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.

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

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.

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.

Casey was in the running for Jarryd Blair for 2019. According to Paul Amy, he will be Port Melbourne bound next season.

Bradtke is only 17 and just finished school. Did not play TAC Cup or national championship. He will have to carefully managed in 2019 and not have to be the no.1 ruck at Casey. I see him playing more forward.

Sparrow looked very strong for a young lad. Good strength at the footy. He might play a few games in 2019.

Interesting to see which young Dandenong Stingrays or Gippsland Power under 18s turn up at Casey Demons. Plenty seems to be headed elsewhere including Geelong, Box Hill, Essendon, Bulldogs, Werribee & Frankston.

I’d back in Sparrow to be as good or better than Jez McLennan

Yes watched the Suns on AFL TV. CRAIG CAMERON IS A TOOL. ARROGANT. Suns have to fix culture and retention issues.

Could easily be twins

Agreed. Casey is full of mid sized utility types. Rawlings will need to push to get a quality ruck into his squad. Dees also need some more depth in key forward position and work with Casey to see if any could be developed for future drafting. Maybe youngsters like Haydn McLean, Josh Smith, Riley Bowman or Hudson Garoni will be looked at by Casey.