spirit of norm smith

Agree. He will definitely leave at year end. Been dropped 3 times for no real reason and constantly ignored. Played a good game last night. 92% disposals efficiency. Six 1%s. 👏. Not in the best. Not in the worst. Satisfactory.

Fritsch defensive work was horrible again. Missed tackles. Didn’t chase. Jogged in fact. Didn’t man up in the last 2 minutes again. Stood in vacant grass. Can Goody speak to him. He’s a quality forward but has to work a lot harder.

Expect a formal apology from the AFL. They had a rule that gifted Jamara to the bulldogs. Then changes it and Mac Andrew gets drafted by the Suns. Dees miss out. Now they change the NGA rule back !!! wtf. They are a joke. Bring on Tarion Ah-mu.

Cornes clearly loves to pile on to players. Clubs must support their players. He’s a young man going through a tough year and we don’t need media thugs like Cornes demeaning him. Cornes played a down year 2011 shared between Port power and SANFL Glenelg tigers. Then he got back to form. He’s a hypocrite!!!

Updated state combine list. As I thought, Bailey Mackenzie, Patrick Retschko and Keighton Matofai-Forbes all added. Think they are all quality youngsters who should be drafted. https://www.afl.com.au/news/1190764/2024-telstra-afl-state-draft-combine-list-confirmed

Agree. Hard to comprehend some of the strategies!!!

No love for Gawn?!!!!????!!!! He was huge again

Shocking shocking game skill errors everywhere no forward connection no forward strategy GAWN MASSIVE GAME KOZZZY STILL DANGEROUS JV7 A WARRIOR ANB JUST RUNS LANGDON KEEPS RUNNING Billings missed opportunity Throlstrup missed opportunity TMCD horrible turnover Clarry a shadow SKILLED MIDFIELDERS NEEDED TEAM BRAVE EFFORT HEART WITHOUT SKILL BRING ON 2025

6 Gawn huge heart huge contest pushes himself Physically huge 👏👏👏 5 Pickett Four goals always dangerous 👏👏(Just need to stop fumbling and work on his discipline ) 4 Anb amazing runner tackles Good goal👏👏 (must stop crazy brain fade handballs to … no one) 3 McVee just so reliable defence tackles spoils smart keep him in defence 👏👏 (was lost for the 5 mins in the midfield) 2 the robot JV7 his heart and desire is amazing defended and tackled hard👏 (just lacks any polish by hand or foot) 1 Petty marked and contested team high 8 tackles 👏 apologies Langdon who fought hard and ran and ran all night 👏

We nearly win in a SCRAP-fest thanks to Gawn huge heart huge contest pushes himself Physically huge 👏👏👏 Pickett Four goals always dangerous 👏👏(Just need to stop fumbling and work on his discipline ) Anb amazing runner tackles Good goal👏👏 (must stop crazy brain fade handballs to … no one) McVee just so reliable defence tackles spoils smart keep him in defence 👏👏 (was lost for the 5 mins in the midfield) the robot JV7 his heart and desire is amazing defended and tackled hard👏 (just lacks any polish by hand or foot) Petty marked and contested team high 8 tackles 👏 apologies Langdon who fought hard and ran and ran all night 👏 ———————————- Thanks … you were okay … Chandler Riv Lever Howes Sparrow Turner Tmcd (aside from one matchkiller mistake) Tomlinson ———————————- Detention class for … Salem. 🤯So slow. Gets the footy and then stop. Stop. Slow. Kick to contest. Up and under. Billings 🤮gets it. Kicks 30 metres. Up and under. Had golden chance and again cannot kick a goal ever !!!! Clarry 🤮 skills are horrible but he tries … unfortunately is slow or fumbles or missed tackle or kicks turnovers Fritsch 🤯offers nothing defensively misses tackles , kick the goal when 25 metres out. Get inside his head JVR. 🤯Still just fumbles fumbles fumbles nearly gets it fumbles. Needs to grab it. A nearly nearly effort Hore 🤯 marked ok but fell over 3 times and his kick to turnover was so so poor Throlstrup 🤯just give him some more time, nearly nearly again shows it but is just missing the skill to deliver ; had the chance to win it but didn’t

He can stay at port. Receiver with good skills !!!

