Crows In The Sanfl

[birdmanptr]

My mate just told me who went to Prospect today that both Hinge and Clake swam alright through the prospect pool

 

[Gets!]

Good to see

wtf?

 

[jo172]

Good to see

wtf?

It was a disturbingly rainy match.

 

[Gets!]

Oh right, been at work all day.

 

[RoosterLad]

It didn't rain during. Rained before the game, a bit of drizzle in the first term and half time but apart from that it was fine.

I didn't think Clarke did very well and Hinge was unsighted.

North flogggggged.

 

[jo172]

It didn't rain during. Rained before the game, a bit of drizzle in the first term and half time but apart from that it was fine.

I didn't think Clarke did very well and Hinge was unsighted.

I prefer Drummond's reports for some reason

 

[RoosterLad]

I prefer Drummond's reports for some reason

Calm down young man.

 

[Drummond]

Calm down young man.

Let the people speak.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

It didn't rain during. Rained before the game, a bit of drizzle in the first term and half time but apart from that it was fine.

I didn't think Clarke did very well and Hinge was unsighted.

North flogggggged.

Neither will be at the AFC next year.

 

[meh]

Watched most of the game...Hinge started ok but was then flogged by Ladhams.

I just dont see anything in Clarke, i know it wasnt perfect conditions for a big man, but Maric can do the same job as Clarke and hes our ruckman for the future.

Clarke's jump timing in the ruck was awful. Kick a goal though.

 

[jo172]

For those still boycotting the Sunday Mail Sugars kicked 3 for Glenelg reserves, Obst and Griffin played seniors but were unsighted presumably due to unfavourable conditions and best of all Bock kicked a goal for Sturt reserves

 

[Drummond]

Meesen had about 8 possessions, and probably about 10 hitouts.

Spend 40% of the game on the bench, and even went down back at some stage. Great coaching Hill...

Oh and the Legs are a disgrace.

 

[macca23]

Watched most of the game...Hinge started ok but was then flogged by Ladhams.

I just dont see anything in Clarke, i know it wasnt perfect conditions for a big man, but Maric can do the same job as Clarke and hes our ruckman for the future.

Clarke's jump timing in the ruck was awful. Kick a goal though.

I think I'll take the word of assistant coach Steven Rowe who doesn't have the anti-Clarke bias of some posters on this board.

Rowey said 29 hit-outs, several possessions and a goal when resting up forward. Certainly not the picture painted by the anti-Clarke brigade.

Maric can't do the same job at this stage as Clarke as he clearly showed today. I'm not anti-Maric as I think he'll develop into a damn good player, but Craig is getting him ready for next year, not this year's finals.

If we're serious about winning the flag, Clarke will be there in the finals - and I'm sure he will be.

 

[NikkiNoo]

agree macca ^^

I would have to say that the hardest position an afl player going back to an sanfl side to play in would be the ruck. That is the position where most set plays are and if you are not able to regularly train with that side then it would make it very difficult to play in the sanfl. That needs to be considered when doing a recap of an afl player in an sanfl time, that they have minimal time training with the sanfl side.

For those that think that Clarke won't be there in finals, heed the words of a recently retired ruckman (John Barnes) who states that Clarke is the hardest ruckman to play against as he has a great leap and can tap with either hands and you never can pick which one he will use.

 

[Drummond]

I would have to say that the hardest position an afl player going back to an sanfl side to play in would be the ruck.

Let the excuses fly!

 

[NikkiNoo]

Let the excuses fly!

Not an excuse, an opinion. What do you think is the hardest position / role for a player when dropped / coming back through the sanfl?

 

[RogerRabbit69]

heed the words of a recently retired ruckman (John Barnes)

I'd never heed the words of John Barnes. The bloke's as thick as ****.

Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised if Clarke gets a call-up at some stage.

 

[RoosterLad]

Not an excuse, an opinion. What do you think is the hardest position / role for a player when dropped / coming back through the sanfl?

Bench.

 

[NikkiNoo]

I'd never heed the words of John Barnes. The bloke's as thick as ****.

Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised if Clarke gets a call-up at some stage.

He may not be the brightest spark around when it comes to general stuff / common sense, I agree, but listen to him talk about footy and he knows what hes talking about and often picks things up about particular teams before the others on that show.

 

[RogerRabbit69]

I don't think he's the brightest spark when it comes to anything (football included).

 

[macca23]

It didn't rain during. Rained before the game, a bit of drizzle in the first term and half time but apart from that it was fine.

I didn't think Clarke did very well and Hinge was unsighted.

North flogggggged.

14 disposals, 29 hit-outs and a goal according to the Sunday Mail.

Made the best players in his first game ever with Glenelg.

I'd say that's not too bad at all.

 

[Drummond]

14 disposals, 29 hit-outs and a goal according to the Sunday Mail.

Made the best players in his first game ever with Glenelg.

I'd say that's not too bad at all.

Stats lie for crying out loud, RoosterLad was at the game and I think he would be a fair judge too.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Stats lie for crying out loud, RoosterLad was at the game and I think he would be a fair judge too.

That is true, but hes hardly unbiased either. The roosters come first with him.

 

[macca23]

Stats lie for crying out loud, RoosterLad was at the game and I think he would be a fair judge too.

Give it a rest Drummond - it's a lost cause.

Glenelg's assistant coach in Rowe said today that he was terrific, the journalist at the game agreed, but we are expected to prefer the opinion of a pro-Maric, anti-Clarke spectator.

By all means push Maric's wheel-barrow, but let's test whether your a fair judge or not.

How did you think Maric went today??

 

[RoosterLad]

Yeah Clarke won a lot of hit outs (one of the Glenelg statisticians said he had 65 after the game actually, which was obviously crap) but he didnt do much with them, O'Hara beat Clarke, thats my opinion anyway.

I saw Clarke carve up North at Noarlunga last year when he was a Panther, he was nowhere near as good yesterday, to be fair the conditions weren't great for him.