Game Day 2024 Round 4 Discussion - Gather Round

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Round 7 after his bye hopefully he is under $500k

You'd want to see at least one decent score first though?

Hopefully he spends that week off training the house down.

 

[5ammy]

He's not getting first hands on it enough. Ground ball gets and collecting hit-outs score points in SC. Receiving ballistic sideways handballs from Crouch doesn't.

I thought he was quite good too, but he's a FADE until they drop Crouch.

It’s interesting, he was still averaging 110 last year when Crouch was in the team. I’d take that in a heartbeat right now Lol You’re 100% right though, the way they are utilising him atm is mind boggling.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

It’s interesting, he was still averaging 110 last year when Crouch was in the team. I’d take that in a heartbeat right now Lol You’re 100% right though, the way they are utilising him atm is mind boggling.

Crouch is good at what he does, but what he does isn't helping Adelaide win games. Very strange they seem to be making him their priority.

They will have to change it soon, but Carlton away next week will be another loss probably.

 

[Silky23]

He's not getting first hands on it enough. Ground ball gets and collecting hit-outs score points in SC. Receiving ballistic sideways handballs from Crouch doesn't.

I thought he was quite good too, but he's a FADE until they drop Crouch.

They’ve got him playing an outside midfield role outside of centre clearances to accommodate Laird and Crouch’s games style. Ming boggling.

 

[Nelso]

Playing those 3 in the midfield, and minimising Dawson's 2nd touch involvement in midfield play, is going to cost Nicks his job

What a dumb thing to be doing to your best player ......and him playing fwd, just compounds some of the idiocy of coaching decisions ATM

But the 99 from Dawson, was a "what if" moment

Nicks really is clueless.

Needs to get Rankine and Rachelle into the midfield on a permanent basis.

Laird can be banished to the half back flank.

In hindsight, probably a bad decision giving Crouch another 2 years. Teams are prepared to let him get 30 touches as he does nothing with it. Does not hurt you on the scoreboard as his metres gained stat is abysmal.

 

[Hawk88]

Crouch is good at what he does, but what he does isn't helping Adelaide win games. Very strange they seem to be making him their priority.

They will have to change it soon, but Carlton away next week will be another loss probably.

This is surely the case, they did try Soligo alot more mid which pushed Dawson out

Which is also even more mind boggling, wouldn't you have Dawson, Laird or Crouch and then Soligo

Has there even been a worse coach? Crazy stuff

 

[Hawk88]

Nicks really is clueless.

Needs to get Rankine and Rachelle into the midfield on a permanent basis.

Laird can be banished to the half back flank.

In hindsight, probably a bad decision giving Crouch another 2 years. Teams are prepared to let him get 30 touches as he does nothing with it. Does not hurt you on the scoreboard as his metres gained stat is abysmal.

There was 3 times last night where Crouch kicked into or near the F50 to a 3v1 and two of those times was to Keays

Oppositions want him to use the ball

 

[JuddgementDay]

Projection this week is very generous

I’m on 0/0, but projected 2,310 - I’m going to take that & run

VC Butters Houston
Xerri Powell

Martin

GL all

 

[Nelso]

Has there even been a worse coach? Crazy stuff

Case closed.

 

[NinjaSwan]

Adelaide’s midfield looks cooked no matter who they put in there, Rachele and Rankine offer something different but I don’t think it’s good either (complete lack of defensive running and Rachele struggles to find the ball).

This is what happens when you don’t draft a single midfielder in the top 20 for almost a decade.

 

[TempletonTheRat]

Adelaide’s midfield looks cooked no matter who they put in there, Rachele and Rankine offer something different but I don’t think it’s good either (complete lack of defensive running and Rachele struggles to find the ball).

This is what happens when you don’t draft a single midfielder in the top 20 for almost a decade.

but what about the premier midfielder of the future

 

[Blackhawk42]

Gawn VC.

Howes with a little rookie recovery. Forgot to loop him so will happily accept the 46. Looked dire at half time.

Dawson played far better than his score suggests. Wasn't disappointed that I held him in the end.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Adelaide’s midfield looks cooked no matter who they put in there, Rachele and Rankine offer something different but I don’t think it’s good either (complete lack of defensive running and Rachele struggles to find the ball).

This is what happens when you don’t draft a single midfielder in the top 20 for almost a decade.

Kind of ironic but they could have had Bailey Humphrey instead of Rankine. Suns are happy with Humpa, but both teams might be better off the other way around.

 

[swindle]

Thought Dawson was alright last night, his ratio is still a little weird. I guess it's because the ground balls are turning into handball receives and he kicked it sideways a lot (even if it was the correct option it doesn't reward many SC points). Will keep an eye on him the next 3-4 weeks see if they change something there.

 

[Nelso]

Kind of ironic but they could have had Bailey Humphrey instead of Rankine. Suns are happy with Humpa, but both teams might be better off the other way around.

Adelaide drafted Chayce Jones ahead of Butters.

 

[NinjaSwan]

Kind of ironic but they could have had Bailey Humphrey instead of Rankine. Suns are happy with Humpa, but both teams might be better off the other way around.

Pick 5 for Rankine in isolation was a good deal for them but a poorly thought out move when you considered they used a top 5 pick the previous draft on a very similar player in Rachele.

 

[fuic08]

Case closed.

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And this is the bloke dopey Nicks learned from. We just re signed Nicks for 2 more years, mind-numbingly stupid.

 

[buttox]

2/175
Up next
Sheez, Powell and Kerch
Then
Houston and Rozee.
Big watch on Comben playing chb.

 

[Seymour Skinner]

2/228

Howes looped but still might end up taking his score over Uwland.

Sheez, Fisher, Powell, McKercher
Butters VC, Martin

 

[Deadly6]

Bloody hell Piggy.

He's going to be about $525k with a BE around 160. Not that anyone will trade him in playing like that.

Get him after mid season bye. The lack of fitness is showing. He'll eventually get there.

 

[Deadly6]

Nicks really is clueless.

Needs to get Rankine and Rachelle into the midfield on a permanent basis.

Laird can be banished to the half back flank.

In hindsight, probably a bad decision giving Crouch another 2 years. Teams are prepared to let him get 30 touches as he does nothing with it. Does not hurt you on the scoreboard as his metres gained stat is abysmal.

The only saving grace is if he is carrying some sort of contact injury. He is not too keen to tackle at the moment.

 

[VainGlorious]

1/258 (C)

Howes looped.

Sheeze, Kerch and Powell
N.Martin

Happy ****in Friday, ya animals.

GL this weekend.

 

[Ingy]

So far Gawn, Salem and Howes.

Today Sheez, Powell, Kerch, Wardlaw and Fisher.

Started with one Bomber and one Power player but one's been traded out and the other's sitting injured on my mid bench, so zero players tonight

 

[DaTBird187]

Case closed.

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Nicks learnt from the true master. Both tactically and when it came to earning unjustified contract extensions.

 

[Rustymagoo]

2/304 Maxxy V/C, Coffield looped, Windsor benched with the E.
Sheez, Kerch, Powell & Butters today, 400 would be nice but I would take 350.