spirit of norm smith

SEN commentary. Wow. One knows most of the players. The other bloke has zero idea … he’s reading off rookie central apparently. It’s amateur hour !! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

He said that he’s back running as part of rehab. But I think he’ll be carefully managed in his program so have to consider a potentially restricted time in any preseason games.

Zane Cochrane 🤞

What Lindsay said: “She’s probably on the money - I’d rather eat than cook,” Lindsay told Fox Footy after being asked about his mum’s claim that he can’t cook.🤣🤣🤣🤣 He also said being drafted to Melbourne is a dream come true.👏👏👏

Still strong talent left to pick up for those clubs with picks in the next few rounds. Definitely more talented youngsters like Moraes, Jack Whitlock, Hamish Davis & Tom Gross. Dees linked to Jack Henderson from Werribee who had an outstanding year in the VFL.

We watch on tomorrow night to see. Henderson might get his chance.

Dees are the only ones with the balls to make the bid … others like Blues & Crows & Kangas were gutless imv Two minutes as a Demon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good luck Levi … welcome back any time.

Happy to see these cards Langford at 5 Lindsay at 9 as I predicted and hoped for 5 weeks ago !!! JT 👏👏👏👏

Good call 👏👏

Thanks @adonski you were always a believer

spirit of norm smith 16,351 On 17/05/2024 at 21:01, spirit of norm smithsaid: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

And now he’s a Demon … welcome Xavier Lindsay

Step 1. 👍🏻pick 5 Langford

Welcome to the Dees … Harvey Langford 👏👏👏👏

Agreed … was thinking Chris Judd 🤣🤣but that’s very optimistic 🤣🤣

Cal must be listening in … Sydney has been linked as a possible home for Luke Trainor, whose aerial talents will appeal.

agreed - dialogue and rumour mill has Dees selections as… (depending on availability) At 5: Langford … if already picked… then Tauru At 9: Tauru … if already picked by MFC or another club … look at either Allan or Lindsay

agreed - dialogue and rumour mill has Dees selections as… (depending on availability) At 5: Langford … if already picked… then Tauru At 9: Tauru … if already picked by MFC or another club … look at either Allan or Lindsay

Agreed … predictions are saying likely Langford at 5 & Allan/Lindsay at 9

I like it 👏👏 … JT will have the combinations all worked out

@Bombay Airconditioning Tauru has real AFL quality. 👏👏👏 Like his reading of the play and footy IQ. Athletic ability would enable him to step up with a solid preseason or two. Definitely in the mix for JT.

Here’s some analysis that has been compiled on Lindsay. He’s a very good young prospect. STRENGTHS: + highly skilled + Consistency + Inside-outside midfield balance + Kick penetration + leadership + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: - physical size - recovery from knee injury Lindsay is a player whose improvement areas are difficult to identify given he does so many things well, and has no glaring weaknesses. His best trait is arguably his ball use, credit to a raking left-foot kick when is often used to penetrate the attacking 50. He uses the ball well on the run, either wheeling away from stoppages or chaining possessions on the outside. Lindsay makes the right decisions and is largely effective in the short and long-range. Lindsay's kicking is perhaps at its best when lowering his eyes. He is adept at gaining quick metres and compounding them by launching the ball long, but looks so slick when darting short passes inside, down the line, or to leading targets inside 50. Either way, he generates great momentum in attacking phases either as a connective outside runner or clearance winner. Was able to improve his inside craft and followed through to average 5.4 clearances from 23.4 disposals in the Coates Talent League. Lindsay gets a big tick for versatility. He has maintained his quality on the wing and flanks while improving his contested work and enjoying stints up forward. Few others have the same kind of inside-outside balance as he is developing, and continuing to build his endurance base will only widen his scope. It will also lend to greater durability and see him become even more prolific from contest to contest. Lindsay's consistency is felt through his work rate and week-on-week output. He is capable of racking up bulk possessions as a designated kicker or go-to at the centre bounces, hardly wavering in his ability to have between 20-30 touches. While most midfielders' defensive running could improve, Lindsay has also shown an appetite for tackling and hunts the opposition. He's the type of leader who can drive standards and lead by example. He did so with a relatively young Gippsland group this year having garnered tips from a squad which produced six draftees in 2023, and one as an over-ager in 2024. Having had arguably his best outing on the biggest of stages - the National Championships final - Lindsay proved he can rise to the occasion and compete with the best of the best.

Thanks @Whispering_Jack interesting additions in Baldi, Doultree, Ireland and Sruk and Garnham. Perhaps the excellent form of Baldi shows the gap between VFL and Gippsland league. Though Baldi was only given limited opportunities as Casey was very strong through the years he was on the list and he had limited games and minutes. Sruk is an excellent addition and I would like to see what he add through the Casey midfield. I really think more quality than this is still needed given the 6 players departing as known already. (** strangely the article missed departures of HUSTWAITE and STEELE together with White are huge losses)

Thanks @nascent. I think youngsters like Max Donohue and Archer Eastham should get invited to Casey squad train on to see how they go. (Also Harry Doughton, Ben Hopkins and Charlie Orchard from Stingrays). Ben Kennedy is tough reliable running half back. Just classic footballer so agree with you that he might get a shot 👏👏

