Review R16: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Richmond Tigers

[Redleg Crow]

Oh get ****ed

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1353299

 

[ams4crows]

None are mine but I was not enjoying seeing Curtin playing his nothing role in the forward line. At that point he might as well have been dropped if they weren’t going g to actually give him a true role.

As soon as he went to the wing he looked like he belonged.

Hard to ****ing believe what we did with him last year playing him deep in defence at times. FMD

The KPD venture was so dumb, I'm glad we tried him on the wing because he just has to be around the ball.

He was exceptional today, one of the best crows performances of the whole season.

 

[spenze]

The really good: Signing Curtin to the contract before he pulled out this game, I mean how much extra would that of cost us?

 

[ams4crows]

Yep 23,000 was correct

Last time we played them at the MCG (2018), it was 58,000.

Says it all about their fickle supporter base.

7k of those 23k would have been Crows fans, there were heaps there today.

 

[FR0GGY]

Did the ball even get down there for him to be scragged?

Didn’t have to, Butts head scragged his fist.

 

[spenze]

Oh get ****ed

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1353299

Yep, first forward ever to get scragged in a marking contest

 

[John Who]

Just came on to say Curtin is going from preseason lurker to end-of-season superstar. He is the potential big-bodied midfielder we’re all crying out for. Just love his composure and attack on the ball, and he seems to be very comfortable at AFL level in the recent weeks.
A young lad signs an extension, then plays the best game of his life. Tells me he’s made to play footy! Surely has got to be one of the greatest improvers out of anyone in the league right now?

Thilthorpe, love his marking. But **** me, that deft left kick pass across his body to another player in front of goal was…beautiful!
This big beast actually has ambidextrous skills!

Max up forward - his goal kicking is awesome!! He’s unfazed in wherever position, love it!

Nearly forgot, Butts played his best game for us. He was unstoppable! Going to be interesting on how we decide on the Butts and Murray selections, is it possible to fit them both?

(Ugly - Lynch, umps, bad goal kicking in patches, that shoulda been a 100 point drubbing. Some embarrassing misses, even Fog missing a sitter.)

 

[FR0GGY]

Oh get ****ed

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1353299

He certainly deserved a free after half time but no issues that it wasn’t paid after being a dick.

 

[brucetiki]

Yze: "We will be seeking clarification from the AFL on the scragging that Lynch cops behind play"

They should tack an extra week on Lynch’s penalty for those comments.

How tone deaf can Yze be?

 

[Redleg Crow]

When was the last time we only had a 23,000 crowd?

 

[George CantStandYa]

Not surprising Max moving forward was Max's idea according to Nicks....

The team will have to coach themselves to a premiership.

Is that why Nicks gets picked, “Nicky’s I should be playing” “ok!”

 

[brucetiki]

Yep, first forward ever to get scragged in a marking contest

Our forwards regularly get scragged.

None of them take a swing as a result though

 

[CrowBloke]

If Draper and Edwards were playing today instead of Murphy and Laird it would have been pretty much perfect..

Draper is still slightly built.
One advantage of not playing him today?

None of the Richmond grubs got a chance to snipe him.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

When Lynch was at the peak of his douchiness, how was Keane candying around him then burning him off, taking a bounce and lacing out a teammate?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

When was the last time we only had a 23,000 crowd?

We get more than that at training

 

[cleanhands]

Haven’t scrolled thru anything yet and didn’t see the game, can someone please report on our sub being full of beans in the last did he rack em up please

 

[Redleg Crow]

When Lynch was at the peak of his douchiness, how was Keane candying around him then burning him off, taking a bounce and lacing out a teammate?

Gave him a Quick Look and was like, yeah I got you beat

 

[spenze]

Our forwards regularly get scragged.

None of them take a swing as a result though

No no, ours or any other forward to have ever played the game of Australian rules has been scragged

Until this afternoon

 

[ams4crows]

Oh get ****ed

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1353299

I'm sorry but how do coaches get away with the "I didn't see the incident" that's utter crap. Maybe Head coaches should have assistants show them vision of these incidents, it legit would take 30 seconds for an assistant to pull up the vision for the head coach to see when there's a boundary throw in or after a goal

 

[Redleg Crow]

Our forwards regularly get scragged.

None of them take a swing as a result though

Also look at what midfielders getting tagged have to put up with. Lynch is just a thug

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Haven’t scrolled thru anything yet and didn’t see the game, can someone please report on our sub being full of beans in the last did he rack em up please

Got injected into the midfield

 

[John Who]

Good: the big win over a bunch of sore-loser snipers (that tantrum-throwing baby Lynch was the worst, but only one of many). Funny how the only thing they've retained from the Hardwick years is grub acts and late hits.
NOTHING will compensate for losing to them in the 2017 GF, but I loved the way the boys trampled them today.
Eat Crow-shit, Richmond kittens!
Better: % boost + third spot is wonderful to see!

Surprisingly good, and innovative, and showing some flair was moving Golden-boot-Max onto Vlastuin.
Since it's the kind of move Nicks has never made (unless you count Pedlar onto Stewart ), I assume it was Davis' suggestion but kudos to Nicks for going with it.
If it was Nicks' idea, WOW, he's learning! Only took 5+ years ... <<mutter mutter>>

Excellent: Curtin. His Clearance in the third for a goal (to Thilthorpe?) was brilliant, jaw-dropping, McLeod-like.
His marking is elite; he's a pistol now, gonna be a Bazooka in years to come.
Sign him up for an additional 3 years, please.
Thilthorpe, marking Monster . Jeez we've got some targets to kick to now.

Very-goodly-noticeable: our handball was slick today; very sharp, helping us to cut through congestion.

Abominable: I rarely complain about the Umpires but they let Richmond get away with a lot of characteristically grubby late hits after marking or Crow-player disposal. (Silver lining: Rankine is about 5cms taller after having his neck stretched near the boundary line, right under a blind maggot's nose.)

P.S. EDIT: Sad, watching Tex being left behind in chases, seeing Smith spin into htb and general ineffectiveness.

Unfathomable: selecting useless you-know-who-the-spud and putting him on in place of Rachele

The Rachele decision to be subbed off was definitely interesting. I wonder if he sustained some minor niggle that fans aren’t privy to? Considering he’s been in hot form in recent weeks. Doesn’t seem to fit with any of the past trends to sub off one of our best players very early on in the second half.

 

[cleanhands]

Got injected into the midfield

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I'm sorry but how to coaches get away with the "I didn't see the incident" that's utter crap. Maybe Head coaches should have assistants show them vision of these incidents, it legit we take 30 seconds for an assistant to pull olup the vision for the head coach to see when there's a boundary throw in or after a goal

Surely some reporter with a brain is ready for that and has the footage on an iPad queued up

"Here you go... have a quick gander"

 

[ams4crows]

Haven’t scrolled thru anything yet and didn’t see the game, can someone please report on our sub being full of beans in the last did he rack em up please

More than his usual 4 or less in the last quarter but not of his disposals were particularly noteworthy