spirit of norm smith

Yes. Its GEORGIA CAMPBELL’s time. I’m unclear if the Dees can sign an injury replacement for the ruck !!!

6/9/24. Lauren Pearce has been forced to the sidelines with a scaphoid fracture. Ruck Pearce sustained the injury during the Demons’ final training session of the week, with scans later confirming the extent of the damage. “Unfortunately, we will be without Lauren for an extended period, due to an injury she sustained in a spoiling incident on Thursday,” Mulholland said. “Lauren will require surgery and at this stage, we expect her to be available to play again in six weeks. “It’s really unfortunate news for Lauren, but we know she will attack her rehab with the utmost professionalism, and do whatever she can to help and support her teammates from the sidelines over the coming weeks.”

I’d try to appeal to JT to get some good left footers with elite kicking skills. Working for the Hawks right now !!!

Yes I think Bo Allen is very impressive and I would rank 16-17. He has good size as a mid and skills. Davis at 25-29. He’s a good runner and wins the footy. It’s his kicking that might be a knock on him just imv.

And recruit decent players on the upwards trajectory from other clubs … not wage stackers on the decline like Hunter, Billings and McAdam. Tim Lamb 🤮🤮🤮🤮

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Bont ???? JAMARRA ??!!!!

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Yes I think he has pushed up to the mid 20s range now. If the Dees get that pick 25 off the crows (ANB + MFC #51 -> Crows #25) then the following players are probably in the frame… Hamish Davis, Jesse Dattoli, Harrison Oliver & Christian Moraes.

With 18 teams each playing 23 games in a 24-round season, all clubs are hit with ‘double-up’ match-ups, where certain sides play games against each other twice during the year. The AFL uses a ‘weighted rule’ to determine who plays each other twice, breaking the 18 teams into three groups: the top six teams from the previous year’s ladder (based on finals results), the middle six and bottom six. Teams then play teams that finished in their bracket on the ladder more often - though this rule is rubbery at best !!! Top six: Swans, Power, Cats, Giants, Lions, Dogs Middle six: Hawks, Blues, Pies, Freo, Bombers, Saints, Bottom six: Suns, Dees, Crows, Eagles, Kangas, Tigers so we should perhaps play 2x Suns, Tigers, Kangas, Bombers, Freo, and Lions AFL to really shaft us 14th place gets us in the frame for regular Sunday schedule okay locked in likely fixture to include Donut “round zero “ bye 🤮round 1 away Sat night 7.40 versus Cats at GMHBA Cattery 👻round 2 home MCG Sunday 1.10 v Dockers media to run stories in Dees low home game attendance 😤round 3 Away - Friday night 7.40 to Lions at Gabba -95% humidity and then a lightning storm hits the ground 👻round 4 Home game during Adelaide-fest magic round weekend at Mt Barker v Eagles on Sunday at 12.45pm 🤮round 5 Away - Kangas Saturday 12.45pm in Hobart 👏👏round 6 Home game MCG v Tigers on Thursday 7.40 Anzac Eve media to run story on Dees low home game attendance Round 7 bye 🤮round 8 Away v Port Power on Thursday night 7.40 👻round 9 Home game MCG v Giants at 1.10pm on Sunday / Mother’s Day media to run story on Dees low home game attendance 👻round 10 Home game MCG v Suns at 1.10pm media to run story on Dees low home game attendance 🤮round 11 away game v Saints at marvel 3.20pm Sunday afternoon 👏👏round 12 Home game MCG v Pies for Kings Birthday Monday round 13 bye to be continued

Just bumping this for discussion Question… would Parfitt be a possible replacement for ANB as a half forward? 🤔🤔 presume Cats prefer others and he might see better opportunities with MFC. Query is why is he only playing half the year and in/out senior team. Due diligence obviously!!! Future 3rd round pick 🤨 CAT TO LEAVE... BUT NEW HOME UNCERTAIN Geelong onballer Brandan Parfitt is expected to leave the Cattery at season’s end, but whether he locates a new home isn’t certain. The 26-year-old has played 130 games since debuting in 2017 and was a part of Geelong’s 2022 premiership after being called up late for an injured Max Holmes, and he is eligible for unrestricted free agency this year. Parfitt has managed just nine senior games in each of the past two seasons and reportedly doesn’t have a contract offer on the tablefrom the Cats. However, while a departure seems imminent, a destination for Parfitt is less clear. “He looked for a new home,” Herald Sun journalist Jon Ralph told Fox Footy’s Midweek Tackleon Tuesday night, before reeling off a couple of potential landing spots. “Melbourne wants to bring in experienced midfielders, West Coast is open to free agents like him and Jack Graham.

