spirit of norm smith

Jetta. Omcd. Hore Salem. Frost. Hibberd Brayshaw. Viney. Harmes Petracca. Tmcd. Melksham Anb. Weideman. J smith Gawn. NJones. Oliver. Vandenburg Hunt Lewis Fritsch emerg stretch Spargo Maynard unavail. Lever May Hannan kk JKH Garlett Preuss TSmith

Add JKH, Harmes and Fritsch to the list. Jkh injury looked serious.

Injuries and inflated egos are our biggest worries. It does not just happen. Warning signs.

Assume we are missing Lever, Garlett, Hannan, Kk (Nietzske and Walker).

I’m off to China next week. Might sign a lazy 10,000 in Shanghai.

Gus is a star

F type with full engine is like Clarry through the pack. Bring it.

Unfortunately Casey May have to use Sam Frost as a ruck role. Shows they haven’t addressed the key reason they lost the 2018 GF.

Smart call

Miss AFLX.

Need to get through preseason with a fit squad. A few injuries could prove costly.

Yes I think 90% of demonlanders and observers think Sparrow will play for MFC in 2019. But I’m happy if he has a full year at Casey. That would mean we had enough mids and low injuries. He probably gets a game if we start to run down midfield stocks. Wagner is the same. Handy depth. Hore is a very good signing and should see some MFC game time. Lewis could get rested during this year and Lever is unlikely to be ready for Round 1. Most of the others should have a year to develop at Casey with no pressure to step up just yet.

Yes. I think he’s a project like all Cat Bs. I wasn’t sure if he had actually played as he grew up in the UK.

Guy Walker is a Category B rookie. Not sure of background or any special reason to select. All I know is that he was a grade cricketer. Anyone seen him on the track? First impressions??

Petracca to step up and become A grade. May to be the general. Lever to comeback as a premier defender. Garlett to find his mojo. KK to showcase his talent. Preuss and Gawn to dominate and physically intimidate other club ruckmen.

Amazon anyone? That would be a point of difference. Dees need to think long term about new rising companies of scale. Amazon fits.

Try stopping these guys Lyon Schwartz Jurrah Farmer Jakovich Neitz

Yes 60 players confirmed on MFC and Casey lists. Not sure many of the Casey boys get a run unless we cop injuries. Hope we don’t but get a chance to rotate our youngsters in their first year.

Most recruits are utility types, midfielders and running defenders. Buxton-Wales is a young ruckman from Vermont. Casey will be a running type side. McCaffrey could be a steal. Former Swans academy player (now 21) with 3 years in Country footy. Strong running mid.

Interesting to know where Tom Freeman plays in 2019. I was impressed with him in the 4-5 games late in the season. Also Casey could not attract any ex Afl listed players. Thought our Casey alignment showed a pathway back like Corey Wagner showed.

Clayton Oliver had another A grade year. Must be recognised as one of the games gun midfielders.

Tim Smith is a backup mature body type. Limited skills and agility. Good mark. Injuries have limited his time at MFC so far. Likely 2019 will be his final year.

Not sure which youngsters are training at Casey. Hope to see Mitch Riordan name being mentioned. Dandy Stingrays and Haileybury College boy who has the Luke Parker type style. Plays to win and he does. Strong and skilled mid. Would have definitely been drafted but injuries killed his year.

Yes definitely missed out on some good ones especially Kent’s goal for sheer importance. Petracca kicked a few burst goals which I enjoy. I voted for Melksham goal v Hawks in semi final. I was a little nervous when the hawks kicked a few in the last quarter. Melksham’s goal was from 55metres on his wrong foot. WOW! as BT roared out. I felt it nailed the game to put it in our keeping.

Remember if you drink your own bath water ... let’s not get too full of ourselves.