spirit of norm smith

Apparently massive CULTURAL ISSUES at the bulldogs !!! Players want out. Smith. Macrae. Must be a full review !!!!!

Shhhhh… wildcard pick as a mature smoky WAFL ruckman Oliver Eastland should be one to watch out as a smoky late draftee. Finished 4th in the Sandover medal after an excellent year. He’s 26 but all ruck players develop later. Unlucky not to get drafted, he played WAFL and had injuries through earlier years and now is reliable ruckman. At WAFL he’s dominated in the last 3 years at Claremont. Saw him v SANFL this year again. He’s a ruck/forward but at 199cms is quite agile. Certainly would be a handy back up addition in the squad.

Blues usually get their man. They’ve picked up a lot of recruits from other teams. 12 of their starting 22 on the weekend v Lions were from other clubs !!

Heartbreaking 💔. He gave so much and it was a sad bitter ending to a man who helped build and develop the Demons as a successful club. I love his direct style. Simple words. No riddles. Direct. Firm. Honest. A man of principles. A lot still to be learned from this event.

They use points … Ashcroft is another father son pick for Lions.

Swans rate Green very very highly. Invested pick 16 last year and see him as an A grade ruckman ahead. Unless he gets bitten by homesickness, it’d be a long shot !!!

NO NO NO HES SMALL AND SLOW has lost his pace he can kick the footy but only over short distances definitely NO NO NO don’t take another salary dump player for farrrrk sake !!!

spirit of norm smith 14,869 Posted May 17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Last weeks Coates League player of the week was Gippsland Power captain Xavier Lindsay. Had 32 disposals in the midfield, with high efficiency, using his left foot deadly disposal. He had the good mix of skill, smarts and athletic ability. Lock him in as a future star. thanks @adonski Xavier Lindsay is exactly the type of player we need right now. He is elite. Elite skills. Reminds me of Josh Kelly in his moves. Can play half back or on ball. Was CLEARLY best on ground in the Vic metro and Vic country game . Captain of Gippsland Power Unfortunately injured in last weeks game and won’t play again this season heres my draft rankings . He’s at 9 He’s a star 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

Pert overseeing his own performance. That’s part of the problem!! The external part gets a diluted in my view.

We would need to rob the bank … I mean keep $1million aside a year for the salary cap. 6 years and $6million would his price. GWS would demand 2x first round picks.

O’Sullivan is definitely my number 1 ranked player. His form last year as an under age player was comparable to any of the top 5/6 last year. He’s a star. Had a few niggling injuries but that shouldn’t deter recruiters. Plays like? Like a slightly shorter version of LDU. Aside from him Langford, Lalor and Lindsay are my preferred options. I agree Smillie could be star or a bust. Doesn’t work hard enough without the footy. Disposals can be erratic by hand. But his kicking is elite and he can kick 50-60 metres easily. He also kicks goals. Depends on his will to succeed and learn.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1211848/carlton-blues-mr-reliable-matt-kennedy-on-ever-changing-roles-pre-season-goals-bringing-the-joy/amp I’d be a Yes to Matt Kennedy. Versatile. Contested ball player. Can actually negate opposition mids which we fail to do. Contracted to end 2025 and popular clubman so imv highly unlikely to depart.

Deakyn Smith won the Casey B&F in 2023 and still got delisted. Sestan averages 11-12 possessions and less than a goal per game. He had some strong games 3-4 but missing below par in many others.

midfielders: Peatling (GWS), Alex Davies (suns), Deven Robertson* (lions) Sheldrick (Swans)*, Erasmus* (Freo) Ben Hobbs* (ess), Brodie** (Freo) running defenders: Seamus Mitchell (hawks)* Taller defenders: Jai Serong (hawks)*, ruck depth: Nick Bryan* (ess) forward/ruck: Peter Wright*** (ess) goalkicking small forwards: Parfitt (cats) Rosas* (suns) *contract to 2025 **contract to 2026 ***contract to 2027 Dees looking at probably 2-3 recruits from other clubs to provide more depth and cover some departures. Peatling is a long shot but worth offering him a deal. Even imv if the Dees perhaps grabbed Robertson and Parfitt, that would help ANB and give us a contested ballwinner through the midfield.

Rayner is a [censored] of a bloke. QED

When you make him the sub 7 times, drop him in an instant and prefer others, JJ had to walk out !!! That’s the truth. Goodwin didn’t show him that he was wanted.

Chad Warner. Huge last qtr

And … MELBOURNE is set to be without Aimee Mackin during the 2024 season after the Irish recruit tore her anterior cruciate ligament playing Gaelic football in Ireland this week.

Clubs worked out the zone within a short period of time. They also worked out not kicking high to May and Lever.

Purcell. Facial injury Harris. Shoulder Pearce. Hand all out for the season missing from last year too … loss of West, Gay, Birch, Sherriff in the bizarre “ let’s rebuild strategy” so that’s 7 missing from best 21 of last year !!!!

So they lose in the preliminary final in a cruel ending after the siren … and after missing 4/5 shots for goal !!!

Dees were guarding grass and hoped their zone would cause turnovers. Hawks applied pressure to the man at the contest and tackled to cause turnovers. Simple game footy. Wish Goody sat next to me so I could point it out. The zone defence style is dead. Watch the Freo games x2!!!!

How did Jean-Luc Vellissaris miss out on the All VFL squad? Clearly one of the best players in the league and carries the Bullants.

Agree DD36. I can only get to see a few minutes streamed today but try to catchup during the week. Obviously Hynes and Langford should dominate and will watch them closely. Unfortunately for the Power, their skipper Xavier Lindsay is injured and will miss the rest of 2024. He is an elite ball user across midfield or halfback and plays like Josh Kelly. Should be drafted pick 9-12 in my view. He might be the player the Dees try to trade the future 1st round 2025 to get access to a second first round pick this year.

Actually Cats and Hawks are the masters of the NRL pass. Clearly throwing the footy but not getting caught. Libba did it once last night and somehow was called for throwing the ball. He might have said something but remembered the dissent rules!!!