Preview Changes: R20 Showdown vs Port Adelaide

[1970crow]

Too many people quoting Laird with Crouch and Sloane as if he’s the problem, Laird is a genuine star, it’s not his problem that we haven’t selected a good mix around him.

Laird is a high accumulating b grader with little hurt factor, he's not a star. His 30 touches are worth little more, if any, than crouch's.

 

[Scorpus]

Willem Drew will go straight to Dawson at the first bounce.

Since when is Drew a small forward?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Some decent moves combined with some stinkiness

Max in good
Keane debut good
Nankervis staying good

Extra defender means that we'll hopefully see Hinge on the wing. Looking forward to seeing what he could do.

Onto the stinky...

I knew they would have been in absolute raptures about Matt Crouch

5

Matt Crouch

Age

30

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

28.4

5star

K

12.0

4star

HB

16.4

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

24.9

5star

K

9.7

4star

HB

15.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

CL

4.4

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

CL

2.0

4star

's reasonable outing last week. Selectors giddy with excitement. Won't miss another game this season regardless of form or team results. Our review of 2023 will be we should have picked Crouch all along and we'll right that ship next season.

Even with regressive Crouch selection, surely either Soligo or Cook could have taken Murphy's spot?

And we'd sooner fold the club than drop or even manage Sloane.

 

[Gladys Crow]

Hate this crap club so much atm


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[dplggr47]

Nope I watched him alright, he stuffed two kicks maybe, did you see his 60m lace out pass to Mcadam?

He also had a couple kicks to clear defensive 50 which had to be pinpoint accurate and they were. I was impressed with his kicking. Players were passing off to him to kick it and they only do that if they trust your kicking.

 

[cleanhands]

ROB will win the showdown medal

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He’ll put it down your mids throat so $$$$$ on Butters or Rozee

 

[radiojake]

ROB will win the showdown medal

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... for Port Adelaide when everyone of his 50+ hit outs get shared by Rozee and Butters and Crouch and Sloane trundle behind in chase

 

[MRB37]

Laird and Dawson will be in 100% it’s who gets the other gig that will be in question.

Crouch. He's either in the midfield or he's spending 40% of the game on the bench.

When we start getting dumped that's when Dawson down back gets deployed.

 

[Crow till I die]

Wonder if pedlar will have more midfield cba's this week in the sbsence of rankine and rachele.

I must admit i am not so downbeat with the changes as laird if fit was always in, max had a weeks rest and deserves his spot and we needed another tall defender so borlase or keane it was.

I would be wanting sloane to be a permanent forward this week..just play him in a forward pocket. Glad nank and shoenberg retained their places. I would think that we only have a few more weeks of sloane with us and likely matt crouch

5

Matt Crouch

Age

30

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

28.4

5star

K

12.0

4star

HB

16.4

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

24.9

5star

K

9.7

4star

HB

15.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

CL

4.4

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

CL

2.0

4star

too..so if this is a farewell showdown for them so be it.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Willem Drew will go straight to Dawson at the first bounce.

Crazy isn’t it, a coach making moves to help their side win

 

[MarcusP2]

They're just showing that they don't rate us. Time to bore it up em.

Nah Lycett has been rubbish. At least no sling tackles from him.

 

[SellarStardom]

At least one of Cook or Soligo should of been included.

Murphy should have been left out and Sloane sub. Let's hope they use one of those boys as the sub

 

[George CantStandYa]

Crouch. He's either in the midfield or he's spending 40% of the game on the bench.

When we start getting dumped that's when Dawson down back gets deployed.

Dawson is going to spend a lot of time down back with the midfield we’ve named. Nicks is shitting himself without Murray

 

[whitey_1975]

Borlase is a bit stiff imo

 

[cleanhands]

Nah Lycett has been rubbish. At least no sling tackles from him.

Our little guys can feel a bit safer

 

[1970crow]

What’s funny about this post George Kramer? Cook has been terrible this year, that’s not the wrong selection here, it’s Soligo missing and keeping Crouch.

don't you watch the 1s?

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Meh Cook was putrid for most of the game. Probably should keep playing him but he looked at sea most of the game.

Crouch keeping his spot is mind boggling. Hopefully a loss here will see Nicks reward SANFL form for the rest of the season.

 

[aabp1978]

Some decent moves combined with some stinkiness

Max in good
Keane debut good
Nankervis staying good

Extra defender means that we'll hopefully see Hinge on the wing. Looking forward to seeing what he could do.

Onto the stinky...

I knew they would have been in absolute raptures about Matt Crouch's reasonable outing last week. Selectors giddy with excitement. Won't miss another game this season regardless of form or team results. Our review of 2023 will be we should have picked Crouch all along and we'll right that ship next season.

Even with regressive Crouch selection, surely either Soligo or Cook could have taken Murphy's spot?

And we'd sooner fold the club than drop or even manage Sloane.

See for mine, if Crouch replaced Sloane I think I could (just barely) live with it. But to have both in, when Soligo and Berry are ready to go, just smacks of desperation…

 

[thebirdman 24]

Knew Murphy would retain his spot after being dropped.

Thought Cook deserved another go.

We can't drop players properly.

Drop Murphy, comes back into the side after illness, plays poorly, keeps his spot.

We did the same with Sholl.

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[thebirdman 24]

This is the worst team we have fielded all year.

Our midfield is slow one paced garbage

VB said they would review the midfield mix.

Obviously, they ran out of time and just threw some magnets at the board.

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[thebirdman 24]

I know some are melting over Murphy, but unfortunately the Rankine injury secured his spot until Rachele is back. Crouch ahead of Soligo is the frustrating selection, our midfield looks very slow without Soligo/Rachele/Rankine rolling through.

I’m also unfortunately not surprised about Sloane, Roo couldn’t believe it when people were questioning his spot in the side during the week.

Lol that you think Murphy will be dropped this yeae.

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[MRB37]

Can imagine team selection

Nicks: We're playing Laird, Crouch and Sloane in the midfield
Burns: Has that ever worked?
Rahilly: No
Nicks:

 

[MsTopG]

ROB will win the showdown medal

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Have you ever seen ROB play?

 

[MRB37]

Meh Cook was putrid for most of the game. Probably should keep playing him but he looked at sea most of the game.

Crouch keeping his spot is mind boggling. Hopefully a loss here will see Nicks reward SANFL form for the rest of the season.

He didn't last year. He'll put out some "We're not a finals chance, but we still want to finish out the year strongly" line of reasoning.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Can’t even justify being at the ground for a game like this? *******s

A game like AFL, you need to be at the ground ....the powers say, they have a full game oval perspective, not seen on TV



What makes this more galling .....is SEN send their commentary team to Countries for Test Cricket .....now that's a game that can be commentated on from a studio

You'd think Channel 7 will do the Showdown broadcast in preference to the ESS v SYD game .....so that could be a contributing factor for Foxtel