spirit of norm smith

This thread get to 500 pages by November. 1- McCartin 2-Wright 3-Brayshaw 4- Petrecca 5- Lever Nth will be desparate to get Brayshaw. Ryan Bastinac and North pick 12 (9th place) for our pick 2. Assume MFC gets priority pick and pick 1.

With Mitch Clarks retirement, it does bring Patrick McCartin into my draft targets. Comparison to Johnathan Brown is a big drawcard. Imagine Hogan and McCartin in the same forward line. Giants have Patton and Cameron and we should aim for 2 key forwards.

Contested possessions = Christian Petracca

"Demons cull recruiting team". After poor recruiting over the last decade, Jason Taylor and Todd Viney will have town hall meetings with Demonland representatives. " We could only do better" said one Demonland poster. Cook, Gysberts, Morton were spineless types all clearly not up to the rigors of the AFL. Young men with grit, determination, a desire to win are needed. We cannot continue to get it so wrong.

Wright is good but injury prone and I worry about the MFC curse !!! Angus Brayshaw is elite. Tough, skilled, smart ... Gary Ablett junior like. He is gold

Thats ok. I called for Wines and Freeman/ Dunstan/Sheed over Salem. Mature bodies with grunt. No Grgic, Cook, Gysberts or Morton types. We have no gym and IMO must draft players who are ready to go.

1st round #1 potentials Angus Brayshaw Pat McCartin Christian Petrecca ... my choice Jake Lever 2nd round Billy Stretch - #19 father son #20 frawley compo - Tom Lamb. A huge talent. Draft talk in April !!!!!

Just read on AFL website that McStay has been courted by some clubs and may go Top 30. He will be a very good CHB type.

I hope this kid is available at pick 40. Is exactly what our "2017" premiership team will need.

I was a big fan of Elliott Yeo when he played for WA UNDER 18s. He is an ideal HBF w/o runs the lines & has elite disposal. Worth investigating. PSD#2 would be good. Stuff the Lions.

Why not just "any reasonable offer" to be considered...

agree, Chris Michaelides is best option in VFL. If we look at a rookie type, Todd Banfield from Lions is off-side in Brisbane but has pace and great goal sense.

Watts for pick 12 (Freo's 1st pick ) ... YES. It's sad to say he lacks what we need. hard work ethic. It was all too easy for him as a youngster.