Preview Changes: R3 vs Port Adelaide

[Scorpus]

IN:
Murphy, Laird, Frampton

OUT:
Sloane (adductor), Pedlar, Murray, Soligo (medi-sub)

 

[Grooster24]

OMFG

 

[hey shorty]

Even if we get the "1 good game in 4" Murphy it just doesn't serve a purpose

 

[Crow_68]

Could you imagine if Sloane was fit and out came Schoenberg….

 

[thebirdman 24]

The club doesn't rate Murray.

They would rather play with 1 KPD last year than play him so can we just rule a line through him compeltely and move him on?

Our defensive tall stocks are a worry with only Butts being a hard lock.

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[Firewalker]

Could you imagine if Sloane was fit and out came Schoenberg….

that’s absolutely already inked in for next week

 

[dplggr47]

Murphy in for Pedlar? Maybe they're tanking?

 

[DJ75]

Why did we even pick him? Bring him in for one game, out of position, set him up to fail then drop him.

Putrid development. No wonder our young players are often busts

We are following the well worn path. Draft a young guy whose best position is midfield. Refuse to pick him in the midfield because we MUST pick our experienced players, even though they make up the worst midfield in the competition, play him in the forward pocket, giving him little chance of success. Decide the loss is his fault and immediately drop him.

Rinse and repeat. 3 years later - delist.

Genius.

Then we will blame Haggis for making a poor selection.

This club is

 

[Viva la Mattner]

 

[Carmo]

If it was Laird for Sloane what would you tip the margin to be?
Since its Laird, Frampton and Murphy in, (and it seems that consensus is that makes us worse) what are you tipping the margin to be?

 

[DJ75]

Murphy shouldn’t be in our team full stop.

Rushed him back in like he's a 3 time Brownlow winner

 

[CrowToon]

Given this same bizarre shit at the selection table has been happenning for a few years now and we have really only had one constant… with most other footy dept staff has been turned over..

Could it be..
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He is playing one hell of a game of bluff and double bluff then. On the one hand in the media saying how bad we are, on the other hand picking EH over TT. Wowee.

 

[Firewalker]

The club doesn't rate Murray.

They would rather play with 1 KPD last year than play him so can we just rule a line through him compeltely and move him on?

Our defensive tall stocks are a worry with only Butts being a hard lock.

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Feel for Murray he wants to just attack the ball and never been good at defending 1-on-1 and undersized, has been horribly played out of position, he never should’ve been played as a KPD

 

[WheresGroomgone]

You will still watch

yep I will

 

[Bernie L]

 

[Ramify]

We think adding pressure forwards will stop front half turnovers when it's not the forwards fault, it's the midfield

And even if they do lock it in for a bit, they dont score anyway. So that's 50% of the fwd 6 generally incapable of troubling the scoreboard.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Feel for Murray he wants to just attack the ball and he’s never been good at defending 1-on-1 and has been horribly played out of position, he never should’ve been played as a KPD

We tried so hard to find a diamond in the rough and make it work because its a nice story but he just isn't good enough.

That leaves us with Frampton or Mcasey...

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[BACCS]

If it was Laird for Sloane what would you tip the margin to be?
Since its Laird, Frampton and Murphy in, (and it seems that consensus is that makes us worse) what are you tipping the margin to be?

Laird for Sloane makes us better, Frampton for Murray is neutral, Murphy is probably a better player than Pedlar at this stage of their careers so would be a positive for this week (it's the long term here that I think we have sacrificed and I don't like that)

 

[CrowBloke]

Speaking the truth

Burns was stating the bleeding obvious, I'd say.
Burns' comments apply to all teams, at all times.
I'll stick to what I said: "... the Crows are years away from performing for four quarters under pressure ".

 

[Shuestar13]

We should be playing finals in about 5+ years time, just hang on for dear life till then.

Seriously anyone who thought we would play finals this year or next, lol.

Friend, I don’t think anyone thought that. Surely…

Umm.. Is the AFC tanking? They have to be right

 

[MRB37]

This is like that game in 2020 against North where they rushed back Knights, Gibbs and bunch of others in, even though everyone knew it was the wrong move to do. At least then you could argue Nicks was a rookie coach and he was allowed to make a mistake, but that kind of shit now?

This is the sort of shit that will happen with Roo at the club still though cause he's gonna push and push and push when a few L's come.

 

[Carmo]

Laird for Sloane makes us better, Frampton for Murray is neutral, Murphy is probably a better player than Pedlar at this stage of their careers so would be a positive for this week (it's the long term here that I think we have sacrificed and I don't like that)

A game less here and there isn't the end of the world, we might be playing them 10 games less over two seasons than the most pro youth club but its not like theyre starting a season and a half after they should (and 3 seasons after they were drafted) like Doedee did for example. We have improved in this area.

 

[BACCS]

This is like that game in 2020 against North where they rushed back Knights, Gibbs and bunch of others in, even though everyone knew it was the wrong move to do. At least then you could argue Nicks was a rookie coach and he was allowed to make a mistake, but that kind of shit now?

This is the sort of shit that will happen with Roo at the club still though cause he's gonna push and push and push when a few L's come.

Not even close to that game in terms of selections, not remotely close. Look, I understand the melts this week, but they also need to be somewhat factual.

 

[Scorpus]

Not even close to that game in terms of selections, not remotely close. Look, I understand the melts this week, but they also need to be somewhat factual.

Same vibe though, select every fit player with more than 30 games experience we have no matter how shit, and hope for the best

 

[Ramify]

Feel for Murray he wants to just attack the ball and never been good at defending 1-on-1 and undersized, has been horribly played out of position, he never should’ve been played as a KPD

Yeah I have a soft spot for him.
Don't see why they can't give him a crack up fwd.
Hed hit the pack harder than anyone else up there and he can actually kick over a jam tin. Couldnt be any worse than HBerg.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Lets look at the positives.
Sloane out is a positive; I was worried they'd pick him on one leg.