Preview Changes V Hawks

[Wood_Duck]

If they try and sell it to me as that, I won't be a happy camper.

On the other hand if they have decided that playing three big men - as we did for a lot of last year - is back on the agenda, then that's ok. That will also require some rejigging of the forward line too - perhaps we go smaller and use Lynch a bit more, maybe Porplyzia becomes a "tall" leading target. Over to you, Bicks.

You cannot just do a like for like replacement McKernan for Walker. That is dumb, really really dumb.

Brace yourself

 

[Jack is Back]

Reilly was great in the first half of last year when our opposition allowed him to run around on his own like an unregistered dog. He was O.K. in the second half of the season, some good games, some not so much. This year his form hasn't been great but not our worst player.

As I said prior to round one last year, we shouldn't be building a defence around Stiffy, Bling and Dogga as the small defenders and we shouldn't be building our forward line around Nutta, One Arm and Stiffy as the small forwards. I like the progress of Luke Brown this year and Rory 2 has made a good start. Throw in the Adelaide Hills wine when they're both fit and firing and Radar will be under pressure. Sam Shaw can play a similar role to Radar once (if) he gains full fitness.

On the other hand, I stick to my pre-season view that Jaensch is Not a Backman's A..... and the DMac experiment seems to have been put on the backburner. At this stage I believe that Reilly is safe but that could change quickly.

 

[Tex Support]

Replacement for that bloke who hurt his leg on the weekend.

Not Johnston?

If McKernan plays before Johnston now Tex is gone, then... then... shit, I dont know what then?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Get Kerridge out of there you blind bat- offers nothing but a follower. We need taggers that can get at least some offensive ball. Wright or VB and thats it. We have too many restrictive mids that why we are getting slaughtered in middle.

Kerridge did get plenty of the ball the previous week. You need to patient with younger players, rather than dropping them after every poor performance, otherwise they won't get any continuity.

We are getting slaughtered in the middle because:
1. Sauce is not giving us 1st use most of the time.
2. Wright, Vince & Mackay down on form.
3. VB injured

These are much bigger factors than Kerridge having a poor game & I have 2 fully functioning eyes!

 

[Wood_Duck]

Not Johnston?

If McKernan plays before Johnston now Tex is gone, then... then... shit, I dont know what then?

OK so what about if JJ replaces Tex and McKernan replaces JJ?

 

[Paladin]

OK so what about if JJ replaces Tex and McKernan replaces JJ?

This is exactly what will happen. JJ wont be able to replace Tex but Smack will give Jacobs a much bigger hand than he is currently receiving.

Mckernan's AFL career gets back on track this week.

 

[knobby]

Walker LTI, Upgrade Hartigan

Hartigan to FB (he did a lot of work with Tex pre-season right ?) Truck up forward

 

[Slippery Pete]

Truck up forward

He is a beautiful kick. I would actually like to see this.

 

[Crows4Eva]

Out: Walker (Knee), MacKay
In: Johnston, Lyons

Edit: I'd also like to see one of Porps or Stiffy come in but not sure who to drop for them.

Watch them pick Smack over Johnston despite him having only played one decent game all year...

Also, people talking about throwing in the towel already after round 5 and at 2-3 need to look at reality and see that we have very little to gain from bottoming out and playing all kids this year. If the players want it enough, it is possible for the side to recover. At this stage we should still be aiming for the 8, losing 1 player shouldn't mean our season is over.

 

[Wood_Duck]

He is a beautiful kick. I would actually like to see this.

Did you know his first 3 kicks in AFL football were goals?

 

[ltdamn]

Did you know his first 3 kicks in AFL football were goals?

How could we know when it's never been mentioned by anyone ever? Commentary team has really let themselves down on this one, should have been all over it on Saturday.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Did you know his first 3 kicks in AFL football were goals?

That's 2nd to "kicked 6 goals in a final once" as the most quoted Crows fact.

Johncock once won the Crows leading goalkicker is 3rd.

 

[FR0GGY]

That's 2nd to "kicked 6 goals in a final once" as the most quoted Crows fact.

Johncock once won the Crows leading goalkicker is 3rd.

You idiot Douglas won a b&f is first

 

[Elite Crow]

That's 2nd to "kicked 6 goals in a final once" as the most quoted Crows fact.

Johncock once won the Crows leading goalkicker is 3rd.

Didn't Jamieson win the goal kicking award once?

 

[Wood_Duck]

Wayne Weideman was from Fish Creek.

 

[BACCS]

I absolutely won't tip us, but I'm not writing in a loss just yet. Walker is a huge out but he's still only one bloke. This team has a tonne of improvement in it at almost every single position on the ground, so now Sando has to work out how to get it happening.

I wish I could like this post, but that function seems to be disabled for me now... have I done something wrong cmndstab Vader Allefgib?

 

[FR0GGY]

I wish I could like this post, but that function seems to be disabled for me now... have I done something wrong cmndstab Vader Allefgib?

Not sure but the likes are generic now. Just says 1x Like or 2 x like not who actually like them

 

[BACCS]

No doubt I watched the game through anit-Vince tinted glasses, which makes objective analysis of his match a bit tough haha. My top 5 would be Otten, Sloane, Douglas, Thommo and Dangerfield, with Talia and Lynch unlucky to miss. Hard to argue against Vince's stats though.

Watching on my mobile, often the players look like ants in the wide angle view at the bounce. Roughly how many centre bounces did Vince contest?

I'm not sure tbh, but he was definitely in there for periods in the last quarter. I thought his clearance work was quite solid. He was just very clean with ball in hand, kicked that lovely goal on his left and yeah, it was a good game. Not outstanding obviously, but it was at a standard of a best 18 player.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Wayne Weideman was from Fish Creek.

The Crows have had TWO players from Fish Creek...

>Weed and Barry Standfield<

 

[BACCS]

Not sure but the likes are generic now. Just says 1x Like or 2 x like not who actually like them

Ah ok, but I can't even like posts atm... maybe I'm being punished, I probably deserve it.

 

[FR0GGY]

Ah ok, but I can't even like posts atm... maybe I'm being punished, I probably deserve it.

I don't doubt that, I can't either

 

[Crow-eater]

And in this moment, we are all BoshtrichBurger

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

NO ONE CAN LIKE POSTS... NOW Y'ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL!

But seriously, there seems to be a changeover with the like system or someshit...

Keep calm

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

And in this moment, we are all BoshtrichBurger

Refer to the above.

 

[Elite Crow]

Not sure but the likes are generic now. Just says 1x Like or 2 x like not who actually like them

I don't like that