spirit of norm smith

Good write up. I found some of the “best traits similar to” part quite interesting. Some I agree. Others not so. Murphy Reid … similar to Gryan Miers. No. That’s not correct in my view. Miers is a small forward scrubber who specializes in goal assists. Murphy Reid is an accumulation mid with quick hands and smart decisions. If he builds up, he could be more the Lachie Neale type who seemingly is creative and before you know it he has 20 possessions. Thanks @Supreme_Demon

2024 squad = 45. 😭ANB (crows) BBB (⏰)Gus (med ret) , Hunter (⏰) JS29, KFW, Schache. Tomlinson likely to go. 37 ??? Marty Hore??? Staying or delisted??? ⭐️Gawn, Petracca, Viney, May, Oliver (tbc) ❤️kozzzy (6) soldiers: Rivers, McVee , Lever, Windsor, JVR, Bowey, Chandler, Fritsch, Howes, Langdon, Petty, Salem, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Turner (15) The one more year club… ANW, Woey jnr, KBrown,… Verrall, Sestan, Billings, Fullarton, Spargo, Kentfield, Tmcd*, Melksham* (could be high turnover at end of 2025) (11) The two more years club … Jefferson, Adams, Laurie, McAdam (contracted to 2026) (4) and ??? Tom Campbell - unsure of contract length

He’s very short odds for the Casey B&F in 2025

Just a bump

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Given we are not bringing in any free agents or trading for any established players… our best team for 2025 B: McVee May T.Mac HB: Rivers Lever Bowey C: Langdon Viney Windsor HF: Throlstrup Petty Chandler F: Pickett* JVR Fritsch Ru: Gawn Oliver Petracca Int: Turner, Sparrow, Salem, Howes depth: backs ANW, Hore, Adams, K.Brown depth: mids Laurie, Billings, Woewodin depth: forwards Melksham, McAdam, Spargo*, Jefferson, Fullarton, Sestan, Kentfield depth: ruck T.Campbell, Verrall draft picks - TBC (+6) it’s a good draft so hopefully we get some young guns to add to the squad * Pickett suspended for 1st three matches of 2025 so Spargo if fit gets the nod

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1241651 Barrett with another article, yes another, on the Dees derailing as a club.

Anyone monitoring the Pies salary cap. Pendles, Howe, Sidebottom, Cox Etc still going around and would on decent contracts Whilst Adams walked last year, the only player who left from their best 22 from the premiership team was Murphy. And now departures are only Noble (again a former mid season rookie on limited $$) & Joe Richards would again be on minimum type contract Over past 2 years adding in serious $$$s for Tom Mitchell, Bobby Hill, Mcstay, Schultz, … now Perryman and now right in the frame for Houston. Lots of youngsters also on rising $$$ too like the Daicos boys and quaynor. I know the salary cap is going up and up, but whilst the Dees have stagnated, Pies appear to be picking up more and more players on serious $$ as additions without much going out. 😭😭

I agree @Young Blood this is the consistently named likely top 5 (excluding Ashcroft and Lombard of course). Dees pick “5” is well positioned to grab one. They are all evenly ranked in my view between 1-5 so having pick 1,2,3,4 or 5 is evened up in my view. Dees happy with any of them but Lalor would be a certainty imv if available at our pick.

The update… Tom Campbell - delisted free agent … 32yo VFL ruckman. Signed up 4/10/24 🤔 Wade Derksen - 2 1/2 yrs with GWS. Zero games. Nominated the Dees but GWS standing firm saying no trade 🤬 James Peatling from GWS to the Crows. Dees one of five interested clubs (missed out) 🥵 Dan Houston - originally planning a move to the Dees then all the dramas at MFC seemingly killed that move. Houston said committed to Port. Houston move then back in to Vic … Kangas, filthy Pies and arrogant Blues in the race (Dees to miss out) 🤮 Matt Owies - Dees originally linked but seems to have cooled. Media reporting his salary is high at >$600k. (We should pass on this) 👍🏻 Clayton Oliver potential move to Cats gets media filth bags all excited. Pert reportedly shopping Clarry around. Tim Lamb says never was on the cards despite Clarrys farm visit!! (Relief) All quiet on MFC showing any interest in Brandon Parfitt. 🤔🤔🤔 ❌😭ANB returned home to Adelaide for pick “28”

