spirit of norm smith

Not even in the squad. What a joke!!! He is better than Jonas, Weitering and Andrews. Seriously had a fantastic year. AFL AA Selectors are a JOKE What games were the selectors watching??? He beat every key forward. Everyone. What more could he have been !?!?!? I’m ANGRY

Anger Sadness Disappointment Frustration I feel this incident has really soured the goodwill and good news factor in Bennell getting back and playing. And how must Steven May be feeling. He backed Harley and urged the Dees to give him a chance. The players supported him to get through. I know it’s going to be a heartbreaking decision. Bennell has ultimately eroded the trust of the club and probably will pay the price. BUT WE MUST REMEMBER THE HUMAN SIDE TO THIS. MENTAL ILLNESS IS RISING AND NO MATTER THE OUTCOME, HARLEY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO GET THE HELP NEEDED TO SUPPORT HIM.

I’m not calling it a failure year at all. 2019 was a complete failure. 2020 showed what we can deliver but it should be remembered as an inconsistent and crazy year. Hard to gauge and I still believe we got shafted by the fixture. Nonetheless the top 6 are daylight our best for the year. I’d love to see Trac win it and agree Langdon is a smoky. Steven May could surprise as his efforts and strength in every game should be rewarded by the coaches.

Compulsory viewing. Great bloke. He was the legend that got us back into the finals in 87. I’m sure they will show his anger with Stynes after he ran through the mark in the 87 prelim. We perhaps should have got a premiership in his years but somehow missed out.

I’m nominating Fritsch for that SAS AUSTRALIA show. That might be a wake up call for his need for greater intensity and reduce his stress level for goal kicking.

I was a fan as the record shows. He was always a Yes so not surprised how he has performed at AFL level. Eagles grabbed him at pick 26. We had to settle for Charlie Spargo.

I agree 100% Joeboy. Well done. “Weid - up then down” was my assessment. He got his chance finally after we were screaming for his inclusion. Showed enough in first few games to show his marking and goalkicking and even to provide a contest. But his last 5 games were soft. I went to the Giants and Bombers games and he was pushed off the footy and simply dropped his head. He jogged around and refused to do the tough things. His intensity is lacking and seems like a nice boy playing a mans game. Cannot believe his grandfather was a beast. I just want to shake him and get him to run through brick walls again and again.

Maybe that’s the win win strategy. Let him play the next 6 games in 2021 and carry him off in emotional scenes on the G. His experience and steadiness might be needed next year.

Agree. Sign up for 2021. He’s a good honest natural footballer. Showed enough to get another year. His hunger and smart footy was very much needed in our forward line. A true Pedersen type.

Here it comes. My answer.

Anyone of these of interest ?? my answer

no way others will give him a chance now we are his only hope it’s going to be a very tough decision for Goody

Our top 6 clearly!!! I agree and think Trac will get his first B&F.

1000-1 chance of leaving the Bombers !!

Phillips for Tmac. Love it. Need to screw over the Pies but I’ll give you the reaction from Buckley.

Lockhart May Lever Salem Tomlinson Hibberd Langdon Viney ++++++ Harmes +++++ Hunt Pickett Weid Fritsch Gawn Petracca Oliver Int Brayshaw Rivers Jackson Vandenburg depth- Spargo Jones Hannan Melksham Sparrow ANB Brown Hore Petty Baker development - Jordan Bedford Neitscke(r) 33 ??? Trade Out? - Tmac Preuss ❌❌❌ OMac Smith cwagner jWagner Chandler Dunkley Bradtke ?Bennell ?KK ⏰jetta

I just cannot see Joel Smith staying in the list. He was pathetic on the weekend and seems lost. Sure he might be better as a forward imo but we have too many of that mid sized half forward types anyway. Perhaps we failed in his development and another Goodwin failure casualty.

I hear it’s likely to be 37 + 3 rookies. That’s a reduction from 44-46 for most clubs do I think to see 10 blokes delisted is perhaps to be expected.

I can only imagine how gutted, disappointed and angry that Pert, Goodwin and Burgo must be. We gave him his final chance. He has responsibilities. His family. His future. Where else do you earn such $$$ and be do well looked after. Footy is a privilege and his talent might be wasted. It’s been a tough year but the rules are there to protect everyone. It’s very sad. Big call by the club now. I think he’s probably lost his chance. I’ll back the clubs decision either way.

Great work and support every word. Further retrospectives- POSITIVE - Rivers, Jackson and Pickett (in that order) showed us their potential and hopefully will have a good preseason to start 2021 in good shape. All three are 10 year players. Jacko and Kozzy need smarter footy IQ but that will come. POSITIVES - wins versus better teams like Pies, Saints, Giants and should have beaten Cats and Lions. We have huge improvements to make and need to really switch on and match intensity for 100% to match Tigers, Eagles and Power. NEGATIVE - Jonesy not making it to 300. I know the year was fu&&$)d but I thought it would be his final year and he get 14 games to get to 300. Now he wants to go on and the club may decide otherwise. It could end badly. NEGATIVE - AFL draw. Hardly even and Dees got shafted with the excess travel much more than others like Saints and Bulldogs. In the end, it was a difference imo. ... and finally a positive and a negative. Harley Bennell. ???????

I agree Hannan is still surviving on 2018 and his goal in the finals. Very frustrating player who has the tools to be a very good half forward. I understand he’s on the fringe as stated.

At least for now. Not touching any rejects from kangas or Bombers.

Delist Dunkley, OMac?, Cwagner, JWagner, Joel Smith ?, Bradtke, Chandler, and ... unfortunately Bennell ?? Retire - Jetta?, Kk ? thats 10 off the list (down to 35) who is in the fringes ??? 1. I’m feeling compassion and I know I might be ridiculed but I’m giving Jonesy one more year. 2. Hannan and Spargo are just hanging on ... just 3. Bedford and Jordan are just hanging in for their development 4. Hunt and Baker saved themselves in the last 2 games and at least they’ve got pace which we lack trade discussion - Preuss (Giants?) Neal-Bullen (Crows?) Tmac (anyone who is interested). I reckon ideally at least two trades here (brings list down to 33) probably will entertain a discussion about Sparrow but would love to keep him (Crows would need to give us their 2nd round pick circa pick 19). List to rookie list - Nietschke (as promised ) I think the AFL will cut lists to 40 (37 plus 3 rookies)

Oscar McDonald - turnovers and fumbles. Poor kick. Slow. Pushed aside. Goes to ground too easily. Played one good game v Hawks and six shockers. Hore - missed 2020 through injury. In 2019 he was leading intercept mark and above average for metres gained for defender. Kicked goal v Suns that setup the win. Missed him in 2020 and he’d be definitely back if burgo gets him up.

Exactly. Very sad. Very disappointing. But terribly stupid and the ultimate penalty could be more severe. He is likely to be delisted as we cannot tolerate this behavior no matter how remorseful he is.