ADELAIDE v COLLINGWOOD GAME ON

[CaptainDangerfield]

Yep, NC did some things, players execution was shocking at times and couldn't carry any tactics off at that stage.


Deary dear me... you are saying that you are a REAL supporter and that anyone who disagrees isn't ... my my such arrogance is breathtaking ! Your arguments don't hold water in the light of observing and reason.

No I mean real football supporters who know the game and aren't accepting of mediocre performances like soft c*ck, wet backs like you.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

And yet if he stuck with his old game plan, we wouldn't have made the eight. So whatever he does, he is going to lose, when guys like you keep calling for him. Who are you, Rucci? And who exactly are the REAL football supporters?

So you're okay with a 3-6 finals record are you and 5 failed finals series in a row? That sits okay with you does it. A real football supporter isn't so accepting of mediocrity.

"Oh well, there's like, always like next year............isn't Bernie hot." Pathetic.

 

[Go the Guts]

No it doesn't sit OK with me. But what does, is that I can see what they're doing and I approve of it, and furthermore, I trust the club to deliver. The current structures and personnel, both on and off field, will win us a flag in the next few years, I have no doubt. But I can see it's pointless debating anything with someone like you, you have your mind made up, simply pointless. Your "real football supporter" ideal is a very subjective piece of garbage, concocted to paint a picture of yourself.

 

[frednerk33]

No I mean real football supporters who know the game and aren't accepting of mediocre performances like soft c*ck, wet backs like you.

Oh, sorry, I didn't realise you were an eleven year old.

 

[SydCrow]

So you're okay with a 3-6 finals record are you and 5 failed finals series in a row? That sits okay with you does it. A real football supporter isn't so accepting of mediocrity.

"Oh well, there's like, always like next year............isn't Bernie hot." Pathetic.

Maybe you should just follow whoever wins the flag every year. Every other team is apparently a failure.

But I love your passion.

 

[Archie87]

I'm hearing alot of talk on here and FB about us "choking". I really don't think we did. Yes we gave up a 5 goal lead, but that was in the first quarter and five goal leads are nothing in modern day AFL football, especially with three quarters to play! I would have thought choking means to give up a sizeable lead then just stop trying. But I don't think that happened at all! We almost pinched it in the end there! Does anyone have a clear cut definition of what it means to choke??

 

[SydCrow]

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[Johnny Rutten]

The word choke is the most over-used juvenile term in footy, especially by the SA media, and also between Port and Crows fan. It's getting a little tiresome.

For me, what constitutes a choke (for want of a better word) is losing a final to a side you should beat - on your home ground. For example, if we had lost to the Bombers last week, then that would have been a choke.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Chokes happen when one side fears another, like Crows fear Coll. Had we lost to Essendon it would have been a real bad time to have a bad day, but not a choke IMO.

 

[SydCrow]

a choke is when you are leading the Masters by 6 shots and lose by 5

losing by 5 after being down by 11 at 3Q time is not a choke

 

[thomasleary]

You're pathetic Adelaide. But I'll always love you. You have a lot of great players but you don't respect the greats.


Have you seen "Inglorious Basterds" yet? Crows fans? I'd like to make sure you know that Adelaide had more German immigrants than anywhere else in Australia.

 

[amer]

I don't know, maybe half the armchair experts here were temporarily blind during the second and third terms, but the coaching staff were ringing the changes like nothing on earth in an effort to find a spark. But the skill level was poor and nothing was doing. We rebounded brilliantly all night though, it was that delivery to the half forward area that let us down, to the point where we just bombed long rather than spot up targets. Tex will see to that weakness long term I suspect.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

No it doesn't sit OK with me. But what does, is that I can see what they're doing and I approve of it, and furthermore, I trust the club to deliver. The current structures and personnel, both on and off field, will win us a flag in the next few years, I have no doubt. But I can see it's pointless debating anything with someone like you, you have your mind made up, simply pointless. Your "real football supporter" ideal is a very subjective piece of garbage, concocted to paint a picture of yourself.

yeah my apologies i was out of line. I'll put the dummy back in.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

Chokes happen when one side fears another, like Crows fear Coll. Had we lost to Essendon it would have been a real bad time to have a bad day, but not a choke IMO.

If we had have lost to Essendon that could be classed as a monumental choke. However, last night loss, while being disappoitning, wasn't a choke. We finished 5th in the home and away and we finish 5th in the finals. The thing that disappoints me is that we never over perform in finals under Craig, we never have an unexpected win.

Collingwood are a very good side. Most of us seriously underrated them before this game. They are a tougher side than us. Tough sides win finals.

 

[Jedi01]

You watch... if we win all the Pies supporters will blame the umps on that one despite it being a clear free

Starts on page 27 of this thread.

 

[smiddaz123]

Bad luck guys. It's never good to see such a close game decided by an umpiring decision, whether it was there or not (in this case, it was there).

The game was never going to be a flogging either way, both teams are too good to let that happen, and in the end these games can often be decided by just some luck to swing it in a teams favor.

Both Leigh Brown and Trav Cloke nailed set shits from 50ish out directly in front, when that happens things aren't really going your way haha.

You'll be in finals for years to come, plenty to look forward to imo.