spirit of norm smith

Duursma will go top 3 in the draft outside of the pre zoned picks. He is what we need. 188cms tall mid with run and skill

Chip chip turnover chip chip turnover Ffs. Run and run. Poor last few minutes

Jeffo. Kick the goal !!! Ffs

Agree. Zebras are bottom club and the alignment is ending. Little oppo today!! Need players like Kolt and Laurie and Jeffo to really stand up when we play Lions and the Hawks in the final VFL games.

Best players are Tom Campbell. Mitch Hardie. Jack Billings. Riley Bonner. Jeffo. Kolt. Need to win by 100+ today

Luker Kentfield. He’s a player. Put it down. 👏👏👏

It’s all so tired and repetitive It’s about the 5th or 6th journo over the past 6 weeks. It’s the same regurgitation!! No play out in a proposed outcome. It’s another “get Oliver to Geelong” and “get Trac to Collingwood” story Will the Dees pay for 1/2 their contracts to play at other clubs ?? wtf In a weaker draft and compromised draft over the next two years and ahead, what value are these proven star players worth?? who wants Trac to be jettisoned for the pies 1st round pick !! At pick 27??? Trac has recovered this year and with another preseason will get back to his very best That’s why a Trac at 29yo is a sought after commodity by the Pies They can F/off And adding Bailey Laurie as a key part of our base, Galah Gullan has no idea about the footy club Get the development right Get the skills right Get the important moments right That’s the go And some accurate goalkicking will be a huge lift in 2026! BTW Here’s the run of the article… sound familiar Is Clayton Oliver at 28 still capable of being the 25-year-old version of Clayton Oliver? Moving Oliver because of his mega contract, which is believed to be somewhere between $1.2 million and $1.5 million per season, is almost impossible so if he wants out again, like he did last year, then it would be up to him to re-do his deal for less which would enable the Demons to get him somewhere else. Can Christian Petracca at 29 after a horrible 12 months regain his spark? Petracca and Collingwood is a rumour that just won’t go away but the big issue is how the Magpies make it happen. Future draft picks is probably the answer, although it’s very complicated, but despite the denials the issues from last year are fixed, they still linger for both parties. Jack Viney won the best and fairest last year and got a four-year contract to supposedly keep him from going to North Melbourne yet at 31 he’s served up a year where his place in the midfield is being questioned. Steven May is 33 and trouble continues to follow him. Off field there is a yearly issue and on field he keeps finding them as well. Would a club like the Western Bulldogs, who are in the premiership window, look at him for a year? They do have an underbelly of talented youngsters to play with. Harvey Langford is a star, Xavier Lindsay has talent while Kade Chandler, Bailey Laurie, Judd McVee, Trent Rivers, Jacob van Rooyen, Caleb Windsor and Bowey provide a good base. There is one template they would do well to follow. When Hawthorn traded Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell and high-priced midfield star Jaeger O’Meara at the end of 2022 the outrage was in overdrive. It was at the end of Sam Mitchell’s first year as coach and the critics were calling the move madness. Two years later Hawthorn finished sixth and this year they are again considered a premiership contender

Free agency was designed to help the lower clubs. 90% of free agents go to teams in the top 6 who are competing for the premiership. It’s a farce !!

What did he do wrong? The facts He thinks at all times he is going to win the ball. His eyes are on the ball. He keeps his line. The BOUNCING ball pops up (the bounce is not consistent but it’s reasonable to assume it runs on) It was a nano second. 0.025/second reaction time. HE KEEPS HIS FEET (not off the ground) His arms are outstretched to take the footy. There was no bump. It was contact. His body is lowered not raised to head level It was not careless. Clear minds must recognise of this The reasonable player goes to win the footy and nothing here suggests May ever thought or could have thought differently He comes off his player to win the footy It’s a decision making in 0.05/second MELBOURNE MUST APPEAL. MELBOURNE MUST WIN THE APPEAL

Agree we are a soft target. But it’s almost weekly that it’s a pile in on the Dees. Even more than the Blues at times. Any good news to say … no just burn the joint down is the constant theme from the media. There’s more issues than just change the players. We are in a real red zone if the media inspired purge is a [censored] up and we go back to 2009 !!!

Saints on a losing streak. Like the Blues last week. Memo to Goodwin … it’s last chance saloon Dees MUST win this or it’s getting more than disappointing , it’s EMBARRASSING as a club !! Here’s some basic tips from the other side of the fence Wanganeen Milera … you let him run around for 37 possessions last time. Little pressure. wtf. At least make sure he’s under pressure Dees don’t let guys like Sharman or Wood or Higgins or Owens kick 4 or more goals. Amazing how many average “no namers” like Moir and Menzie have a day out against us DONT KICK TO WILKIE. Last time the strategy was to kick it so he could intercept. Ffs. It was dumb. Dumb footy. Protect Kozzzzzy. Windhager will go to a hard tag. Other clubs like cats and pies protect their players getting tags. Blocks. Bumps. Etc. Stand up for your teammates Centre clearances. Need to get this sorted as we have been weak each week. We were pathetic Development. Like to see Langford used for 5 or 6 CBAs this week. That’s where his future lies. Not on a wing. Start the game like you’re prepared. Our slow starts are becoming systemic. Turn it on from minute 1 to the siren. Relax time is AFTER the game.

