough at the Giants or Crows. Never seemed to find a spot. He looked off pace or lacking intensity whenever I saw him play. Still in the unfulfilled potential basket perhaps.

Looks like a copy of last years finals game. Blues and the AFL need the win !! MFC need to beat Carlton, AFL, media and the 3 Specsaver people in yellow !!!

Agree I’m a fan of AMW. I think he is worth a chance to debut this year. His tackling (from his rugby background) is very good so he should adapt to the pressure.

Scott is a tool. He lost but likely gave his players 5 vote and 4 vote outcomes. Coaches votes are a joke.

V the cats, like to see either May or Lever in the votes. With the Dees win, likely it’s 3-S.May 2- M.Holmes 1- M.Gawn so projected votes have Gawn between 10-12votes, Trac around 6-8votes , May on potentially 6-7 votes and Clarry modestly on 2-3 votes.

Lots of ticks for JT. He’s been a big part of our success. Not just the first rounders like Trac, Gus, Clarry, LJ & kozzzy but guys like Fritta, Petty, Rivers, Bowey that have really shown out as great picks. McVee also a rookie bonus. Some busts of course like Weid and Rosman however cannot complain at all with out drafting.

Very happy with Windsor. Would have grabbed Darcy Wilson ahead of the Kolt but can see why JT opted for the Kolt. Got something about him. Just needs the year to develop his footy more. Class of 23 is very strong. Class of 24 is as good or better in my view.

Again MFC being conservative with players. Brown, Hore, Schache, Hunter all saved in case they are called up for Thursday night. Unlikely except for Hunter who may come in. Certainly robbed Casey of 3-4 more senior players. AMW had a good game imv. He has developed well and I think he thoroughly deserves a debut shortly. Good intensity and tackling. Wins rhe contested footy. 1-2 turnovers but that’s not unlike others including our senior group. Certainly offers more than Billings or Laurie in my opinion. Otherwise good chance for some Casey youngsters to get game time. And for talents like Roy George. Edwards also looked classy in patches.

Roy George for mid year draft 🤣🤣🤣

Too many out. Brown. Hunter. McAdam. Hunter definitely is an IN this week.

Goalkicking practice needed Got the win Fritsch boundary spinner May the greatest Lever also great Maxy the king Suck that Cats Chris Scott ****off Great win Dees Got the scalp Blues are next

Chris Scott. No respect. He’s is a piece of [censored]. Seriously a tool.