Preview Changes vs. Collingwood (Qualifying Final) Thursday night

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[Peter Doherty]

We owe them one (or two, or three...)

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[StonesThrow]

Draper, Dowling out

Michalaney, Nank in. These are our next two best players and they have flexibility where they can play. Just make the moves.

 

[SugarShane]

And there aren’t many guarantees in life but you can bet your bottom dollar there will be a Daicos flop which will result in a free

Him and Sidebottom should be getting the Rankine treatment. Scrag within the rules at every opportunity. Line them up and then pull out like that coward Sidebottom was doing to Rankine. Get them flopping over nothing.

 

[Crows I Am]

Any chance we hard tag Daicos this time?

Specifically Nick! We did pretty good on Josh 2 weeks ago.

I still feel like curbing his uncontested game dries up their ball movement.

If Max comes back in, I wonder if we use Bond in the lock down role on J Daicos or even on Nick for periods.

 

[Sleuth1]

Save the head high bumps for the Grand Final - we can afford to have a few players miss the first month next year. Houston deserves a concussion or two.

Thank you. Some Adelaide fans have lost the plot. May the best team on the day win. If that is Adelaide so be it you will have deserved it. But some of the threats on this board are beyond the pale.

 

[Not Darryl Moss]

If Rankine, Max and Rachele (and everyone else) were available - I would be happy to drop Cumming.

Jeez - I thought he played well.

 

[rocket18]

We owe them one (or two, or three...)

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The AFC should find this guy and have him do the coin toss.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Draper and Bond out
Max and Nank in

Dont think rachele will be ready, but if he is, Nank doesnt get a game
They may prefer pedlar to Nank, but Im not sure he does enough
Smith sub

 

[Fuddnuddler]

From Herald Sun:

the AFL could release part of its fixture on Monday, with the away elimination finals sides to be pencilled in after Gold Coast hosts Essendon.

Competition sources have indicated the AFL is leaning towards gunning for an Adelaide Oval record crowd on Thursday night as the Crows host the Pies in what is looming as a bad blood-blockbuster.

 

[GameofSloanes]

From Herald Sun:

the AFL could release part of its fixture on Monday, with the away elimination finals sides to be pencilled in after Gold Coast hosts Essendon.

Competition sources have indicated the AFL is leaning towards gunning for an Adelaide Oval record crowd on Thursday night as the Crows host the Pies in what is looming as a bad blood-blockbuster.

Would much prefer a Friday game

 

[Samcro24]

From Herald Sun:

the AFL could release part of its fixture on Monday, with the away elimination finals sides to be pencilled in after Gold Coast hosts Essendon.

Competition sources have indicated the AFL is leaning towards gunning for an Adelaide Oval record crowd on Thursday night as the Crows host the Pies in what is looming as a bad blood-blockbuster.

Oh a BBB

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Max v N Daicos (predominantly mid)

 

[FR0GGY]

It’s Thursday

 

[Samcro24]

It’s Thursday

It’s Monday actually, big weekend?

 

[FR0GGY]

It’s Monday actually, big weekend?

Yuge

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Thursday night confirmed by the club

 

[dogs105]

We owe them one (or two, or three...)

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I was there that night, and very disappointed. Rutten gave away the free though.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Max v N Daicos (predominantly mid)

Have been thinking maybe we need to try Max as a mid again

 

[CrowBloke]

I am not a Murphy fan.

Likewise.
I was a fan of Murphy when he started; I thought he was a tough nugget, courageous, a trier, then I gradually saw that (like McHenry) his huffing and puffing didn't blow any houses down .

Murphy has been selected in the 22 on three occasions (Gold Coast, Hawks away and Collingwood home). On all three occasions he has played a “run with” role on the oppositions most dangerous exit defender. These players have very high uncontested possessions due to handball receives and players short kicking to them.

I've been wrong about Nicks. Until around Rounds 10-12 I wanted him sacked. Gone. Piss off.
Now we're Minor Premiers which still gives me (happy) head spins, so his use of Murphy might have some method that I just-don't-get.
I didn't notice Murphy's "run with/against" role vs the Suns, nor Hawthorn (who'd he 'run with', can you say please?), nor did I think he was effective vs Collingwood --- I still don't --- so I watched the replay, looking specifically for Murphy.
I saw him within 5-15m. of Daicos often, but I wouldn't have said he was "close". The one 'good' thing he did that davos44 pointed out to me was his good get in the third vs the Mugpies
BUT:
--- he started at least 10m. behind Daicos and only caught up when Daicos fell,
then
--- kicked a high bomb to Crows being outnumbered 4:3 when a pass was called for.
Not impressive .

