spirit of norm smith

Jetta tmcd frost Lewis omcd hibberd hunt Trengove Melksham petracca hogan Kent Hannan Watts (weed) Garlett Gawn Tyson oliver harmes JKH vince Anb emerg Kennedy spencer stretch Ins hogan Garlett Trengove watts(weed) kent jkh Out Viney bugg White Wagner stretch pedersen

Why ... 1. Sydney outsmarted us. They played a spare man in defence and used McVeigh as a quarterback role to launch. 2. Contested footy. Jack. Hannebery. Kennedy. Parker. We missed Jones & Viney. 3. Pressure and turnovers. Swans knew we overuse the footy and handball 7 times to runners. They pressured us and expected the handballing. They created turnovers. They locked the ball inside their 50. 4. Our foot skills were poor. Very poor. Lots of work still to do. New recruits must be skilled. White, Wagner, Tyson, Pedersen all made multiple errors. It killed us. 5. Injuries to stars are hurting us. Salem Jones Hogan Watts Brayshaw Viney Forward structure: missing Hogan, Watts, Garlett. Our marks inside 50 were nonexistent and crumbling even worse. Sydney controlled our 50. Their back 6 is very good. midfield: we were smashed. Jones & Viney were needed for leadership and grunt. Oliver and Trac were good but needed the skippers. Brayshaw would be handy right now. Classy half back: Salem is a vital part of our rebound. Hibberd is a gun but White & Wagner were Casey standard and created too many turnovers. Short term outlook: Hogan & Garlett back next week. Watts doubtful v blues. Further out is Jones 3 weeks. Salem 3 weeks. Viney unknown (between 2-wk to indefinite)

Agree. If we beat Carlton, we are a big chance to make finals. If we lose, we are 50/50 and need to beat Saints, North, Lions & Pies

6 weeks. Off the ball. Head high. High impact. Dumb. Stupid. Embarrassing to our jumper.

Joeboy really!! Hibberd was one of our few best. Agree with the rest.

6 Hibberd 5 Jetta 4 omcd 3 tmcd 2 frost 1 petracca salem. Jones hogan watts brayshaw needed urgently

Viney inj Bugg suspended 5-6 weeks White out Stretch out ins. Watts. Hogan. Kennedy. JKH

Yes probably a 15-18 draft pick so would be in the mix. But Joel Garner again showed why he would fit into our midfield as a "Gaff" like midfielder

50,000+ in 2020!! That's the goal

Strange to see Wagner and White in. but good luck to Mitch. He has the tools to be an AFL Player.

Mods. Shut it down. This is a rubbish thread.

Agree love to see Hogan as a surprise starter on Saturday!!! Unlikely but would help build confidence.

Kent?? Kennedy ?? JKH?? I thought one would come in for extra forward pressure

With the AFL squad missing 10 players, Casey will be fielding lots of youngsters. A big upset if they can topple Port at Port.

Jetta frost hibberd hunt. Omcd lewis stretch. Viney vince petracca. Pedersen harmes kennedy tmcd Hannan gawn Tyson oliver bugg Neal bullen Kennedy Harris melksham

Ins. ben Kennedy & JKH Outs. Salem & Garlett. thats 8 out of best 22. Wow this is tough

Dees 1st pick around 12-14...Joel Garner or Paddy Dow.

WTF elbow to the jaw head contact off the ball low impact thats two weeks ... one week with a guilty plea. WTF

Needs to take VFL form into AFL. He can seriously play but must take the game on.

Outs. Salem. In. Watts jetta. Tmcd. frost lewis. Omcd. Hibberd hunt. Viney. Stretch petracca. Pedersen. Anb garlett. Watts. Hannan gawn. Tyson. Oliver vince. Bugg. Harmes. Melksham emerg. Wagner JKH Weideman missing: hogan jones Salem brayshaw vdberg

agree. Wagner on the plane as emergency

agree... Eagles are big bodied and tall. Need Watts in. Need Gawn back. Jetta T.mcd o.mcd Hibberd Frost Salem Hunt Viney (c) Melksham Petracca Pedersen Anb Garlett Watts Hannan Gawn Lewis Oliver Tyson Bugg Harmes Vince emerg. Stretch Wagner Spencer Key outs ... Hogan, Jones, Brayshaw, J.Smith

out. Jones in. Gawn

WTF. I have started to enjoy footy again. Jones out 4-6 weeks. Watts doubtful. Hibberd pulled up sore and in doubt this week. Stretch and JKH on the plane as standbys this week. Thank god big Max is back.

Agree. Eagles are all big bodied mature types. The contested footy will be crucial... Priddis and Shuey usually tear us up. We can beat them IF THE UMPS GIVE US A FAIR GO.