spirit of norm smith

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??

Maybe play Essendon v Melbourne on Mars!

Yes get this to the media. It’s absolutely ridiculous that it’s so uneven AGAIN !!

Clearly PIES AND SAINTS are also given preferred treatment. Not the Dees. We are the kings of travel in 2020

Dees again on the road. Ffs. Saints have been to nowhere by comparison. 1-OPTUS STADIUM PERTH 2-MARVEL 3- bye 4- MCG 5- MCG 6- SYDNEY SHOWGROUNDS Blacktown 7- SYDNEY SHOWGROUNDS, Blacktown 8- Metricon 9- Gabba 10- ADELAIDE OVAL 11- ADELAIDE OVAL 12- Gabba 13- Metricon 14- Alice Springs 15- Cairns 16- Cairns 17- Gabba 18 - tbc 9 different venues so far.

We love Kozzzzzzy. You beauty! He is a ripper.

I hope Preuss is ready to come off the chain. He is a physical guy. I’m not after 20 possessions. In his scope , I want Preuss to compete and be physical within the rules.