All apologies

[The Hitman]

In my Adelaide season preview, I predicted your mob would come second-last on their way to a massive rebuilding stage.

While I'm not yet convinced you don't need to have a major shake up of the list before you're up there contending again, I admit that I sold your side short. Some magnificant performances of late and you'll finish higher than 15th. Well done.

 

[arrowman]

Cheers Hitman. I have to say I thought your original assessment was way off the mark even at the time, but hey, someone has to finish 15th and sometimes I think picking the bottom 4 is harder than picking the top 4!

Anyway - our test is yet to come, we haven't really had to draw on our depth yet, but finals is looking a little better than 50-50.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Cheers Hitters. I think you probably got sucked into what most Victorian pundits were thinking pre-season. Last time most Victorian experts tipped us to win a wooden spoon, we finished 4th. Whilst I don't expect we will finish that high this year (probably mid-table), we certainly won't be bottom 4.

 

[DaveW]

is a good song.

 

[ok.crows]

In my Adelaide season preview, I predicted your mob would come second-last on their way to a massive rebuilding stage.

While I'm not yet convinced you don't need to have a major shake up of the list before you're up there contending again, I admit that I sold your side short. Some magnificant performances of late and you'll finish higher than 15th. Well done.

I thought your assesment was way off the mark and too harsh.

I was one on this board who probably reacted too harshly towards it in reply.

So, in further reply ... my apologies to your good self also.

FWIW, I think the Crows have a quite reasonable crop of younger players coming through. The real trick is not getting them to play some good footy, but rather getting them to play good footy consistently.

What was unknown in the preseason was how well (or otherwise) NC & the new coaching panel would be able to do this.

What is still unkown is if they can consistently do what they have done a few times recently.

 

[Hasus]

In my Adelaide season preview, I predicted your mob would come second-last on their way to a massive rebuilding stage.

While I'm not yet convinced you don't need to have a major shake up of the list before you're up there contending again, I admit that I sold your side short. Some magnificant performances of late and you'll finish higher than 15th. Well done.

Adelaide will end up in the top 8 if they maintain form.

 

[noddy]

In my Adelaide season preview, I predicted your mob would come second-last on their way to a massive rebuilding stage.

While I'm not yet convinced you don't need to have a major shake up of the list before you're up there contending again, I admit that I sold your side short. Some magnificant performances of late and you'll finish higher than 15th. Well done.

Cheers mate.

Well you were not alone in that prediction as just about 97% of footy experts & so-called experts were predicting our club to be in the bottom 4.

Still early days yet & as i keep on saying "one game at a time & let the rest take care of them selves"

 

[Markthirtytwo]

Thanks for your apologies Hitman and its good to know someone does know how to say they were wrong. But it's only round four and the the wheels although still going round and hopefully wont fall off.

Best of luck with the Hawkers unless they play us.

 

[drakeyv2]

Still early days.

Wouldn't it be sad if the fight for the spoon was between Collingwood & Essendon.

 

[Jars458]

Wrong again Hitters. Don't worry mate its a very well travelled journalistic tradition.

Good win by you boys last week. Good to see the youngsters doing so well.

Upset Sewell is not getting a game though. Rate the kid.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Adelaide will end up in the top 8 if they maintain form.

Genius!

 

[The Hitman]

Good win by you boys last week. Good to see the youngsters doing so well.

Upset Sewell is not getting a game though. Rate the kid.

Yeah, I should apologise to myself as well - Hawthorn are exceeding my expectations, although I wouldn't close the utensil draw yet as we could still end up with the spoon. The kids are alright.

As for Sewell, he isn't going to make it. He is a centre square player only, and that is exactly where Mitchell dominates for us. I'd even have Lewis ahead of Sewell at this stage. I think he is bound to be one of those that are too good for VFL but not good enough for AFL, which is a shame, because he has some talent and he is a nice guy to boot.