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You don't watch much footy outside the mcg bubble do you.
Recommitted Brad Crouch [RFA 2020]
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What an absolute load of schitt
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Better than B Crouch
Adelaide
Sloane
Brisbane
Neale
Zorko
Carlton
Cripps
Walsh
Collingwood
Treloar
Pendlebury
Sidebottom
Essendon
Merrett
Shiel
Fremantle
Fyfe
B Hill
GWS
Coniglio
Ward
Kelly
Geelong
Kelly
Dangerfield
Selwood
Gold Coast
Nil
Hawthorn
Mitchell
O’Meara
Melbourne
Oliver
North Melbourne
Higgins
Cunnington
Port Adelaide
Wines
Boak
Gray
Richmond
Martin
Cotchin
Edwards
St Kilda
Gresham
Sydney
Heeney
Parker
West Coast
Gaff
Yeo
Shuey
Western Bulldogs
Bontempelli
Dunkley
MacRae
There’s well in excess of 30 there for you, would you care to share who you think B Crouch is better than on the above list.
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Yes, I watch a lot.
Please list the error I made naming those players as better than Crouch.
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So in others words, the exact opposite of what the crows delusionists were saying in the lead up to the gibbs trade
And thats just the established stars , Before we even get into players like Rozee , Toranto , Prestia , Houli , De Goey or any KPP/Rucks etc
You also just cannot get past the fact that Bcrouch has only played 83 games in 8 years so is extremely injury prone
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I put up actual statistics as to where crouch sits in the comp on you put up your own opinion..champion
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You actually have no idea and it shows. Please put up some data to show brad crouch is not an A grade player in the comp
Not sure but isn't it Crows get the chance to match an offering clubs contract in the RFA scenario. Guess Crows could offer more?
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Hahaha..didn't your messiah say that you have to pay a premium for a player under contract. Something like 2 x 1st rounders. Thanks for supporting me on here
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Well considering the 18 clubs coaches have voted throughout the year and brad crouch sits just outside the top 20 players in the entire comp. I'll take their rating of him over some opinionated supporter
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Crouch arguably had a better year than everyone you listed with the exception of MAYBE Nat Fyfe, Treloar, Bont, Neale and Boak. But it’s a line ball at best.
Watch more footy perhaps....
You do realise trading value has more to do with what a player might do in the future, rather than his immediate past
Crouch is a ball winner, but has lower impact factor versus the numbers he racks up. The other factor, he is only a midfielder with no second position.
If he attracted better value than a combined mid first rounder, you would jump at that deal
64% effective disposals.
Haha, in what world isn't he worth a first round pick??
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Better year than Cripps, Pendlebury, Yeo, Dangerfield, Tim Kelly? If you think Crouch had a better season than these guys you’ve got no idea which going by the Adelaide board is hardly surprising.
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Which player on my list does Crouch sit above?
None!
And I could find another 10.
People's opinions on how good brad is or how good he isn't is irrelevant
If a club wants brad it's all about the compensation we receive
There is zero discussion brad becomes an RFA next year and is contracted this year
There is zero debate based around wage alone Adelaide will receive a first round pick dependant on where they finish as an RFA
The only prediction needs to be where will Adelaide finish
Adelaide simply will not trade him for less than what they predict they will get as an RFA
To think otherwise means you aren't thinking
No different to the fact Geelong had to pay more than RFA compo for danger or he would have been forced to go as an RFA and the cats wage bill on danger would have been far greater than what they are paying
Most would say we will get 5 or 6 for brad as an RFA
So how much more will they want this year than pick 5 or 6
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If you use that criteria for trade value then Silvagni should charged with robbery for the Gibbs deal, as proven in his 2 years at Adelaide. He didn’t even deserve 2 first rounders for his underwhelming history tbh.
He’s a bad example though because Adelaide fooled themselves into believing they were contenders off one good season.
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Some good points there and if a club wants him it’s a sellers market.
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That is not the view of the coaches this season..in his first real full season since 2017. He is a far better player than gibbs and we all know how much he cost. So anyone thinking bargain can look elsewhete and a mid 1st in value is way under value
There's absolutely no benefit for us to trade him this year. Keep him for another year and get an early first as compensation when we finish towards the bottom of the ladder next year. There's enough examples now of players being held to their contracts and Brad will be another of those that will unless a really good deal comes about.
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Clearly you didn’t read my earlier post which suggested he arguably had a better year statistically than Danger and Kelly (both kicked more goals however, I’ll give them that).
People love to shower them with praise because their team finished top and are members of the eternally untouchable Geelong midfield that apparently gets better every year (note the sarcasm).
Neither of them got anywhere near as much ball as Crouch, nor did they apply anywhere near as much pressure defensively or run as hard both ways. You’re not watching closely enough.
Pendles was AA by default, his selection was laughable. Dusty had a better year than he did and couldn’t make the side. Hell, even Zach Merrett and Josh Dunkley had better years than Pendles. Surely you can admit that?
Cripps had a largely inconsistent season, if you bothered to watch him at all. His form between rounds 9 and 18 was patchy at best, with the exception of round 12 against Brissy who switched off at quarter time.
Yeo? Please. He couldn’t even get his hands on the pill more than 24 times a game on average, as a full-time mid. The only area of his game that more prolific than Brad’s was his improved tackling. And not by a whole lot either.
You’re having a laugh.
