Coach Adelaide under Matthew Nicks

[Hobbes]

Not really I looked at the ladder this week and realise crows have not beaten a top 8 team away.
I thought it was clear enough yet hear we are.
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Moving goal post would be saying at the time we played they were in the 8 but not any more.
Freo don’t call them selves top 8 in 2024
We were in it for half the season but we weren’t a top 8 team.

Adelaide are so bad, they probably won’t beat a top-8 team away until late September.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Adelaide are so bad, they probably won’t beat a top-8 team away until late September.

Geez you crows fans sook it up.
Didn’t say crows are bad just not sold that nicks is the right guy which is what the thread is about.
If the thread was about the list three thumbs up from me.
I still believe there is mental fragility stemming from the coach.

 

[maskmcgee]

Still one of the worst coaches in the leauge.

Adelaide are so bad, they probably won’t beat a top-8 team away until late September.

September which year? 2040?

 

[Moonatic77]

3 words
Flat
Track
Bullies

 

[Cursed Cat]

Disappointing night, but they've made obvious strides in 2025.

Rankine was a huge loss on the eve of Finals, he has been such a Talisman for them before his homophobic transgression.

I never thought they were a genuine top 4 team in 2025 despite being minor premiers, however they are clearly in the top half of the comp and they presumably have improvement in the list additional to the returning Rankine.

 

[Ricmel]

Disappointing night, but they've made obvious strides in 2025.

Rankine was a huge loss on the eve of Finals, he has been such a Talisman for them before his homophobic transgression.

I never thought they were a genuine top 4 team in 2025 despite being minor premiers, however they are clearly in the top half of the comp and they presumably have improvement in the list additional to the returning Rankine.

Yeah I agree. Not really surprised to see them go out in straight sets. A very even team but aside from Rankine, not a lot of players that can really cut up. Seemed to go into their shells for the finals

 

[Cursed Cat]

Yeah I agree. Not really surprised to see them go out in straight sets. A very even team but aside from Rankine, not a lot of players that can really cut up. Seemed to go into their shells for the finals

Apparently some type of virus affected a few players (in both games?) but yeah, they didn't really attack the games, too bogged down in their process and their gameplan.

Still, if I was a Crows fan I'd find some silver lining in this season despite the unpleasant finish (and it's always an unpleasant finish unless you're Premiers)

 

[The Casey Cat]

Good season but my god was he out coached badly in both finals. Seemed to do very little homework or come with a plan to stop opposition and was predictable himself. Not going to work in finals. Really limp effort.

 

[Former Decathlete]

****ed up the Rankine thing.
First Tex calls someone a "black C" then Rankine calls someone "f. "

Then the crowd boo the victim .

Then Normy Rowe or whatever his name is says it was all justified

WTF is wrong with this joint.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Apparently some type of virus affected a few players (in both games?) but yeah, they didn't really attack the games, too bogged down in their process and their gameplan.

Still, if I was a Crows fan I'd find some silver lining in this season despite the unpleasant finish (and it's always an unpleasant finish unless you're Premiers)

Probably the marine algae .

 

[ABAB]

He is a good players manager just like a Temu Hinkley.

 

[NeutralFan]

If you were told start of the season Adelaide make week 2 of finals, they'd take that. You need to be in finals first before you win the whole thing. Great season, can't be too down.

 

[The Casey Cat]

****ed up the Rankine thing.
First Tex calls someone a "black C" then Rankine calls someone "f. "

Then the crowd boo the victim .

Then Normy Rowe or whatever his name is says it was all justified

WTF is wrong with this joint.

Even if they didn't handle that like some (or most) here would have liked they shouldn't have played both finals in such a dumb and limp way.

 

[fnerd]

He is a good players manager just like a Temu Hinkley.

And the actual temu Hinkley- Justin longmuir

 

[GastevsBeard]

great season, coming off zero finals experience

first flattered them, & i reckon they will take plenty from this season

a credible premiership threat for the next couple of years if they keep the band together

 

[ABAB]

If you were told start of the season Adelaide make week 2 of finals, they'd take that. You need to be in finals first before you win the whole thing. Great season, can't be too down.

Did you see Nicks "coaching". Newcombe smashed Berry until Dawson was on him and what does he do tonight??? Rachele is 100% fit and play him as the sub??? Defense win Finals and select 8 defenders and goes back to his slow game plan until the game was over.

 

[Former Decathlete]

If you were told start of the season Adelaide make week 2 of finals, they'd take that. You need to be in finals first before you win the whole thing. Great season, can't be too down.

Two home finals
Good for merch sales.
Sold a heap of Dagwood Dogs.

All round win for economy

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

great season, coming off zero finals experience

first flattered them, & i reckon they will take plenty from this season

a credible premiership threat for the next couple of years if they keep the band together

There's just not enough A-grade talent for them to improve.. Overachieved this season and will come crashing down next season and miss finals.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Adelaide are so bad, they probably won’t beat a top-8 team away until late September.

How’d you finals series go?
Still looking good for a late September away win or my intuition that their could be mental fragility have merit?

 

[RonnieRaven]

Longmuir says hold my beer.

I apologise I was wrong nicks is worse than Kenny
Only coach to take a minor premier to straights sets exit in AFL era

 

[PCORF]

I apologise I was wrong nicks is worse than Kenny
Only coach to take a minor premier to straights sets exit in AFL era

Could have gone unbeaten (23-0) in the season and then swept out of the finals. There is no (insert word) guarantees!

 

[PCORF]

There's just not enough A-grade talent for them to improve.. Overachieved this season and will come crashing down next season and miss finals.

History proves that and it certainly can happen.

But hopefully history changes as well.

 

[LeBronco]

Adelaide might have gone too early with the latest contract extension to Nicks it's not like anyone is trying to poach him so why not wait and see how he goes in 2026? Compare this to Carlton who have decided to wait and see how Voss goes in 2026 before making a decision on his contract this is a coach who made a preliminary final in 2023 against Brisbane at the Gabba and had his team leading by 5 goals at one stage in the match.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Adelaide might have gone too early with the latest contract extension to Nicks it's not like anyone is trying to poach him so why not wait and see how he goes in 2026? Compare this to Carlton who have decided to wait and see how Voss goes in 2026 before making a decision on his contract this is a coach who made a preliminary final in 2023 against Brisbane at the Gabba and had his team leading by 5 goals at one stage in the match.

Nicks basically came at the start of a total rebuild for Adelaide. Voss came into a mature list after Bolton and Teague had taken the brunt of the early years that started at elast 4 years prior to the Crows rebuild.

Nicks has done a terrific job and why wouldn't you extend him.

 

[Purple Suit]

Adelaide might have gone too early with the latest contract extension to Nicks it's not like anyone is trying to poach him so why not wait and see how he goes in 2026? Compare this to Carlton who have decided to wait and see how Voss goes in 2026 before making a decision on his contract this is a coach who made a preliminary final in 2023 against Brisbane at the Gabba and had his team leading by 5 goals at one stage in the match.

I recon you've gone too early bumping this thread considering it was a preseason game and was missing a fair few players.