spirit of norm smith

@joeboy agree with todays review but Feitsch?? Fritsch- analysis was right … disappointing kicking skills

6 Oliver 5 Gawn 4 May 3 Viney 2 Billings 1 … a raffle … Trac Apologies to Salem, Pickett, Riv, Tmcd, Hore, Mcvee, Chin and a few more. Ummm boiled lollies award to Fritta this week

Tmcd was solid … but we had a few much better imv.

Blue sky outlook Round one 2024 1. Petty back in Casey 👍🏻 2. Marty Hore back at MFC and his first game after 1667 days. Was very good. 3. Clarry. What a star. ⭐️. Burst through the centre and knew he was back. Looked strong. We love ya Clarry 👏👏👏 4. Billings. Jack was back. Had a perfect game as the link into the forward 50. He’s not a brute but he’s what we need. A connector. 👏👏👏 5. Max Gawn. Bounced back. Best English to reclaim number 1 ruck mantle. 👏👏👏 6. May. Lost the first contest then bounced back to be captain in defence. Marked or defended everything. 👏👏👏 7. The voltaren worked for Tmcd and BBB. Both contributed today. Not great but not carried by any means. They can come back next week. 8. Winning at the G again. After the finals losses, we needed the win !!! Go Dees. Let’s run the positive but make sure it’s not just corporate spin !!!

👏👏Clarry. May. Mcvee. Viney. Trac. Fritta. Work rate is nil. One possession. One mark. At qtr time. Not getting moving as much as last week. Needs to not sit back and wait !!! 😡😡😡

1st qtr 👍🏻May. Viney. Rivers. Mcvee. Billings. Salem. Oliver. 👏👏👏 X Gawn handball to English 🤨🤨🤨 X umps 😡😡

CHANDLER TOO SLOW 🤡🤡🤡 GAWN HANDBALL TO ENGLISH 🤡🤡🤡

IN: M.Hore, K.Pickett, T.McDonald, T.Woewodin, B.Brown OUT: A.Tomlinson (omitted), J.Bowey (collarbone), J.Schache (omitted), C.Spargo (Achilles), B.Laurie (omitted) Tmcd and BBB on the voltaren big time. Welcome back Marty. Woey jnr and Kozzzy in. 👏👏👏 ?? Tomo !!! Wtf Fullarton ?? Maybe not ready yet.

Tom McDonald is hanging on by a thread … his body cannot sustain another year.

Laurie has a stinker. Laurie stays in. Tomlinson did everything right. Composed. Beat his opponent. Tomlinson is dropped. Like about 69,999 other MFC members … I’m very confused.

weak as … 😡 … surely a $5000 fine as a penalty for his arrogance and stupidity Collingwood big man Mason Cox has been reprimanded by the AFL for pushing GWS ruck coach Shane Mumford in a bizarre incident before their opening-round match. After apologising on Monday for making contact with Mumford, Cox will have no further action taken against him after the AFL completed their investigation. Noting Cox’s contrition and the club’s commitment in supporting him to be more aware in the future, the AFL has determined to issue a reprimand to Cox and take no further action,” the league statement read

Let’s get real. Stafford has no strategy, no ideas and no direction for our forward structure. He’s a good guy and one of Goodys love pack. But he’s failed as forward coach and needs to be moved on.

Petty should be back for round 2 v hawks. Be very careful in his return given this injury.

Too late to replace BBB. He’s locked in for one last year on dodgy knees. Then he’s off to see the orthopedic surgeon for a full rebuild.

Fullerton must play this week. This is why he was traded in. Get it done. Give him at least 6-7 weeks partnering with Gawn before we start to make judgement

Lever cost us 3-4 goals with turnovers and under 10s mistake in the goal square to give up an easy goal. May was good. Lever was not.

Ouch. McAdam looked good in training sessions. We need Petty, Pickett and McAdam into our forward structure. Fritsch and JVR (still very raw) cannot be the only target goalkickers. We got blanks from Schache, Chandler, Spargo and ANB.

Blue sky outlook Round zero 2024 1. Blake Howes debut. Whilst drafted as an attacking wing/half forward, Howes played an excellent game as a mid sized defender. He won 1-1 duals, was composed with the footy and marked well under pressure. Howes showed with a big pre season and injury free run, he’s a future player. 👏👏👏 2. Caleb Windsor debut. Our second debutant. Again showed quality with his run and carry. Will add much needed pace to the midfield. 👏👏👏 3. Bailey Fritsch. 4 goals. Mostly accurate except for an early miss. Looked like a forward with movement and desire to kick a goal. 👏👏👏 4. Jack Viney. Beast mode. 30 possessions. 14 contested possessions. 7 tackles. 2 goals. Huge game. Huge heart. 👏👏👏 5. Clarry. After the summer dramas, it was great to see him back on field. 30 possessions. Will get better with fitness base. Hopefully he’s back to enjoying the game. 👏👏👏 And finally. Kozzzzzy is back for round 1. 🤩🤩🤩

Outs. Brayshaw - medical retirement Joel Smith - suspension MFC best 23 B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Bowey, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Langdon, Viney, Hunter HF: McAdam, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen F: Pickett, Petty, Fritsch FOLL: Gawn, Petracca, Oliver IC: Bowey, Billings, Sparrow, Salem Sub. Woewodin Casey B: Hore, Adams, *Freeman HB: Connelly*, D. Turner, Woewodin C: Windsor, Laurie, Howes HF: Tholstrup, Schache, Chandler F: Moniz-Wakefield, B.Brown, Jefferson FOLL: Fullarton, White*, Steele* IC: Hustwaite *, Verrall, K.Brown,Szybkowski*

Roan Steele. Absolutely would be on a list of players for addition in mid season draft. His improvement is great to see. He is young, smart, fit and loves a goal. Would already be ahead of Chandler, Spargo etc in my eyes.

well said @Whispering_Jack

Why 1. Why is our conversion rate from inside 50 opportunities so low? (Midfield delivery poor or forwards lacking ability) 2. why did Goodwin abandon his Gawn-Grundy experiment so quickly ? (To then jettison Grundy to a competitor) 2. Continued … why didn’t the Dees look for an experienced 2nd string ruckman to backup Gawn when Jackson left? 3. why do players like Spargo, Laurie and Schache get games after constant poor performances? (Surely they all get dropped this week) And no answer sought but 4. Number 29 why? A career ruined by injury and now this ?

Goodwin certainly has pushed the Snooze button in my opinion

Grundy must have been shocked when Goodwin preferred Schache (soft marshmallow) and Tmcd (couldn’t move) in the finals last year. Bizarre. Neither Tmcd or Schache contributed anything as we lost both finals. Goodwin sold Grundy the candy then froze him out very quickly. Yet others like Spargo play one good game in 10 and get picked weekly (even with no preseason). These are the facts. No ill feeling from anyone including Max as Grundy and his manager then obviously sought a move.

Tom Sparrow pressure acts were high because he was constantly beaten to the ball by the Swans opponents. He just lacks pace over 5 metres and is beaten to the footy. He tackled well but we need him to win the contest more.