spirit of norm smith

What match is on tomorrow night? I could not see any match list. Wtf. I want daily footy. It’s been a beautiful thing !!! ????

Yes Baker has 2021 under contract but it’s no guarantee. I’d like to see get a run and I’d take him to FNQ to play either Freo or Swans. His pace will be handy.

Agreed Petty is likely as a CHB or CHF. I’d like at CHB with Lever back to a 3rd tall intercept type defender.

I love it

Agree - I worry that Sparrow might get starved for opportunities and walk. Ultimately we might need to refocus Jason Taylor. We need pace and outside run. Look how much Langdon has added. I think we will need to evaluate after playing Dogs and Saints how we go with outside midfield pace.

We should win at least 4 of the last 6 games. That means 10 wins 7 losses. Our percentage is good do if we lose, it cannot be blow outs. 10-7 should get us 6th or 7th. If we finish 11-6 that’s good enough for 5th/6th. If we finish 12-5 that’s good enough for Top 4.

Tom Sparrow has fitted in nicely. Gradually getting some centre square rotations albeit limited. He has played a good last 3 weeks since being promoted and whilst not huge possessions, he does the right things. His goal v Kangas and again last night his lead and mark and goal v Pies were indicative of his talent. Reminds me of a young Todd Viney in size, pace and thirst for the contest. Really concerned to see on AFL website that he was listed as a possible Crows target. He is ideally an inside mid but we are stacked for this role with Trac, Clarry, Gus, Viney and Harmes. Crows might try to snag him with $$ and a 3-4 year deal.

Weid was weak at contests and sucked under the footy in marking contests For 90% of the game last night he was asking for the footy and judging his marking run better. 5 marks. Only 6 kicks and two goals but he was a target and forced the Pies to spoil which setup chances for Spargo and Pickett. Imo he beat Darcy Moore who has been in excellent year for the pies.

Yes Preuss has a great game. I gave him a vote (6 to 1) as 6th best because he competed all night, negated Grundy, had 24 hit outs , was cramping and sore in the calf in the 3rd quarter but pushed on. He was getting better as the game went on. Took two very good contested marks. Tackled well. In the end nearly snagged a goal but the siren sounded as Fritsch was passing to him. Really good game from the beast ???????? Absolute luxury having him as a backup.

Petracca should get votes again for the Pies game. It depends on whether it’s him or Oliver with the 3 votes. Gil mc will of course build up the tension as Trac and Oliver get votes “ Melbourne. C ... “. (Petracca or Oliver)

Agree but has a role to play. It’s not on the wing. Can fit in at CHB imo

Dogs will be a real test. They have the pace to worry us. Contested footy will be exactly that. Bony Macrae Libba v Viney Oliver Petracca. Bring it on !

I liked this bloke when he arrived at Casey. No nonsense but delivered the footy. Good at 1%s. Played strong footy in the back pocket in 2018 before moving into a midfield role. Thought it was a good move and a reward for Jay when we signed him up. He had an okay 2019 in a tough year for the club. He has the courage needed for a back pocket. Good pace. Good tackle. Good 2nd efforts. Good skill. Intensity to play on small forwards. Tonight he played well. But yes he needs better boots as he slipped over twice at crucial times.

I agree with all except Jones. He had a good game. Effective with the footy. Tackled hard. Noble and Daicos won’t be saying he is slow.

Agree. Lever was average. Good spoils. One good mark. One missed tackle. Two bad turnovers that cost goals. Had a good last 3 weeks but today was “not his best”

Harmes struggles and needs a break. Definitely not a half back I’d prefer Rivers. Jonesy did everything he could and will definitely stay in. Tackled. Chased. Hit targets. Kozzzy looked dangerous but did a lot of fumbles and overran the footy on countless occasions. I’d be tempted to rest him and bring in Bedford. Obviously if Gawn is fit, he replaces Preuss. Tommy mcd was average. Slow plodder. But stays in as a relief ruck. Tomlinson was okay. Serviceable. Lever did some real clangers with the footy (handball to Grundy and a pies goal was a shocker ) but defensively was pretty good. outs. Pickett. Harmes. Preuss. In. Bedford Rivers Gawn Lockhart. May. Lever. Salem. Tomlinson. Hibberd Langdon. Viney. Brayshaw. Melksham. Tmcd. Vandenburg Bedford. Weideman. Fritsch. Gawn. Petracca ⭐️Oliver⭐️ Int. Sparrow Spargo Jones Rivers

6 Oliver 5 Petracca 4 Langdon 3 Viney 2 Brayshaw 1 Preuss Preuss really stepped up tonight. 24 hit outs. 12 possessions. He struggled at times physically and the trainer spoke to him a few times. He soldiered on and kept competing. He was physical and was a target. Had some good 2nd efforts. Actually got better and better. May was good with excellent disposal but fumbled a few and dropped 3-4 marks when the ball got slippery.

Spargo had a great 10 minutes. But aside from that we hardly noticed him. 6 kicks. 2 tackles. He burst the game open so I can see why the love !

Intermittent showers. Sunny. Cloudy. Showers here in Brisbane. Raining again now for past hour after sunny period. 21c. Pleasant for footy. Not cold !!

Preuss will need tommy mcd to relieve in parts. I’d expect Preuss to play about 75% of game time.

Great design. 10/10. Great work Nev.

Brown probably kicked a few but doesn’t seem to get him a game ahead of tommy mcd. He needs to find out how to get Goodys Love !!!

Maynard and Crisp. Sounds like two cops from a 1970s detective series like Starsky and Hutch. They are key players in the Pies backline. They are both in my fantasy footy team and score highly. They are both tough and hard to be beaten. Maynard especially loves the physical stuff. They are very skilled plus they are good at defensive rebounds with their kicking efficiency and metres gained being very high. But one thing is that they always kick in their preferred left boot. They never use their right, indeed like most left footers they’d feather run or baulk to get in their left. Goodwin will need to consider how we score from our midsized forwards. Maynard on Fritsch. Crisp on Melksham. I’d love to see Vandenburg used on Crisp (or Maynard) as a defensive type forward to stop his 20 possessions and high rebound game.

Raining here in Brisbane. Expected thunderstorms at midday. Wet weather footy coming up !!!

Suns??