Josh Daicos has averaged 18 uncontested possessions per match this year. Against Murphy he had 8 uncontested possessions and 4 of those were kick outs.

I don't think that Murphy was the reason behind that.
It wasn't Biblical-Flood-wet (like the PA game when we played beautifully) but it rained, it was slippery, skills suffered, both teams played one loose in defence and it was a clogged-up, rolling maul mostly in their F50.
They had nearly twice as many I50s than us, remember?
Daicos was in that pack often and there was not much precise handball or short-passes anywhere on the night, to anyone. It was a congested slog.

Melbourne didn’t seem to worry about Josh Daicos on Friday night and consequently he had 11 uncontested possessions in the first half.

Well, Melbourne are a rabble, not contenders and they lost, but not by much.
How many of those 11 were kick-ins, which you made a point of against us?

Besides, who gaf what Melbourne did or didn't do? Fkem and Collingwood as well.

Is it worthwhile effectively playing with one less forward in order to stop the ball going through Josh Daicos hands?

Imo selecting Murphy makes us at least half a forward short on the night, anyway, regardless of any role he's given.
That sounds unfair but Murphy's career stats do not lie.
He averages 0.63G/ 0.85 1%ers/ and 0.53GA per game.
After 120 games one would have to say he is not AFL standard, sadly .

I am not convinced that it is but it depends what the small forward he is replacing offers. The other question is whether Murphy is the best man for this role, I’m not convinced that he is.

I agree.
I think Nicks et al should be looking at other options who will have more impact in 2026 and onwards.

Zac Taylor has been playing the old Murphy role. He doesn’t take a specific player and his primary role is to put pressure on the ball exiting the D50. It is hard to quantify how successful he has been but he is a lot better hurting the opposition when he has the ball.

We will have an ace up our sleeve for the QF.
We won't be "playing with one less forward" IF we play MM there.
If MM is good to go vs Coll., he could play that role, do a better job than Murphy and probably snag a goal or two.
Bond had an off day last game but I'd give him another chance.

I agree with you Bigman, selection melts are a distinct possibility next week.

If Murphy is selected, I'll be one of them.

 

[CrowBloke]

would expect and hope we are mentally well prepared to not let the emotion of this one affect the way we play. will be a challenge for Nicks and the coaching group

I'd like to think so too
BUT
when a Senior player like Laird has a brainfade off the ball (not long after being suspended for the same fn-thing), not to mention the Rankine suspension, it looks like the Crows have some mental weaknesses that they will just have to curb.
Make no mistake.
The Mugpies are Finals-hardened and will use every grubby trick in the book to provoke and unsettle our blokes.
You're right.
Our blokes have got to focus on the ball with relentless pressure and not be distracted by Mugpie taunts and intimidation.

 

[CrowBloke]

Something that is interesting, purely academically.

Yes, yes, purely academically ... .

It would be terrible if anything like that put off our esteemed brothers from Collingwood the night before the QF,
or truck horns, or Fire Alarm evacuation,
or general raucousness outside their Hotel or even (Heaven forbid!) accidental food poisoning ... .

 

[dogs105]

I was there that night, and very disappointed. Rutten gave away the free though.

P.s. Collingwood fans were the biggest campaigners after the game.

 

[DJ75]

I was there that night, and very disappointed. Rutten gave away the free though.

Technically yes he did. However, if you watch that game and see what was done to Tippett, then technically Tippet should have had 20 frees in front of goal.
That's why it made so many supporters angry. They waited until that moment to decide to pay a free kick after ignoring all the rest.

 

[crows dude]

Leave all booked for friday.

Now just awaiting the barcodes email to come on Wednesday.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Seeing Darcy struggle last night had me wondering about Nick Daicos.

There's some pressure that comes with being the Great White Hope Of Victorian Football.

Do we hard tag? Try to take down their No 1 weapon? Is this something we held back in Round 21?