Prediction Where will you be when backing in the midfield pays off?

[Southerntakeover]

Ok gang, we know we've been playing the long game. Conventional wisdom would have suggested you should improve your midfield after 2018, but not our club. We know better. We know that the only thing that really matters is experience, continuity, and the sort of statistical excellence that can only be achieved by handballing 5 metres to flat footed players.

It's not a question of when our persistence in this structure will pay off, but when. When do you envision the Sloane, Crouch, Laird power trio to take us to the promise land?

I've left the options open, because I think i've aimed too short term and probable in my options.

 

[Drummond]

Love the poll options lol!

Seriously, how good would it be to just bring a broom through our midfield and start again. Painful stuff.

 

[rocket18]

This is funny, sad and true

 

[FR0GGY]

The positive is we’ll probably swap harry for Hately this week.

 

[Scorpus]

We'd need to open up a multiverse portal to see our midfield strategy work

 

[Southerntakeover]

We'd need to open up a multiverse portal to see our midfield strategy work

You opened a portal. Two other Matt Crouch's walked through the portal. They have been selected for next week's game.

 

[Dewy006]

What are you talking about? Our Midfield is stacked!

 

[1990crow]

I can only put it down to Nick's needs a few more losses for draft pick reasons

 

[Bearded Clam]

The positive is we’ll probably swap harry for Hately this week.

Then play hately in the forward pocket all game..

And drop him the following week..

 

[Scorpus]

You opened a portal. Two other Matt Crouch's walked through the portal. They have been selected for next week's game.

And oh s**t, Scott Camporeale has used the portal to bring through 43 more David Mackays

 

[MarcusP2]

What are you talking about? Our Midfield is stacked!

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[Cap]

So I'm happy, if nothing changes to punt Nick's at year end

But what will that change? It's over a decade of baffling decisions and having 0 desire to back the development of youth.

I have no doubt we will get whatever FA mids , maybe trade a 2nd tier in and say job done this trade week.

How does the club actually get better?

 

[pjcrows]

Our current midfield setup - personnel and structure - makes Campo look like Clarkson.

 

[dogs105]

Ok gang, we know we've been playing the long game. Conventional wisdom would have suggested you should improve your midfield after 2018, but not our club. We know better. We know that the only thing that really matters is experience, continuity, and the sort of statistical excellence that can only be achieved by handballing 5 metres to flat footed players.

It's not a question of when our persistence in this structure will pay off, but when. When do you envision the Sloane, Crouch, Laird power trio to take us to the promise land?

I've left the options open, because I think i've aimed too short term and probable in my options.

As a South supporting Crows supporter, I am now in tears.


Though, harsh but fair.

 

[TRP1996]

 

[latinoheat]

Yep we ain’t going anywhere with that midfield.

We need to trade Crouch at years end.
Play Sloane forward.
Trade McHenry.


Midfield rotation should be:
Keays
Schoenberg
Berry
Laird
Pedlar
This years first pick

 

[1990crow]

Yep we ain’t going anywhere with that midfield.

We need to trade Crouch at years end.
Play Sloane forward.
Trade McHenry.


Midfield rotation should be:
Keays
Schoenberg
Berry
Laird
Pedlar
This years first pick

I don’t think we can trade with the Ballarat football club.

 

[Geoffa32]

Last week the balance was right. Our best midfield game in 5 years.

Schoenberg lead CBAs, Laird and Keays were pretty good and Crouch hmm ok. Rachele showing his midfield future.

Good support from Murphy.



Bring the skip back in, the balance is wrong.

Laird and Keays still good. Schoenberg's CBA slashed continued form drop worsens. Rachele CBAs and Murphy drops off.


Having to give Sloane midfield time is the issue.


The midfield is the sum of all parts, last week that mix was spot on. Yes Schoenberg was not great in there last week. But far better than the Skip today. And the knock on bringing Sloane in affected the overall midfield group


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[MRB37]

Last week the balance was right. Our best midfield game in 5 years.

Schoenberg lead CBAs, Laird and Keays were pretty good and Crouch hmm ok. Rachele showing his midfield future.

Good support from Murphy.



Bring the skip back in, the balance is wrong.

Laird and Keays still good. Schoenberg's CBA slashed continued form drop worsens. Rachele CBAs and Murphy drops off.


Having to give Sloane midfield time is the issue.


The midfield is the sum of all parts, last week that mix was spot on. Yes Schoenberg was not great in there last week. But far better than the Skip today. And the knock on bringing Sloane in affected the overall midfield group


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This is what frustrated me so much about today. I was hoping it was the start of the worm turning, but Sloane was back and we just refuse to see him playing anywhere else but midfield and he's just killing us right now.

 

[MarcusP2]

I don’t think we can trade with the Ballarat football club.

Crouch got zero interest as a FA last year, he's not going to get traded.

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[George Kramer]

Ok gang, we know we've been playing the long game. Conventional wisdom would have suggested you should improve your midfield after 2018, but not our club. We know better. We know that the only thing that really matters is experience, continuity, and the sort of statistical excellence that can only be achieved by handballing 5 metres to flat footed players.

It's not a question of when our persistence in this structure will pay off, but when. When do you envision the Sloane, Crouch, Laird power trio to take us to the promise land?

I've left the options open, because I think i've aimed too short term and probable in my options.

Surely you should have added the Crows winning their third flag, it’s as far away as some of the other options

 

[Southerntakeover]

Surely you should have added the Crows winning their third flag, it’s as far away as some of the other options

I chose to focus on events that are still theoretically possible

 

[Scorpus]

I chose to focus on events that are still theoretically possible

Death is inevitable

The Crows winning another flag is not

 

[Southerntakeover]

Death is inevitable

The Crows winning another flag is not

I have more chance of dodging the reaper than I have of seeing Sloane and Nicks holding a cup

 

[Southerntakeover]

As a South supporting Crows supporter, I am now in tears.


Though, harsh but fair.

I'm a South fan too