Universal Love 2016/2017 Pre-season Thread

[Pdub]

...fast forward 12m: congrats Matt Hass

Could be Nick Poulos

 

[Thetrader15]

Could be Nick Poulos

Not after they shafted him for Burton during the off season

 

[Swooping Crow]

Our Port friends are getting a little excited with our injuries

They are vermin.

 

[Elite Crow]

All of these hammies?

You mean the 2 that have been done. And 1 of those players has notoriously unreliable hammies.....

Milera.

And it's just not hammies, it's groins that seem to linger.

Its a fair couple of questions he's raised.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Their away strip against Port Adelaide has always been their regular home jumper.

Surely someone at Port checked this before they contracted them to wear their "away" jumper. Were they dumb enough not to specify Gold Coast wear their clash jumper?

It's called hubris.

 

[GrommoT]

..

Your avatar of Tex

so grimly fiendish...

 

[Tex Danger]

and yellow... and yes

I heard a mention of that briefly a while ago. Assumed it was fans being silly but an official club stance, that's sad

 

[Carmo]

B: Wigg, Talia, Doedee
Hb: Douglas, Hartigan, Laird
C: Cameron, M Crouch, Knight
Hf: Lynch, Walker, Atkins
F: Menzel, McGovern, Dear
R: Jacobs, Hampton, Smith
I: Otten, O'Brien, Ellis-Yolmen, Greenwood, Gallucci, Polhoke

Interrupted preseason: Sloane, B Crouch, Thompson, Brown, Seedsman, Cheney, Brown, Jenkins, Keath

On ice: Betts

Needs some Beech!

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Not after they shafted him for Burton during the off season

They didn't shaft him, he left to work with the rugby sevens.

 

[GreyCrow]

Your avatar of Tex View attachment 337792

so grimly fiendish...

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Emo

Edit:added. That didn't hurt your feelings did it?

 

[Wouldbetackler]

B: Wigg, Talia, Doedee
Hb: Douglas, Hartigan, Laird
C: Cameron, M Crouch, Knight
Hf: Lynch, Walker, Atkins
F: Menzel, McGovern, Dear
R: Jacobs, Hampton, Smith
I: Otten, O'Brien, Ellis-Yolmen, Greenwood, Gallucci, Polhoke

Interrupted preseason: Sloane, B Crouch, Thompson, Brown, Seedsman, Cheney, Brown, Jenkins, Keath

On ice: Betts

Why no Milera?

 

[Footypie32]

God, Burton is a terrible interviewee...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Why no Milera?

Whoops - big oversight!

Must play.

 

[Thetrader15]

They didn't shaft him, he left to work with the rugby sevens.

My understanding (via BF) was that Burton was coming back to Adel, call Roo and he said he could head up the HP area. NP was told and said thank but no thanks

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

My understanding (via BF) was that Burton was coming back to Adel, call Roo and he said he could head up the HP area. NP was told and said thank but no thanks

We can always trust BF to give us the most accurate version of events.

 

[Thetrader15]

God, Burton is a terrible interviewee...

Umm, yeah, like you know...yep

 

[Glenno23]

Milera.

And it's just not hammies, it's groins that seem to linger.

Its a fair couple of questions he's raised.

Milera was pre-christmas yeah? So 3. Which players have done groins?

But i'll also bite. Groins tend to linger for most players. Remember OP a few years back? Seemed every injured player had it and no-one could figure out how to get rid of it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Milera was pre-christmas yeah? So 3. Which players have done groins?

But i'll also bite. Groins tend to linger for most players. Remember OP a few years back? Seemed every injured player had it and no-one could figure out how to get rid of it.

Gather was referring to Brown & Cheney who are delayed starts due to groin issues from last year.

 

[1970crow]

Gather was referring to Brown & Cheney who are delayed starts due to groin issues from last year.

Was Seed listed as a groin also?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Was Seed listed as a groin also?

Reckon you are right.

 

[1970crow]

Reckon you are right.

I remember being surprised because he had a hammy and a but tick last year. Hadn't heard the groin as an excuse for missing games.

 

[mistylake]

Not worried about Sloane, but i'd stick Crouch in the ressies first.

Yeah, Sloan can still run I guess, just no contact.
What does Crouchy do for the next 6 weeks? work on his guns and jog slow laps. Definitely a run in the reserves first.

 

[Mismatched]

Yeah, Sloan can still run I guess, just no contact.
What does Crouchy do for the next 6 weeks? work on his guns and jog slow laps. Definitely a run in the reserves first.

You'd hope they would have learned from last year that they need to give him at least a few games in the magoos before rushing him back in the side.

Looks like this preseason could be a great "trial by fire" for our young midfielders without Sloane, Thommo, B. Crouch and Lyons, a real sink or swim moment for some and a real opportunity to impress for others.

For some players, often all it takes is an injury or 2 to give them a proper opportunity and they shine. Let's hope one or two guys can do this because god knows we need it.

 

[phill1795]

Not sure if mentioned but this website named all players that have impressed for each club during pre-season and they said the following about us.

There are some young guns coming through at the Crows, however it’s skipper, Taylor Walker that is catching attention early. He’s managed to put on some more weight while remaining relatively fit and will be an absolute handful for some of the game’s best defenders.

Lets all hope that we see a bigger year from Tex this year, in terms of leadership in 2016 he was fantastic of course by winning AFLPA captain of the year but it would be good to see his goals output increase. Where does everyone see Tex playing his most dominant footy? I kinda thing he is better suited to full forward.

 

[Slippery Pete]

I'd rather have injuries now than in six months.