Preview Changes vs Geelong

[ManInTheArena]

Everyone knows Bling's problem is mental. If he hasn't got his confidence up in 7 years of being on an AFL list, it's not going to happen. I don't see how a pressure game at the death knell is going to help, if anything the pressure will make him worse.

 

[BACCS]

Well Ive lost faith with Sando, the buck stops with him.
I have also never rated Clarke, listening to him is hard work and generally don't like what comes out his mouth.

At the end of the day you are right, he needs to be tried somewhere else.

Lets see what Sunday brings!!

After a prelim last year, you have already lost faith after a season where we have lost key players, and key coaching personnel? My god we have fickle 'supporters'.

 

[BACCS]

It's like having Southwark Bitter as your favourite beer. Incredibly low standards.

Why does it matter who his favourite player is? Who are you to judge?

 

[TARANTULA]

Is Bailey back in the box this week?

 

[Crow-eater]

Is Bailey back in the box this week?

Next

 

[Tex200]

After a prelim last year, you have already lost faith after a season where we have lost key players, and key coaching personnel? My god we have fickle 'supporters'.

Excuse us if after what, 4 losing prelim finals , the penultimate week kind of loses its lustre as a final destination - some of us would like a flag - hell even just a ticket to the big dance would do.

 

[cmndstab]

Excuse us if after what, 4 losing prelim finals , the penultimate week kind of loses its lustre as a final destination - some of us would like a flag - hell even just a ticket to the big dance would do.

Clean slate. Sando's only made it to one, and he was closer to getting over the line than in the Crows' previous three attempts.

 

[Sanders]

Clean slate. Sando's only made it to one, and he was closer to getting over the line than in the Crows' previous three attempts.

That had more to do with hawthorn choking under weight of expectation than anything we did

 

[Lawrst]

That had more to do with hawthorn choking under weight of expectation than anything we did

No.

We played some bloody good football that game.

 

[Sanders]

No.

We played some bloody good football that game.

A lot of teams started playing bloody good footy against the hawks when the finals started

 

[FR0GGY]

That had more to do with hawthorn choking under weight of expectation than anything we did

not really, we were also playing against 3 extra on the field as the afl later admitted

 

[Mismatched]

No.

We played some bloody good football that game.

No, Hawthorns poor kicking for goal flattered us, along with our uncharacteristically good goal kicking and Tippett/Walker playing a blinder.

They won the inside 50's 64-38, had 10 more scoring shots and won the centre clearances 18-10, as well as contested ball(141-126) and tackles(60-39). We did well to make the most of our opportunities, but we shouldn't have come close. We were down in many of our Sandos most important KPIs.

There were some worrying signs in the finals last year, we had a lot of work to do, the fact of which was probably covered up by some lucky score lines.

Having just seen Collingwood go down to GC, I do worry that Sando and our assistants are deluding themselves that we're better than we are because we've come "close" to some rather average sides. We're 1-5 in the past six games, getting close to West Coast at home and Collingwood isn't the accomplishment we thought it would be at the beginning of the year.

 

[Sanders]

No, Hawthorns poor kicking for goal flattered us, along with our uncharacteristically good goal kicking and Tippett/Walker playing a blinder.

They won the inside 50's 64-38, had 10 more scoring shots and won the centre clearances 18-10, as well as contested ball(141-126) and tackles(60-39). We did well to make the most of our opportunities, but we shouldn't have come close. We were down in many of our Sandos most important KPIs.

There were some worrying signs in the finals last year, we had a lot of work to do, the fact of which was probably covered up by some lucky score lines.

Having just seen Collingwood go down to GC, I do worry that Sando and our assistants are deluding themselves that we're better than we are because we've come "close" to some rather average sides. We're 1-5 in the past six games, getting close to West Coast at home and Collingwood isn't the accomplishment we thought it would be at the beginning of the year.

Agree.

GCS are also a reminder that
1. We're not that close
2. How little time we have, before they sweep past us

 

[cmndstab]

What I wouldn't give for some uncharacteristically good goalkicking nowadays

 

[VSTone]

Agree.

GCS are also a reminder that
1. We're not that close
2. How little time we have, before they sweep past us

the suns may have done that last night claiming the pies scalp

their run home is looking interesting...
carlton, westcoast, melbourne, port, st kilda and GWS..

they are going to be hard to beat before long

 

[maxlilly]

Agree.

GCS are also a reminder that
1. We're not that close
2. How little time we have, before they sweep past us

I think it is too late, it looks like they are already well in front of us.
With their remaining games, they are a silly chance of making the 8

 

[Glenno23]

I think it is too late, it looks like they are already well in front of us.
With their remaining games, they are a silly chance of making the 8

Yep, they're so far in front of us that we beat them....

No doubt, they have a lot of talent on their list (thanks to the AFL) but to claim they are well past us ALREADY is a bit silly

 

[maxlilly]

Yep, they're so far in front of us that we beat them....

No doubt, they have a lot of talent on their list (thanks to the AFL) but to claim they are well past us ALREADY is a bit silly

Yes maybe a bit silly, but we lost to Collingwood by 5 goals last week & GC beat them by a goal last night.
It will be interesting to see where the two of us finish on the ladder at the end of the year ?
I think they will be above us.

 

[AFC979810]

Yes maybe a bit silly, but we lost to Collingwood by 5 goals last week & GC beat them by a goal last night.
It will be interesting to see where the two of us finish on the ladder at the end of the year ?
I think they will be above us.

We also beat Gold Coast relatively easily at Metricon.

 

[Bacon8]

Yes maybe a bit silly, but we lost to Collingwood by 5 goals last week & GC beat them by a goal last night.
It will be interesting to see where the two of us finish on the ladder at the end of the year ?
I think they will be above us.

We played Pies away (and we have been poor at the G) and Suns played them at home.

 

[Mismatched]

All it says is that Collingwood aren't that great a football side at the moment and Sando's belief that coming close to them was a good effort is quite erroneous.

 

[Sanders]

We'll be hard pressed to finish about GCS in 2014

2015 - buckleys & none

 

[Big Gazoongas]

After a prelim last year, you have already lost faith after a season where we have lost key players, and key coaching personnel? My god we have fickle 'supporters'.

Yes I have lost faith. I assume you are ecstatic how the year has panned out, oh and forget about your cop out excuse of injuries BACCS because that isn't the single most issue we currently have.

Tell us what you believe Sando has excelled in this year rather than the cop out line of "fickle supporters".

If you believe he has done a great job as our coach after we have won 7 games and lost more often at home than won, I suggest you go and have another think about the following before calling others fickle.
1) player management
2) team selections
3) game day strategy
4) pre-season (something Sando has confessed he stuffed up)
5) player match day roles