spirit of norm smith

23 players 👏👏👏👏 they all did their job Exciting times 😊

@Colm agree. Love the run!! No boring footy. Run run run !!

Keep running. Take our chances. Go hard at 100% all the time Stick the TACKLES Stop their corridor footy

Umpire. Who’s holding who?? 22 WILLIAMSON 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Umps ffs. Suns are NEPO-babies !!

1.6. Four gettable chances

Goalkicking!!! Ffs

Tom McDonald 🤬🤬🤬

Not sure about … Ricky Mentha. Played small forward last year. Now playing more half back. Looks a little lost at times and was pushed off the ball too easily in a contest for the footy. Footskills are good so need to find ways to get him into the game. Jed Adams. Was all at sea early and beaten by Schubert then McLaughlin. Battled on but he’s along way from being an AFL full back. Hasn’t developed physically over the last 2 years.

Luker Kentfield. You can see how he fits as a key forward in the AFL. Good size. Runs to the right space. Nice kick and mark. A few more weeks and loads of goals will see him in line for promotion. He’s a real player imv.

Young guns 2025 draftees Tommy Matthews. He’s a little pocket rocket. Had time in the midfield but often ran around without getting near the footy. Seems more comfortable as a stay near goal high pressure small forward. Loves a goal. Xavier Taylor. Had two important intercept marks. Showed glimpses but still lots of development before a debut game. I like his composure with the footy. Riley Onley. Like to see him run and kick more. Good penetration with his kicking. Good size kid. Likely we will mark him as “developing” this year.

Max Heath. Clearly the Dees best player. Beat both Hawks rucks. Was scragged again without umps assistance. Knockdown to our advantage. If we had better mids at Casey, we’d dominate. Heath is definitely a future player.

Heath. Stanley. AMW. Sinnema all very good.

Defence is struggling. Need a good full back to hold it together. Too easily scored against in both quarters

Johnson. Bullocks. Busts. Goal. Strength gets it done in the goalsquare

Sinnema. He’s a player 👏👏good run. Sinnema to Craven. Great mark. Goal.

MFC list imv key defenders: Petty, Tmcd x , Adams x, +K.White tall defenders: Lever, D.Turner, Howes, +X.Taylor, +Berry med//running defenders: Bowey, Salem, Lindsay, AMW, +Jiath. inside Mids: Viney, +Steele, Langford , Laurie x, +Onley Runners/outside Mids: Rivers, Langdon, Windsor Mid/fwd: Kozzzy, Kolt, Sparrow, Culley key forwards: +Mihocek , JVR, Jefferson , Kentfield, Johnson x med-tall forwards: Fritsch, Melksham x , Mcadam x small forwards: Chandler, Sharp, Henderson x, Mentha, +L.Pickett, +Matthews +Cross Rucks: Gawn, Campbell x , +Heath

Heath is deserving of a game. Goes 100% at the contest Stanley impressive with good pace and skill Dees getting killed in the contest. Defending is a problem - Adams, Lula, Berry getting shown up Hawks Schubert has 4 goals and he’s just a kid

Rory Wright starred for Tassie in their demolition job against Frankston in the “VFL”. Looked very comfortable at senior footy. I watched the second half and he hit two forwards lace out. Will again be on the recruitment list for 2026.

Dees need to be in the game. We can’t afford to give the Suns a 5-6 goal head start.

@Whispering_Jack young Will Antrobus from the Stingrays was impressive too. Midfielder with excellent skills and run. Almost got them over the line. He’s from Edithvale footy club, of course the same club as the Healy brothers.

Stingrays v Dragons yesterday Henry Thomas #20 Dragons. I was very impressed with this youngster. Played CHB and was strong at the footy, and took some excellent intercept marks. Was clean with the footy, used it to hit targets. One to watch as the year goes. Albert MacGowan. #35 Dragons. Another young player who shone out through midfield. He’s run and link up work was good to see. Kept getting at the contest and winning the footy. Good pace too to burst away from the clearance. Dragons keep producing draftable talent and he’s another to pencil on to the list.

Carlton 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Voss and the arrogant blues supporters. F@&&k you. Dees remember the 2023 finals when you were soooo cocky. So fu@@)(k you now

Managed to catch some minutes of the Stingrays v Dragons game today. Corey Ah-my. #32-Stingrays. Dees NGA (??) Big lad for 16yo. He’s a good mark and is physically strong. Skills need work but potential definitely there. Marcus Prasad #4 - Stingrays. Dees NGA. Smart goal sneak. Loves to get the crumbs and is dangerous around goal. Only question mark of course is his size but has talent no doubt. Mitch Toner #6 Stingrays. Perhaps the most talented kid on the Stingers list. Half forward with pace, skill, loves a tackle and footy aggro. Just doesn’t get the footy enough but when he does, you see the talent. More time in the midfield might uncover him as a young gun.

Stingrays v Dragons. Prasad goals and the Stingrays hit the lead !! He’s a true small forward goal sneak.