Johnstone out for Crows Game

[Jars458]

Originally posted by dees*gal


whats with you people?!?!?! we can do it!!! and if we can't... then we're screwed for the rest of the season!

When you get beaten by us it will be no disgrace.

your season will not be over - have faith

 

[dees*gal]

Originally posted by Jars458


When you get beaten by us it will be no disgrace.

your season will not be over - have faith

hehe... well if you put it like that...

oh i dunno - its not really if we can beat you guys, its if our form is better than yours (or atleast good). we'll neeeeed to have bloody good form for the next few weeks with who we're playing!!!

 

[madboy]

Originally posted by Jars458
When you get beaten by us it will be no disgrace.

your season will not be over - have faith

No, there'll still be another 10 rounds to go.

But I think we need to beat the Crows. At least to show the competition (and ourselves) that we can beat Finals contendors.

 

[BT]

Originally posted by dees*gal


whats with you people?!?!?! we can do it!!! and if we can't... then we're screwed for the rest of the season!

Of course we CAN do it Mish. I just doubt that we will is all. Either way there will be some pot's sunk Adam .

It all depends on blokes like Neitz,Yze & Leoncelli etc, I'm sure they're doing their best but we need a lot more out of many players to get up.

 

[dees01]

Originally posted by dees*gal


whats with you people?!?!?! we can do it!!!

No we can't. Especially at that dump

 

[SPUNKY_MONKEY45]

Originally posted by BT


Of course we CAN do it Mish. I just doubt that we will is all. Either way there will be some pot's sunk Adam .

It all depends on blokes like Neitz,Yze & Leoncelli etc, I'm sure they're doing their best but we need a lot more out of many players to get up.

very well said!
yes it can be done but of course we need good form to win it! and if blokes like neitz, leoncelli, robertson, etc prove their form anything can happen!

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Originally posted by dees01

No we can't. Especially at that dump

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!



You crack me up sometimes Andrew, you really do!

BT - You bet there will be pots sunk, just bring your keycard this time mate!

 

[ok.crows]

Originally posted by BIG POPPA PUMP


I was just stirring, mate Just for the record, I do think we have a HUGE chance and I will be tipping us for the first time in a while. Im not confident, though.

I think your sig says it all.

You just need to add "Melbourne" to the end of Nicholsons casualties.

 

[ok.crows]

Kane asked who would go on McLeod & Roo, and I think your consensus was Bruce & McDonald. OK.

Then who are you going to get to match up with Burton & Welsh ?

Who will match up with Goodwin & Bickley?

Who will match up with Edwards & Bode?

If Crows decide to go with Clarke in ruck & Biglands at FF, who is big enough to stop Biglands down there?

If you stop Biglands, who will go with Stevens?

The way I see it, Crows have enough players in form to "leak out" through Melbourne's matchups. You won't be able to stop them all.

This is not a gimme match by any means, but I think Crows have the cattle & the form to get the 4 points, hopefully.

Should be a good game, hope it is.

Shame it is at Optus though.

 

[Deestroy]

Originally posted by ok.crows
Kane asked who would go on McLeod & Roo, and I think your consensus was Bruce & McDonald. OK.
Bruce will most probably get McLoed, with Ricciuto it depends if he plays forward (could get any of Wheatley, Bizzell, Brown etc) or in the midfield (more likely to be J.Macca)

Then who are you going to get to match up with Burton & Welsh ?
Possibly Broady for Welsh, as he is tall and fast, Bizzell is a possibility because he's strong over-head, if Welsh is isolated at FF it could even be Lamb. For [err... editing here]Burton[/much better] could be Brown, or maybe Whelan.

Who will match up with Goodwin & Bickley?
For Goodwin and Bickley, both might be tagged, or maybe only one. Godfrey (if he plays) might get first crack at one, other chances are Whelan and Walsh.

Who will match up with Edwards & Bode?

If Crows decide to go with Clarke in ruck & Biglands at FF, who is big enough to stop Biglands down there?

If you stop Biglands, who will go with Stevens?
Melbourne has plenty of talls availible for the backline:
Bizzell (188cm)
Broady (191cm)
Bruce (190 cm)
Ellis (190cm)
Lamb (192 cm)
Miller (outside chance to play)(192cm)
Neitz if needed (193cm)
Wheatley (190cm)

They could play in any combination on your forwards. Along with some small defenders in:
Brown (180cm)
Walsh (180cm)
Ward (185cm)
Whelan (180cm)
Woewodin - may play in defence (185cm)

The way I see it, Crows have enough players in form to "leak out" through Melbourne's matchups. You won't be able to stop them all.

This is not a gimme match by any means, but I think Crows have the cattle & the form to get the 4 points, hopefully.

