Adelaide's decline

[Gavin Excell]

Bryce Gibbs dropped

Youd think that's curtains for his career now

 

[Brutalitops]

Bryce Gibbs dropped

Youd think that's curtains for his career now

Looking forward to the father/son-daughter draftings in the future

 

[Monkey King]

Looking forward to the father/son-daughter draftings in the future

Lauren is a former state netballer, so hopefully that idea has some legs.

 

[Mikey13G]

Worst percentages for winless teams after 9 games

%	Club	Year	Ladder	Finished
30.43	St.K	1901	8th	8th/8 (32.14%) 1 win
33.69	St.K	1898	8th	8th/8 (33.50%) 0 wins
34.03	St.K	1899	8th	8th/8 (28.04%) 0 wins
37.46	St.K	1897	8th	8th/8 (28.99%) 0 wins
43.36	Haw	1950	12th	12th/12 (49.81%) 0 wins
44.11	St.K	1955	12th	12th/12 (45.39%) 1 win
45.11	St.K	1902	8th	8th/8 (41.88%) 0 wins
45.99	N.M.	1931	12th	12th/12 (50.79%) 0 wins
46.48	Univ	1914	10th	10th/10 (47.02%) 0 wins
50.25	Melb	1919	9th	9th/9 (42.96%) 0 wins
51.82	Melb	2012	18th	16th/18 (67.49%) 4 wins
52.90	GWS	2013	18th	18th/18 (50.97%) 1 win
53.38	Fitz	1966	12th	12th/12 (53.83%) 1 win
54.71	N.M.	1929	12th	12th/12 (60.25%) 1 win
55.15	Syd	1993	15th	15th/15 (63.32%) 1 win
55.19	Geel	1944	12th	12th/12 (58.60%) 1 win
56.20	Rich	2010	16th	15th/16 (73.00%) 6 wins
56.65	Adel	2020	18th

In good company alongside Damien Hardwick's debut year at Richmond. Hardwick broke his duck at the 10th attempt.

Apart from Richmond, the 2020 Crows are slightly better than 2012 Melbourne and 2013 GWS. With the exception of 2012 Melbourne and 2010 Richmond all of the clubs listed on that table went onto wooden spoons.

Crows will be 0-10 after tonight. Melbourne were poor against Port but they should get up and convincingly defeat a young, inexperienced Crows outfit. If Melbourne get a good start tonight it will be like lambs to the slaughter.

 

[Jazny]

Adelaide are the worst team that's ever existed in any sport ever.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Bryce Gibbs dropped

Youd think that's curtains for his career now

and another year to go on his contract :-(

BF posters knew this was a wrong recruitment, pity the CEO didn't!

 

[La Dispute]

and another year to go on his contract :-(

BF posters knew this was a wrong recruitment, pity the CEO didn't!

Gibbs had arguably his best ever season in 2017. Adelaide may have over-evaluated their list, but there was no use going to the draft given they had just made a Grand Final. Can't blame them for bringing a quality player into the team, but you can blame them for what went on at the club afterwards which meant you never got the best out of the squad.

2018-2019 pretty much foreshadowed their descent.

 

[Go the Guts]

Wooden spoon is the opposite of winning a flag, it's not the same as 119. In theory wooden spoons should cancel flags, as it means you are the worst in the league and Adeaide are the worst in this league by a long long way. However for whatever it's worth as far as 119 is concerned, it's not a record that we want as a club, your supporters saying they don't care about winning the spoon means you have no self respect to begin in the first place, a wooden spoon is acceptable to you? look at the history of number 1 draft picks, it's severely overrated.

The spoon is something that I sure can't change, but it's something that nearly all clubs go through at some point. However there are very very few clubs that get smashed in a GF by anything even close to 20 goals. Spin it how you like.

 

[Count Zero]

Adelaide are the worst team that's ever existed in any sport ever.

On the other hand there was that basketball team that had to "play" against the Harlem Globetrotters. Their only job was to be humiliated night after night.

 

[Total Power]

The spoon is something that I sure can't change, but it's something that nearly all clubs go through at some point. However there are very very few clubs that get smashed in a GF by anything even close to 20 goals. Spin it how you like.

It means we are the worst 2nd placed team ever, not the worst team ever. You are on track to be the worst team of this century at the very least. Sure all teams win spoon, but no one wants to win a spoon unlike some of your supporters who said there is no point getting pick 2 and 3, lets get pick 1. As i said, it's opposite of winning a flag. I will take getting smashed in a GF than be the worst team of the century. You can sugarcoat is any way you want to, being reaching the GF vs 0-10 isn't quite the same. Do you think you will win a game this year? whom are you going to beat? if you can't win a game this year, you will equal Fitzroy's 60 year record.

