AFL Round 12: Fremantle v Adelaide Sunday 2:40pm AWST @OS

[Magma]

Yeah you could have the best defensive coach in the world at Richmond, losing Rance and they leak 5-6 more goals a game easy.

jake lever isnt alex rance lol

 

[The Filth]

but the change of defensive coach to proven failure ben hart hasn't had an effect?

It's probably a combination of both...but if you still had the same cattle, the coach wouldn't need to make changes to what was working for you last season.

 

[Smartest Brain]

jake lever isnt alex rance lol

No he is just one of the best defensive players playing right now.

 

[Maylandsman]

Crows SANFL team almost stole the victory. Ah well, might still be able to steal 13th place on the ladder.

Don’t be so lousy. You had your chances and wouldn’t have cried poor if you won.
I see a theme here from a lot of your supporters and it includes salt.

 

[The Filth]

jake lever isnt alex rance lol

Doedee isn't Lever...Rance and Lever are both AA quality.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Let me guess

Adelaide board
- umpires
- McKay
- Jacobs
- umpires
- umpires

Dont forget injuries.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Who on earth thinks the players need to be shown posing like Neale and Gibbs there?

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Crows premiership window nailed shut and superglued.

 

[Magma]

It's probably a combination of both...but if you still had the same cattle, the coach wouldn't need to make changes to what was working for you last season.

what worked for us last season was keeping it out of our 50. we still conceded similar goals as last season, just a lot less because we won it in midfield, scored a lot more and kept it locked in our 50. i would be surprised if there's a stat for it out there, but a lot of lever's intercept last season i would think would be about 60-65 meters out because we pushed up high and locked it in. we are incapable of locking it in this season through poor midfield performances.

 

[Grape Bear]

Oh my god, what just happened!!!

 

[Smartest Brain]

what worked for us last season was keeping it out of our 50. we still conceded similar goals as last season, just a lot less because we won it in midfield, scored a lot more and kept it locked in our 50. i would be surprised if there's a stat for it out there, but a lot of lever's intercept last season i would think would be about 60-65 meters out because we pushed up high and locked it in. we are incapable of locking it in this season through poor midfield performances.

Sure I didn't watch every crows game last season but between McGovern and Lever your backline looked impenetrable at times.

 

[dave123]

Freos young players are pretty good. They have a crack. Adelaide are not the side they were last year. Optus staduim. Only three visiting teams have won in 10 attempts. It'll be a fortress

 

[bunderson]

LOL Freo.

they are celebrating a 4 point win like they have won the premiership.

against a side that is 10th on ladder .....away from home .....with massive injuries .... after losing their last two games and are in poor form.

yay freo...... great job us!!!

 

[Altum Volantes]

Freo would want to extend that contract on Cerra before someone offers him 10 mill over 10 years!

 

[The Filth]

what worked for us last season was keeping it out of our 50. we still conceded similar goals as last season, just a lot less because we won it in midfield, scored a lot more and kept it locked in our 50. i would be surprised if there's a stat for it out there, but a lot of lever's intercept last season i would think would be about 60-65 meters out because we pushed up high and locked it in. we are incapable of locking it in this season through poor midfield performances.

Yeah, fair comment.
Lever was also a better reader of the play.

 

[Captain_Bender]

No we havent we are just bad. Fluked a GF appearance and a 17-5 season last year and without 8 key players we are shown for what we really are.

#convenientnarratives

Adelaide didn't have a 17-5 season last year though you were 15-1-6

 

[My name geoff]

Crows SANFL team almost stole the victory. Ah well, might still be able to steal 13th place on the ladder.

Half the Freo team having played less than 50 games

 

[The Joker]

Adelaide rip

Nothing about the Umpires or Freo fans complaining about umpires?

I'll take that...

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

just out of curiosity what was Fremantle's record without

a) Sandilands?
b) Sandilands & Fyfe?

They lost to Geelong by 2 points at Geelong last year in Round 14.

 

[RePete]

Don’t be so lousy. You had your chances and wouldn’t have cried poor if you won.
I see a theme here from a lot of your supporters and it includes salt.

I am not salty - I stop being upset about losing about 3 weeks ago. Injuries have cost Crows this year. Not lack of effort, not the coach, not Tex but simply to many key players missing.

 

[Grape Bear]

LOL Freo.

they are celebrating a 4 point win like they have won the premiership.

against a side that is 10th on ladder .....away from home .....with massive injuries .... after losing their last two games and are in poor form.

yay freo...... great job us!!!

Yeah, because we’re not missing a huge number of best 22 players too. Just get off it.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

The more that game went on the more the Wilson trade hurt. Sadly s**t happens and I'm pleased he's going well.

 

[My name geoff]

What’s the deal with Cerra and Brayshaw? Elite in their first 10 games. Unreal

 

[Magma]

Yeah, fair comment.
Lever was also a better reader of the play.

as we all know it's all won and lost in the midfield these days. we don't work as hard as last season. forget injuries and stuff, we had a heap of injuries and still managed to get past sydney based on effort. can't get a charmed run with injuries every season, like we have the last couple.

 

[My name geoff]

I am not salty - I stop being upset about losing about 3 weeks ago. Injuries have cost Crows this year. Not lack of effort, not the coach, not Tex but simply to many key players missing.

You lost to a team with most their players having played 50 games or less. Injuries not an excuse here. Poor list depth.