I worry it might happen the other way. And that's a nightmare scenario that might keep me up tonight.
Mega Thread Possible trades in 2015 for the Crows
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Imagine Motlop with Betts 
Let's stitch him up.
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Imagine Motlop with Betts
NTRabbit
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You just listed 6 players, a midfield is 10 players - R, RR, C, 2xW, 3x Bench and two more rotating HFF/HFB. There's also only three A graders in there, and one might be leaving.
Needs at least one more A grader inserted to push down, two would be better, as the likes of Matt Crouch should be our 8th best, not our 6th. With pace preferably, as only Dangerfield and Smith of that group can be considered express pace.
Fix the midfield and, like Hawthorn with just Lake and Gibson, you won't even notice the lack of height in defence.
We have an elite KPF in Tex, an elite KPD in Talia, and a potential elite 2nd KPD in Lever. It's time to start spending our best picks on potential blue chip midfielders (quick ones), and trying to fill the KPP holes with later round/rookie picks, or Free Agency.
Appears to have serious, serious off field issues. Don't worry, I'm all for motlop and is one of the few players Id take for Danger, supremely talented no doubt.
But would he fit in with Phil Walsh and this new thing we've got going? I'm not sure the club would be as keen.
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I agree that we need another midfielder with pace, but not necessarily an A grader, maybe jhigh B grader, e.g. Brad hill
also if you include sauce that's 4 A graders, how do fremantle and hawthorn have?
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You don't include the ruckman. Part of a different argument.
The Hawks have Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Burgoyne, Rioli, and some might also argue Shiels and Smith
The Dockers have Fyfe, Mundy, Barlow, Hill, Neale
Sydney has Jack, Hannebury, Parker, Kennedy, McVeigh
Adelaide has Dangerfield, Sloane, Smith
The Hawks have Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Burgoyne, Rioli, and some might also argue Shiels and Smith
The Dockers have Fyfe, Mundy, Barlow, Hill, Neale
Sydney has Jack, Hannebury, Parker, Kennedy, McVeigh
Adelaide has Dangerfield, Sloane, Smith
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Have you completely written off B. Crouch becoming elite or just haven't seen enough?
Daniel Pearce is pretty freakin handy, I reckon.
I would expect Brad Crouch to become a recognised A-grader pretty quickly if he can get and stay fit.
Our midfield desperately needs pace.
I would expect Brad Crouch to become a recognised A-grader pretty quickly if he can get and stay fit.
Our midfield desperately needs pace.
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He doesn't rate Crouch based on his first game for Westies a few years back
Oh don't start him
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It would be the best seat in the house.
Which his friend or brother watched
B Crouch is a star, how anyone can suggest otherwise is astounding.
NTRabbit
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By taking the type of player he is and comparing it to the benchmark required to be a "star". Being pretty good at everything but super at nothing does not a star make.
The deliberately ignorant comments about a Westies game a few years ago stem from a number of people calling for Crouch to be an in, and me relating from my brother who was at the Westies game that day that Crouch had been poor and not earned selection that week. Nothing more. The chattering sorts like to whip out that false little chestnut when they don't have anything useful to say.
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Motlop and Yarran please
Statistics tell 1 story, a story which is fine, but not the complete one.
simply watching Crouch play against his peers would give most judges a clear understanding of why he is considered so highly.
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Tyson Edwards = Star
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Tyson Edwards was a star, you dont play 300 games as a good, solid player.
Oh boy woweee. Imagine the backyard basketball games at Bunji's house then?!?!!!!!!!!!
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