Preview Changes: R20 Showdown vs Port Adelaide

[BRL121]

With these selections Nicks is a dead man walking

You do realise that your opinion of selections has zero bearing on the sacking of a coach?

 

[MsTopG]

Looks like a few pages of melts. Predictable if anything from the crows. Not a bad team except for Sloane and Crouch. Obviously showdown send off games for both I would say. One positive is that there is no Sholl and McHenry. A small win but a win. Good to see sanity prevail and Nank stay in.

 

[Mutineer]

Mackay will have a better career than either of those two end up having I reckon

Doubt that, Cook will have a better career if we're talking strictly performance over time

 

[BACCS]

I’m done. I’m bloody done.

It’s like the big footy board is stuck in a black hole where we are all screaming for common sense but no one is listening. It’s a living nightmare.

Of course you are! See you again next week, same time

 

[FR0GGY]

Cook should be feeling mighty good about himself tonight

 

[Multiballz]

LOL.

 

[BACCS]

Doubt that, Cook will have a better career if we're talking strictly performance over time

For someone that talks down Hollands, it’s surprising you rate what Cook has shown to date

 

[dplggr47]

Left field, but could murphy do a tagging role..runs around alot and is not afraid to put his body on the line. Maybe to try and put Rozee off his game?

Rozee also rotates forward. Also a big height difference.

 

[Bearded Clam]

BucketsNj will be along shortly to tell us to go support Port if we don't like it.

Baccs will float in to wholeheartedly agree with the ins and outs..

 

[feenix67]

Nicks has decided he is going to try and Ross Lyon this game and absolutely prevent a football game from breaking out.

He's been shit scared of open field football for the last 5 rounds. Ironically, the last time we played a quarter of it,we nearly beat Melbourne.

Selection has totally shat the bed.

 

[morris086]

Whoever it was that said Schoey would get pushed to a forward flank and we'd retain Crouch even with Laird coming back was bang on the money.

 

[BACCS]

Cook should be feeling mighty good about himself tonight

Did you watch a different game last week? He kept trying million dollar kicks and fluffed almost all of them. His Sanfl form was average, his game against Melbourne was average. Soligo should have played last week and should be playing this weekend.

 

[MrBarry]

Looks like a few pages of melts. Predictable if anything from the crows. Not a bad team except for Sloane and Crouch. Obviously showdown send off games for both I would say. One positive is that there is no Sholl and McHenry. A small win but a win. Good to see sanity prevail and Nank stay in.

Sloane and Crouch should do the right thing then and KO a Port Player each. Go out with a bang and don't return for the rest of the season.

 

[Scorpus]

Whoever it was that said Schoey would get pushed to a forward flank and we'd retain Crouch even with Laird coming back was bang on the money.

That was me. Do I win a prize?

I reckon we'll bring back Laird but not drop Crouch. Schoenberg to the forward line to replace Rankine

 

[Mutineer]

For someone that talks down Hollands, it’s surprising you rate what Cook has shown to date

The comparison was to Mackay's career performance wise which isn't a particularly high ceiling to better.

 

[MRB37]

He's been s**t scared of open field football for the last 5 rounds. Ironically, the last time we played a quarter of it,we nearly beat Melbourne.

Selection has totally shut the bed.

I'd maybe understand it if the forecast called for it to be pissing down all Saturday night, but the BOM says there's like 1mm of rain on offer between Friday night until Monday.

 

[Tarasque36]

Back 7 - Smith, Butts, Nankervis, Worrell, Keane, Michalanney, Milera.
Hinge and Jones back to the wings. Guess they effectively took Cook's spot.

I'm OK with this in isolation.
However, the third winger is where I start to lose agreement. Could've remained Cook.

 

[BACCS]

The comparison was to Mackay's career performance wise which isn't a particularly high ceiling to better.

Mackay showed a lot more to this stage of his career than Cook has. I just don’t see it with Cook, he hasn’t improved since year 1 and has probably regressed.

 

[BRL121]

I think we have selected the toughest team we can for the showdown, albeit with no pace.
I'm afraid that we will be disappointed to find that Keane is a much softer player than his ample physique would indicate.

 

[MsTopG]

He's been s**t scared of open field football for the last 5 rounds. Ironically, the last time we played a quarter of it,we nearly beat Melbourne.

Selection has totally shut the bed.

Draft pick is the priority. Stick Sloane Crouch and Keays in the middle and that draft pick suddenly starts getting better.

 

[jackster83]

Did you watch a different game last week? He kept trying million dollar kicks and fluffed almost all of them. His Sanfl form was average, his game against Melbourne was average. Soligo should have played last week and should be playing this weekend.

He was a heck of a lot better than Sloane. Rory should have been dropped instead.

 

[MsTopG]

I think we have selected the toughest team we can for the showdown, albeit with no pace.
I'm afraid that we will be disappointed to find that Keane is a much softer player than his ample physique would indicate.

Time will tell. Let's see what he can do.

 

[Trigger13]

Of course you are! See you again next week, same time

You know it

 

[feenix67]

Did you watch a different game last week? He kept trying million dollar kicks and fluffed almost all of them. His Sanfl form was average, his game against Melbourne was average. Soligo should have played last week and should be playing this weekend.

Yeah let's give a kid one game a year to prove himself. Good selection policy.

 

[BACCS]

Back 7 - Smith, Butts, Nankervis, Worrell, Keane, Michalanney, Milera.
Hinge and Jones back to the wings. Guess they effectively took Cook's spot.

I'm OK with this in isolation.
However, the third winger is where I start to lose agreement. Could've remained Cook.

Nankervis will surely go through the wing a bit too, that mix looks good. Forwards are obviously weaker without Rankine and Rachele.

Midfield is what I’m frustrated with.