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

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

"Yess"

He's a campaigner too love it.

 

[Lore]

God I hate that slogan

It's barely even a slogan :/ I'm just trying to figure out how they'll find ways to work it in all year.. "Raz extends contract to 2100, Yess!"

 

[vast]

Welcome Devon

 

[Amazing Racer]

Prefer him over Stringer to be honest.......happy days

 

[84859300]

Will we have a respected older sponsor come back into favour, now we have Devon on the list?

 

[JayJ20]

Worsfold said:

“He is an exciting midfielder, who hunts the footy and uses it well. He adds that depth that we’ve been looking to add to our midfield group,” Worsfold said.

He'll be playing some midfield!

 

[Lore]

Looks like he's 'the mid we wanted' too. The skeeta fleet midfielder from the look of it.

In the accompanying video he says he played footy with Heppell and Jackson Merrett, played cricket against Zach, and toured with Daniher in the AIS. No wonder he picked Essendon

“The plan is to play a lot more midfield time, and then get up forward and kick a few goals.

...

“He is an exciting midfielder, who hunts the footy and uses it well. He adds that depth that we’ve been looking to add to our midfield group,” Worsfold said.

“We want guys that we know can play at the elite level but also have character - guys that are hungry to get the best out of themselves.

“We want players owning their own career and driving themselves to achieve the maximum they can and by doing so help us, as a team, achieve the goals that we are aiming for.

“Devon fits all of those key criteria for us.”

...

“We wanted to bolster our midfield so we are bringing Devon in as a midfielder, not a forward,” Dodoro said.

“He is coming from a club that has a lot of talent but he just couldn’t get in their midfield. He will get the opportunity here with us and I think he will prove to be an excellent player.”

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-10-12/devon-smith-joins-bombers

I feel like this might be a trade period drinking game.

 

[Plugger46]

Devon is a gun player better then Toby Greene easily but not really looking into essendon and there trade period not many people think stringer is a priority?

 

[windyhill]

Class addition. Class.

 

[MightyDons4]

Devon is a gun player better then Toby Greene easily but not really looking into essendon and there trade period not many people think stringer is a priority?

Given that we already have Stewart, Begley and Laverde, Stringer was always at the bottom of my priority list for the 3 S's.

 

[Lore]

Contracted to 2021 as well Four years, one of the later end dates among our lot as well.

 

[maskmcgee]

With the pick points we effectively traded him for pick 50+

 

[eDPS]

Ok which one of you fellas is Simon?

 

[VelvetSledge]

I'm so happy.

 

[brutus76]

Will we have a respected older sponsor come back into favour, now we have Devon on the list?

Agree - has to be sponsored by DON Smallgoods and nicknamed "The Sausage"

 

[Harlequin Dream]

These are our key midfielders heading forward:

Heppell
Merrett
Zaharakis
Parish
McGrath
Smith

Feels good.

 

[eth-dog]

POTY.

Stoked to get Devon. Really good deal.

 

[eth-dog]

Devon is a gun player better then Toby Greene easily but not really looking into essendon and there trade period not many people think stringer is a priority?

He's good but he ain't better than Toby.

 

[Rack Watts]

These are our key midfielders heading forward:

Heppell
Merrett
Zaharakis
Parish
McGrath
Smith

Feels good.

We're going to struggle to take marks.

 

[Blind Turn]

The TVSC beginning to pay its way.

 

[Zach Package]

Hopefully he becomes our Lachie Neale

 

[eth-dog]

These are our key midfielders heading forward:

Heppell
Merrett
Zaharakis
Parish
McGrath
Smith

Feels good.

Average height: 180.5 cm
Average weight: 78.3 kg

Feels small man

 

[Plugger46]

He's good but he ain't better than Toby.

All personal opinion

 

[blitzer]

Average height: 180.5 cm
Average weight: 78.3 kg

Feels small man

Pretty true sadly. I mean we will surround those guys with taller guys that aren't as talented like Myers, Langford, Laverde so there will be a bit better balance than just what you suggested above but Heppell is our only star mid whose actually tall.

Hopefully Begley and Mutch can work out for us - as they are more normal AFL midfielder height.

 

[eth-dog]

Pretty true sadly. I mean we will surround those guys with taller guys that aren't as talented like Myers, Langford, Laverde so there will be a bit better balance than just what you suggested above but Heppell is our only star mid whose actually tall.

Hopefully Begley and Mutch can work out for us - as they are more normal AFL midfielder height.

GTFO