spirit of norm smith

Where’s the old Vandenburg this Vandenburg is dumb and slow. 🤬🤬🤬

2nd quarter Stupidity of Fritsch and Vandenburg and nibbler on show play is slow and slow and wide and not courageous KICK IT TO MCGOVERN … why UMPS ARE FUCHHHHED But then … Kozzzzzy. Yeo you are a [censored].

How dumb is Anb

Yeo HOLDING THE [censored]@@))n BALL YOU MAGGOT UMPIRES

Vandenburg had the chance but no score from 25 metres out !!!

Fritsch plays in in traffic 🤬

Warning signs. Umps 11 frees to 4 Biased and crowd influence

100% rain. 14c. Severe winds. Perfect Viney conditions. I’d love Lockhart in but given options it’s likely Jordon or Vandenburg likely.

Love it. Glass three quarters full outlook. Lots to like about our future. JT has done a great job, as did Mahoney in the trades. One key point is that we have been blessed this year with virtually nil injuries aside from Tomlinson. Makes a huge difference. I still want more pace and another skilled midfielder. Imagine a “Josh Kelly” type in with Trac and Clarry.

Bruhn is a Geelong boy. The most likely way in the future that he leaves GWS and comes back to Vic is to the Cats.

Lockdown 6.0. Dees should stay in Perth. Play crows in Perth and then cats travel over as well.

Dees schedule should be v Eagles - mon night OPTUS v crows -3.20 - Sunday afternoon MCG V cats -7.20 - Sat night - Cattery

Yes that’s like a Martin Dangerfield Franklin rule where the players status dictates the non suspension. Viney tackles Collins. He grabs Viney by the jumper as they wrestle while Viney stupidly pushes his elbow into Collins throat whilst Collins holds him. Collins our wrestles him and gets up. Doesn’t scream or carry on. Plays out the game. No player impact. It’s not a strangle or a flying elbow. It’s a one week suspension for stupidity. In my view.

What was the Impact??? Did the Suns play on. That’s what other incidents are assessed by in prior reviews by Dunstall Lyon etc.

After today, Ainsworth might want to jump off the sinking Suns boat and join the Dees push for premiership glory.

6 Oliver 5 Petracca 4 Jackson 3 Brown 2 Gawn 1 May

3 times holding the ball !!

Bowey 100% efficiency ?

Hollywood!!!! Really Fritsch and kozzzy

Harmes ?? Holding the ball. Too slow to dispose. Harmes?? Kick to no one.

LJ great kick and goal

Sparrow - grab the footy !!!!!

I’ll state some types that fit into our needs. Runners. Pace. Skills. Still our need to compete against Cats and Dogs and Lions. Sure I’d love the Josh Kelly, Cerra, Amon types but that in my opinion won’t happen given our tight salary cap and lack of low trade picks. free agents - Not anyone of note. Billings is soft and expensive. Tom Lynch from the Crows (if only he was a few years younger ) but age and physical question marks so it’s tough. Maynard of course but another very unlikely So here’s the targets 1- Dylan Stephens (Swans) on the outer currently however showed plenty of skill in limited games so far. Perfect fit for the other wing opposite to Langdon. 2- Oliver Florent (swans) exactly the player we need. Smart, great skills and pace to create outside run. Would have to trade out the Weid and get picks back to make this happen. He’s a Melbourne boy so a chance if the timing is right. Four year deal and $$$. 3- Ed Richards (Dogs) has had injury worries but looks excellent half back /wing. Skilled left footer. Probably be able to offer him a good deal to push dogs salary cap pressure 4- Oliver Hanrahan (Hawks) for some reason not getting a game with Hawks. Smooth runner and good skills. Loves a goal. Probably behind Wingard and Breust and Shiels right now. Definitely a chance as a wing/half forward. Would be a late draft pick in the 50+ as starting offer. On the list as a highly likely opportunity 5- Ben Ainsworth (Suns) top 5 pick who hadn’t quite fulfilled his talent. Tough and skilled. Good goalkicker. Would fit into our forward structure. I’d have consider a swap of Weid and Ainsworth with other pick swaps to make up the spare biscuits. Others down on the list. Riccardi from giants has shown good goalkicking. If there’s a chance he wants to come back to Victoria then choco connection comes into play. Petruccelle for his pace and goalkicking is appealing if he wants to get back to Vic. No to Crouch. No to Constable. This is just my opinion and just putting the 5 target names out there.

A few players clearly are not quite up to AFL standard. It showed that Casey had about a dozen VFL players. With 6-7 taken to Brisbane for eventually no purpose, it was hard to watch the Casey boys be overrun. Declase. Yes he should be on the list and could get a debut game shortly. Jones. Great to see him get back. He might be very handy come finals time but unfortunately he may not force his way back in if we hit form again. Lockhart. Really competed well and I’d definitely retain on the list. Turner is one to keep. Battled well and his judgement and marking fits as a backup for Lever. Others like Baker and Bedford are fringe at best and disappointed. A question to be asked at year end. Bradtke is a no. For the dogs, Bedendo looked like he’d fit into our team. At 19, he’s physically ready and good smart footballer. Good one touch footballer. Perhaps he is one to mark down for a end of 2022 conversation.

Good call. Definitely on the list. Proven multiple goalkicker which is desperately needed.