Unofficial Preview Changes round 14 vs Adelaide

[Libbaaaa]

Feel like Tex is a big out for them, no matter how old he is. Always seems to tear us up with his kicking.

 

[Ash1337]

He did a couple of OK things, but you’re over-rating his game a bit.
10 disposals & 2 tackles for the entire game.
He’s only young but is borderline AFL standard.
Bit of a whipping boy on our board. I hope he comes good though.

When I saw him have the ball he was clean and disposal was good. Him and Hugo were there better players of the night despite the low disposals 10 disposals 9 were contested and went by 90% accuracy. He stood up in the last qtr and was more composed than some others when winning the ball.

 

[Doggy]

Feel like Tex is a big out for them, no matter how old he is. Always seems to tear us up with his kicking.

Walker, Butts out

Thilthorpe, Rankine, Keane in

 

[Oliver G]

Feel like Tex is a big out for them, no matter how old he is. Always seems to tear us up with his kicking.

Thilthorpe is a big in though, Tex averages 2.20 goals against us (ranked 8th), while Thilthorpe averages 3.33 against us (ranked 1st), Thilthorpe has never kicked a behind against us either, the team he's never kicked a behind against.

 

[Dougs Wing]

I’m not making a point at all other than the coaches will have the data available to make an informed decision

Exactly, they can see the top speeds achieved and all the running data. They don't make rash decision like many of our supporters seem to believe.

 

[Dougs Wing]

It was only a recovery and an assessment session today but there could be two changes for this week. No names were shared.

 

[Go the Guts]

Walker, Butts out

Thilthorpe, Rankine, Keane in

Nick Murray more likely than Keane. Keane played SANFL on Saturday, doubt they’ll play him 5 days later after no AFL this year.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Thilthorpe is a big in though, Tex averages 2.20 goals against us (ranked 8th), while Thilthorpe averages 3.33 against us (ranked 1st), Thilthorpe has never kicked a behind against us either, the team he's never kicked a behind against.

Thilthorpe is off the boil this year due to injury, not something he would have gotten over the past few weeks either. More than happy for Rankine to be rushed back in with his history of soft tissue injuries.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

We need a big win for percentage so my guess is 7 points, that us a big win for us.

 

[maddog37]

Thilthorpe is off the boil this year due to injury, not something he would have gotten over the past few weeks either. More than happy for Rankine to be rushed back in with his history of soft tissue injuries.

Why would you tempt the football gods this way!!?? Just why…….

 

[Cudi]

Assume Dawson will play but he looked very sore.

 

[Pencil case]

Kennedy debut

 

[Foxman98]

Kennedy debut

Fan****ingTastic

This kid is going to be loved very quickly

 

[DueWest]

Kennedy debut

Seems to have come along a fair bit the last month, will be good to see how he goes

 

[Bulldog Brent]

Out: McNeil
In: Lennedy

Libba for Treloar possibly?

 

[Pencil case]

Out: McNeil
In: Lennedy

Libba for Treloar possibly?

From what I hear Treloar will be managed and Libba will come in

 

[weltschmerz]

LKennedy coming off 15 tackles in the VFL.

 

[Mojorisin]

LKennedy coming off 15 tackles in the VFL.

28 tackles in the last 2 weeks is pretty impressive.

 

[weltschmerz]

It would make sense for LKennedy to spend most of his time on a wing. McNeil was playing there last week before he got injured.

 

[Mofra]

I feel like Buss is a good footballer but lacks pace to consistently perform at AFL level. Quite often you’d see him got caught on the lead cause as soon as he loses contact, he’s cooked. I think this limits him as its hard to put him on many of the premium forwards or the generally quicker 3rd talls.

He's quicker than Sam Collins and probably on par with Weitering.

We won a flag with Fletch at FB.

He needs continuity and to build strength. That's going to take time.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I haven't watched any VFL since early in the season, but he looked a fair way off back then.

So his improvement must have been pretty rapid in recent times.

I like that we tend to throw young guys in the deep end as soon as they are deemed ready.

 

[Mofra]

It would make sense for LKennedy to spend most of his time on a wing. McNeil was playing there last week before he got injured.

It would, but he's hardly played there at VFL level. A few of us have been hoping he gets time at VFL level in a role he'll play at AFL level.

He can lay a tackle, his footskills at VFL level are excellent, and he has a good tank. Not blessed with pace, but he plays a way that should hold up ok at AFL level. I like the kid.

 

[Golden_6]

I'm unfamiliar with where Kennedy has been playing in the VFL. Is this essentially a McNeil role that he'll be playing? Treloar should absolutely rested with another veteran coming in.

In: Libba, Kennedy
Out: Treloar, McNeil

It will be interesting to see where Libba plays. I'd hate for Sanders to have significantly reduced midfield minutes to Kennedy might be one to cop that. As good as Libba is, he's largely ineffective unless he's appearing as an inside midfielder.

 

[Bald]

Are we swapping the Kennedys this week perhaps?

 

[Libbaaaa]

The Crows centre bounce make up is real hard to predict week to week. Feels like they have settled on Berry/Peatling/Dawson as the preferred in recent weeks, I don't expect Rankine to get many rotations coming back in from his latest calf injury.

Also Crows first game at Marvel all year which seems weird.