McClure is … Malfoy (cunning but weak)

Add Baum 💩 [censored] article … why reference Oliver. The title is a joke. Theres lots of other examples of messy trade talk and other examples this year. MFC IS always a soft target. A lot of NRL fans and insiders hate the open ability for players to sign for other clubs 12 months ahead. It’s a horrible scenario having to develop a player but then know in 12 months that they are off to your competition. You’d rather a player committed to your team. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-s-poor-handling-of-oliver-has-turned-the-trade-window-into-a-peep-show-20241007-p5kghu.html

the resemblance to Barrett is uncanny

Agreed. @Nascent @Pennant St Dee like Judd McVee a few years ago, Cody could be late pick that really develops. He’s got the pace, skills and smarts. I think he’s probably 4th round or a rookie pick. I had him at 68 in my phantom draft (Sept 19th). Hope he gets a spot on a list.

It’s really disappointing. Dees had him interested and it was likely we were his preferred destination. Now he’s off to probably either the filthy Pies or the arrogant Blues. FFS. This whole Petracca & Oliver mess has caused us damage. It’s a mess !!!

"I do know that it has not been given up on, by some people around Clayton…just because the Melbourne Footy Club attempted to take the air out of it doesn’t mean it is completely off the table." - Damian Barrett on the continual speculation around Clayton Oliver and Melbourne Damo is a 5 star piece of 💩💩💩💩💩

Last 9 years. The four musketeers have dominated our B&F. Clarry x4 Gawn x 2 Petracca x 2 Viney x 2 (Gawn and Oliver tied in 2019) they are surely all going to be listed amongst our very best players ever hope we can resolve the issues with Clarry and Trac over the next 12 months

Rivers. McVee. Chandler. 6th. 7th. 8th. A few votes only lower than Ed. Add them into the mix and our average drops !!! This top 5 average age is not a damning stat for MFC.

Adams. Laurie. McAdam. All contracted through to the end of 2026. That really hurts 😭😭😭

http://mfcde.es/3BHH2cQ Kate Hore is a star. Sorry 5 stars. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another excellent game. What a leader. Our captain. Inspirational. 👏👏👏👏👏

Unanimous win for Kozzzzy this year. A very thin field for marks this year.

Let’s wait until “sauce” gets drafted … hopefully at the Dees

Shhhh. Dont talk about the Cats culture … apparently ever!!! Just move on …nothing to see or speak about https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-jack-steven-stabbing-geelong-coach-chris-scott-jack-steven-police-eddie-mcguire-colin-carter-geelong-cats/news-story/2ece5218a425d18e911241533306f0f0 https://amp.nine.com.au/article/728d54cf-a018-4afb-bb3e-10712a7d593b https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/geelong-cats/afl-2024-geelongs-tanner-bruhn-interviewed-by-police-over-knowledge-of-alleged-sexual-assault-latest-news/news-story/d306cc08aa9b6d8113db1836a4f109a5

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-combine-results-2024-afl-draft-2024-news-prospects-combine-top-10-results-leo-lombard-gold-coast-finn-osullivan-richmond-alix-tauru-bolter/news-story/17a533e8356d428e9141e5e29cd09171

GWS are simply spitting the dummy here. They’ve lost Perryman, Cumming, Peatling. Haynes. They must have a toxic culture. Their players can’t wait to get out. Cameron. Caldwell. Taranto. Hopper. Treloar. Shiel. Tomlinson. Williams. And plenty more have walked out. A young bloke who hasn’t been played wants a better situation for his family. He’s stuck behind too many at the Giants who are stacked with tall defenders and tall forwards. Strange decision by the Giants. If I’m Lamb, I’m still pushing and asking the question. I’d offer Pick “48” on the table. Thats more than reasonable. If the Giants hold out or ask for more, its disrespectful to the Dees, to Derksen and his family.