Review R17: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Melbourne Demons

[Betts are off]

Loved that Dan Curtin had a quiet day on the stat sheet (had the distinct feeling the Demons had a plan to keep the ball well away from him). But still managed to have multiple game turning moments today.

Kids a star in the making

 

[Crowstar]

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what we’ll do. Melbourne turned up to play, we didn’t play ‘our way’, nothing to learn, we’ll definitely do better come finals against much better opposition. Probably the only way to improve is to get more continuity into Murphy.

Yeah I agree. He just needs a few more games to feel comfortable at this level. The first 135 games are just exposing him to the pace of thd game.

 

[50BC]

That turnover in the back half during the last quarter.....

Murphy 2 touches in 30% gametime and Taylor 5 touches in 70% gametime. I'd judge it a draw for worst on ground.

 

[cleanhands]

Murphy 2 touches in 30% gametime and Taylor 5 touches in 70% gametime. I'd judge it a draw for worst on ground.

Nah take into account games played

 

[CrowBloke]

Good: Coming back from >4 goals down to win. First time since Thilthorpe's debut we've done it.

I said similar on Page 1, but not many have made a comment on such a breakthrough win.
It's one of the monkeys that'd been hanging on for so long, OFF our backs.

I texted my sister when we were nearly 5 goals down and basically said we were cactus-phuktus, having never come back from so far behind to win, under Nicks. I said:
"This will be a huge Test for the new-look, top-4 Crows. If they wanna do anything come Finals, they'll have to come back and win this game" and not expecting they would.

I am very surprised and very happy they did , happy for the players too.
It will give their belief a boost.

 

[GreyCrow]

Also Lachlan Murphy had 2 touches in a half of football and was putrid, but we all knew that would happen

He absolutely cannot play in Rachele's spot while he's injured

 

[50BC]

Nah take into account games played

No, I'm talking about the performance in the game today. Taylor and Murphy stank it up equally. People keep telling me what a natural footballer Taylor is if only he could get a game. I don't see him being anymore AFL ready than the day we selected him.

 

[ABAB]

Murphy 2 touches in 30% gametime and Taylor 5 touches in 70% gametime. I'd judge it a draw for worst on ground.

Taylor kicked an important goal and had 2 clangers to Murphy's 3.

 

[Cromulant]

Murphy 2 touches in 30% gametime and Taylor 5 touches in 70% gametime. I'd judge it a draw for worst on ground.

Taylor kicked a goal

 

[steve9798]

Loved that Dan Curtin had a quiet day on the stat sheet (had the distinct feeling the Demons had a plan to keep the ball well away from him). But still managed to have multiple game turning moments today.

Kids a star in the making

You know you have a quality kid when he can still have a big impact when he's not having a great day. His courage in the last month or so has really surprised me. Could be a great captain one day.

 

[cleanhands]

No, I'm talking about the performance in the game today. Taylor and Murphy stank it up equally. People keep telling me what a natural footballer Taylor is if only he could get a game. I don't see him being anymore AFL ready than the day we selected him.

I expect more from a 100+ game player

 

[Maddogmetro]

Turning point in the match was Curtin's intercept possession, run down the wing blowing off defenders with a bounce, and then lace out to Rankine.

Shifted the whole game.

 

[jimvic]

Murphy 2 touches in 30% gametime and Taylor 5 touches in 70% gametime. I'd judge it a draw for worst on ground.

This may be news to all here, but MURPHY CANNOT BE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE TEAM - PLEASE!!

 

[50BC]

I expect more from a 100+ game player

I think most of us have given up expecting anything of Murphy. Not AFL standard, shouldn't be on our list yet alone playing games. I just ont see him as any kind of bar to measure against.

 

[cleanhands]

I think most of us have given up expecting anything of Murphy. Not AFL standard, shouldn't be on our list yet alone playing games. I just ont see him as any kind of bar to measure against.

Unfortunately we can’t take him out of the equation as Nicks keeps putting him up

 

[Hodgy]

The universe has a rule when something seems obvious to everyone to happen and repeatedly doesn't, it means when explored, it proved to be an utterly stupid idea.

It makes absolutely no difference who we select between a shit 118 game player or a shit 2 game player who we're unconvinced on their future. That's just a PR move for teams who haven't made finals and are desperate to sell hope.

Ridiculous take for 2 reasons.

a. Dowling, Draper, Schoenberg, Pedlar, Edwards, Cook, Bond etc aren’t shit. They can all play high level and have shown it way more than Murphy, and

B. Even if they were shit. They have potential improvement in them. Murphy clearly does not.

 

[Rank]

What was up with Filthy today?

May

 

[George CantStandYa]

The universe has a rule when something seems obvious to everyone to happen and repeatedly doesn't, it means when explored, it proved to be an utterly stupid idea.

It makes absolutely no difference who we select between a shit 118 game player or a shit 2 game player who we're unconvinced on their future. That's just a PR move for teams who haven't made finals and are desperate to sell hope.

You have some really strange opinions, you’re almost a Waynelite

 

[CrowBloke]

Good: 4 points. Soligo. Fogarty. Berry. Rankine. Peatling.

Curtin, as well. Two-way-running Keays was useful and should have had 4 goals, not 2.

Bad: kicking to defenders' advantage.

Yeah, this was horrible for that first 3/8ths. So many hurried entries going straight to the chests of Mrlb. defenders, was frustrating . Good thing they didn't put their dominance on the scoreboard.

Attack on the ball not hard enought for first 3/8.

Ugly: Rachele injury. Rachele's replacement having no positive impact.

yeah, again .
I wonder how many times this cycle:
Pick-Murphy-watch-him-spud-it-up-drop-Murphy is going to be repeated going forward before Nicks eventually wakes up.
I loved today's come-from-behind win, but Nicks' Murphy-love is holding us back.

 

[Crowman32]

Really like peatlings game. I thought when our midfield was getting beaten early peatling was the player who kept us in it.

 

[Rank]

Other than the goal Taylor did nothing

 

[Cromulant]

Rash probably costs us any real chance this year. Massive impact to the team.

Kid had some stinky moments today early on, but he bounced back hard and played a role in us pulling back the momentum.

 

[50BC]

Taylor kicked a goal

And Joel Amartey once kicked 9, but still a bog average player.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Isaac Cumming is not the player I thought we were getting. 13 disposals and very little impact. Easily the least influential of the 3 recruits this year.

I got shit for saying this last week. I will give him that he is on the wing that we don't use.

 

[Coopers]

Also Lachlan Murphy

4

Lachlan Murphy

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

G

1.0

4star

had 2 touches in a half of football and was putrid, but we all knew that would happen

He absolutely cannot play in Rachele's spot while he's injured

He had 3 turnovers as well.

And like, crashed into our blokes when they were trying to mark it. And bafflingly, didn't throw himself at the marking contest when he should have, and let defenders mark the thing when he was nearby.