spirit of norm smith

yes 18 matches and 16 have been poor. Constant mistakes causing goals either from turnovers, missed marks, fumbles ... all simple errors. He shows signs but has been fully backed by the coaching hierarchy. He gets the nod by Goodwin unless he cops an injury.

Great win today. Must back it up next week. Thought of competitive edge around the footy was the difference.

6 Oliver 5 Lewis 4 Jones 3 Vince 2 Gawn 1 Stretch

Saints team looks virtually full strength. We will need Hogan to kick a bag. Need to stop Steven in the midfield and Membrey has destroyed us previously.

jetta t.mcd j.smith Melksham o.mcd salem hunt viney stretch petracca hogan brayshaw garlett weideman watts gawn lewis n.jones oliver vince anb hannan tyson, hibberd, frost out of best 22. (smith anb hannan)

unavailable garland jkh vandenburg king wagner frost hibberd back 6 Jetta tmcd j.smith salem omcd Melksham midfield 8 Jones viney lewis hunt stretch oliver brayshaw tyson fwds 6 petracca hogan garlett watts Pedersen vince ruck 2 Gawn Spencer bench starters oliver brayshaw tyson spencer emerg harmes kent weideman omcd and smith are the worries.

Waiting until post VFL practice game. certainly out: Frost Hibberd JKH Vandenberg recovering/underdone: Garlett Kent Wagner J.Smith ok: Tyson Watts Saints have pace so need Hunt Melksham and Stretch. Garland to backup if o.mcd continued to struggle. Spencer supports maxy and go fwd. Pedersen or the Weid. jetta t.mcd garland salem o.mcd Melksham stretch Viney hunt petracca hogan brayshaw harmes weideman/Pedersen watts gawn lewis jones oliver tyson vince spencer

jetta t.mcd j.smith hibberd o.mcd salem hunt viney melksham harmes weideman petracca garlett hogan watts gawn lewis n.Jones oliver brayshaw tyson stretch emerg. anb vince spencer injured/unavailable: kent wagner jkh vandenberg

Clayton Oliver was super impressive. Could be A grade Star IMO.

hmmm bad habits still there t.mcd and o.mcd struggle under pressure. skill errors.

hard to argue o.mcd is still struggling after 15 development games

FROST T.MCD HIBBERD J.SMITH O.MCD SALEM HUNT VINEY STRETCH HARMES HOGAN PETRACCA GARLETT WEIDEMAN WATTS GAWN LEWIS JONES BRAYSHAW VINCE OLIVER MELKSHAM emergency: BUGG PEDERSEN TYSON underdone KENT JETTA Inj. Wagner King JKH VDNberger

MFC Unavailable - Kent Wagner King Jetta Round 1 Kielty Garland M.white Mckenna HUTCHINS Bugg Jkh Trengove Stretch VDHberg T.Smith Hannan Pedersen Hulett Kennedy Spencer ANB Oliver GENT MORRIS MUNRO SCOTT 23rdman FERREIRA Johnstone Maynard Filopovic in Development league

agree 100%. Though the media love to grab a "kick Jack Watts angle". Clearly Jack would be in our BEST 18 !!

Agree its 2017 yet Casey must think its 1977. Get the mobile eftpos. ANZ charges us (an northern suburbs sporting club) $20/mth for a machine. It pays for itself in 3 minutes !! Good for the canteen especially.

Maynard should play first 10-12 games in Casey development and then see about slotting into Casey 1sts. At least 12-24 of development ahead but Yes he is an athlete. Joel Smith is ready to rock in 2017 and will be knocking on the door for selection by June.

Yes looks like we have added about 10 players from TAC and suburban footy. Thomas Glen and Dan Allsopp are the ones to watch. Whilst some development league players have moved on, core Casey to remain. Anyone know if Mitch Gent is back to Casey for 2017???

I thought La Fontaine was unlucky not to get a rookie spot. Like James Harmes he has guts pace and footy smarts. See how he develops at Scum land.

Yes Sloane was always going to be a Star. Same as Luke Parker. Choice of Gysberts , Maric, Cook ... OMG. No heart in any one of them.

early call 18 february Top 8 Giants Cats Crows Bulldogs Swans Eagles Saints Demons 9th Hawks 10th Dockers 11th Magpies 12th Suns 13th Blues 14th Power 15th Tigers 16th Bombers 17th Kangas 18th Lions

today is about seeing the game plan in a true competitive test. intra club and drills are controlled. hope to see extra development from our under 23s with Petracca Salem Hunt Jkh showing the results of the off season.

FROST T.MCD JETTA HIBBERD O.MCD SALEM HUNT VINEY STRETCH HARMES HOGAN PETRACCA GARLETT WEIDEMAN WATTS GAWN LEWIS JONES BRAYSHAW VINCE OLIVER MELKSHAM emergency: VDHBERG BUGG PEDERSEN underdone KENT TYSON

Jack Viney 2016 Left foot kicks 320 Right foot kicks 7 needs to focus on removing the 7 right foot kicks !!!!

Luke Davies-Uniake is my very early call. Reminds me of Jack Ziebell. Big strong athletic mid. From the Stingrays. Should be available at pick 12-15.

i had a chat to Dec at Maroochydore. Feels super lucky to get the chance and was working very hard through the pre season. He said it was amazing all the support he has received. He will play mainly at Casey again but will cover if any of the Mcdonald bros goes down.