It’s a nervous time for young players, parents and families&friends. Good luck to all. It’s exciting and tense, and some may be disappointed. All are “Best guesses” with a strong top Round 1 group and a deep pool of talent this year. It’s a unique year imv. I have the Dees holding at picks 5 & 9. There’s likely to be some pick swaps throughout but the first round predictions with picks “as is” are: 1. Richmond. Sam Lalor. GWV 2.****Lions father son. Levi Ashcroft. Sandringham 3. North Melbourne. Alix Tauru. Gippsland 4. Carlton (via West Coast). Finn O’Sullivan . Oakleigh 5. Adelaide. Sid Draper. SA Sth Adelaide 6. Melbourne . Harvey Langford. Dandenong. 7. Richmond (via Gold Coast). Jagga Smith. Oakleigh. 8. ****Suns academy. Leonardo Lombard 9. St Kilda. Josh Smillie. Eastern 10. St Kilda (via Josh Battle compensation pick). Tobie Travaglia. Bendigo 11. Melbourne (via Essendon).Bo Allan. WA Peel 12. Richmond (via Fremantle) Xavier Lindsay. Gippsland 13.Richmond (via Fremantle, Collingwood) Jobe Shanahan. Bendigo 14. **** Ess NGA. Isaac Kako. Calder 15. West Coast (via Carlton) Taj Hotton. Sandringham 16. Port Adelaide (via Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs). Harry Armstrong . Sandringham 17. Fremantle (via Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton). Joe Berry. Murray 18. Greater Western Sydney. Cooper Hynes . Dandenong 19. Greater Western Sydney (via Harry Perryman compensation pick). Murphy Reid. Sandringham 20. Western Bulldogs (via Geelong). Ollie Hannaford. GWV 21. **** Lions academy. Sam Marshall 22. Richmond (via Fremantle, Port Adelaide). Jack Whitlock. Murray . 23.****Blues father son. Ben Camporeale. SA. 24. Sydney. Luke Trainor. Sandringham 25. Richmond (via Brisbane). Alex Dodson. SA Sturt 26. Greater Western Sydney (via Isaac Cumming compensation pick). Hamish Davis. WA Claremont 27. Sydney (via North Melbourne). Matt Whitlock. Murray 28. Richmond (via Gold Coast, North Melbourne). Harrison Oliver. Sandringham predicting the longest first round ever!! Some likely 2nd rounders: Tom Gross - Oakleigh. Christian Moraes - Eastern. Kayle Gerryn - WA West Perth. Thomas Sims - Northern. Jonty Faull - GWV. Jesse Dattoli - Northern. Harry O'Farrell - Calder. Lachie Jacques - Geelong. Jack Ough - GWV. Angus Clarke - SA Glenelg. Jasper Alger. Oakleigh Josh Murphy - Murray. *** GWS Academy - Logan Smith Charlie Nicholls - Central District SA. *** Crows. Tyler Welsh SA WWT eagles. James Barrat - Bendigo. *** Sydney academy. Joel Cochran. Tate Delmenico SA WWT eagles. Archer Day-Wicks - Bendigo. Likely 3rd rounders: Clancy Dennis - WA Claremont Noah Mraz - Dandenong. *** Crows father son . Luke Camporeale. Glenelg Sam Davidson. RICHMOND VFL Nathaniel Sulzberger - Sandringham/ Tassie. Hugh Boxshall. WA Claremont Zane Cochrane - Oakleigh. *** Stk NGA. Adrian Cole. Sandringham. Dom Brew. Werribee VFL Riley Bice Werribee VFL. ***Port father son Louis Montgomery. SA Nth Adel. Ned Bowman. Norwood SA Xavier Ivisic Geelong *** West Coast NGA Malakai Champion. WA Subiaco. Josh Dolan. Sandringham Floyd Burmeister. GWV Will Hayes. WA Claremont. after this it’s seeing who might have draft picks available, or will pickup rookie opportunities or SSP train on spots. As with every year, there will be some very talented young footy players will miss out on getting on an AFL senior or rookie list. Potential for 4th round or more likely rookies: Charlie West SA WWT Eagles Phoenix Hargrave. SA Sth Adel Oliver Warburton. Murray. Jack Henderson. Werribee VFL. Luke Kennedy . Sandringham. Patrick Retschko. Oakleigh Oliver Depaoli-Kubank. Tassie Lucca Grego. Western. Kade Herbert. SA WWT eagles. *** Port Adel NGA. Benny Barrett.Sth Adel. SA Cody Angove. WA Claremont Zak Johnson. Northern. Jaxon Artemis- WA Sth Frem *** GWS academy. Cooper Bell. Nash King. Calder. Bailey McKenzie. Sandringham Aiden Riddle - WA. Claremont ** Dees. NGA Riak Andrew Dandenong Luke Urquhart. WA East Frem Damon Hollow. Calder *** Saints NGA. Lennox Hoffman. Sandringham. Rhys Unwin. GWV. Jett Hasting. SA WWT eagles. Mitch Kirkwood-Scott. Sandringham Blake Leidler. Oakleigh. Keighton Matofai-Forbes. Western. Harry Charlson. GWV ** GWS academy. Josaia Delana ** Haw NGA . Cody Anderson. Eastern. ** Ess NGA Jayden Nguyen Calder . ** Stk father son. Elwood Peckett ** Dees Father son Noah Yze. Oakleigh. **Dees NGA Ricky Mentha Gippsland