spirit of norm smith

Watched Liam Duggan play ... definitely a top 10 pick. Highly skilled and damaging left footer who can kick 60 meters easily.

Roos will look at ready to go young mids. We cannot take punts on skinny kids given our shocking record on skinny non developers. Cannot believe we would continue on Grgic types.

Skills and toughness. Forget the names. No skinny kids. We cannot develop them in the gym. 1st round Petracca is ready to go. Brayshaw is ready to go. 2nd round Blakeley is ready to go. Billy Evans is ready to go. 3rd round Billy Stretch is hopefully delayed to our 3rd round pick. If we have picks at 50 plus, look for SANFL, WAFL, VFL bargains... like Brett Eddy /Sth Adel, Ayden Kennedy / Box Hill, Leigh Kitchen / Frankston or

Look out for Lukas Webb. I watched some of the Vic v WA game and he starred.

I like Petracca and Blakeley. I want tough, intense footballers. No Grgic, Morton, Cook, Watts, Gysberts types. Bio on player must have "competitor, intense, tough".

The Wiz Jeff Farmer was one of the most exciting players to have wirn the red and blue. Exciting fast amazing skills and that bit of cheeky mongrel. It was a sad day when he went west.

post numbet 14 on this thread ... Christian Petracca will be a star. If available, MFC MUST GRAB HIM.

Petrecca is the gun choice for me.

Petracca is a gun. Would be happy to see him in red and blue. Next choice is Brayshaw. Tough ball magnet.

Get Christian Petrecca. Full stop. He is a gun. Tough and skilled. Ready to play round 1 in 2015.

Christian Petracca would be ideal in red and blue in 2015. With Billy Stretch and another key midfielder. With Tyson tagged, we lost our midfield drive and clearances.

Nev Jetta was a star today. Back from the brink ...

Tyson will be a star. I can see him taking big steps each week. The "recruit" of the year

Tyson almost carried us over the line versus the Dogs... clear BOG

I am a huge fan of Brayden Maynard. Runner up in Sandy Dragons B&F in 2013 as a bottom age 16yo player. Strong, smart and get inside mid/half back. Top 10 choice a lock IMO.

Tyson and Salem deal is a winner. Tyson will be a champion.

Likely draft outcome 1st round #1 Patrick McCartin, Geelong Falcons 195cm Johnathan Brown like key forward 2nd round priority pick #21 trade away for a midfielder: #22 Billy Stretch * father/son -179cm pacy wingman "Frawley compensating" #23 Sean Mclaren, Sandringham Dragons- 198cms ruck/forward 3rd round #42 trade to Cats for Jordan Schroeder - 184cms half forward/mid. Goalkicker and tough. Free agent - Matt Rosa - 190 cms classy wingman Upgraded rookie Mitch Clisby thats 7 in

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 !!!!!

Nev will be at Casey for another 12 mths .