Review Bad and Ugly

[Mike Smyth]

Ugly

Eddie Betts : Gone from one of the players with the surest hands in the AFL to one of the worst, has fumbled more ball this year than the whole of his career often when he only had to be clean to have a scoring opportunity...unbelievable!!

Yeah he was really fumbly yesterday. Currently, for one reason or another, a shadow of the player he was at Carlton.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Ugly

Eddie Betts : Gone from one of the players with the surest hands in the AFL to one of the worst, has fumbled more ball this year than the whole of his career often when he only had to be clean to have a scoring opportunity...unbelievable!!

Very few of our players have had decent hands at ground level this year. Probably the most fumbly Crows side I've ever seen. With exceptions like Smith and Sloane, it's been a very poor showing from established players with good track records.

 

[Tex200]

That's coaching ....he can't of had 8 years at Carlton developing a fine reputation and then turn to shit when he gets to Adelaide

Agree.

Full credit to Port;

Ebert
Schultz
White
Polec
Monfries

All turned into better players under Hinkley

 

[pjcrows]

I'm loving the pre game now - decent beers and decent meal at a decent establishment, compared to a warm coke and dodgy hamburger from a mall.

 

[King Elvis]

Amalfi, Jive, Palace.

After match entertainment is pretty good too

 

[mulz]

what happened to all the food out the back of the members, there was an abundance of food stalls at the Sydney game, I went out the back to grab a baked spud and all the stalls were gone.
there was like 2 hotdog stands with mile long queues. talk about rubbing salt in the wounds

 

[FR0GGY]

what happened to all the food out the back of the members, there was an abundance of food stalls at the Sydney game, I went out the back to grab a baked spud and all the stalls were gone.
there was like 2 hotdog stands with mile long queues. talk about rubbing salt in the wounds

Yep sma cut them back week by week, dont expect them back.

 

[King Elvis]

Email them and ask what the deal is.

 

[FR0GGY]

Email them and ask what the deal is.

It was always the plan for everything to eventually be sma run

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Can I add the pre-game stuff as BAD?

The club song performed by the chick, its so slow and relaxing. Get some fire into it ffs! The people who carry the 19th man flag around about 50m of boundary, do the lot or gtfo. The 19 isnt even central on the flag ffs! And even though I dont mind the crow that comes up on the scoreboard each time we get a goal, but makes me feel like ive won free spins on a pokie machine each time I see it!

Also, does anyone else have a guy in their area who stands up and chants the AAAAAAADAAAAALLLAAAAIDE clap clap clap chant after each goal? Im sure this guy is paid to do it. Its the same every time, only after goals, and he doesnt look all that interested

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Don't food stands make money

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Also, does anyone else have a guy in their area who stands up and chants the AAAAAAADAAAAALLLAAAAIDE clap clap clap chant after each goal? Im sure this guy is paid to do it. Its the same every time, only after goals, and he doesnt look all that interested

Yeah we do. Section 542 in the eastern stand. Bloke in a CSG jacket does his best to get the crowd going.

 

[FR0GGY]

Don't food stands make money

not always, but the sma figure instead of buying a potato, pizza or pancake, youll buy a bucket of chips or a pie.
Although in my opinion the sma would be far smarter letting the foodies take the hit on the bad/wet games and they can just collect the 25% at the end without lifting a finger.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I can understand cutting back on catering if the crowds were low but both clubs are pulling 40k+ crowds every game.

People would get into the habit of eating their favourites at the footy too.

 

[Elite Crow]

Can I add the pre-game stuff as BAD?

The club song performed by the chick, its so slow and relaxing. Get some fire into it ffs! The people who carry the 19th man flag around about 50m of boundary, do the lot or gtfo. The 19 isnt even central on the flag ffs! And even though I dont mind the crow that comes up on the scoreboard each time we get a goal, but makes me feel like ive won free spins on a pokie machine each time I see it!

Also, does anyone else have a guy in their area who stands up and chants the AAAAAAADAAAAALLLAAAAIDE clap clap clap chant after each goal? Im sure this guy is paid to do it. Its the same every time, only after goals, and he doesnt look all that interested

Did they do the song and flag again?

And we used to have a guy in front of us at AAMI who did it all the time, he was genuine. Wondering if it's the same bloke, we were wondering where he was.

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Yeah we do. Section 542 in the eastern stand. Bloke in a CSG jacket does his best to get the crowd going.

Thats the same bay as me so same guy lol

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Did they do the song and flag again?

And we used to have a guy in front of us at AAMI who did it all the time, he was genuine. Wondering if it's the same bloke, we were wondering where he was.

Yeah they do the flag and song each time but its a recording of the song now

 

[FR0GGY]

I can understand cutting back on catering if the crowds were low but both clubs are pulling 40k+ crowds every game.

People would get into the habit of eating their favourites at the footy too.

Its a different crowd though, footy patrons are used to paying for meals under 7 or 8 dollars not 8-15 dollar options, footy is comparable to a 20/20 match, takings are far better at a 20/20 match, in the end of the day its up to the sma what food is there. They havent gone out of their way to be helpful about it either.

 

[Mike Smyth]

Agree.

Full credit to Port;

Ebert
Schultz
White
Polec
Monfries

All turned into better players under Hinkley

Or is it more about the quality of players these guys have playing around them than the coaching group?

 

[feenix67]

If you lead 637 times while watching the ball get chipped around like a game of keepings off, you'd soon realize you were being taken for a ride and stop falling for it too ;-)

 

[Niximus]

I found a guy that does the perfect impression of my fiancee when the Crows lose

 

[Tex200]

what happened to all the food out the back of the members, there was an abundance of food stalls at the Sydney game, I went out the back to grab a baked spud and all the stalls were gone.
there was like 2 hotdog stands with mile long queues. talk about rubbing salt in the wounds

Don't get me started I've been biatching about this all week.

Been taken for mugs in the Western stand - very disappointing

 

[Tex200]

Or is it more about the quality of players these guys have playing around them than the coaching group?

As a block they almost represent the quality the others are playing around

 

[xazos79]

Also ugly - Jaensch goes down in the North Western pocket, presumably when his ribs were broken, and is writhing on the ground in agony for about 1 min. Then gets up and hobbles around the ground, barely able to muster more than a canter, for another 4 minutes or so. The whole time, not one trainer even came out to assist or check on him. WTF?

Yep, also noticed this. That was effen terrible.

 

[Tex200]

Yep, also noticed this. That was effen terrible.

And not one player remonstrated with Dawes