We have been terrible in 2012 but not down to this level, this is a whole new level and probably have to go back 70 years to find someone as bad as this. Comparing it to a GF smashing is desperate stuff. People will remember your mob for the wrong reasons, the camp, the stance, players leaving, wooden spoon, worst team of the century etc. 119 doesn't even compare to that.

 

[emuboy]

If Adelaide go winless this year, something that hasn't happened since 1964, what do you think will happen to coach Matthew Nicks?

There are mitigating circumstances obviously; COVID 19, Nicks is a rookie coach and the problems apparent at the Crows began after the 2017 GF loss and before Nicks began coaching the team, and they haven't gone winless yet, but to finish a season without a victory, could a coach survive this in any circumstances especially with a team that was mostly tipped to be mid ladder?

 

[Go the Guts]

It means we are the worst 2nd placed team ever, not the worst team ever. You are on track to be the worst team of this century at the very least. Sure all teams win spoon, but no one wants to win a spoon unlike some of your supporters who said there is no point getting pick 2 and 3, lets get pick 1. As i said, it's opposite of winning a flag. I will take getting smashed in a GF than be the worst team of the century. You can sugarcoat is any way you want to, being reaching the GF vs 0-10 isn't quite the same. Do you think you will win a game this year? whom are you going to beat? if you can't win a game this year, you will equal Fitzroy's 60 year record.

We have been terrible in 2012 but not down to this level, this is a whole new level and probably have to go back 70 years to find someone as bad as this. Comparing it to a GF smashing is desperate stuff. People will remember your mob for the wrong reasons, the camp, the stance, players leaving, wooden spoon, worst team of the century etc. 119 doesn't even compare to that.

 

[Total Power]

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LOL gonna go winless this season me thinks.

 

[Chaisa]

If they lose by 69 points to North and 51 to Melbourne - neither of which sides I particularly fancy - where the hell is the next win coming from?

They've already played Sydney and Freo too. Ditto flaky teams such as St Kilda and Gold Coast. Hawks might have a shot if it's at home but they're a massive bogey team for Adelaide typically. Carlton?

 

[Total Power]

Hands down the worst team i have seen in my lifetime, not even carlton/ richmond some 20 years ago come close.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

If they lose by 69 points to North and 51 to Melbourne - neither of which sides I particularly fancy - where the hell is the next win coming from?

They've already played Sydney and Freo too. Ditto flaky teams such as St Kilda and Gold Coast. Hawks might have a shot if it's at home but they're a massive bogey team for Adelaide typically. Carlton?

Your mob and Essendon were our best chances. I thought we could catch a team napping but our skills are SANFL reserves level and we have no fitness. I now put us ahead of 2013 Melbourne as the worst team of the AFL era. Even they managed to hold on for a win against an established team. Even Derby County in the 2007-07 Premier League managed a win.

 

[PAFC_1870]

If they lose by 69 points to North and 51 to Melbourne - neither of which sides I particularly fancy - where the hell is the next win coming from?

They've already played Sydney and Freo too. Ditto flaky teams such as St Kilda and Gold Coast. Hawks might have a shot if it's at home but they're a massive bogey team for Adelaide typically. Carlton?

Next year. Maybe.

 

[Mikey13G]

Worst percentages for winless teams after 9 games

%	Club	Year	Ladder	Finished
30.43	St.K	1901	8th	8th/8 (32.14%) 1 win
33.69	St.K	1898	8th	8th/8 (33.50%) 0 wins
34.03	St.K	1899	8th	8th/8 (28.04%) 0 wins
37.46	St.K	1897	8th	8th/8 (28.99%) 0 wins
43.36	Haw	1950	12th	12th/12 (49.81%) 0 wins
44.11	St.K	1955	12th	12th/12 (45.39%) 1 win
45.11	St.K	1902	8th	8th/8 (41.88%) 0 wins
45.99	N.M.	1931	12th	12th/12 (50.79%) 0 wins
46.48	Univ	1914	10th	10th/10 (47.02%) 0 wins
50.25	Melb	1919	9th	9th/9 (42.96%) 0 wins
51.82	Melb	2012	18th	16th/18 (67.49%) 4 wins
52.90	GWS	2013	18th	18th/18 (50.97%) 1 win
53.38	Fitz	1966	12th	12th/12 (53.83%) 1 win
54.71	N.M.	1929	12th	12th/12 (60.25%) 1 win
55.15	Syd	1993	15th	15th/15 (63.32%) 1 win
55.19	Geel	1944	12th	12th/12 (58.60%) 1 win
56.20	Rich	2010	16th	15th/16 (73.00%) 6 wins
56.65	Adel	2020	18th

In good company alongside Damien Hardwick's debut year at Richmond. Hardwick broke his duck at the 10th attempt.

