Preview Round 1 - Adelaide v St Kilda @ Adelaide Oval

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Walker on Crows’ selection squeeze

Adelaide will open its season against St Kilda on Sunday

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I’d say those boys (Neal-Bullen, Cumming, Peatling and Draper) would be a good chance to play.

Let's hope Tex is on the money with Draper.

 

[Geoffa32]

It wouldn’t be Nicks without at least one clanger selection

Laird and Milera in the same backline is two clangers.....

 

[FR0GGY]

Honestly against st kilda you’d have to question even letting the captain play after an interrupted preseason like Milera and we’re possibly going to do it with a player in the bottom 1/3rd of the team? wtf

 

[Danger in Texas]

Finally, feels like that off-season went on forever

Think the margin in this game (either way) will be a good indication of where we’re at for this season, just like the R1 loss last year was

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Better not be

We should win this by 60-80 points


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You forget who our coach is.

 

[1970crow]

Nankervis?

No, it’s either him or Milera in the 7 defenders, not both.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Seeing all these other teams announce their debut players already, meanwhile we sit and wait for the Draper announcement. Nicks is going to Nicks.

 

[Captain Furious]

Wouldn't read too much into training teams, imagine Milera gets a week or two to find his feet in the SANFL.

Some guys that were pretty good towards the end of last year - Taylor, Bond, Dowling - aren't even being discussed; indicates our very aggressive and very long rebuild might be over. Have to win some games first but is a nice feeling.

Think Rankine starts forward, our most damaging mid but also our most damaging small forward - really our only traditional small forward - he's so dangerous at half forward, rolling in and out of the midfield as he sees fit. Opposition have to get their match ups and timing very precise or he'll tear them up all over the ground.

KPD is interesting, I know this board doesn't rate Butts that highly but against teams with monster keys like Carlton, Bulldogs etc, think Butts plays. Better 1on1 than our other guys, especially Keane. Saints have no forward line at all so good to run with the attacking key backs option.

Draper and Curtin both play hopefully.

Rachele TT Fog
Rankine Walker ANB
Cumming Crouch Peatling
Hinge Keane MM
Laird Murray Worrell

OBrien Dawson Soligo

Keays Draper Curtin Nank

Sub: Sholl

Em: Bond Butts Dowling

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Hold fire till selection night.

Never!

 

[Cromulant]

Honestly against st kilda you’d have to question even letting the captain play after an interrupted preseason like Milera and we’re possibly going to do it with a player in the bottom 1/3rd of the team? wtf

I dont he was that interrupted to be fair, just the practice game.

Still doesnt mean he comes straight back in, or shouldnt mean anyway.

 

[FR0GGY]

I dont he was that interrupted to be fair, just the practice game.

Still doesnt mean he comes straight back in, or shouldnt mean anyway.

Oh right thought he’d missed all our trials
For some reason.

 

[Cromulant]

Oh right thought he’d missed all our trials
For some reason.

He just didnt play well in the Port game

 

[Ham]

Keen to see Max playing that aggressive role he started in the internal trial before injury, he looked good

 

[adelaidecrows]

Wouldn't read too much into training teams, imagine Milera gets a week or two to find his feet in the SANFL.

Some guys that were pretty good towards the end of last year - Taylor, Bond, Dowling - aren't even being discussed; indicates our very aggressive and very long rebuild might be over. Have to win some games first but is a nice feeling.

Think Rankine starts forward, our most damaging mid but also our most damaging small forward - really our only traditional small forward - he's so dangerous at half forward, rolling in and out of the midfield as he sees fit. Opposition have to get their match ups and timing very precise or he'll tear them up all over the ground.

KPD is interesting, I know this board doesn't rate Butts that highly but against teams with monster keys like Carlton, Bulldogs etc, think Butts plays. Better 1on1 than our other guys, especially Keane. Saints have no forward line at all so good to run with the attacking key backs option.

Draper and Curtin both play hopefully.

Rachele TT Fog
Rankine Walker ANB
Cumming Crouch Peatling
Hinge Keane MM
Laird Murray Worrell

OBrien Dawson Soligo

Keays Draper Curtin Nank

Sub: Sholl

Em: Bond Butts Dowling

The interest will be whether Nicks provides opportunities to those ripping up the Sanfl or he sticks with guys with a reputation as safer bet.

 

[GreyCrow]

Why are people calling for Draper to be announced?

Only bottom sides roll out their draftees in a push for memberships

We are a top 4 side and have been for years

Draftees debuting are for lower placed minnows

 

[Danger in Texas]

Seeing all these other teams announce their debut players already, meanwhile we sit and wait for the Draper announcement. Nicks is going to Nicks.

Ehh, I think it’d be announced today or tomorrow, especially given we play on Sunday

 

[Cromulant]

Ehh, I think it’d be announced today or tomorrow, especially given we play on Sunday

Main training tomorrow, I think itll be then.

 

[CrowinNT]

"Crab" had me LOLing out loud

Mr Wabbitt is a huge Crouch fan

 

[Pugsley]

It does to Nicks

We need angry Balme to ruffle him up.

 

[Scorpus]

Some of you might know better than me. How is Curtin looking towards the first game. Is he a certainty at selection?

Curtin is a lock. Nicks doesn't change his team based on trial form

 

[Pugsley]

Never!

Bloody Collingwood supporters

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We'd only be rushing Milera back to accommodate Laird.

We'd look at the make up of our back 7 and Laird doesn't offer long kicking or run. Is more an accumulator.

So we need to play Milera over Nankervis

 

[JPetro83]

Match day threads are going to be quiet without Murph to complain about.

Murray is still there.. especially if he continues to get his kicks intercepted and play like Hartigan....

 

[Redline]

We'd only be rushing Milera back to accommodate Laird.

We'd look at the make up of our back 7 and Laird doesn't offer long kicking or run. Is more an accumulator.

So we need to play Milera over Nankervis

You are right, it's more about the mix of the back seven. Bickley was questioning if Hinge makes the team based on the mix of players.

I am surprised Milera is going to play. I would of given him a block of SANFL games.

I'd play him but my gut feel is Draper will be sub or left out.

 

[Betts are off]

Sunday is going to be great. Crowies first game of the season at Midday, and the Australian F1 at 2:30pm.

And Im going to a 5th birthday party that my son was invited to at timezone for all of it....

FML, they better have Daytona or i'll lose my mind!