Autopsy AFL 2026 Round 4 - Crows v Freo Fri April 3rd 7:15pm AEDT/6:45pm (AO)

[Mr Meow]

Got a few out and lost all 3 games by under 2 goals. I think they be ok.

Losing the close ones at home is never a good sign for a contender. 1-3 puts you on the back foot early. Geelong, Fremantle and the Bulldogs all smashed them in general play for long periods.

The Crows have now lost 4 home games in a row I.e every time a decent team came to town.

They might make the top 6 but it's naive to call it likely right now.

 

[Elixuh]

The Crows are the best team in the competition! They are being dudded by horrible umpiring, an AFL that doesn’t care they are one of the biggest clubs and only cares about making sure smaller clubs are advantaged by DEI policies that keep AFL in the dirt! Anyone who thinks the coaching is bad has Nicks Derangement Syndrome (NDS) and is completely wrong! Adelaide are not 1-3, they have actually won more games than they have lost and should be given this years trophy because they are already the best team in the comp! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Hutchy, I can only get so aroused! I agree with all of this!

 

[ABAB]

Got a few out and lost all 3 games by under 2 goals. I think they be ok.

Nicks recalled RoB and Jones........

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Strachan who played sanfl last night after they pulled o Brien out of the team late I think?

Delisted him last year, after having him go out with a year ending injury so they could sign Lachie McAndrew.

He's just an SANFL listed player now.

 

[Ostins_Park]

Loads to like about Freo there. Recovering from that huge momentum swing, not dropping heads when omeara missed, Treacys bouncer, Shai with a clutch goal, the Pearce smother. Game smarts and luck, the perfect ingredients

 

[Orange crush]

Murphy Reid…. What a little gun! Has more blind turns than an Agatha Christie novel

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Feels like the Crows are incredibly unlucky to be 1-3.

In what way?

Outplayed in their two losses prior to tonight and Freo should have buried them in the third with Treacy, Amiss and Voss all missing easy shots early in the 3rd.

 

[PrancingPony]

We were lucky to hold on but you can't be upset about winning against another finals fancy, good teams get it done regardless.

 

[ABAB]

Strachan who played sanfl last night after they pulled o Brien out of the team late I think?

T Murray who played against Collingwood as the 2nd ruck and then got injured, played in the SANFL yesterday but Nicks aka Temu Hinkley wanted to recall RoB.....

 

[TARANTULA]

Crows play 1.5 quarters of good footy. Crows loose. Rinse, repeat.

 

[purplearmy]

Never in doubt.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Strachan who played sanfl last night after they pulled o Brien out of the team late I think?

Strachan played the first game as well. I believe he's captain of the Adelaide SANFL team.

 

[Randomizor]

Never in doubt.

Yeah kinda wish Crows made it a bit harder for us

 

[cactuscall]

Feels like the Crows are incredibly unlucky to be 1-3.

Wouldn't say incredibly. Lost to Geelong, Bulldogs and Freo.

 

[hutchy31]

We were lucky to hold on but you can't be upset about winning against another finals fancy, good teams get it done regardless.

Swings and roundabouts. Could have beaten Geelong down there, got away with one tonight. 1-1 probably fair across those games.

Freo are in it up to their eyeballs. Outside of Brisbane I have them and GC as the biggest flag threats this year.

 

[voorhees]

Chayce Jones, a first round pick.

He is very ordinary to put it mildly.

very ordinary ..
a real vanilla player

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Feels like the Crows are incredibly unlucky to be 1-3.

Nothing unlucky about it.

20 minutes of good footy against the Dogs, outcoached by Scott in the last quarter last week and the selection of utter turnips such as R.O.B and Jones came back to bite tonight.

The Crows' record in close games speaks for itself, and that's a trend rather than luck.

 

[FreoRicci]

Losing the close ones at home is never a good sign for a contender. 1-3 puts you on the back foot early. Geelong, Fremantle and the Bulldogs all smashed them in general play for long periods.

The Crows have now lost 4 home games in a row I.e every time a decent team came to town.

They might make the top 6 but it's naive to call it likely right now.

Really think Adelaide finishing top and losing back to back at home really threw them.

 

[FreoRicci]

Feels like the Crows are incredibly unlucky to be 1-3.

General play? No.
Bulldogs were ahead by 20 points
Geelong were always going to win.
Fremantle were 34 points up at one stage.

That’s where they should be tbh.

 

[Former Decathlete]

I don't want to be mean and single anyone out...
But....

...Chayce Jones

1

Chayce Jones

Age

26

Ht

180cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

D

8.9

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.6

3star

CL

1.1

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

0.8

3star

bad name is the least of his problems.. He's absolutely terrible at football.

How is he on a list still?

Crows aren't top 6 list if this guy is getting a game.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Nicks recalled RoB and Jones........

Yep. Terrible if these two are getting a game...

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Nicks needs to address the psychological damage the players incurred from being minor premiers to going out in straight sets, last year. He's probably brushed it under the rug, but it's clearly humiliated the group to the point they're back to losing close games again.

 

[CakeEater]

Nicks needs to address the psychological damage the players incurred from being minor premiers to going out in straight sets, last year. He's probably brushed it under the rug, but it's clearly humiliated the group to the point they're back to losing close games again.

Only thing they cant do is run a camp.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Swings and roundabouts. Could have beaten Geelong down there, got away with one tonight. 1-1 probably fair across those games.

Freo are in it up to their eyeballs. Outside of Brisbane I have them and GC as the biggest flag threats this year.

When in essence the outcomes were the same with similar play patterns. Freo and Geelong both should have buried Adelaide but poor goal kicking kept them in it. So while some can argue unlucky to be 1-3 it could be argued they we lucky not to be well beaten in the last two games.

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Only thing they cant do is run a camp.

Not that extreme, Don Pyke.