Yes sometimes it takes the 4th or 5th year after the draft to actually rate the elite top picks or the depth of a draft. This year from attending a handful of Coates League games live, others online and watching the online videos of the championship matches, I think this years group has a deep of talent. There is an elite group of mids, but also down in the 40s and 50+ others are definitely worth an AFL opportunity imv.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gawn.⭐️⭐️ Petracca ⭐️⭐️Viney. ⭐️May. ⭐️Oliver (tbc) 💪🏼The Core: Lever. Rivers. Langdon. Petty. Bowey. Salem. McVee. Sparrow. Fritsch. Turner. Chandler. Hore. (aka The Foot Soldiers) ☄️The wildcard. Pickett. 👍🏻On the rise. JVR. Howes. Windsor .Tholstrup. (22) ———————————————— 1️⃣ one more year only … Billings. Spargo. Laurie. McAdam. Fullarton. (5) 1️⃣ one more year only … The veterans.TMCD. Melksham. (2) 🎓Development. Woey jnr. Jefferson. Adams. AMW (promoted) Verrell. KBrown. Kentfield (7) +??????????? 8-9 new ———————————— projected to go (9) 🧙‍♂️retired BBB. medical retired Brayshaw💔 Home to Adelaide. ANB 💔 *👻JSmith* 😤Tomlinson (frustrated with no opportunities) ❌Sestan. Farris-White. Schache. Hunter.

in 2025 GIVE EM HELL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Who do I want to win the flag !!!

That’s why we hate the Cats. Achieved too much !!! Chris Scott. Arrogant piece of 💩. But probably feels like that given their record!!!

Cats 1- smart recruiting from other teams Dangerfield Cameron Tuohy Stanley Stengle Bruhn 2- role players brought in Mannagh Humphries 3- speed and skill through the contest and through the corridor 4- second and third efforts 5- Dangerfield is still a star 6- defenders play defence … forwards play forward… mids are mids. 7- come home factor- Bruhn, Henry, 8- development. Zac Guthrie. Dempsey. Stewart. Atkins 9- the Geelong throw = handball 10- small forwards. Stengle. Miers. Close. Score goals !!!

