Retired # 5: Devon Smith - Hanging up the boots - Thanks for everything Devon! - 12/8

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
Last Game Played: Round 11, 2022 (inj)
Injury Status: Mid-season knee surgery no time frame yet - 15/6

My Boy Draft 2022: Claim here

 

[NAB777]

Hated his guts at GWS...but think he will be our best recruit of the 'big 3'.

 

[freddy mercury]

Hated his guts at GWS...but think he will be our best recruit of the 'big 3'.

I used to hate him as well. Thought he was a little grub.

Now i love him.

 

[Fear Boner]

I used to hate him as well. Thought he was a little grub.

Now i love him.

Seriously ... I hate when people say that they hated a player while on another team.
Now he’s a bomber he’s a top bloke and gun

 

[the PILL]

He's pretty manic at the ball and its very affective if his opponent isnt entirely balanced in their possession...

Loving his inclusion so far...

We need more players trying this hard and dare i say it, replicating the current premiers pressure style...

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Most of our midfield runs one way... to get in some1 who also applies defensive pressure is great.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Very good game. His tenacity around the ball is exactly what we need.

 

[Towno78]

Then why does Dodoro say that we're recruiting him to add to our midfield?

I don't like getting stuck with superfluous players because we trade them in for the sake of it.

What happens when Myers comes back and gets 30 contested possessions a week in the VFL? Do we drop Langford, the other inside mid we need? We'll make a decision that upsets the balance of the side.


As for his inside work being better than Zaharakis, that's a bold claim (which I know you didn't make).

I'm going to thoroughly enjoy tagging you in this thread every week as Dev is killing it.

Edit: can someone tell me how you tag someone?

 

[astrowizzle]

I'm going to thoroughly enjoy tagging you in this thread every week as Dev is killing it.

Edit: can someone tell me how you tag someone?

Don't ask woosha not part of his game plan

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

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Seriously ... I hate when people say that they hated a player while on another team.
Now he’s a bomber he’s a top bloke and gun

Why?..I hate Sicily with a passion...now he is my SC team and he got me 120 now hes a top bloke and gun. OK I am off to the bathroom and going to wash my mouth out with soap for posting that crap.

 

[yodellinhank]

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Seriously ... I hate when people say that they hated a player while on another team.
Now he’s a bomber he’s a top bloke and gun

It can happen. Paul Chapman comes to mind. We aren't talking Justin Murphy levels of hate.

 

[patfootball04]

I noticed there were several times he had the ball and looked up and saw no options. Instead of panicking and bombing it like we usually do, he'd look for a red sash and even if it was a 1v2 he's kick it to our advantage to force a stoppage rather than be intercepted. Good awareness and decision making by foot.


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[Harlequin]

Edit: can someone tell me how you tag someone?

To tag someone you put an @ before their user name

 

[BrunoV]

I'm going to thoroughly enjoy tagging you in this thread every week as Dev is killing it.

Edit: can someone tell me how you tag someone?

l'll respond as I see stuff that advances the discussion.

 

[DapperJong]

l respond as I see stuff that advances the discussion.

Question,

What were your expectations of Smith? And further to that, bearing in mind we've only played one game, what were your expectations of him for that one game?

 

[AussieDisposals]

Boy am I happy with this pick up, looked the goods on friday night. Considering its only his 3rd run around with the boys, 23 touches and a bunch of tackles is a great return.

 

[resurrector]

Is he a dominant left or right footer? he seemed to use both fairly effectively on Friday night

 

[eth-dog]

Is he a dominant left or right footer? he seemed to use both fairly effectively on Friday night

Right

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Very good game. His tenacity around the ball is exactly what we need.

Thing I noticed after watching the replay is he never seems to be out of a contest i love that

 

[DapperJong]

Question,

What were your expectations of Smith? And further to that, bearing in mind we've only played one game, what were your expectations of him for that one game?

BrunoV

 

[Liberator]

BrunoV
Something from Kafka for you: ‘In the struggle between yourself and the world, side with the world.‘
In this case, I side with the world, aka consensus reality. I understand your concerns regarding team balance, but having been drafted (or traded), and then selected, a player can only play as well as they are able - and I agree with others that he played pretty well and added to an area where we have lacked recently (defensive pressure in the midfield).

 

[yodellinhank]

BrunoV be true to yourself and ignore what Liberator just said.

 

[DapperJong]

BrunoV be true to yourself and ignore what Liberator just said.

He's ignoring everything it seems.

 

[hurlygurdy]

I think the whole question mark regarding the suitable size of players in the midfield is partially incorrect. Yes it is true that you need a couple of big bodies, but after that it is a question of the style of smaller mids that you have. What we need and what we actually have is a bunch of fearless and ferocious smaller mids. None of Smith, Parish, Zach and McGrath take a backwards step at the contest and that's pretty much what counts. I think round one demonstrated that reality. At the centre bounce you do need a couple of bigger players and it was great to see Stringer effective in that role.

 

[donlav99]

47 pressure acts... closest Sloane with 30. Says it all. Absolute terrier

 

[Liberator]

Don't get me wrong - I still reckon inside grunt~size will prove an issue for us this year.
And The Iron Sheik being a bit wrong in his appraisal of Smith is only conspicuous because it stands out against a backdrop of stout and eloquent paragraphs, always well written and well argued. Anyway, don't mind me some contrariness - that's what makes eth-dog entertaining