Opinion Our 2015 Fixture

[Dirty Bird]

Fantastic draw. Double ups against Gold Coast and Brisbane might be trickier than they appear on face value given natural improvement, but overall very happy. Thankfully, we've also got a few home games against good teams - the gripe I had about Port's draw this year.

There's really no excuse not to make finals this year, but ultimately it's going to be a transition year with a new gameplan. Getting a few winning runs and some confidence will do these boys a world of good and give them some optimism going forward.

Got to make the most of it!

How'd we go first year under Blight?
Under Craig?
Under Sanderson?

I think the effect of a coach in the first year is overstated.
If you have the talent (which I think we do) the sky is the limit.

 

[Bosley]

If I am going to go to one game all year I want to be at vs Hawthorn on Thursday June 18.

I missed the 1st ever game due to other sporting commitments and have always regretted it. This will go some way towards redeeming ..... but only if we win by 86 points and Bone gets crunched by 2 Hawks fans on the way out

 

[PrideOf]

Your fatal mistake was actually going to that site in the first place!!

Yep. Lesson learned.

 

[Iron]

How'd we go first year under Blight?
Under Craig?
Under Sanderson?

I think the effect of a coach in the first year is overstated.
If you have the talent (which I think we do) the sky is the limit.

Fair comment, but I think Sanderson had a gameplan that worked on pure enthusiasm and contested possession. I don't think Walsh will be doing the same thing, I think he'll be building for something more longer lasting. This, I believe, will take more time to click. When it does, fingers crossed it kick starts something exciting.

 

[JPetro83]

How often are our showdowns televised nationally?

The 2:50pm showdown next year will be free to air live on 7 around the country

 

[JPetro83]

Fair comment, but I think Sanderson had a gameplan that worked on pure enthusiasm and contested possession. I don't think Walsh will be doing the same thing, I think he'll be building for something more longer lasting. This, I believe, will take more time to click. When it does, fingers crossed it kick starts something exciting.

Robert Shaws first year? haha

 

[WAG]

Not sure why you would whinge about our draw, it's the toughest in the AFL.

Not sure why you think we care what you think?

 

[Team DJ]

14 wins,

should have a 8-2 start.

Giddy up

 

[Iron]

The 2:50pm showdown next year will be free to air live on 7 around the country

You're giving me chills.

 

[JPetro83]

You're giving me chills.

Whys that mate?

 

[pjcrows]

I think it's deeper than that. If we turn it around, our attendances might go up 5%-10%.

If Port turns things around, they go up 150%.

When your whole business model is based on growth, even if we go 22-0 and beat Hawthorn by 200 points in the Granny, we're still going to get whatever the AFL wants to give us because our crowds are usually there.

That's just how it is.

 

[Iron]

Whys that mate?

I prefer not to draw comparisons between our new coach and Shaw

 

[AJB84]

Also in many different calender formats here http://r.e-c.al/l/adelaidecrows-web-2015#/

.ics of our NAB and season fixture

 

[pjcrows]

So I bought a 3 game Port membership this season, and I now receive their emails;

5 minutes ago, an email hit my inbox about their draw.

Gotta give them credit, their marketing and promotions department are very sharp at present.

Considering that when the fixture went live at about 9.33 this morning, the Crows' Twitter linked to a PDF that was unavailable, then when they uploaded it it was the wrong one, then they finally got it uploaded at about 9.45. It might seem minor, but it's sloppy, particularly with so may Twitter followers and with so much preparation time. It's not like they didn't know when the announcement time was.

 

[pjcrows]

On a whole I'm optimistic with this fixture. A lot of tough teams at home which helps.

What I am worried about though, is playing GC and Lions twice, 2 teams that could be significantly better than where they were at last year. Port will always be a 50-50 game regardless of ladder position or form. Eagles...? Mehh I don't see them as a threat at all really. They've had a seriously bad run with injuries last few years, but I still don't rate them on the whole. As for north, we have a reasonable record against them, so I'm happy we are playing them twice out of all other finalists.

Gold Coast and Brisbane will undoubtedly improve, but we need to improve too. There's not point playing soft teams anyway.

 

[Jars458]

Fair comment, but I think Sanderson had a gameplan that worked on pure enthusiasm and contested possession. I don't think Walsh will be doing the same thing, I think he'll be building for something more longer lasting. This, I believe, will take more time to click. When it does, fingers crossed it kick starts something exciting.

Yep think more Gombaou than Blight as far as immediate results. We will need patience.

 

[azza77]

Gold Coast and Brisbane will undoubtedly improve, but we need to improve too. There's not point playing soft teams anyway.

True this, and I am very much expecting us to be meter also. But out of all the "lower" teams, I think those 2 personally could be potential dark horses to improve, not bolt into finals, but be stronger side than they were last year and cause a few upsets. Just may not be as easy as people think looking at a quick glance.

 

[JPetro83]

I prefer not to draw comparisons between our new coach and Shaw

he did lose Rehn for both years.. i feel for the bloke, he had rotten luck

 

[JPetro83]

Yep think more Gombaou than Blight as far as immediate results. We will need patience.

i still expect to finish between 5-8th

 

[Jars458]

i still expect to finish between 5-8th

Its possible, but I won't be throwing the baby out with the bathwater if we don't. For me its more about how we go about it.

 

[King Elvis]

How'd we go first year under Blight?
Under Craig?
Under Sanderson?

I think the effect of a coach in the first year is overstated.
If you have the talent (which I think we do) the sky is the limit.

He's got more than a full pre-season to get the guys thinking his way, drilled his way and playing his way.

We've got a very talented list (although our depth is non-existent), the majority of which I think will respond to Walsh's methods and personality.

We should make the 8, really, with that draw, we should make the 6 (we almost did this year, with a mediocre draw and a crap coach).

 

[douglyzia]

Hard to tell obviously at this stage given that teams have a tendency to surprise, but it looks like a reasonably easy draw to me for the Crows.

 

[Simmo28]

North will be a very tough first game, make no mistake.
Collingwood won't be easy.
We lost to Melbourne at home this year.
Should account for Bulldogs.
Port the only easy win.

Collingwood on way down I think, should be a win.
Was at Melbourne game... very disappointing but I expect better game day coaching from our new coach.

 

[baldandbroke]

Love how people somehow can pencil in wins for NEXT YEAR ... when I can't seem to get even close to picking anything with the help of form and actual games to judge the opposition by

 

[GROTTO]

Former Essendon players to be hit with a 18 game ban....bookmark it.