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Which is disappointing as that’s the traditional crows position. Our fans expect mediocrity and the ability to say we’re “competing for finals”.
Review Good Bad and Ugly vs GWS - Rd 7 2021
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Which is disappointing as that’s the traditional crows position. Our fans expect mediocrity and the ability to say we’re “competing for finals”.
Did you know that the Suns also have a strong midfield? Who wudda thunk it!
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We are absolute trash and I'm glad I didn't waste my time with it. Start of season spark has long gone now so there's not much worth in watching for the rest of the year as we're firmly back into 2020 mode.
Actually my bad it's 31 first rounders in the last 10 years.
Yes, with an amazing debut from TT, and unheard of accuracy.
Look at forward line structure and tell me if it’s a good and dangerous setup?
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I thought first rounders were only for KPP's?
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They've taken a few, they've had a lot.
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It's not a bad setup, but the talent is failing.
3 talls, 1 being a ridiculous athletic 2m giant, and 3 smalls SHOULD work. Berg is done IMO.... But the other problem is the form of ROB. He's been awful.
We just don't have the players to make it so.
The talent is there, but it’s just raw. I like the structure of Tex, RT, Berg (who I think is worth persisting with) and 3 smalls, with guys like Newchurch, Pedlar, Cook to get chances to rotate through soon enough. Maybe Fog replaces Berg in a few weeks once RT is more comfortable in the ruck?
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We need to come up with a plan to nullify their midfield drive...oh and DO NOT kick it anywhere near Alir Alir
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They don't want to play him there his year, but both ROB and Berg are ineffective so they might have to.
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I should say, the forward talent isn't there YET.
As BACCS said we need Cook and Newchurch to come on, RT will do and Fog will get his turn.
As BACCS said we need Cook and Newchurch to come on, RT will do and Fog will get his turn.
Forget getting all technical....there’s one thing that’s changed between now and the first few weeks, and it’s our ferociousness. We were just about the highest pressure team in the league and everything else flowed from there. We’re no longer ferocious in the contest. Youngest squad in the league, we were never gonna maintain it
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Saving it for the 2021 Grand Final. R8.
Like you sometimes say mate, the oldest enemy of the Crows is wind. Just look at our accuracy today.
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I only watched the first minute of the game but I assume it all went peachy after that and we dominated?
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Actually, Brisbane dealt well with Allir tonight. They alternated their very tall athletic forwards on him to "out-Allir" Allir, and it worked!
Daniher and Hipwood had the required reach.
What would be disastrous for us would be for him to stand Tex: we should have Berg and TT on him.
Our best midfielder is a player who was delisted by Brisbane and picked up by us with a rookie pick. Doesn't this say anything in itself? We have no great midfielders apart from Sloane, who will only be with us another year or 2. After then, God help us.
SugarShane
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Judging purely on those 2 games? GWS was mad not to start the car when we offered them pick 40 for him.
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Just needs a good preseason to build a body, he already has the tank. He will show all of you doubters.
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The others will be alright IMO.
But given we are down our best 2 mids it doesn't make it easy on these guys. And a ruckman who gets in your way when he's following the ball.....
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The issue is where is the next Rory Sloane (or someone even better) coming from?
We can't just rely on him carrying our midfield forever. Keays is good, but badly needs support.
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Midfield badly struggling. Last year we drafted a midfielder with pick 28, he's playing today in the team. Name is Sam Berry.
Let's just check in to see where he played. Plenty of small forwards in the team, no need for him up there...
Yep. That's the Crows
Let's just check in to see where he played. Plenty of small forwards in the team, no need for him up there...
Yep. That's the Crows
Just gets a pass mark, considering we have played some horrific footy in 6 of the 8 quarters of footy he's played for us this year. Offensively, his output has been down on his GWS output, he looked cleaner and more sure with ball in hand playing in a far better system. When the chips are down in that regard he's definitely battling and his skills were bog ordinary. However defensively he was very good both weeks, 7 tackles last week 5 this week at LEAST SOMEONE was trying when the ball was going the other way. Also 4th for pressure acts for us today with 23 which was at least a good effort. Should have got a couple more frees, one clear in the back not paid. Far from our worst today, but will be wanting a better output offensively against Port.
