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Jeez, how many years was Walker below his best, and even his best year he screwed up with off field stuff.

Crouch is underdone, but also doesn’t have the attributes for what we need, he’s trying. Walker would go for one hand grabs and provide 0 follow up before 2021.
How many years?

2015 45 goals
2016 47 goals
2017 54 goals
2018 was clearly injured, rushed back from injury, still managed to kick 26 from 14 games, on track for another 40 goal plus season
2019 43 goals
2020 poor year and again carrying injuries but this was his one poor year when we thought he was finished.
2021 48 goals from 17 games
2022 14 goals so far from 4 games

So yes, Jeeeez, hypocrite much?
 
He wouldn't be the first player hated by some opposition supporters. Who cares? As long as he's performing for the club he's playing for. Now the fact this is what concerns you and are siding with them, doesn't that say a fair bit more about you than Tex?

So where are these 4 years?

I think we can all agree between 2018-2020 he was far below his capabilities. Thought it was 4 years, its 3. Goals are not the sole metric, otherwise Daniel Meznel wouldn't have been delisted.

Is there anything wrong with not seeing things through red, blue and yellow glasses? I was not a fan of his leadership (see the GF when the boys turned on each other) and how he handled himself on social media, in comparison to leaders like Pendles and Cotchin who would never go there. He's playing great footy now, you guys are the ones who keep bringing up tex and then cry when a thread derails.
 
"Far below his capabilities" That's far from the insults you used to let fly on a constant basis.

2018 kicked 26 goals from 14 games and season ruined by injuries and played injured.
2019 43 goals
2020 poor year

So you want to cut Crouch slack for being injured but not Tex.

And no there isn't, I don't. I am critical of the club, players and I am critical of posters who can't see the good in other clubs and players.

But you are not a fan because he had a crack at a flog you kike.

Yes Tex was brought up to show how much of a hypocrite you are crying about how posters are treating Crouch. Everyone can see it, perhaps just accept it and move on.

Bias exists, this board was incredibly forgiving of Walker’s Kramer incident.

I’m a little more forgiving of our players these days
 

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He's missed a whole year too. Wasn't the quickest as it was and probably a way off his best now. A spell in the 2s probably the best thing for him

Problem with putting him back in the 2s is he'll rack up 40 possessions a week and we'll be forced to pick him again.

If we're going to continue to play him, we can't have he and Laird in the middle at the same time.
 
Problem with putting him back in the 2s is he'll rack up 40 possessions a week and we'll be forced to pick him again.

If we're going to continue to play him, we can't have he and Laird in the middle at the same time.
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Good riddance.

Usually pretty restrained but watching this bloke plod around for the last five years has been as unpleasant as it gets. I hope he never wears the tricolours again.

Even at his best, he played such a limited & low damage game that it's questionable if we were better for his presence. Now he's a bloke who gets a few seagull cheapies, refuses to take the game forward and floats around on defence without care. The side is infinitely better with a young fella who'll at least show some tenacity and aggression and try and take it forward; the game has got faster and Matt has got slower. It's a terrible mix.

If we think we'll get anything for him on the open market we're deluded. Low hurt, slow, and unaccountable inside mids are dime a dozen over the whole league. Blokes (who I'd suggest are better players) like Luke Dunstan only had one suitor and that was as a reserves/depth player. Crouch is worse. Best thing to do is just let him run out his contract, thank him for his service, and hope to hell he doesn't stunt any more kids development by taking up the on-ball time in the magoos.
 
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Good riddance.

Usually pretty restrained but watching this bloke plod around for the last five years has been as unpleasant as it gets. I hope he never wears the tricolours again.

Even at his best, he played such a limited & low damage game that it's questionable if we were better for him. Now he's a bloke who gets a few seagull cheapies, refuses to take the game forward and floats around on defence without care. The side is infinitely better with a young fella who'll at least show some tenacity and aggression and try and take it forward; the game has got faster and Matt has got slower. It's a terrible mix.

If we think we'll get anything for him on the open market we're deluded. Low hurt, slow, and unaccountable inside mids are dime a dozen over the whole league. Blokes (who I'd suggest are better players) like Luke Dunstan only had one suitor and that was as a reserves/depth player. Crouch is worse. Best thing to do is just let him run out his contract, thank him for his service, and hope to hell he doesn't stunt any more kids development by taking up the on-ball time in the magoos.
Bang
 
Let's see how much we can devalue Crouch this season, and then give him away for basically nothing.

For the team to rebuild we need to rebuild the midfield

With Sloane and Crouch now out this gives us a better opportunity

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Shame our drafting has been so shit we haven't go any genuine quality to push them out.
 
Geez people are harsh here. The problem isnt Crouch. The problem is Crouch, Laird, Keays, Sloane and Nicks refusing not to shuffle things around. Laird to half back, Keays to half forward etc to get fresh legs in.
Crouch is part of the problem, Crouch as no other string to his bow.

If needed Laird can play back, Keays wing or forward whereas Crouch can only play midfield

Crouch other issue is he always looks sideways, then backwards before holding up the ball and kicking up the line.... His game needs to evolve to the modern game

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