spirit of norm smith

SOFT SOFT SOFT hit the Dees physically on guess what …

Yes Swans and Dockers thinking. Hmmm. Apply pressure. Play quick. Hmmm. Dees struggle

🤮Melksham Petty Dunstan 😵‍💫Brayshaw Bowey 🚑Ed Ummm ok. Tmcd Brown Just On par Spargo. Trac. Max. Hunt Riv LJ May Lever Kozzy Anb Jordon Sparrow ⭐️Fritsch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏 Clarry Bedford - it’s your chance !!

1st half Petty 🤢 Melksham 🤮 Dunstan 🤮🤮

Dunstan definitely having a stinker. Needs not to think. Play the percentages.

Q2. Fumbles Brayshaw. Heavy knock ? Bowey ummm rattled. Love ya Kosssy Dees poor decisions going inside 50. Poor goalkicking again. Brown. ANB. Melksham. Trac 38 to 19 inside 50s … dominant but poor converting so 8.9 to 6.1 Umps favouring Dees 16-10 frees Clarry is a star

Q1. Nth bringing pressure and effort. Dees not quite on point. Fritsch tackle was great stuff. Evens in clearances. Dees goalkicking is not quite as sharp as it needs to be.

He’s a gun. An elite player. One of the Dees greats. He kicked the most sensational goal in the ‘21 Grand Final. But … he sometimes gets the yips and misses the easy ones. I recall he recently said he was working on it but as yet, not quite finding the solutions.

Missing Salem, Viney & Harmes from best 22. Melksham, Dunstan & Jordon as depth. Though Jordon had shown he is more than capable and having another good year.

Agree JVR is very strong 1-1 for a young kid but also has second efforts so I suppose he’s like Weitering. But as a forward, he’s very good because he’s very smart and presents well. The other week, he held off his defender and protected to drop zone before diving forward to take a chest mark and goaled. Showed very good footy awareness. Could play Key back or key forward imv.

We’ve already got Werridee selling his house !! No need to do anything crazy !!

Yes assume Bedford is next in line if Harmes is out. Bedford shouldn’t be medi sub for a while. I think it was about 5-6 weeks of medi sub within a run!!!

That’s the plan.

Agree. One bloke had intent to hit a player in the head with his full body. The other was an accidental tackle that was at full pace. Chandler - 1 week. Ryan - 2 or 3 weeks is fairer outcome imv.

We are the undefeated reigning premiers. Anyone. Anywhere. Bring it on. also got Kangas. Pies twice. Power. & Crows in Adelaide.

Agree. It was a joke. Sums up this stupid “stand” rule.

If Harmes out… Bailey Laurie to debut. If Chandler suspended… Melksham as medi sub.

Chandler - unduly rough play. Probably gets a fine but depends on Foley. Assume he’ll miss with concussion next week. Chandler was unlucky but had to try to turn Foley not jump and ride him into the ground with both arms pinned

6. Jack Viney 5. Kysaiah Kropinyeri-Pickett 4. Angus Brayshaw 3. Christian Petracca 2. Tom McDonald 1. Steven May

Jordan Lewis says it best … “They did what they needed to do”.

Yes definitely best game for a while imv

Ugly. Not sure we are as hungry as last year. Need to win by 12 goals plus !!!!!

Turnovers. Lever. Oliver. Tmcd. Classic 2019 !!!

Agree they have been one of those arrogant clubs and supporters who really destroyed us on occasions. Plenty of arrogant Eagles fans to now put back in their place. Let’s start with today. Go Dees

JVR very impressive. Good mark and his 2nd efforts were very good. His contest and tackle to get the holding the ball in the 3rd quarter showed his potential. Sometimes it’s how you play without the ball that shows your ability. I think he will be managed at Casey this year but is definitely ready to step up if we need him. Woey jnr also showed his run and composure with the footy. Bailey Laurie is a small forward (creative half forward) in my view and today showed his ability. A goal from 55 and another smart snap showed his love for a goal. Probably shapes as a backup to Spargo at this stage. But he again is another player who could step up to AFL level if required.