spirit of norm smith

Excellent win Definite percentage booster but … only the Dees would allow 3 soft goals in the last 3 minutes to reduce margin from 108 to 90 points!!!

Clarkson has destroyed Dees when he coached the Hawks. Roos have beaten us up many many times. Time to be ruthless and get a 100 point win. or are we just too comfortable now after 2021. Smash them !!!!

Yes both very strong line ups. Will be a close one inv. Agree with comments re George Grey. He is often one of the best and has developed really nicely over the past 2 years. Would be first back in if a space is available. They must rate Max Gregory (or junior Bowey as I call him) to have him in before other more seasoned teammates. Showed good traits with the footy this year.

Surely Laurie or Harmes are the sub this week. Really keen to see Zane Duursma step up for this one.

I hope he kicks 4 goals !!

Likely end of year retirements: Hibberd, Melksham Non-renewals: Dunstan. D.Smith (r) Trades if requested: Tomlinson. currently listed free agents : Jordon, Neal Bullen. Of course really hoping Kozzzzy signs on for another 3-4 years. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Petty collided with teammate Tom Sparrow in the final minutes of Monday night’s Anzac Day Eve game.

Tough game this week. But the Casey team should be fired up after last weeks loss. Assume Laurie as sub again. Potentially: D.Smith. Tomlinson. Adams. J.Smith D.Turner *Buntine Woey jnr Dunstan *Steele Howes Tmcd Melksham Anw Bbb Jefferson *Bell Harmes *Munro Int. Sestan. *Grey *Valentine *Edwards *Z.Duursma

Injury List: Round 7 Kye Turner - Groin | test Joel Smith - Thumb | test Charlie Spargo - Concussion | 1 Week Harrison Petty - concussion- 1-2 Weeks Christian Salem - Knee | 2 - 3 Weeks Will Verrall - Pelvis | 7-8 Weeks

Zane Duursma is the player that I’m really hoping the Dees can land. Probably need pick 3 or 4 to get him. Excellent skills. Kicks equally on left and right. Good pace. Balanced. Can play inside but predominantly outside elite ball user. Loves a goal.

Reid is a special young player , totally different to a Nick Daicos or Will Ashcroft. He has natural aggression. Intensity. He wants to win contests and thrives at the contest. How this translates to playing against men and not boys is something to consider. And what’s he’s best position?. He’s like a more aerobic and agile Jake Stringer. Forward. Back. Inside Midfield. Yet to be determined. Perhaps a Multi purpose player. Utility?!?!?! I’m a fan if we gave up 2 picks but 3 is a stretch aka a huge gamble.

Wtf. So presumably Hardwick gave Viney 1 vote. He’s a tool. What is this system ? my coaches votes would have been 5 Viney 4 Gawn 3 Taranto 2 Petracca 1 Short

Kozzzzy. I love you. My family loves you. But 16 points in my SuperCoach team. It’s soul destroying!!! (I also moved from Clarry to N.Daicos as skipper. Had the win this week but my spirit is cracking!)

In the last quarter, he unfortunately dropped three key marks inside forward 50 and missed the best chance for the Bombers from 15metres out. He didn’t have the intensity and hunger that AFL requires.

6. Jack Viney daylight 5. Max Gawn 4. Christian Petracca 3. Clayton Oliver 2. Kade Chandler 1. Ed Langdon special mentions to JVR and Grundy

Anzac Day 2023 ✅contested mark. Goal. “What a talent” 🤮 dropped mark. Outbodied by Sidebottom. Missed tackle. “So much wasted potential “.

Unbelievable. A contested pack mark. He’s exactly what we need to partner with l JVR 🤣🤣

Viney ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ KOZZY - please give us the magic in the 2nd half JVR -deer in headlights. But BBB and TMCD also very uninspiring. Schache not quite tough enough but probably gets a shot soon.

1st half umpiring 🤮🤮 overhandballing 🤮🤮 arrogance 🤮🤮 dumb footy 🤮🤮 go wide - go slow - turnover footy 🤮🤮 it’s not the style to win games !!! back to 2019 ?!?!?!

Lazy football by the Dees. Over confidence and not working hard enough. Turnovers back in our problem basket. That’s a very poor start.

On today. Harmes is the only one that’s looking capable at the next level. Though Turner Woey and Howes should get a run soon likely as a sub possibility.

Cooper Simpson. Zane Duursma. Correction WJ Both youngsters did the AFL Academy work experience training at the Demons during the pre season and both were ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY SUPER impressive. Both Simpson and Duursma would be the perfect additions to our team.

“Talented draft prospect Cooper Simpson will play for Casey Demons' VFL side on Sunday. The midfielder won the Dandenong Stingrays' best and fairest last year as a bottom-ager and featured for the AFL Academy last week. Zane Duursma set to play for Casey next week at VFL level.”

Good luck to you Oskar Baker. Looked at home in the AFL. Not the top of the class but has been very handy for the Bulldogs so far.

Freo heave ho , go low Freo heave ho, go low 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