2024 draft rankings update … 1 Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh⭐️ 2. ***Brisbane match bid. Levi Ashcroft Father son. 3. Harvey Langford- Dandenong⭐️ 4. Sid Draper - Sth Adel ⭐️ 5. Sam Lalor- GWV⭐ 6. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh 7. Luke Trainor - Sandringham 8. ***Suns match bid - Leonardo Lombard (Academy ) 9. Xavier Lindsay - Gippsland⭐ 10. Josh Smillie - Eastern 11. Murphy Reid - Sandringham 12. Tobie Travaglia - Bendigo 13. Harry Armstrong - Sandringham 14. Taj Hotton - Sandringham 15. Jobe Shanahan - Bendigo (NSW) 16. ***Blues match bid. Ben Camporeale - Glenelg SA ( father son) 17. Bo Allan - WA 18.***Lions match bid. Sam Marshall - Bris Lions academy 19. Joe Berry - Murray 20. Alix Tauru - Gippsland 21. Tom Gross - Oakleigh 22. Alex Dodson- SA 23. Harry O'Farrell - Calder 24. Cooper Hynes - Dandenong 25. **** Ess match bid. Isaac Kako - Calder (Ess NGA) 26. Hamish Davis - Claremont WA 27. Jesse Dattoli - Northern 28. Jack Whitlock - Murray 29. Harrison Oliver - Sandringham 30. Christian Moraes - Eastern 31. ****Crows match bid. Father son. Tyler Welsh - WWT 32. Thomas Sims - Northern 33. Jonty Faull - GWV 34. Matt Whitlock- Murray 35. Lachie Jacques - Geelong 36.Charlie Nicholls - Central District SA 37. Noah Mraz - Dandenong 38. Angus Clarke - Glenelg 39. Josh Murphy - Murray 40. Kayle Gerryn - West Perth 41. Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/ Tassie 42. James Barrat - Bendigo 43.****Sydney match bid Joel Cochran (academy) 44. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo 45. Riley Bice - Werribee VFL 46. ***Blues match bid. Father son. Luke Camporeale - Glenelg SA 47. Kade Herbert - SA 48. Jack Ough - GWV 49. *** Port match bid. NGA. Benny Barrett - Sth Adel 50. Lucas McInerney - Northern 51. Clancy Dennis - WA 52. Phoenix Hargrave - Sth Adel 53. Sam Davidson - RICHMOND VFL 54. Jaxon Artemis- WA 55.*** Port Adelaide match bid. Father son. Louis Montgomery - Nth Adel 56. Nash King - Calder 57. Malakai Champion - Subiaco 58. Cody Anderson - Eastern 59. Jasper Alger -Oakleigh 60. Lucca Grego - Western 61. Zane Cochrane - Oakleigh 62. Patrick Retschko - Oakleigh 63. Oliver Depaoli-Kubank - Tassie 64. Luke Kennedy - Sandringham 65. Ned Bowman - Norwood SA 66. Cody Angove -WA 67. Bailey McKenzie - Sandringham 68. Zak Johnson- Northern 69.Keighton Matofai-Forbes - Western 70. Josh Dolan - Sandringham 71. Oliver Warburton - Murray 72.Harry Charlson - GWV 73. Luke Urquhart - WA 74. Damon Hollow - Calder THEN of course there is Noah Yze - Dees (Cat A rookie - father son) and Ricky Mentha - Dees (rookie Cat B, NGA) This is a deep draft with plenty of talent , youngsters already showing AFL prepared skills. Though any youngster post 50 is more a rookie chance The only “Phantom” with real credence is Cal Twomey’s late mail in the weeks close to the draft, ideally a week or so pre draft. This is because his media role gives him access to club recruiters and more notably player agents privy to the levels of interest shown by clubs in specific players.

Really surprised that Luke Kennedy isn’t spoken about more as a bargain draft pick. Plays like Andrew Brayshaw. Can win it close. Can run and spread. Tackles. Smart user of the footy. Has really showed his ability in last few games with 30+ possession games and impact. He’s alongside a star studded Dragons midfield but definitely holds his own.

Thanks @manny100 i like the tackles count. Shows intent and competitive nature. That seemed a little missing from his game. Definitely got the athleticism for AFL.

No. Too slow now. Gets exposure defensively. Good skills but too short and too slow. Modern footy demands athleticism and defensive ability as well. Dogs saw it with Hunter. They now see it with Daniel. He was good. But it’s now passed him.

No. Not for the Dees. Sam Day is 32 tomorrow. 14 years at the Suns. 155 games. He’s done. Injury just hurt his career most of the way through unfortunately. Probably 4-5 years too late now. He should be allowed to gracefully retire and be a leader at Southport or Palm Beach footy club or go to where he can enjoy finals or winning a premiership !!

I think Kangas would like a Luke Trainir type. I’m hoping. I think the Eagles would like a Jagga Smith type. I’m hoping. Dees best three options imv are Langford, O’Sullivan, Lalor. If any are available at our pick, then happy days.

ANB. He has played 96 out of 97 games possible in the last 4 years. Super consistent. Super reliable. ANB and MFC pick 51 for Crows pick 25. They are getting a player who walks into their best group (7-8) and is a leader.

Yes then you turn to young and hungry VFL players with an upwards trajectory. All would’ve been reasonable low cash. Not recruits players (like we did) who are on downwards cycle and still in contracts $$$ higher than normal.