4th kozzzy 🤬. Dixon goal 💩 Petty 👏 kozzzy goal 👏 McVee defence & tackles 👏 Gawn 👏👏👏 JVR subbed. Fumbled all night. 💩 Fritsch lucky. He’s got no heart !!! 💩 Billings miss for goal🤬🤬🤬 🤬 Tholstrup miss🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬then port lever weak. V Narkle 🤬🤬🤬

3rd quarter power 38 dees 41 scrappy!!! Petty to Kozzy. Goal 👏👍🏻 Jv to sparrow to riv to ANB goal 👏👍🏻 Tackling.👏 Smothers 👍🏻👍🏻ANB smother 👏 Langdon tackles👏 Gawn marking 👏 tom McDonald turnover. Port goal 💩💩💩🤬🤬Salem asleep. Byrne jones🤬🤬Fritsch non chase 🤬💩🤬💩oliver miskick , butters goal 🤬💩💩timid and sideways footy 🤬🤬🤬JVR fumble king🤬

Fuuuuuuk you Tom McDonald 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Exactly. Up and under kings … jv7, Salem, Billings, Clarry… all like 9 iron chip kicks versus Houston, Bergman, Horne-Francis darts !!!

2nd quarter Kozzzy goal 👍🏻 goal 👍🏻 defence 👍🏻pressure 👍🏻Throlstrup smothers 👍🏻Chandler smothers 👍🏻 tackling 👏McVee defence 👍🏻Petty and Turner marking 👍🏻👍🏻 McVee to midfield. Looked lost !! 💩moved immediately back to halfback Oliver to backline. - disaster 💩kicks inside 50 💩 Lever slow !!! 🤯Fritsch handball brain fades 🤯ANB handball 🤯Salem skills 🤯Hore 60 out kick and interception 🤮Hore falls over twice 🤮Clarry poor tackling

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/sam-lalor/ He’s a gun. Easily top 10 in this years draft.

1st power 16 dees 15 tackling better than last week👏👏 Petty Viney 👏👏 Langdon goal 👏 Fritsch kick straight to allir 💩 power rebound -goal!!! Turner kick to allir !!! 🤮 skills are 💩💩 eg rivers grubber from 50 out Clarry 🤮 Goody memo ✋stop the run through the corridor

And then hawks had a 5-6 year decline in the bottom 3/4 clubs. Beware selling off your experience, toughness and loyal guns.

Angus Sheldrick. Only watched 20 minutes of yesterday’s game. Sheldrick clearly too good for VFL. He hit targets and wins his own footy. Swans have packed midfield so might be able to tempt him. Had 36 possessions v Pies VFL. 19 kicks. 7 clearances.

Woewodin out ill. Probably sick of his treatment this season.

Viney for … Wardlaw AND Sheezel 🤣🤣🤣

Cumming is classy and will play a simmilar role to Houston, think he could be a bargain get. I’m throwing a 4 year contract at Cumming and his manager. A free agent is worth chasing hard !!!

Yes someone who we spoke so highly about yet never actually intend to play !!! “We’re really pleased to welcome a tall and athletic player in Tom to the club,” Melbourne List Manager Tim Lamb said.

 “We have seen what he is capable of, not only at senior level but through some dominant performances in the VFL. We look forward to seeing what he can produce as a Demon.”



Too early. Brought across the country. Away from home. I was expecting low output and that’s what happened. 4 kicks. 1 mark. Struggling right now but probably needs a preseason and 2025. If we wanted impact in 2024, we would have grabbed a local lad who could have added to the team - like Tom Murphy from Frankston or Riley Collier-Dawkins from Williamstown. Alas that was when I thought we were still a contender.