Devon: "Zacka was in the bathroom for ages getting ready for photo day." pic.twitter.com/4ZHTwHirDs
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Devon smith and a media press conference. name a more iconic duo.
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The last 3 people to have worn number 5 have wished him good luck…
I just thought about that point, the last 3 wearers of #5 goes back to 1978! You’d be hard pressed to find any number, in any team, where 3 consecutive players wear it for 40 consecutive years. Incredible.
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It’s a slice of Devon. Cue the Dave Dobbin song
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“Your meat hangs over my horizon she’s a slice of Devon. Yeah”
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Just so gross!
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I reckon he takes himself pretty seriously does Devon.
I have a feeling he’s going to clean somebody up and get suspended at some stage through the year.
I think he’s sending a message that he’s not f#$king around.
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‘I’ve been told to be myself’: Devon’s Parish stoush
Michael Ramsey, AAP
Feb 6, 2018 2:23PM
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Devon Smith won’t change his fiery nature at Essendon
I think it’s competitive footy. You’re not going hard enough if boys aren’t competing for spots
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ESSENDON recruit Devon Smith has declared he’ll keep playing on the edge after a stoush with teammate Darcy Parish on the training track.
The midfield pair were involved in a heated exchange during an intraclub match at Tullamarine on Friday, although they were said to be in good spirits afterwards.
For Smith, who played mostly as a forward with Greater Western Sydney, it was a sign of how competitive it will be for midfield spots at the Bombers this year.
Jake Stringer has also been spending plenty of time on-ball after securing a trade from the Western Bulldogs while Parish, Andrew McGrath, Kyle Langford and Jayden Laverde are contenders for more midfield time.
A fiery competitor, Smith has no intention of changing his aggressive style, even with the League clamping down on the most minor striking offences.
“I think it’s competitive footy. You’re not going hard enough if boys aren’t competing for spots,” Smith said on Tuesday.
"I’ve been told to be myself here. You’ve got to find the line and obviously (there are) all the new rules now with fines and stuff. But you’ve got to play on the edge.
“That’s the sport we play.”
Aged 24 and with 109 games to his name, Smith has found himself among Essendon’s senior players following the retirement of several club stalwarts, including former skipper Jobe Watson.
“The other day they said, ‘Put your hand up if you’ve played 50 games’ and not even half the room did,” he said.
"I was like, ‘Wow, we’ve got a lot of room for improvement’.
"Lately I’ve realised that I am one of the senior guys here. That’s something you’ve got to take on with training and off the field and helping people out.
“I think your first couple of years you’re just worried about getting a game but now it’s about helping people and helping the team.”
Smith said he had received words of encouragement from club great James Hird, whose No.5 guernsey he will wear in his debut season.
Hird battled depression following the club’s doping saga but has been sighted recently at Tullamarine, where his daughter Stephanie has trained with Essendon’s VFL women’s team.
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The first GWS player to yap to him is going to get smacked. Toby has been warned.
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The right amount of c*nt about him
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What??? When did this happen?
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This boy is going to embrace our club like Goddard has. So glad we got him.
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I like that Devon is breaking the “gentlemen” attitude that has so long been apart of our playing group and is now establishing a competitive get in or get out of the way culture and train how you play mantra. Absolutely love it.
Also is friends with Stringer from what I can gather from both of their press conferences, hopefully he’s trying to push Stringer along to be the best player and person he can be.
Looking early like the best part of the SSS trade.
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That trait has been missing from the Bombers for a long time.
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Just for the record - I love this guy.
Love his attitude and approach.
We are all going to love this guy.
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Devon will have such a good career at EFC that no one will remember he was a Giants player.
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I need to get me 2 guernseys, one for 5mith, one for Conor.