spirit of norm smith

Goalkicking 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬🤬 keeping blues in it

Actually like to see Grundy take an overhead mark !!!

Horrible game. Skills are shizzzzzzzn

1st half Ditto. Terrible suburban league 4 type footy. Turnovers and missed targets by both teams. Rubbish footy. 🤮Spargo free kick and goal (ridiculous umpiring even beyond a Ginnivan level) ✅Kozzzy goal but needs to do more ✅ clearances 23-14 stoppages 19-10 ✅JVR goal 🥔turnovers 37-38 🥔umps - free kicks 5-11

GOLD Coast has received a significant boost with AFL Rising Star nominee Bailey Humphrey inking a long-term contract extension with the club. Humphrey wasn't due to come out of contract until the end of next year, when his initial two-year deal would expire. However, the exciting 18-year-old and eight-gamer has agreed to a four-year extension beyond that, tying him to the club until the end of 2028.

If we lose this, there’s going to be a MASSIVE spotlight on us. After 2021, Demons dynasty was being proclaimed. Now we’d be lucky to make the 8 if we lose tonight. Form is a volatile mistress !!!

IN Freeman Galvin Harmes Jordon Neocleous Shepherd OUT Gregory McRae Melksham Peters J Smith Tomlinson Not great signs for JJ or Harmesy being dropped again. Miles Shepherd has again shown his improvement and versatility and good to see him back. Interested to see how young Rhys Galvin goes this week. Solidly built defender with excellent long left foot kick. It’s a big step up for many 19 year old youngsters after the NAB Cup.

Absolutely. But not a huge issue. Nothing on the MFC app. You get some occasional News. On the MFC website, search “Casey” to find info. But no drop down menu selection. I would rather prefer the operating connection, sense of connection and team spirit is all joined. That’s on the field and off.

If we lose, it’s probably kiss goodbye to top 4 hopes. We’d go into the 5th to 9th pack with tough games v pies and Cats. Don’t want 7-2 start to suddenly be 7-7 and outside the 8 🤬🤬🤬🤬

I’d like to see him get his chance later in the year … maybe v Crows in round 19

Danger game this week !!

Unavailable List: Round 12 Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | TBC Tom McDonald- Ankle TBC Michael Hibberd - managed TBC Jake Melksham- VFL Suspension- 1 week Luke Dunstan - Knee | 1 - 2 Weeks Harry Petty - Foot | 2 - 3 Weeks Kye Turner - Groin | 3 - 4 Weeks Will Verrall - Pelvis | 3 - 4 Weeks

Definitely still Darcy Wilson as our main target imv. Ryley Sanders is another youngster who would add a nice mix to our future midfield (but with a Tassie team joining in 3-4 years, clubs may be reluctant to pick him up). Cooper Simpson is the other young kid who should be closely considered by the Dees.

He will stay at Pie-land. Time for JT to put out all resources to find an Ash Johnson type for the Dees.

Tough tough game. Especially with guys like Melksham, Dunstan and Munro out. Southport by 3-4 goals. Would be an upset if Casey got up.

Straight back in v pies in KC game. 🤣Suspension keeps him fresh. 🤣

Rangey type mover - not quick. He’s got some smarts and skills but can be laconic at times. I like him forward of the footy. Toughness? Not Grgic. But not Grinter by the same token. Needs another preseason but could be handy at start of 2024

In development at least until 2025. Needs a lot of physical development. Needs a lot more footy smarts. Good mark and shows glimpses of talent.

Hold on. After 2021, it was all smiles and platitudes to the list assembled by Goody, Todd and JT (and Josh Mahoney of course). A possible premiership Demon Dynasty they all proclaimed!! So why are we querying the JT theology and Goodys master list plan ?? is it the lack of outside Mids with real class ? is it the absence of a real key forward to kick key goals and be the pillar of the attack ? our ability to stockpile inside Mids or half backs is perhaps a query! Or the absence of real pace with the dismissal of Hunt and Baker showcasing our disregard for leg speed. but we have such talent across every line with gaps really being the pursuit of perfection- and why not aim for that … the Pies have !!!

“The other one was all handballs. They had to go quick because of the numerous balls in play. On one end of the formation, they were on their knees, flicking the ball up, after it hit the ground ahead of them”. Hasn’t this drill been done a thousand times over. It’s not our issue. I’d have them running and kicking and running. And then running and kicking and hitting targets. With players leading up and demanding the footy. And have another group of players putting under pressure. A chase from behind with 5 metre split “head start “. And lots of discussion if targets aren’t hit. That’s the need. Oh and shown them what the “corridor “ is.

Ps. Depth. What depth ????

I saw the Casey game and I’m worried. Lucas Cook. Sam Weideman. Let’s hope Jefferson does make it. The JT pick worried me at the time. After the weekend, it still worries me !!! We live in hope.

Here is the best summary so far. Thanks @Supreme_Demon our disposal efficiency was terrible. Fumbles, miskicks, turnovers, dropped marks, plus missed tackles! Missing crucial goals didn't help either!

6. Skilled midfielders. There’s a lack of skill and precise ball skills within our midfield core. We have inside Mids and depth through Casey. But outside runners are limited. Disposal effectiveness built on small handballing rather than effective kicks. Overall the ineffective (poor) ball use around the ground, going inside 50 or kicking for goal was a killer v Freo. Memo to JT. Recruit pacy Mids with skill (starting with Wilson and Simpson). 7. We lack the courage to take the corridor option. Slow and wide and wide and slow. Go to the wing boundary line. Ffs. The defence moves across and restricts the next kick. Dees need to back themselves and move it quickly. Spread the defence with 30 metre kicks. Watching the young Hawks last 10 minutes yesterday was a joy to taking the game on. 8. Tackling to lock in the footy. We allow players to get the footy away. I thought in 2021 our tackling was elite and a key to our success. I looks like it’s dropped off and exposing ourselves to run and exposing our defence.

I watched the Full game yesterday v Freo. Lots of areas for improvement. 1. Goalkicking. It’s absolutely the one area of most teams that is crucial to winning. Dees missed 7-8 shots from 30 metres out. 2. Kicks to inside 50. Bombs and kicks to packs of 5-6 players. Cox and Pearce were able to outmark or easily defend. No leads or forward smarts from Tmcd or JVR. Ultimately Mids need to lower their eyes. Fritsch is the smart one who works to space. Look for him more. 3. overhandballing. Yes chain of 5-6 handballs usually leads to trouble and turnovers. It looks predictable as players telegraph the next habdpass and it gets shut down. Turnover. 4. Clearances and stoppages. We have inside mid bulls but are now losing clearances weekly. Huge area needing focus. 5. Get Lever back as a 3rd interception defender. We had May and Petty and Lever was able to defend and cover. Dees walking into others plans to make him accountable. With Petty out, Turner or Tomlinson needs to play. more to come …