Absolutely, yes.
ANB did not say that about Nicks, so don't be silly.
There is a line starting from the dump zone Nicks inherited, ending in prelims or better. (Actual premierships are luck, FAR more so than minor premierships, which are a 23 game summary and NOT luck.) Finishing top 4 is...
Good: winning by sheer willpower while the oppo has their boot on our throat.
Bad: Terrible missed passes in the midfield, again and again and....
Ugly: Rankine. Sack Rankine!
SACK NICKS! (after we lose tomorrow)
SACK NICKS! (after we win tomorrow, but by 10 goals less than we would have won with a competent coach)
So it goes.
Don't forget Mack Andrews applying his knee with some force to Thilthorpe's head, 10m out with 12 seconds to go. Please explain that non-free while you are handwaving away the Rankine disgrace.
To be honest, the only thing the AFL needs to please explain is why they waste umpiring salaries on...
Good:
+11 in clearances and stoppage clearances against Witts, Rowell, Anderson, Miller and Graham. Super effort.
Fighting back from 3 goals down, twice including the last quarter, while playing interstate against a super-talented opponent in difficult heat, then topping it off with a...
I think we are seeing a bit of extra passion over who gets picked because, for a pleasant change, some very deserving players are going to be not picked no matter what 23 they pick.
That would be a moronic misinterpretation, and no doubt wilful, too. Balmy would be severely disappointed to learn that crow supporters can be like that. He needs to learn about the Special 'Supporters' Group.
If you lot think he has joined the club with the slightest thought or intention of...
The coaches probably know the stats of how often predictable kickins don't work vs how often unpredictable ones do. Much as fans hate to see predictable kickins, the stats might be in their favour.
It looks like no matter what the starting 22 for Round 1, there will be some desperately unlucky and deserving players not on the park. Which is a pleasant change from recent years.
Gotta say I thought it was okay when I first saw it, but I am liking it more and more as I encounter it over and over.
Clean. Dynamic. Tricolours on full display. Thumbs up!
LATEST UPDATE to Post #1 with final list of incoming players and numbers.
Check it out and share your thoughts. I want the list to reflect the nicknames they are known by around the club.
cheers
Listening to the Mark Keane interview that went up on YouTube a couple of days ago, I heard him mention 'Welshy' and 'Drapes'.
Shall I put them in as nicknames?
What about Neal-Bullen, Cumming, and Peatling: does anyone know their nicknames around the club?