If we had Serong and Butters, they would have been played mostly forward and in the SANFL.
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Review Semi final vs Hawthorn - Ugly, Historically Embarrassing and Pathetic
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SugarShane
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"We won't see Smith this year" "We won't see Murphy this year with ANB in the side" "Laird will play down back"
As soon as anything goes slightly pear shaped Nicks rushes to his security blankets.
jenny61_99
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As the old Spartan reply goes.... IF
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Posting in peace, disappointing finals series for sure but as an outsider I think you have rebuilt really well taking into account your transition from the mid 2010s team to now + covid compromised drafts, while also being able to bring in quality kids over the last 2 drafts.
Just need a bit more speed in the middle, next year you're easily making a prelim.
Just need a bit more speed in the middle, next year you're easily making a prelim.
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Yep, I’ve elaborated further
We played after losing Rankine exactly how we played in his final 2 games. Our coward of a senior coach had already sucked the energy from the group. Rankine would have made no difference.
Your worst result was last week I reckon, nicks was totally out coached although your lack of finals experience showed. You've come from 15th though and it usually takes a few finals campaigns to have success.
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AFC internal email:
2026 Team Rules re ROB (NOTE: internal only, not for public knowledge):
Former Club Champion ROB is our preferred ruckman for the next 3 years.
--- do not handball to him. Ever.
--- do not let him kick the ball; always have someone running past him to take a handball-then-kick
--- expect the handball to be poor.
--- be prepared; if it looks like he's shaping to kick to X, expect the ball to go anywhere.
--- ROB is on notice that if he enters our F50 that's an automatic $10,000 Club Fine
finally:
--- Mids, do NOT get separation from their Mids, or ROB will tap to them for an easy clearance.
SugarShane
C12 H22 O11
Could just be confirmation bias from last night, but does he always seem to tap to a 1-2 oclock (if you consider our goals to be 12 and theirs 6)?
We never ever have anyone there, and it's the prime spot for their mids on the defensive side to hit at pace when running forward. I need to stop talking about Rob otherwise I'm gonna blow a gasket.
I wanted him gone when he was a player. I wanted him gone when he got the captaincy. The fact he is still there stinking up the place would be hilarious if he wasn't such a detriment to everything he touches.
That's a bad policy. I don't do DMs very often but when I do, I tend to make sure they're complimentary. How do I know the person I'm talking to isn't the next Ivan Milat?
Unfortunately this was inevitable given the lead into the finals. After the anger and dismay has subsided.
Backline
Was found wanting with Hinge off his game during the finals and Smith pushed back in.
Worrell, Max and Milera were all solid. Keane played way too loose but the delivery to Gunston was first rate
We should of played Butts not Murray, send Murray to the forward 50.
We need games into Ryan and Bond.
Forward
The lack of Rankine and Rachelle hurt plus Fogarty disappearing. We lack a forward who can crash packs, Murray could.
Keays had a terrible finals
Pedlar did pretty well
Midfield
Shocking display that needs attention and decent coaching. Berry went from a defensive mid to an average offensive. Soligo is a shadow of himself. Taylor played well when in there.
Midfield should be worked on hard next year with Draper, Edwards, Taylor, Pedlar and Curtin played in there with Dawson, Soligo, Berry.
But we need to go after a Merrett, Zac Bailey etc
Let's be honest, the team shat themselves along with being horrendous in the centre. Zero clearances, poor disposals, dropped marks, it makes winning impossible
Backline
Was found wanting with Hinge off his game during the finals and Smith pushed back in.
Worrell, Max and Milera were all solid. Keane played way too loose but the delivery to Gunston was first rate
We should of played Butts not Murray, send Murray to the forward 50.
We need games into Ryan and Bond.
Forward
The lack of Rankine and Rachelle hurt plus Fogarty disappearing. We lack a forward who can crash packs, Murray could.
Keays had a terrible finals
Pedlar did pretty well
Midfield
Shocking display that needs attention and decent coaching. Berry went from a defensive mid to an average offensive. Soligo is a shadow of himself. Taylor played well when in there.
Midfield should be worked on hard next year with Draper, Edwards, Taylor, Pedlar and Curtin played in there with Dawson, Soligo, Berry.
But we need to go after a Merrett, Zac Bailey etc
Let's be honest, the team shat themselves along with being horrendous in the centre. Zero clearances, poor disposals, dropped marks, it makes winning impossible
Hank93
Brownlow Medallist
Say that to his face I dare you
Collingwood and Hawthorn kick a bit better for goal, they are both at least 10 goal finals losses.
Just watching the play without a scoreboard, also easily both at least 10 goal losses. Unbelievable.
Just watching the play without a scoreboard, also easily both at least 10 goal losses. Unbelievable.
Nah he deserved it after the private message abuse he sent everyone.
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I've never noticed, but it wouldn't surprise me.
I won't be watching the two Finals' replays to check. I couldn't take them.
He has two Game-efforts/styles. 1) Pre-contract and 2) after (apparently
).Pre 24/07/2025:
1) does a lot right; taps to our Mids' advantage, clunks marks around the ground especially from kick-outs and in D50, even kicks ok.
Post 24/07/2025:
2) becomes his Bizarro-opposite. All of the above disappears .
Watching ROB in these two Finals made my head go
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Finals were clearly going to be beyond the coaching group and the squad they’d limited themselves to.
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If only it was possible to predict.
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I dunno if that's it
.Something is wrong/off. I do not understand how the Comp's highest-scoring and 2nd-best defensive team could play so badly in those 2 Finals.
There seems to be some kind of disconnect between how the players want to play and how Nicks reins them in according to his defence-wins-games default, core belief.
But it doesn't show in terms of team spirit or discontent on-field (not that I can see, anyway).
Only on Game Day, when their belief, run-on and composure all disappear.
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Not sure as I agree with this. Adelaide lost a golden opportunity to play a grand final in 93 when a coaching masterstroke by Cornes, 42 points up over Essendon at half time, dragged Hodges, who was running rings around their defence, so as his bum chum Two Inch Tony could play the lone hand. Forgetting that Fletcher had Modra's measure every time previously, and completely unsettling the structure of the forward line. No finals until 97 when Blight took them all the way at the first attempt. Coaches win or lose finals with their strategy regardless of finals experience.
You really haven’t thought about this
That would be you.
