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

[Greenfinger]

They had 5 midfielders with more possessions than our highest possession winner in the middle which was soligo who in reality had a shocker. Our midfield is trash

 

[AFC979810]

It goes beyond that, mate

What does it go beyond.

Quaynor plays us 7 times. Nobody boos.

Quaynor gets stuck into Rankine and the pair had several incidents on field - Rankine says slur. Rankine gets banned.

Game 8 - Crows fans boo Quaynor for first time.

Mac Andrew was a dick to TT - got boo'd. Lynch took out Butts - Will get boo'd. Houston KO'd Rankine - will be boo'd forever. Quaynor had several run ins with Rankine - gets boo'd.

 

[Scorpus]

This is another thing, and its on the coaches and selection committee.

We battled through the season trying to get ourselves in the position that we did.... but we did so running guys into the ground.

Of all our senior types only Walker and Laird got rested.

They didn't even need to be rested. Some of them put in droppable performances. And then when we did get injuries we decided to limit our depth by playing Murphy and Smith.

And just on Smith he played like a headless chook out there. Can never play for the club again and should be delisted if he doesn't retire

 

[Danger in Texas]

It’s because Rankine called him a xxxxxxx and got suspended. Trying to say otherwise is bullshit.

If it was because Quaynor picked on him, why is it the boos were loudest for Quaynor and not Houston?

Bingo

Should’ve been Houston >>>> maybe Frampton > anyone who was performing well (Moore/Daicos) >> Quaynor

 

[Danger in Texas]

People think our midfield will suddenly turn it on next week and we won’t allow Sicily or a GWS defender to do a Moore on us? Will we take the game on or go safety first and kick down the line to contests?

The only thing we will have going for us next week is the extra 2 days break.

Idun will be that Giants defender, I’m guessing

Maffew is gonna have to learn a lot in a week

 

[George CantStandYa]

Idun will be that Giants defender, I’m guessing

Maffew is gonna have to learn a lot in a week

Well he didn’t from the last time we played Collingwood. Only difference this time is Collingwood took their chances and Moore played better.

 

[pjcrows]

Notice how we've lost clearance most of the season, and still won, yet last night we won clearance but had no spread at all. As soon as I saw Laird at stoppages early, and our mids hack kicking from contest, I knew we were done.

Throw in Max as a supposed decoy/defensive forward, and Tex playing deep instead of TT...

We basically threw our winning game plan out the window. Did Nicks not trust it? Was Burgess' data showing we were gassed and needed an alternative? There has to be a reason we strayed from our best style in a home Qualifying Final.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Can someone win a contest please? Win the ball at ground level and stand up in the tackle, keep hands free, handball off to a teammate. Or perhaps break a tackle occasionally

Like every other team does

Instead
Fumble
Fall down
If we do get possession, get mown down instantly and hammered to the turf, causing a spill

 

[George CantStandYa]

Notice how we've lost clearance most of the season, and still won, yet last night we won clearance but had no spread at all. As soon as I saw Laird at stoppages early, and our mids hack kicking from contest, I knew we were done.

Throw in Max as a supposed decoy/defensive forward, and Tex playing deep instead of TT...

We basically threw our winning game plan out the window. Did Nicks not trust it? Was Burgess' data showing we were gassed and needed an alternative? There has to be a reason we strayed from our best style in a home Qualifying Final.

Nicks is a moron.

 

[Scorpus]

Notice how we've lost clearance most of the season, and still won, yet last night we won clearance but had no spread at all. As soon as I saw Laird at stoppages early, and our mids hack kicking from contest, I knew we were done.

Throw in Max as a supposed decoy/defensive forward, and Tex playing deep instead of TT...

We basically threw our winning game plan out the window. Did Nicks not trust it? Was Burgess' data showing we were gassed and needed an alternative? There has to be a reason we strayed from our best style in a home Qualifying Final.

The answer is that Nicks is a moron

 

[Jars458]

Just read about the booing. Disgraceful and embarrassing. The Club should condemn it out of hand.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Notice how we've lost clearance most of the season, and still won, yet last night we won clearance but had no spread at all. As soon as I saw Laird at stoppages early, and our mids hack kicking from contest, I knew we were done.

Throw in Max as a supposed decoy/defensive forward, and Tex playing deep instead of TT...

We basically threw our winning game plan out the window. Did Nicks not trust it? Was Burgess' data showing we were gassed and needed an alternative? There has to be a reason we strayed from our best style in a home Qualifying Final.

Nicks is a reactionary coach not a proactive coach. He believes in other coaches game plans and reacts to their coaching. And yeah, he doesnt trust his game plan, or the players unless they are part of a select few.

 

[Cromulant]

Nicks is a moron.

Maybe so, but what of the other coaches ??

 

[Louis Litt]

Ugly: Crows fans booing whenever the Collingwood chant started. It sounded weird and dumb. Cheer your own team, don't boo the opponents for cheering theirs!

Toughen ughen

If you told me 6 months ago we would be minor premiers and lose the first final. I still wouldve given my left nut. Lol.

Stay positive people. Our boys just had a taste of finals and we will be better for it in the long run.

I

 

[George CantStandYa]

Maybe so, but what of the other coaches ??

All shit last night

 

[adelaidecrows]

Maybe so, but what of the other coaches ??

Our coaches? well result and strategy speaks for itself.

 

[George CantStandYa]

The answer is that Nicks is a moron

You posting that in the Nicks thread? You’d recently changed your tune

 

[Cromulant]

Our coaches? well result and strategy speaks for itself.

100%

 

[Danger in Texas]

What does it go beyond.

Quaynor plays us 7 times. Nobody boos.

Quaynor gets stuck into Rankine and the pair had several incidents on field - Rankine says slur. Rankine gets banned.

Game 8 - Crows fans boo Quaynor for first time.

Mac Andrew was a dick to TT - got boo'd. Lynch took out Butts - Will get boo'd. Houston KO'd Rankine - will be boo'd forever. Quaynor had several run ins with Rankine - gets boo'd.

‘Quaynor had several run-ins with Rankine’ is barely on Lynch/Andrew/Houston level

 

[George CantStandYa]

What does it go beyond.

Quaynor plays us 7 times. Nobody boos.

Quaynor gets stuck into Rankine and the pair had several incidents on field - Rankine says slur. Rankine gets banned.

Game 8 - Crows fans boo Quaynor for first time.

Mac Andrew was a dick to TT - got boo'd. Lynch took out Butts - Will get boo'd. Houston KO'd Rankine - will be boo'd forever. Quaynor had several run ins with Rankine - gets boo'd.

None of those copped the treatment Quaynor got last night, not even the bloke who knocked out Rankine and then took the piss out of him the following game.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Well he didn’t from the last time we played Collingwood. Only difference this time is Collingwood took their chances and Moore played better.

And hence why I’m a lot more confident we won’t be playing in a prelim

 

[George CantStandYa]

And hence why I’m a lot more confident we won’t be playing in a prelim

I’d be shocked if we don’t go out in straight sets, especially if we are playing Hawthorn.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I’d be shocked if we don’t go out in straight sets, especially if we are playing Hawthorn.

Either of Giants or Hawks would worry me. It’s been a while since we beat the Giants by a small margin in the wet

 

[Cromulant]

I’d be shocked if we don’t go out in straight sets, especially if we are playing Hawthorn

Hopefully they belt the shit out of each other.

 

[xFuzZBaLL]

The problem I saw was that the crows weren't trying to slow down the gameplay at all, especially in the third Collingwood's defence was way too good. Our midfield sucked.