2015/16 Pre-Season Thread

[Wouldbetackler]

our best six mids - Sloane, Thommo, Dougie, Brouch, Mrouch and ... VB/DMac

BSmith

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

What are the chances of either Crouch getting 40 or more touches in a game this year? Because you can get odds of $4 but i think its more likely than that to happen.

$4? That's like giving away free money!

Matt crouch will do that within 5 rounds alone.

 

[Kickin_Goals]

Definitely true ... some teams will be improving from within, but some teams will be rotting from within. It's not like everyone is on the same trajectory.

who are those teams?

 

[baldandbroke]

who are those teams?

That is the $64 question my friend. Apparently (according to the experts) the teams that are on the decline are headlined by AFC.

I personally see WB, GWS, Collingwood and Adelaide improving from a number of players taking big steps in development at the same time.

Also Melbourne, St Kilda and Gold Coast will improve - but not in a way that will influence the premiership race. IMO.

 

[MRB37]

What are the chances of either Crouch getting 40 or more touches in a game this year? Because you can get odds of $4 but i think its more likely than that to happen.

If Brad strings a bunch of games together and stays healthy then I'd bet on him doing it. Matt could easily too. He can get 25 odd in 66% game time.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

That is the $64 question my friend. Apparently (according to the experts) the teams that are on the decline are headlined by AFC.

Only by lazy hacks.

They seem to think that Danger going from us to Geelong will see us fall out of the 8 and Geelong climb into it.

There was a great tweet I think from Titus O'Reily along the lines of how people are forgetting that Danger hasn't exactly made us a finals team the last 2 or 3 years prior.

I'm personally loving being written off before round 1.

 

[DD#23]

What are the chances of either Crouch getting 40 or more touches in a game this year? Because you can get odds of $4 but i think its more likely than that to happen.

hang on, either Crouch? In any game?

where exactly did you see this?

 

[deeztreez]

Well swap him with Ramsey then. We have enough talls up forward so thought I chuck him back

It's like your blindfolded and playing pin the player on the board

 

[ok.crows]

Apparently (according to the experts) the teams that are on the decline are headlined by AFC.

One can definitely say that Adelaide will be without any contribution from Dangerfield in 2016, and one might reasonably say that Adelaide might get less contribution from Thompson.

However, one can be almost as confident that Adelaide will get some decent contribution in 2016 from Brad Crouch and Milera, and perhaps some contribution from Seedsman and Gore as well, none of which was present in 2015. There is also a decent chance that a few (or all) of Laird, Matt Crouch, Lever, Cameron, Knight, Atkins and maybe even Hartigan can show some natural improvement from their 2015 contributions.

On balance one might conclude that Adelaide are one of the teams more likely to be on the improve.

 

[Paladin]

What are the chances of either Crouch getting 40 or more touches in a game this year? Because you can get odds of $4 but i think its more likely than that to happen.

Please tell me where you can get these odds

 

[Sanders]

Funnily enough some teams do not improve from within.

Really? Which teams have no young players

 

[Paladin]

Really? Which teams have no young players

North?

 

[Mattrox]

Really? Which teams have no young players

Freo

 

[1970crow]

Tough situation for him really. He's too slow to play on the outside and not good enough to land a spot playing inside.

The last 2 years that he's gotten games it was injury that forced him out. This preseason, his running times followed by his game time has been as confusing as s**t. And now he's apparently injured.

 

[Sanders]

Freo

Think you might be surprised by Tom Sheridan, Connor blakely and Lachie Weller

Harley Bennell ain't old and he's ******* amazing

 

[Sanders]

North?

Might have to pay that

 

[1970crow]

FantasyFreako from CD posted their first article for the year. Says 67.4% of our possessions were uncontested, which was the highest in the NAB Challenge, while in 2015 we had the second lowest.

Definite change up, I wonder if that's due to Danger leaving, or just pure Pyke on how he thinks we should play.

The contested clearance, hack it forward either results in a turnover or us winning a contest to maintain possession. Nothing is easy when we hack it forward, the best we can hope for is a contest.

 

[baldandbroke]

Really? Which teams have no young players

But being young doesn't mean you will improve ... many players plateau early in the show. I reckon the real improvement comes from those 50 to 100 gamers. Improvement from that group makes a real difference when the heat is on.

 

[DD#23]

But being young doesn't mean you will improve ... many players plateau early in the show. I reckon the real improvement comes from those 50 to 100 gamers. Improvement from that group makes a real difference when the heat is on.

the bottom line is that we have a lot of unknowns about us and the safe bet is to say we'll go backwards, so that's what everyone with a column will do.

I see a tonne of upside in our squad and what Pykey seems to offer, and until proven otherwise I'm happy to focus on that. The reality is though we could be on the wrong end of some thrashings this year, only time will tell. There's nothing easy about this comp.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

That is the $64 question my friend. Apparently (according to the experts) the teams that are on the decline are headlined by AFC.

I personally see WB, GWS, Collingwood and Adelaide improving from a number of players taking big steps in development at the same time.

Also Melbourne, St Kilda and Gold Coast will improve - but not in a way that will influence the premiership race. IMO.

I agree and have previously made the same comment on WB, GWS, Collingwood and Adelaide

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Think you might be surprised by Tom Sheridan, Connor blakely and Lachie Weller

Harley Bennell ain't old and he's ******* amazing

It's about net improvement. Will the improvement in these lads compensate for the drop off in Pav, Sandi, and their other old farts?

 

[LiamPickering]

What are the chances of either Crouch getting 40 or more touches in a game this year? Because you can get odds of $4 but i think its more likely than that to happen.

This was Brad 'easing' into 2014...

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2014/011020140711.html

Where can I get those odds?

 

[cm_perfect]

This was Brad 'easing' into 2014...

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2014/011020140711.html

Where can I get those odds?

Sportsbet

 

[Elite Crow]

If you want a laugh, head over to the Port board and check out the shakes head thread and their assessment of our forward line.

Our forward like is OK to not that good.
Tex is just okay and his kick to Charlie Cameron was a no brainer.
Tex gets the second best defender.
Cameron is a chip scab who doesn't defend.

What a bunch of w***ers.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

John Butcher has a lovely kicking action



Also:
Matt White - lol
Jake Neade - lol
Charlie Dixon - Will be lucky to stay on the park
Jay Schultz - PAST IT
Angus Monfries - Drug cheat
Paddy Ryder - Drug cheat