Should be a good game, hope it is.

Shame it is at Optus though.
Melbourne do have the players to cover your forwards/midfielders, but unfortunately many are in poor form, so I'm doubtful it will happen. I think the Crows may just get over the line, but at the same time, the Dees could snatch the game like against the Hawks and Port.

Should be a good game and I look forward to it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Matchups

I can see Broadbrige matching up well on Schell & Bizzell on Burton. Whelan will probably pick up the Crows resting midfielder (eg. Edwards). IMO Crows could have the edge across CHF with Ellis on Stevens & perhaps Ward on Welsh (if Bruce tags McLeod) & Wheatley on Roo. I gather someone like a Lamb will come off the bench if the Crows push Biglands or Clarke forward.

It will be interesting to see how the midfielders match up. Assume Stenglein has a run-with role with Yze & Bruce tags McLeod. That could leave Woewodin v Goodwin, Walsh v Bickley, Powell v Bode, Johnstone v Doughty, etc. I expect whoever can get on top here should win the game.

McGregor will get 1st crack at the Ox & I expect Bassett to play on Neitz. Given that both Green & Robertson are struggling to make the side, I'm not sure of the likely opponents for Smart, Hart, etc. I expect Vardy (if fit) & midfield rotation (ie. Leoncelli, McDonalds, etc).

 

[BT]

Originally posted by ok.crows
Kane asked who would go on McLeod & Roo, and I think your consensus was Bruce & McDonald. OK.

Then who are you going to get to match up with Burton & Welsh ?

Who will match up with Goodwin & Bickley?

Who will match up with Edwards & Bode?

If Crows decide to go with Clarke in ruck & Biglands at FF, who is big enough to stop Biglands down there?

If you stop Biglands, who will go with Stevens?

The way I see it, Crows have enough players in form to "leak out" through Melbourne's matchups. You won't be able to stop them all.

This is not a gimme match by any means, but I think Crows have the cattle & the form to get the 4 points, hopefully.

Should be a good game, hope it is.

Shame it is at Optus though.

Who will play on Yze,Woey,Powell,Johnstone? Seems to me that if White get's first hand on it in the middle (he usually does!) then the crows will need to watch these 4 closely. With some luck your forward line will be irrelevent .

 

[ok.crows]

Originally posted by BT


Who will play on Yze,Woey,Powell,Johnstone? Seems to me that if White get's first hand on it in the middle (he usually does!) then the crows will need to watch these 4 closely. With some luck your forward line will be irrelevent .

As I understood it, Melbournes midfield has been a bit out of form.

Crows midfield has been red hot.

Crows policy (or gameplan, call it what you will) has been to have probably only one tagger or "run with" type of player. Stenglein usually gets this role, and he plays on whoever is the most damaging player in the opposition side, their main playmaker. A Crawford, or a Buckley, or a Voss.

Against Melbourne, I'm not sure who this player is right now - Powell or Johnstone? A while ago I would have said Woewodin or Yze. It is interesting that I can't decide who it is now - none of them seem to be in sparkling or notably consistent form.

So anyway, after Stenglein, the rest of Crows midfield rotation is expected to make the play themselves. As such, they tend to get who they get. No specific midfield matchups (past Stenglein).

So I guess it is up to Daniher, who is on whom.

 

[BT]

Originally posted by ok.crows


As I understood it, Melbournes midfield has been a bit out of form.

Crows midfield has been red hot.


So I guess it is up to Daniher, who is on whom.

Nothing wrong with Whitey,Woey & Johnno, we'll prob have Bruce or Jmac tagging With Yze,Walsh & Brown to rotate through as well. The forward line however... let's just say thank god Vards is back!

Oh & Stengy won't be tagging Powelly, he's been dropped (like my jaw when I found out! )

Yze is the one to stop. Johnno's in better form but Oooooze is just deadly if he's on.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Crows love goin to Optus I reckon.
Should win by 23 points
Clarke and Biglands need to spark up in the middle; and if we kick straight well...anything can happen.

Mc Leod to have a huge game

 

[BT]

This all makes interesting reading in hindsight...

 

[ant]

Originally posted by BT
This all makes interesting reading in hindsight...

Yes it does, it's amazing how accurate I was in my predictions Well, it wasn't too hard to guess I suppose...

I just wish I was proven to be complete idiot who knows nothing about football...sadly, I'm quite the opposite

Congratulations Dee fans and well done to your team

 

[Damp Squarie]

Yep, well done Dees
Cameron Bruce, take a bow

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Originally posted by topjars
Yep, well done Dees
Cameron Bruce, take a bow

He won't get that, so I'll bow for him.....

*CFH takes a bow*