Crows down to 55.1% and 0-10. Time to update the table

 

[Greenac]

If they lose by 69 points to North and 51 to Melbourne - neither of which sides I particularly fancy - where the hell is the next win coming from?

They've already played Sydney and Freo too. Ditto flaky teams such as St Kilda and Gold Coast. Hawks might have a shot if it's at home but they're a massive bogey team for Adelaide typically. Carlton?

Wont happen. Carlton opposite trajectory.

It needed to happen rd 1 vs Sydney, a couple of games ago vs Essendon or even tonight. Tonight was winnable until the last qtr where we capitulated.

It's over now.

 

[ibd77]

If Adelaide go winless this year, something that hasn't happened since 1964, what do you think will happen to coach Matthew Nicks?

There are mitigating circumstances obviously; COVID 19, Nicks is a rookie coach and the problems apparent at the Crows began after the 2017 GF loss and before Nicks began coaching the team, and they haven't gone winless yet, but to finish a season without a victory, could a coach survive this in any circumstances especially with a team that was mostly tipped to be mid ladder?

Scapegoated to avoid persecution of the current administration. A club that is well financed and well resourced should never be in this situation and on field form reflects the off field crisis in the administration board.

If the Crows members could vote for the members of the board in an AGM, who would they put in place that would fix the joint?

 

[Mikey13G]

Tex is finished. Put a fork in him!

 

[Hank Scorpion]

This might be the start of more frequent blow outs if they're relying on inexperienced kids against much fitter teams as the season drags on.

Could feasibly go 0-17 and below 50%.

 

[Greenac]

This might be the start of more frequent blow outs if they're relying on inexperienced kids against much fitter teams as the season drags on.

Could legitimately go 0-17 and below 50%

There is no alternative. Playing senior players is wasteful.

 

[emuboy]

Adelaide are the worst team that's ever existed in any sport ever.

I think the Brighton Penguins team in the 1961 VFA Second Division might claim that prize, they went 0-18 with a percentage of 29, an average losing margin of 103 points, 5 games and close to 70% behind second bottom team Sunshine.

 

[Duckenthusiast]

The spoon is something that I sure can't change, but it's something that nearly all clubs go through at some point. However there are very very few clubs that get smashed in a GF by anything even close to 20 goals. Spin it how you like.

This is the second time you have been smashed by 10 goals by a bottom side. You're legitimately that far off the next worst teams in the comp. I am not sure I would be puffing my chest out about a team that also smashed you by 10+ goals, that is currently on top of the ladder, about a time they made a grand final 13 years ago. Remember that time you choked in a grand final after your fans were carrying on all season, was so mentally beaten up by it that you got sent off to some voodoo mind **** camp that was so ****ed up it completely destroyed your team and people still point and laugh at you 2 years on? I do. Everyone does.

Reminds me of 10 mins after the 2007 GF. Was working at a bottleshop when some 25 yr old, 6'4 shredded dude comes in with his port jumper on a bit under the weather. Some 5'7 fat 35 year old tosser with a Crows jumper on pulls up next and starts giving it to him. Now my workmate and I have to jump between the two of them so the Port supporter doesn't cave the fat lowlife's head in. All the while the fat small dicked Crows supporter is yelling 'come on, i'll smash ya' from behind the comfort of the two of us. Eventually the fat micropenis's GF/ wife/ significant other yells at him to get back in the car and they leave. This is the perfect allegory for your current situation. You should be hiding from social media utterly embarassed by your club's performance. You're a pile of shit. You don't have as many good young players as other clubs despite 'rebuilding'. You managed to pick the only duds in the top 20 of the 2018 draft. You traded 2 1st rounders to get a guy that hasn't been sighted since he joined the club. You have the most hated captain in the league, who is known for being a flakey dickhead with an IQ of about 50. One of your board members has repeatedly embarassed himself this year by taking potshots at former players, thereby making it even less likely you will get anyone who wants to come to Adelaide. Your fitness program is a joke. Your football department is full of nonames and former players so no wonder you are playing like the two-headed offspring that has come about from incest. Your club is as bad as any club has been in living memory and here you are thinking you're smart taking shots at your arch rival that is full of young talent, on top of the ladder, and took a dump on you when we played you last. You're the 5'7 fat old douche with a small dick strutting around like they're something.