AFL 2019 Round 1: Adelaide v Hawthorn, 4:05pm ACDT AO

[SterlingArcher]

We suck and will miss the finals again - mark it down ... We are too slow and that includes the minds in the coaxing box .
Too many people working within the club that believe their own hype - too much back scratching and bum patting .
No lateral thinkers - no real questions asked as long as we all look after each other for the pay cheque .
It permeates through the culture and the players - we do not reward youth yet we reward spuds .
Mackay and Douglas are not first 28let alone 22 . Tex , Jacobs and Betts are well DONE !

What's the consensus from a supporters view on how the 'morale' is? Obviously we are all outsiders looking in but after so much reporting last year the discussion has died down, yet a lot of the guys like Burton remain at the club.

 

[gavaniacono]

Very small sample. No teams have reached 100 points. Yet.
Heavy scrimmages seem to be rarer, not many rolling mails, and not a heap of scoring. Yet.

 

[JHF1870]

What the hell is wrong with Walker. 5-7 for 12D 4 clangers and **** all else.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Get more tired but not any shorter late in the game!

 

[JHF1870]

An amazing coach. Just seems to get the best out of that 14-28 range of player on the list. They all know their role. I need to watch this game more closely because I've had a few but does it appear to you that they've seemed to get an extra number or two behind the ball quicker than most in this current round?

Reminds me of the San Antonio Spurs. They showed a ridiculous stat the other day about the number of days they've had a win loss record under 50% in 19 years and it was like 70 days, next best was 1000. Brilliant coach.

 

[Red Bull]

This is embarrassing

Just reality
Old
Slow
Current day A graders ?

 

[SterlingArcher]

Very small sample. No teams have reached 100 points. Yet.
Heavy scrimmages seem to be rarer, not many rolling mails, and not a heap of scoring. Yet.

3 teams had scored 100 (a 4th had scored 99) by the time of this game last year and it was apparently a disaster for the 'spectacle' last year.

 

[JHF1870]

Just reality
Old
Slow
Current day A graders ?

How do you explain Laird, Crouch X2 and Sloane performing really well.

 

[giggler99]

This has been so disappointing by the Crows and to rub it in me they've cost me $50!

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

Thanks Dunstall for letting me know that a big board held up with a lightening symbol on it meant the coaches wanted the players to play quickly. Would never have guessed.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Teams in First 4 games of 2018 and 2019 ranked

1. Richmond 2018 121
2. Port Adelaide 2018 110
3. St Kilda 2018 107
4. Essendon 2018 99
5. Richmond 2019 97
6. Carlton 2018 95
7. Adelaide 2018 87
7. Port Adelaide 2019 87
9. Brisbane 2018 82
10. Hawthorn 2019 75**
11. Geelong 2019 72
12. Collingwood 2019 65
13. Carlton 2019 64
14. Melbourne 2019 61
15. Fremantle 2018 60
16. Adelaide 2019 51**

 

[Blueboys11]

SOS is a genius. Extra first rounder and an improved draft position in 2019

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Reminds me of the San Antonio Spurs. They showed a ridiculous stat the other day about the number of days they've had a win loss record under 50% in 19 years and it was like 70 days, next best was 1000. Brilliant coach.

It's funny because I watched their JLT game against Richmond and thought their pressure around the ball was immense. Richmond just couldn't find any clean space in that first half and then it dropped off. It's similar today.

Best performance of the round today in my view in regards to shaping the top 8. And Port were impressive too.

 

[Red Bull]

How do you explain Laird, Crouch X2 and Sloane performing really well.

See above

 

[Del165198]

What the hell is wrong with Walker. 5-7 for 12D 4 clangers and **** all else.

The guy is an overrated potato these days

 

[captain blood 17]

I hope not too ,Lever 2.0

Agree. I hope he’s ok.


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[FyfeToAdelaide]

Front on contact counts against defenders doesn't it?

 

[GuzzLG]

Steve Hocking needs to be sacked immediately

Spent the off-season ****ing with the rules of the game to try and increase scoring and it had the opposite effect.

Incompetent clown

 

[Richard Pryor]

Been some terrible kicking at goals this round.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Huddo going on about WHERE HAS THIS BEEN?

Does he mean the low percentage shots from 55 on the run?

Yeah, no shit you only do that when there's nothing to lose.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Steve Hocking needs to be sacked immediately

Spent the off-season ******* with the rules of the game to try and increase scoring and it had the opposite effect.

Incompetent clown

The main rule change needed to increase scoring is allow players to have 5 chances for every set shot because they ****ing suck at goalkicking. Way better than any moronic netball rules.

 

[SSwans2011]

Huddo going on about WHERE HAS THIS BEEN?

Does he mean the low percentage shots from 55 on the run?

Yeah, no shit you only do that when there's nothing to lose.

Milera should have kicked his tbf. Smith probably should have too. Walker's shot was stupid though.

 

[HBF]

Hawthorn really are an amazing footy club.

 

[Vindicater]

Hawthorn really are an amazing footy club.

Easiest tip I made this week was picking Hawthorn.

Clarkson owns the Crows.

 

[Captivating]

Crows deserve to end Rd 1 on the bottom of the ladder