add Peter Ryan to the list of haters https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/steven-may-s-suspension-was-justified-and-won-t-change-footy-as-we-know-it-20250723-p5mhb8.html He should understand. It’s clear. The AFL wants players to show such a duty of care to their opponent that they assess a range of decisions they make – whether to bump, whether to change direction, whether to accelerate or decelerate, whether to brace or not – on more than the single criteria of winning the ball. Players are also expected to factor in the likelihood of injuring their opponent or putting their opponent at serious risk of injury when making those decisions. He could have been less certain he was going to reach the unpredictable ball first. He could have altered his approach as a result. He could have positioned his body differently, something Evans managed to do, in the final instant. May knew what was at stake as he made each decision in a series of decisions, albeit each determined in a split second, with a goal at risk. Putting a player at risk was prioritised above the risk of conceding a goal.

Add @scottgullan to the list of Dees haters For all those in 2021 who said the Pies and Cats were too old … they turned it around Nothing like aiming at a soft target like the Dees http://bit.ly/40Ba33I

Gleeson wants May to foresee where and how the ball will bounce. It’s always been hard to predict. NO BUMP. Not careless. EYES ON THE BALL. No jump. KEEPS HIS LINE. May did everything like he thought he’d win the ball. Everything!

Noah Anderson. Just the type of young player and leader needed in red and blue.

Memo … topic …What did he do wrong? He thinks at all times he is going to win the ball. His eyes are on the ball. He keeps his line. The BOUNCING ball pops up. It was a nano second. 0.025/second reaction time. HE KEEPS HIS FEET (not off the ground) His arms are outstretched to take the footy. There was no bump. It was contact. It was not careless. Clear minds must recognise of this The reasonable player goes to win the footy and nothing here suggests May ever thought or could have thought differently He comes off his player to win the footy MELBOURNE MUST APPEAL. MELBOURNE MUST WIN THE APPEAL

Spargo. In. He was average at Casey last week. So he’s in. That’s another 9 possessions. 2 kicks perhaps for 20 metres to hit a target somewhere inside 50 metres. Think maybe 1 goal at best but likely zero direct scoreboard impact. He’s not the answer. I know some asked if they’d bring in Mentha jnr. Goody doesn’t experiment much and sticks to his favourites.

@Whispering_Jack agree with Mitch Kirkwood-Scott. Small defender. Excellent kick and makes good decisions which would transfer to AFL requirements. He played 4 games earlier in the year and impressed before injured. Just returned and played his role. Like to see him again before season end.

Just to be clear, Harry Petty’s 2.2, 12 disposals and 4 marks warranted a game over Kentfield (4.0, 9 disposals and 6 marks) and AJ (5.2, 21 disposals and 12 marks). You can’t even make this stuff up anymore. @cameronburt

McVee. McDonald. Howes. Salem. Turner. Bowey Langdon. Trac. Windsor Viney . Petty. Fritsch Melksham. JVR. Pickett GAWN. Rivers. Oliver. Int. Sparrow. Langford. Chandler. Lindsay. Sub. Spargo

v Saints In: Charlie Spargo, Well he’s Goodys favourite boy so even a barely satisfactory game at Casey means enough for him to get promoted Blake Howes, Yes in good form at Casey and unlucky to miss the last 2 weeks after passing concussion protocols Harrison Petty, Yes good to see him back and will play forward Tom Sparrow. Hope he’s recovered I thought he might need another week , imv I think he starts as the sub Out: Steven May (concussion), Kolt Tholstrup, Needs a block at Casey across half forward where he must show ability to put in 100% and kick goals Matthew Jefferson, Needs to mark above his head and not on his chest. Needs a pre season on protein and gym work Harry Sharp, Needs to play in the middle and run run run all day to get 25+ possessions, use his weapon , his run and stamina

May What did he do wrong? He thinks he is going to win the ball. His eyes are on the ball. He keeps his line. It was a nano second. 0.025/second reaction time. The bouncing ball pops up. There was no bump. It was contact. It was not careless. Gleeson got it wrong

What a star Happy Birthday David Schwarz 24 July 53 today He was sensational pre knee injury As good a CHF as I’ve seen

In the words of Gerard Whateley Who is the 'Reasonable Player' the Tribunal has invented – the all-knowing, all-seeing personification of perfection from a utopian world.

Mick McGuane Our great game is in serious trouble. May gets 3 weeks at the tribunal. Absolute [censored] decision. Melbourne surely appeals to bring some sanity back to our great game. In time we will see 2 players approaching a loose ball, both hesitate, look at each other and not go at it. My response … Mick 👏👏 May had eyes on the footy. He was going to win the footy. He keeps his line. The bouncing ball pops up. In a nano second , he’s late. A nano second late. He contacts Evans. No bump. No intent. Contact …yes. Careless … No.