Everything posted by spirit of norm smith
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Scratch Match vs St. Kilda
Joel Smith will definitely be traded at year end. He will ask to be traded imo. Baker and Rivers must play v Saints. Need them to match Hill and Jones for pace.
- Demonland Player of the Year - Rd 13
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Umpiring
no Plan B sums up Goodwin. we got matched in contested possessions and beaten on the spread we refused to tag Bont or Macrae
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Umpiring
Agree it’s ambiguity at best. I watched the dons v tigers and Dusty on 2 occasions moved sideways along the mark and imo over it. No call. The ridiculous inconsistency is painful. Melkshams 50 was at a crucial stage in the game as it broke the game to the dogs.
- POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Western Bulldogs
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The Need for Outside Midfielders
Hunter and JJohannnnnnsen were laughing. Simply walked around Vandenburg and Sparrow. They knew they had the leg speed. Goodwin was too slow to realise it. We need outside mids. I’d draft 3 young kids in the draft exactly for this. That’s the priority. short term - Baker must come in. He must be given a chance. And memo to Goodloss. Let him run and run.
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James Harmes is being wasted
Absolutely. Goodloss has no idea. Kept Harmes at half back but he was lost. We needed to TAG THE BONT or TAG MACRAE. No let them run free. Ffs. Harmes needed to go to either. He can tag and get into the contest.
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CHANGES: Rd 14 vs St Kilda
Simply have to give him a chance. Baker has pace. We need pace !!! It was our deficiency v dogs and v Saints last year. In baker’s first game , he had burst to get it, get clear and run. By game 4, he was stopping to handball. His natural pace and run had been outcoached from him by Goodwin. Baker needs to be given the next 2 games in the wing opposite Langdon. If he fails, then he is on the edge and likely could be delisted. But give him a go !!!!!
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Umpiring
Umps were rubbish. But didn’t necessarily cause our loss But 3 things need explaining 1- dogs 50 to gift them a goal in 3rd qtr. was Melksham stupid or wrong? He didn’t go over the mark. He went to the side just like when someone marks in the deep defense and they prevent the switch. There was no warning. 2- push when kicking. It’s not downfield. It’s a retake. Got to ask for clarification (Goodwin??) 3- when it’s not advantage? Viney free kick and Vandenburg has the ball, advantage called but Vdberg says no (hand up) as a bulldog is right next to him. He gets tackled. Ump pings him for holding the ball. Clarification(Goodwin)
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Tom McDonald
Two tackles yesterday. About 6 missed tackles. Did you watch the game ? He was so slow the Bulldogs defenders walked around him.
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CHANGES: Rd 14 vs St Kilda
outs. Sparrow (inj). Tmcd slow Vdberg ineffective Hannan clueless Pickett unlit dynamite - looks dangerous but harmless Preuss huge heart but lacks smarts Spargo little boy in a mans game in. Brown Baker Bedford Rivers Bennell Gawn c.wagner Why? Brown replaces Tmcd Baker for pace Bedford replaces Pickett Rivers has run and skill. Bennell kicks goals Gawn is our skipper and a star, C.wagner can actually compete lockhart. May. lever Hibberd. Tomlinson. Salem Langdon. Viney. Baker Melksham. Brown. Bennell Bedford Weid Fritsch Gawn Petracca oliver Rivers c.wagner brayshaw Harmes
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Demonland Player of the Year - Rd 13
6 May 5 Lever Naughton and Bruce were nothing. 4 Langdon kept running when others simply stopped 3 Viney his gut running and centre clearances were competitive 2 Tomlinson he was steady and CHB is his position 1 Weid presented well but often ignored when free apologies to Hibberd who actually ran and took on the game yet Wallis goals were costly
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Tom McDonald
Slow. slow. slow. he was too easily stepped around by both defenders. then he was half hearted. Offered nothing around the ground when he went into the ruck. his fumble in the last to gift the bulldogs a goal was a game killer has to be dropped this week
- POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Western Bulldogs
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