Review R23: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Collingwood

[PerthBoy86]

As Campo said after the game on the radio though, you give that many I50's to Geelong in a final and you're gonna be in trouble with Cameron, Neale and Danger down there

What has your inside 50 record been over the season? Maybe that's why you struggle against the Cats. Cats definitely the biggest challenge in finals for you.

 

[Rotayjay]

Can this please please be Murphy's last game in the tricolours?

 

[MrBarry]

As Campo said after the game on the radio though, you give that many I50's to Geelong in a final and you're gonna be in trouble with Cameron, Neale and Danger down there

Collingwood turned it into a slog, if we play Geelong it will be a shootout.

 

[Footypie32]

We don’t win that without Murphy

Technically, you are correct.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I love to bag Murphy as much as the next person but he wasn't our worst tonight. He did a decent job quelling Josh Daicos. Some of Daicos' touches were kick outs as well.

Yep. Kept J Daicos from doing much front half damage at least.

Murph hardly touched it himself but let's be honest, that's a major positive

My favourite Murphy moment though - the guy who flies against our talls constantly - needs to compete in the air vs Quaynor. Only Crow in the vicinity, most crucial stage of the game.

Now he stays down.

 

[BRL121]

Ugly: McRae lying in his presser, saying that Hill didn't come over to Adelaide.

 

[Pea Nut]

Yep. Kept J Daicos from doing much front half damage at least.

Murph hardly touched it himself but let's be honest, that's a major positive

My favourite Murphy moment though - the guy who flies against our talls constantly - needs to compete in the air vs Quaynor. Only Crow in the vicinity, most crucial stage of the game.

Now he stays down.

Infuriating. There was another moment very similar earlier in the game. Again didn’t go.

 

[Pea Nut]

Ugly: McRae lying in his presser, saying that Hill didn't come over to Adelaide.

What’s the story there ?? Pre-match they spoke about him missing a training session in the week and not playing any footy this weekend.

 

[Brenton Davy]

Bad: Murphy

Schoenberg had more of an impact on his 22 minutes on the ground than Murphy's 103 minutes.

Murphy put the clamps on Josh Daicos. Probably Josh’s most ineffective game of the season.

Murphy with or near the ball tho…

 

[WetCrow1991]

Great: Colliwobble supporters crying about the umpires after they cop a game against the Crows where the umpires don't suck them off for 4 quarters.

 

[bigman]

Also

Officially a better home and away season than we had in 2017.

Edit: My bad, we actually achieved that last week.

So I’ll chuck this in - the revival of Wayne Milera

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Wayne Milera

Age

28

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.5

4star

MG

265.3

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.5

3star

T

1.0

2star

MG

282.0

4star

D

11.4

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.4

4star

MG

182.0

3star

has been huge.

 

[CrowBloke]

My heart rate was 119 at the end of the game

Mine was 98 and I'm an old fart.

U ok?

 

[huludicidal]

Good:
Fog’s first half - really one of 5 players who kept us in it up to half time.

Isaac Cumming

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Isaac Cumming

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.3

4star

CL

1.0

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

1.2

4star

- much like Fog, did most of his best work in the first half, but his 3rd qtr tap on and goal was a HUGE play that many of our players would’ve bottled.

Keane - beast all night. Did some weird things by foot, but mauled his opponents in the air.

Milera - arguably our best player tonight for the full 4 quarters for mine. Super unlucky not to get a couple of frees too. Playing some excellent footy and it shows you what just staying healthy can do for a guy like Wayne.

Tex’s first half. Was hugely influential and crucial to us getting back in it.

Worrell - continues to evolve into one of the best “third talls in defence” in the AFL.

I don’t rate him usually, but I thought Hinge did some pretty important things even if a number of his decisions by foot were baffling. A much more solid game by him than anything he’s dished up in the last 6 weeks put it that way.

All but sewing up the minor premiership, and with a liiiiiitle bit of luck with the remaining results and percentages falling the right way, we MIGHT now have a shot at our home QF being against the Suns.



Bad:
Thilthorpe - love him, but he was bad. Huge mark and goal late obviously. But other than that, was a pile of nope. Looked like he couldn’t cover the ground.

Murphy and Schoenberg - these aren’t AFL players and it’s ridiculous to send them out there. I’m sure we’ll hear about the great defensive job Murphy did on Josh Daicos

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Josh Daicos

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

MG

230.5

4star

D

16.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.5

4star

MG

230.5

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

and yada yada yada - it’s complete rubbish.

Sam Berry - continues to struggle to get the ball, and tonight he was flat out laying a tackle either. Must lift.

Dan McStay - what a laughably terrible player.




Ugly:
Losing the inside 50 count 37-71. There will never be another game in history where a team loses the inside 50 count by 34 and wins the game. Ever.

Umps forgetting what a ****ing high tackle is.

The whole game in general. Sure there was a lot of pressure, but the dour up the line junk was a terrible spectacle.

 

[All_In]

Where are all the "lost it at selection" nuffie posts?

 

[Southerntakeover]

**** yesss. Me not watching games is a strategy that never fails.

No no credit for this

 

[Crow till I die]

Spudmurph...we are used to 10 touches and a point. Tonight in a game where it was groundball all night, he had 6 possessions, no score and 1 tackle. Why did nicks pick him over dowling? He can also play the high half forward and has been in great form? What has murph got on nicks..polaroids?

 

[PeterSalt]

Gotcha. Thanks. 71 seems ridiculous and I thought it couldn't be right, but there you go.

They had a lot of inside 50's that weren't that deep

 

[Pea Nut]

Where are all the "lost it at selection" nuffie posts?

You think Murphy and Schoenberg were good ?? The posts are there, we just managed to win even with one hand tied behind our back.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Can Mitch Hinge learn how to kick? How many fn turnovers did he have?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

No no credit for this

I'm out celebrating my engagement.

 

[Alwaysacrow]

They reality for them is that if we win a flag in the next few years it's diabolically bad for them.

To go three flags to one and with Port being close to a 20 year GF drought makes it incredibly hard for them in a two team town.

They're scared about what's potentially about to happen.

That would be gold.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Relief, just pure relief! Finally get one against those ****ers, insane defensive effort. Worrell and Keane, just wow.

A stressful, but happy night in the end! Heart rate still hasn’t dropped haha

Top of the ladder, **** yeah! Bring on finals

 

[dogs105]

I'm out celebrating my engagement.

Congratulations!

 

[Crow_68]

Bond simply does not get enough credit.
Takes the oppositions best small forward every time he plays and rarely has his colours lowered.

 

[Crow till I die]

If you want to really treat yourselves with a completely deluded fan base, go roll into the Collingwood game autopsy thread. The umps tried to walk them home in the first half and they are bleating that we got the dream ride from them...what on earth were they watching bwahahah..