Everything posted by spirit of norm smith
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PREGAME: SF vs Carlton
Team selection unavailable ā Petty. Melksham. definitely out - Brayshaw (WWE elbow move by Maynard) JVR (suspended) potentials. Grundy. Tomlinson Schache. JJ. Woey jnr. Spargo. Turner. Harmes. AMW question marks - 1 Tmcd slow and slower but needed as JVR out and no alternative 2- out of form Chandler. Salem. Need to lift. 3- lost in space -Laurie ā¦heās out for sure Considerations. 1- Blues two key forwards - Curnow and Mckay. (Need Tomlinson or Smith to go back into Curnow) 2- blues Mids are stronger with Cerra and Walsh in (need Rivers to run with Cerra imv) 3- need to not ALLOW Weitering or Kemp to mark every ball inside 50. (Need grundy in to contest against Weitering) suggested changes. out - Brayshaw (concussion ) JVR (suspended) Laurie sub omitted. In - Grundy, Tomlinson , JJ (sub) Mcvee Tomlinson Lever Salem May Bowey Lingers Viney Hunter ANB Grundy Sparrow Kozzy Tmcd Fritsch Gawn Trac oliver int. Rivers Hibberd Chandler J.Smith sub. JJ emerg. Spargo. Woey jnr Schache Turner
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Goodwin has been here before!
Not as a coach ⦠Goodwin will be answering questions if we again lose in straight sets. His eternal āwe are working in connection forward of Centre ā is wearing thin after the 15th repetitive answer. But heās signed until 2026 so job security assured.
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Maynard must get at least four weeks
I am with you @Supreme_Demon I wanted players to really go at Maynard. To fly the flag for their mate. It didnāt happen. Viney is the only tough guy clearly in the team. I know we canāt throw punches but really strong tackles is the go. Go hard. We didnāt see it at all. Maynard is a piece of vile vomit as a bloke. Thug. Turns his shoulder to hit Brayshaw in the head. He wasnāt protecting himself. Duty of care. Careless. Severe. Head high. Thatās 3-4 weeks.
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Goal kicking accuracy 2023
V Pies - finals week 1 69 inside 50s. Yes 69. Melbourne 7.11 and EIGHT total misses. 7 majors from 26 shots at goal. Players panicked. Trac refuses to try to score when inside 30. Handballed off 3 times to players under pressure. Collingwood 9.6 and a single miss. We lost due to poor connection into fwd50 and inaccuracy. Shot ourselves in the foot. Forward craft is non existent.
- POSTGAME: QF vs Collingwood
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Stuff drafting a kid, poach a key forward.
Yes yes yes. Heās a lad. A good bloke. But no idea on forward structures. They all lead to the same spot. Spread. Come up and free up space. Teach leading. Teach Fritsch to tackle. Teach kozzzy to burn off opponents. In Carey or Brereton or some true ex forward.
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Maynard must get at least four weeks
Pies will argue that he was bracing himself. In the air, split decision in the act of smothering. Tom Browne the journalist was in his defence straight away the truth ⦠he turned his body to make contact - chose to bump - in the head - high contact - severe impact - thatās 2 or 3 weeks.
