spirit of norm smith

Given a good look over the 2017 draft. Not overly strong but top group is consistent so some bargains for the clubs with picks 10-15. Top 20 Group predicted: 1 Davies-Uniacke, 2 Rayner, 3 Dow, 4 Brayshaw, 5 Cerra, 6 Coffield, 7 Hayes, 8 Stephenson, 9 Brander, 10 O’Brien, 11 Constable, 12 D.Fogarty, 13 Naughton, 14 Clark, 15 Higgins, 16 Bonar, 17 Balta, 18 Ballenden, 19 Allen, 20 Naish (f/son) 21 Bulldogs N.Murphy 22 Cats Ling 23 Kangas Richards 24 Cats Worpel 25 Tigers Houlahan 26 Eagles Clavarino 27 Giants Garner 28 Giants Spargo 29 Demons Wooller 30 Blues Zac Bailey 31 Demons Gryan Miers 32 Eagles Ainsworth 33 Swans Mynott 34 Saints Petruccelle 35 Cats Dixon 36 Demons Bailey Fritsch 37 Eagles Starcevich 38 Pies T.Brown (f/son) 39 Crows McPherson 40 Lions. Tim Kelly 41 Suns. Crowden 42 Dockers Patmore 43 Lions. Farrell 44 Hawks. D Moore 45 Saints Taylor 46 Power. Liam Ryan 47 Demons Hayden McLean 48 Bombers C.Parish 49 Power. Petty 50 Suns. Crossley happy with Wooller, Miers, Fritsch & McLean. Seb Williams, Aiden Quigley and Matthew Day are my smokies for top 50. Callum Coleman-Jones could be another option.

Happy times. Let’s remember the top excitement machines in the red and blue. They got us on our feet. The roar of the Demon army on the MCG. Some were only flashes in our history but nonetheless were game changers. My top 10 in the last 30 years 10- Gary Lyon 9- David Neitz 8- Jeff White 7- Aaron Davey 6- Russell Robertson 5- Jeremy Howe 4- Liam Jurrah 3- David Schwartz 2- Jeff Farmer My # 1- Allen Jakovich Of course apologies to a few or any that I may have missed. Will Jesse Hogan make the list??

I think Jack will either get picked up or go play for Sturt. He would walk into the SANFL as a star. I can’t talk highly enough of him. Another Demon cut down by injury.

Our Schwarzenegger was a champion. In 1994, he was as good as Carey. And Carey was one of the greatest of all time. I was behind the goals at the punt road end, when Schwartz twisted and his knee went. We were silent. For the rest of the game, it was a blur. I think our future went out the window. He was a sensational CHF. We were seeing another Demon cursed. His courage to play on was amazing and whilst he was never the spring heeled CHF, he was a loyal champion Demon.

Exactly. Move on here. No more turnover specialists.

Yes the MFC 2018 ‘draw’ is definitely toilet material. Blue baggers have the porcelain crown by comparison !!!

Signed up for 2018.

Agree Mach 5. Petruccelle reminds me of Grgic. But has worse disposal. Pace yes. But footy smarts and disposal are lacking. Need skilled types. Pass on Petruccelle. I rate him 35-40 range but not suited to us.

Agree. Saw him on 3 occasions and was impressed. Definitely AFL Standard. We need pace and a tall ruck/forward so may not fit.

Sorry a positive. Family friendly timeslots. 6 games after 7pm. (One in Melbourne on Tuesday night!!) 16 afternoon games. Daytime specialists.

Crap drawer. Sponsors nightmare. Why not even one Friday or Saturday night home game. FFS. AFL on some kind of agenda. Our finals start round 21. Need to be 13 wins 6 losses by this point.

Reopen the Jack Darling thread. Or the Lucas Cook thread. It was a shocker. Salvaged Howe and McDonald luckily. Darling was a killer. Discipline issues apparently!! Top 5-10 draftee who slipped 26. 7 years. 150 games. 270 goals later.

Heard that the Lions are his likely suitor. Also Weagles may be interested which may be due to the running space available in the West. #nocontestedfooty

Fritsch is overrated. He lacks a competitive edge. He is a nice guy. Good mark and kick but no tackling pressure. Not physically strong enough. Pass it on

Bolter - Bonar!! Slider - Joel Garner??

No surprise to hear Nick Suban was delisted given the Freo rebuild phase. I always rated him even as a youngster in the Vic-Country under 18s. He is strong, skilled and good pace. Very much in Hibberd mould. Fell out of favour in 2017 and whilst he got back, obviously Freo are cleaning house. Not sure he fits the Dees needs but I still reckon at 27 that he has plenty of good footy left.

Great. We will see who is ridiculous and how Kent goes. You have backed him so don’t do a u-turn.

Discipline poor. Club suspenion. Injured constantly. Never showed enough in 5 years. Not even half the player Watts is so why retain him. Completely think Kent should have been delisted or let to go to Freo as swap for Balic. Yes by the way, it’s an opinion.

Need to get 80,000 at the G round 1. Though that’s 50,000 Cats most likely, it’s a blockbuster round 1. Get games v Pies v Bombers v Tigers at the G plus sell off games to NT and the $$$$ roll in. Need to beat the pussyfooters round 1

Unbelievable that he is still on the list. I had thought he was going to be ok with pace and a long penetrating kick. Years of potential but ultimately injured, out of form and ill-discipline. Had to be gone before Watts. Hard to comprehend. Needs an amazing renaissance in 2018

Yes happy with Wooller and Spargo at 29 & 31. If Coleman-Jones or Garner was available at 29, they would be also hard to pass on. Wooller is the real deal. Think of Jack Gunston but with more midfield aerobic potential. It is either Spargo or Dylan Moore as the small forward or midfielder. Agree Ling goes before our pick. Likely 22 to Cats in my opinion. 36 ... Zac Bailey would be good. Super fast and super classy. Or Trent Mynott as a fast running halfback. Has the AFL run and skill that translates up. 47... Hayden McLean appeals if we have not already selected a big body as he is a forward/ruck type. Seb Williams is a blue sky option. Liam Ryan or Tim Kelly are the mature age wildcards at this pick.

Would be a Casey top up and if fit, used as coverage for Hogan. Full medical clearance needed before we started any discussions. A punt?

Ahhhh. Tough one. Talented. No doubt. Whats going on mentally is a query. Why hasn’t he made it or played more. He could be a very very good player.

Pick 47. Dees should seriously grab him. Courage. skills. Loves red & blue. Good pace. At this pick, it’s the “potential” and Seb has the makeup of an afl player

agree. Long goes to Cats at 22 or 24. They like their own backyard and they need pace