spirit of norm smith

AFL screwed MFC with Mac Andrew. Then they decides the screw the Dees again. Players whose parents are from Iraq, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, Ghana but all played junior footy from the age of “7” at Auskick but somehow the Polynesian area got excluded. AFL would rather than go off to the NRL storm academy system.

Agreed. I think Cox didn’t give any votes for Gawn !! He probably thinks Grundy broke even. Gawn was clearer better.

Amazing stats. We absolutely dominated and finally put the score on the board. Yes post clearance contested footy was huge. Points from turnovers. Must be one of our highest ever in recent times. Harry Sharp 8.3 player rating in one quarter. He definitely made a contribution. @binman I know Aiden Johnson had a negative game by the ratings but I thought he again brought the contest, the bump and bullocking work and valuable 2nd ruck contests. His tap ons and intercept pressure brought us 3 goals.

5 years on, and after Sir Doug Nicholls round, I thought I’d reset my view of the top 10 indigenous players to wear the red and blue for the Melbourne footy club. This is based on the players I’ve seen play and that does include Colin Graham. Kozzzy and Steven May now right up there. 1- Jeff Farmer 2- Aaron Davey 3- Kozzzy Pickett🏆 4- Steven May🏆 5- Nev Jetta 6- Matthew Whelan 7- Andy Lovell 8- Liam Jurrah 9- Colin Graham 10-Sean Charles Special mentions to Garlett Byron Pickett Austin Wonamieri

Clarry ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

6 Oliver 5 Gawn 4 Pickett 3 Trac 2 Langdon 1 Salem Apologies to Riv, Bowsa, McVee & Lindsay

Question. Are we back ? There were really positive signs. Trac’s burst and energy. Clarry 31 possessions 12 tackles. Gawn dominated again. Backline well balanced. Pressure was immense. Kozzzy was electric. But we just need to take our chances in front of goal. Goalkicking still needs a lot of work and confidence

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Let’s sing it loud and proud 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️ Melksham 👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️👍🏻

@Demonland Fritttttata 👏👏👏👏he’s back !!!

@Demonland We just love Kozzzzzy ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Bowey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gawn. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oliver. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ But hate to say it … AJ 🤮🤮🤮

3 possessions (all in 2nd) 3 tackles … dominant today

Goalkicking Shizzzzen 23 inside 50s in 2nd qtr 3goals 8behinds 2 out of bounds on full from 13 shots Pathetic Pathetic Pathetic Should be 7 goals in front MININUM @binman Its Excruciating!!! We are dominating

30 metres out. Slight angle. Trac Trac ??? Left foot Trac Ffs

1st Stats watch Dees 21 swans 13 Frees. Dees 6. Swans 1. Clearances Dees 12 Swans 10 Inside50s Dees 11 Swans 13 Hitouts Dees 9 Swans 20 Spargo watch - 0 possessions, 2 tackles, 3 fumbles. Lindsay - 166 metre gained - 5 kicks 👏 Clarry - 11 possessions 👏

Good call. Often save the 💙Tim Tams ❤️to 3/4 qtr time so the pre freeze is a good recommendation!!!

Sharp as sub? I thought we’d go for Fritta again. It worked last week with Sharps run and carry being ok until subbed out. @binman 🤞🤞🤞Fritta brings the zing right from the start and continues all game

Agree. Narrm v Warrane The traditional Aboriginal name for Sydney is Warrane. The Gadigal people, who were the traditional custodians of this land, lived on the southern shore of the area around Port Jackson. Additionally, the Eora Nation encompassed a larger area, including Sydney. The name "Warrane" is also associated with the Eora language.

Jon Pierik. The Age. 👏👏 https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/he-s-an-animal-in-there-inside-clayton-oliver-s-reinvention-as-a-tagger-20250519-p5m0d0.html At least some consideration and context. “Oliver isn’t the first blue-chip midfielder to adapt his game for time in the shadows. Carlton legend Craig Bradley did it back in the day, so did Richmond great Trent Cotchin. Bartel even famously volunteered to take a stopping role on St Kilda’s Lenny Hayes at quarter-time in the 2009 grand final, slowing the rampant midfielder in a performance that helped Geelong to a two-goal win. Steele Sidebottom and Scott Pendlebury have spent time with run-with roles, Pendlebury even heading to Crows’ gun Jordan Dawson in the second term on Saturday and helping restrict him to five touches for the term. St Kilda skipper Jack Steele also knows how to find the ball, but has been a superb tagger”. Unlike Nick Riewoldt’s vitriolic outburst about Clarry as a “million dollar tagger” after one week v Hawks !!

Lawn mowed 👍🏻 Swimming pool cleaned 👍🏻 Vegemite Sandwiches & Tim tams packed 👍🏻 Scarves packed 👍🏻 Walking to the station now Agree with Binman… if we take our chances and kick straight, we will win !!! If our goalkicking is shizzzzen, then not !!!

Just some perspective Bullants are winless… are 0-8. Outright last. They have copped huge floggings Lost to the Bulldogs by 20 goals Lost to the suns by 20 goals Lost to VFL Port Melbourne by 100 points Lost to VFL Pies by 75 points A good win today and hopefully some players like JVR get more confidence, but honestly it was weak opposition and sub par

@Diamond Jim “Casey did a lot of switching of play but it was often too slow and without real purpose”. Ditto !!

Bombers must be happy with recruiting Archie Roberts at pick 54 in 2023 draft and Angus Clarke at pick 39 in 2024 draft. Both were excellent tonight and show how well prepared the youngsters are that come through the draft. Roberts especially is having a very good second year as a skilful hard running left foot defender. He was predicted as a top 25 chance and the bombers got a bargain.

And not playing at Casey. That’s managed.