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My 3 word player analysis V Collingwood
Gawn - Huge Heart. Herculean effort. Huge Viney - flew the flag then tried but overall not at his best at all Petracca - nowhere in 1st half / lifted to almost bring us home in the second half, but learn to tackle , often easily pushed away or evaded Oliver - tried and tried and tried but many many irrelevant possessions , got better and nearly lifted us May - looked out of sorts early but lifted to one of the best Dees in the night - such passion and heart Lever - big on spoils , had a few brain fades , why didnāt we keep Turner in so Lever could be intercept defender Bowey - good and almost very good. Safe in disposal⦠an important game Rivers - where was his energy. No go tonight ⦠was surprisingly quiet Salem - ummm heās not the player of 2021 ⦠looked slow and loose McVee - good game ⦠Hill got 2 early but Judd was break even tonight Smith - had his chances - rather see him in defence McDonald - retire now ⦠slow ⦠cannot turn ⦠3 minutes - 2 goals vanRooyen - young colt - raw - overawed - will be suspended Fritsch - brain fades ⦠almost good ⦠his defence is non existent - players brush him off learn to tackle !!! Pickett - an almost game as usual - brilliant and poor in so many passages - could have won it but itās often a case now of almost !!! Neal-Bullen - good in patches - a defensive forward Sparrow - nowhere in 1st half then better second half Chandler - did he play? Looked lost Hunter - gets the footy BUT slow to dispose of footy - must improve decision making Hibberd - very good as stopped Elliott all night Laurie - no no no was lost almost delist now Langdon - yes he was Sidebottom gimp but got much better in second half
- VOTES: QF vs Collingwood
- POSTGAME: QF vs Collingwood
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PODCAST: QF vs Collingwood
Really ? Itās all about how we absolutely lost the game. The pies did not beat us. We beat ourselves. Huge disappointment. Huge. Some of the problems are same old same old. The effort in the 2nd half was huge but dumb footy and poor skills are deflating. Binman. It was 69 inside 50s to 37. 7 goals. Wow. Thatās possibly a new record low. 10%. Most sides average 30-35%! Goody? 2022 and all 2023 āwe are getting better and working on our connection forward of Centreā. Really. Really. Itās horrible !!! Letās bomb the ball Inside 50 to a pack. Really. Madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result ! No one leads. No one hits a bullet pass. No one. No one. No one. Viney. Trac. Salem. Oliver. Sparrow. No one. No one hits a forward with a pass. No one lower their eyes. Another point is shots from 45-55 metres out. Success rate about 3%. But players keep stepping up. Tonight. Oliver. Smith. Rivers. Wow. Itās incredible. Madness again. Huge hearts. Huge effort. Canāt fault the effort. But dumb footy. Dumb. Itās the only word for it. Thereās no system. No strategy. No improvement. Perhaps we can recruit elite midfield kicks. Maybe just maybe players who hit targets. Frustration Disappointment Gutted thatās honestly how all Dees supporters feel !!ā
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Farewell Brodie Grundy
Surely Grundy plays next week
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This āPremiership eraā wasted inside 50
Simply hereās the message I donāt care how many stats you get I donāt care how many inside 50s I donāt care how many contested possessions if you canāt kick goals, you will lose !!! Simple. Trac looks to handball rather than kick goals Clarry kicks Hail Marys⦠even seen him kick a pass !! kozzzzy tries to kill the ball from 20 metres in front Teach them to kick Teach them to kick a goal. Brown. Retire Tmcd. Retire. Petty ā Mcadamā moniz Wakefield ā
- GAMEDAY: QF vs Collingwood
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GAMEDAY: QF vs Collingwood
2nd X defense holding up x no transition x nothing from the āeliteā Trac Viney Oliver ! ā Kozzzy ā Gawn x Fritsch soft just soft (Kozzzy goal) / one handed jumps / marks fumbles š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬ 33 inside 50s. Two goals. Goodwin not teaching anything - connection forward of Centre is farrrrrrrrkd
- GAMEDAY: QF vs Collingwood
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What They Are Saying at Victoria Park: QF 1
Pie talk on the socials : I don't like keeping Markov in the side ahead of a stalwart like Noble. But I think we win anyway. Markov/Noble aren't why we win this game. It's the stars who win finals. And we have more than them Letās show the footy world why we ended up on top Can we play the all duck no dinner recording over the speakers right before the bounce š¤£
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GAMEDAY: QF vs Collingwood
Question 1 J.Smith - forward or back ??? Was impressive last game v Swans for his pressure and competitive nature as a forward. Got to the contest. Fritsch, JVR, Melksham, Smith and two smalls rotating. But he may play back as we have May and Lever to cover Mihocek, Mcstay, Cameron and potentially Howe. Smith likely with Rivers as well. Question 2. I assume Hibberd gets Elliott. Who gets Hill? Assume itās Mcvee. Question 3. Will Kozzzy finally hold onto those absolute screamers? I like him competing on the deck and not necessarily in the air. Need to see X factor tonight⦠hopefully Kozzzy can light it up!! He should play forward and occasionally into the middle. But like him inside 50 and kicking goals.