Game Day Crows Vs Demons: Youth and home truths.

[TubbsFarquhar]

Even Derby County in 2007-08 managed a win.

 

[ABAB]

Same for everyone though

Which is what I said, if you start the season really sh*t, you will stay really sh*t.

 

[Murray2503]

Not sure why Roo has to do our games. Done enough damage already without having to hear him.

 

[footy4ever]

Tex is done. A few thought a quarter here or there over 2 games was evidence to the contrary, guess what, Tex is done.

The ball’s been nowhere near him for a half..even when we’ve kicked to him.

 

[Troy87]

Jones and Ned looking like busts. Jones showing zero improvement. Ned just appears to have no weapons but intensity. We are seriously in a world of trouble right now as a club.

 

[cleanhands]

Fitness level no up to SANFL level, out numbered at all ground balls

 

[FAITH]

Roo is a victim of an affliction that often impacts mediocre people who have some single talent like playing footy that gives them the connections needed to accumulate wealth. Applying niche success to other aspects of life and assuming that they are a top notch operator in all aspects.

Only need to listen to him talk on radio for 60 seconds to realise that he is just a dumb Riverland bumkin who could play footy, and that is it, and because he lives in South Australia that means your royalty.

This is so true.

 

[Tex200]

No. And he’s not being played on the ball.

Well can you, or anyone else, explain exactly what the f....k he is doing out there ?

 

[hey shorty]

Fitness level no up to SANFL level, out numbered at all ground balls

This

We look so unfit.

 

[King Of Money]

Our disposal and decision making is our biggest issues. Way more than fitness. There are so many poor kicks in this team and so really bad decision makers as well.

Add to that a total lack of foot speed. Chasing red and blue jumpers all night.

 

[Murray2503]

25 years? Would be 50 years at a minimum.

We are beyond worst.

Roo, Reid, Ogilvie, Fagan have destroyed our list. Just go now.

 

[Thetrader15]

Watching the game, it appears most ofnthe team have the talent, but they aren't working together.

For me, it's all coaching. Our clearance suck, our ball movement is non existant. We defend poorly and there is no run from contests. I only saw Schoenberg do it of all or players.

It's so simple, but makes such a difference.

AFC, go and get Nicks some decent coaches to support him Who have AFL experience at good clubs.

 

[Crowboto]

I’m not happy we’ve got ourselves into this situation... I’m not happy we didn’t trade out Sloane and Lynch in 2018... I’m not happy we didn’t either trade for Gibbs in 2016 or not at all... I’m not happy with a lot of our list management and selection policy decisions of the past 3-4 years... there is a lot of things I’m not happy with...

But we are now here. This is what a rebuild looks like. What exactly do you think it looks like... So compared to the game against North and tonight’s game... I’ll take the positives out of what I saw tonight... simple as that

Ha dont count on this club sucessfully completing a rebuild. Way to ea sily distracted.

 

[SugarShane]

Feel we are 2 gun key forwards and another 2 quality mids away from being competitive.

Even if just 5 or 6 senior players pulled their fingers out we could be, against teams like Melbourne anyway.

 

[ams4crows]

We gave up in that last 1/4 so did the crowd, very disappointing end

 

[bates121]

Nah. Fitness is the 1st issue. Fitness is the first thing you get sorted, everything else follows.

If you don't have fitness, you won't have skills, you won't have good disposal. Even if you spend all your time working on them.

It’s not even the kids it’s blokes that have been in the system for years are some of the worst offenders and have been always. Even Keays our so called fittest is an ordinary kick.
If you think getting fit and the rest will come you haven’t a clue.

 

[hey shorty]

Well can you, or anyone else, explain exactly what the f....k he is doing out there ?

He's absolutely bereft of confidence. We are killing him by leaving him in the side

 

[Mutineer]

Fitness level no up to SANFL level, out numbered at all ground balls

And the longer the season goes on the more it's only going to get worse......and the more obvious it will become.

 

[hey shorty]

It’s not even the kids it’s blokes that have been in the system for years are some of the worst offenders and have been always. Even Keays our so called fittest is an ordinary kick.
If you think getting fit and the rest will come you haven’t a clue.

Tell me, what's the first thing that falls away when you get tired ??

 

[bates121]

Add to that a total lack of foot speed. Chasing red and blue jumpers all night.

Yeah but if you can hit targets when you have the pill foot speed is not such an issue.
the ball always moves faster than running it.

 

[hey shorty]

And the longer the season goes on the more it's only going to get worse......and the more obvious it will become.

Gonna need to keep rotating 8 at a time.

 

[Lawrst]

Just another guy unfortunately

Needs to elevate a lot of his game in truth

Fitness is his biggest issue.
He's a lead up forward who can take a mark and kick a goal.
Struggles with repeated efforts chasing and then getting back ready to run proper leading patterns.
Same when the ball hits the deck, he's spent.
If we/he can fix fixes the fitness he has, he will be fine. Needs very few posessions to make a difference in a match.

 

[FAITH]

Roo, Reid, Ogilvie, Fagan have destroyed our list. Just go now.

Unfair putting Ogilvie with the other 3.
As someone who follows the draft closely, I can tell you he is quality. Not perfect, but high quality.

 

[rocket18]

Well apart from our
poor fitness
terrible skills
shocking decision making
no structure or gameplan
that was pretty good.

 

[1970crow]

The ball’s been nowhere near him for a half..even when we’ve kicked to him.

Sure. Continue your denial. We kick to him A LOT, he's just done. Unfit, like the entire side, or injured, or done. But don't make up s**t. He gets directed more ball than his efficacy deserves.