spirit of norm smith

Oscar and Spargo back in our lineup !!! Pass the panadol.

Yes agree with all. Johnstone.Watts.Scully.Trengove.Sylvia.Trac. Brayshaw.Oliver were all the forecast and popular picks. Mclean was a late bolter. Boards had him top 10 but not up at pick 5. Dees were keen on Kane Tenace, a pacy winger from Murray bushrangers. Tenace went to Cats at pick 7, won their best first year player after playing 15-16 games in year 1. He went off the boil and a few injuries and years later, he was delisted about 50-60 games only. Toumpas was the bizarre one. Tipped to go to Giants in top 3 picks but they referred kid called Jono Orourke a bolter from mid teens range. Orourke was a spud. Went from giants to hawks and then delisted. Dees were set on Ollie Wines to partner Jack Viney. But Toumpas slid from top 3 and we grabbed him. Majority of us still are absolutely puzzled why we passed up on Wines. Morton was a strange one. Huge get at the time and was to be the prototype tall midfielder. First 30-40 games were very good. But his intensity and contested footy was poor and his skills were ultimately too slow and lacked penetration. Good endurance runner.

As the Bulldogs showed last week, the Dees are vulnerable to pace and quick ball movement. The run of Johannisen, Smith, Hunter and evening Crozier out of defence. There was no plan to stop it or defend with an extra. Or indeed a tag on the ball magnets like Bont and Macrae. It was actually surprising to see guys like Harmes and Lockhart dropped this week as we go in against the Saints. We bring in oscar and JWagner to the defence. The Saints have usually beaten us up by having midfield pace and run to create open forward line chances and last year was no difference. They have a lot of small forwards and midfield pace. Hill, Zac Jones, Long, Butler, Billings, Hind , Sinclair, Kent, Phillips. Our midfield run is Langdon and that’s it. Our outside mids are Vandenburg and Jones and Brayshaw. We need outside mids desperately and another fast forward to go alongside Kozzzzzy. Melksham and Bennell and Hannan and Fritsch and even Vandenburg are ok for two spots across half forward but not quick and don’t push up and back. Speed. Our Achilles heal.

It would made sense if Harmes had stayed in the team. With Sparrow being injured, Harmes move to starting on the bench and rotating through the midfield made sense. Harmes should be in and tagging Hill, Billings or Steele. We have no tagging as should be Macrae and Bont having a party last week. Harmes needed the assignment. Hope he is back to tag Fyfe and Parker in the next games.

Assume Harmes not played on a hbf.

Can’t believe this. He made some errors. But also some crucial spoils, smothers, tackles and runs. WE HAVE NIL SMALL DEFENDERS. SAINTS HAVE SIX SMALL PACY FORWARDS. FFS. WTF. GOODY !!!!!!!

LEVER. MAY. HIBBERD. SALEM. TOMLINSON. RIVERS LANGDON. VINEY. BRAYSHAW. MELKSHAM. Brown. Vandenburg. PICKETT. WEIDEMAN. Hannan. GAWN. PETRACCA. OLIVER. JONES spargo ? oscar? jwagner ? best 22? Add in 6 JACKSON* BENNELL FRITSCH HARMES LOCKHART SPARROW*

2018 ✅ 2017, 2019, 2020 ❌❌❌

Pace. Outside pace. Run. Run. It’s what WE ABSOLUTELY FARKKKKEN DONT HAVE.

Absolutely right. We’ve gone slow v Saints. Surely Bedford and Baker and Corey waggenholfenbrau as ins. Before Oscar and josh waggenholfenbrau.

Tim Membrey. 25 goals in 8 games v Dees in 4 years. 55 marks. Averages 18 possessions v Dees v average of 11. Loves destroying us. “Hey Tim, your whipping boy Oscar McDonald is back”.

Oscar and Wagner in

Saints will kill us for pace Hill, Z Jones, Sinclair, Butler, Billings, Hind, Long, Kent. Our backline and midfield pace is Langdon and ... that’s it. FFS. Even Baker would have been better than Omcd of Wagner.

Outs. tmcd ???. Slow and clumsy. Had to go Preuss ? Gawn in , so had to go Fritsch ⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰ get a new watch Sparrow ? ????? Lockhart ? harsh , very harsh Harmes ♟♟♟ played out of position all year. Coach is killing him. ins Gawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rivers ⭐️ Jones ?? Brown ? Oscar McDonald ????? Josh Wagner ?????

Membrey v Dees 5,4,1,2,2,4,4,3. 25 goals in last 8 games. (Av 3.125) And 55 marks (Av 6.9) what’s the answer this time So previously we had Oscar or Joel Smith go to him. He has been too strong or even too agile for our defenders in the past !!

Dons or Swans !!

Key stats. Goals scored versus Goals scored. Or indeed total score v total against in each respective game. Dees are eighth on this list. 6 positive. 6 negative. (Ahead if dons and dogs)

Footy is about scoring. We seem to have a spread which is good but I’d love to have a key forward who kicks those vital goals in tough close matches. This year we have (after 12 games) Fritsch 17 goals Weideman 16 goals Melksham 15 goals Only players in double figures. I know it’s a lean year but have to get more mids kicking goals or contributions from Pickett, Vandenburg, Bennell, Hannan etc. and Tom McSpud

Correct. It’s about 2 things 1- the impact to the player being slung in the sling !! If they get concussed, you get 4 weeks. If they are only dazed and confused but play on, you get No penalty. 2- the colour of your jumper. It’s a big bias that continues year after year

It’s likely now to be the Gabba. 43,879 people. wow. It’s thats kinda year!!

Ins. Clarkson - Head Coach Balme - Director of Footy Operations out. Goodwin, Mahoney

Yes I agree. It’s double standards all round

Jordan hurt his finger between two dumbbells in the gym !! (Between the McDonald brothers). sorry tough day

I’m sure Gil Mc will go for it. It’s a biased comp setup to assist the rich and powerful. Why not continue the theme. Hey, but only the Dees have ever tanked !! Not those many many clubs who have players undergo surgery “early” with 3-4 rounds to go and then not surprisingly lose those 3-4 games. Btw Crows are not tanking. They are shizzzzzenholfen

No 2? Maxy in best 3-4 players in the league. I’m not sure Max is that dominant. Top 15 maybe. Many still reckon Grundy is no.1 ruck in the league.