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MadFan23

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We had better get a premiership soon.. if Crows get this xillion high picks in the draft they will be looking very good for a long while.
If they get those picks, it'll be because they lost the likes of Sloane, Lynch and McGovern who are vital to their premiership chances. They would be rushed into a rebuilding phase, meaning they wouldn't be doing anything of note for a while. Even then, they'll need to fix their culture otherwise they'll f**k up the rebuild.
 

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We had better get a premiership soon.. if Crows get this xillion high picks in the draft they will be looking very good for a long while.
calm down we all know the script.

Even if they get the high draft picks and even if they come from SA those players are still going to want to leave because Adelaide is a shit franchise. They are not a football club and there are only two speeds for Adelaide players: 1) the media and the fans are blowing smoke up your arse and you are treated like royalty for no real reason or
2) you are demonised after a couple of losses, sent vile messages written on guernseys (which reminds me i had better try to get that back before husband notices it's missing JK) and run out of town followed by a crowd with burning pitchforks.

If they actually could develop a proper culture at the swamp then you could be justified in wringing your hands but really Adelaide FC is just the transit lounge of the AFL. A place recruits go to wait until they get a better deal.
 
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I like this quote from McGovern after he re-signed with the Crows.

“The culture is fantastic here. It’s one of the best-run clubs that I can see and I’m glad to be a part of it. I’m pretty excited for the future ahead.”

The fact he made that statement (at their request I'm sure) tells you that the Crows are highly conscious of their reputation for having a crap culture.
 

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Nah it’s just their shit tiered system of contracting. McGovern would have signed for X thinking Gibbs would sign for whatever the club used on Lever...but then you had Matt Crouch getting a new deal for a lot more as well, plus Lynch apparently looking at a $700k a year deal for 3 years, and he’d suddenly be thinking “Hang on a minute, I thought there was no money?”

No Mitch, there was just no money for YOU. You got played for a sucker.
 

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Crow McGovern believed to want to leave, with preference for Victoria

By Sam McClure
12 June 2018 — 4:07pm


Both McGovern brothers are looking to move clubs at the end of the season. But, while all the attention is on out-of-contract Eagle Jeremy, it’s understood that Crow Mitch will attempt to break his contract at the end of the year, as he tried last year.

Fairfax Media can reveal the 23-year-old was seeking to move clubs in October despite agreeing to three-year contract extension in late August, feeling that Adelaide short-changed him in the deal.

https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/af...-preference-for-victoria-20180612-p4zl1t.html
I don't care if this is true or not, the fact that it has been reported and is out there is good enough. If you throw enough mud some of it will stick. We've certainly been on the receiving end of enough of it.

#godhatesfages manages to control the Adelaide media and get #balance but the influence of the Team Only For Souf Ostrayians doesn't extend beyond the borders of #heapsgoodland
 

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-12/exclusive-hawks-afl-in-trial-of-onfield-zones

WITH the look and feel of the game now the hot-button topic in the game, the AFL has enlisted its most successful coach to help chart a course for the future.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson used the bye week to stage a training session on Saturday morning and it was moved to Etihad Stadium after a request from the AFL to "try a few things".

AFL umpires officiated at Saturday morning's session and was filmed by the League for further analysis. Among those in attendance were AFL general manager of football operations Steve Hocking, head of coaching David Rath, umpires boss Grant Williams, game analyst Brett Munro and football operations manager Pat Clifton.

Rath joined the League at the start of the year as head of coaching after 13 years as a senior assistant at Hawthorn, where he worked under Alastair Clarkson as he led the Hawks to four premierships.

Rath is working closely with Hocking, looking at different ways the game might be played, with changes set to be implemented as early as next season. Any changes would need to come through the new Competition Committee and signed off by the AFL Commission.

It is believed the Hawks were always planning a major training session ahead of their round 13 clash with Adelaide and once the AFL learned of this, they contacted the Hawks to see whether they could trial some ideas.

Having the session behind closed doors at Etihad Stadium allowed the club and the AFL to conduct the trials away from the public, which would have been impossible at the club's Waverley Park base.

Those coffees really paying off aye.
 

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-12/exclusive-hawks-afl-in-trial-of-onfield-zones

WITH the look and feel of the game now the hot-button topic in the game, the AFL has enlisted its most successful coach to help chart a course for the future.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson used the bye week to stage a training session on Saturday morning and it was moved to Etihad Stadium after a request from the AFL to "try a few things".

AFL umpires officiated at Saturday morning's session and was filmed by the League for further analysis. Among those in attendance were AFL general manager of football operations Steve Hocking, head of coaching David Rath, umpires boss Grant Williams, game analyst Brett Munro and football operations manager Pat Clifton.

Rath joined the League at the start of the year as head of coaching after 13 years as a senior assistant at Hawthorn, where he worked under Alastair Clarkson as he led the Hawks to four premierships.

Rath is working closely with Hocking, looking at different ways the game might be played, with changes set to be implemented as early as next season. Any changes would need to come through the new Competition Committee and signed off by the AFL Commission.

It is believed the Hawks were always planning a major training session ahead of their round 13 clash with Adelaide and once the AFL learned of this, they contacted the Hawks to see whether they could trial some ideas.

Having the session behind closed doors at Etihad Stadium allowed the club and the AFL to conduct the trials away from the public, which would have been impossible at the club's Waverley Park base.

Those coffees really paying off aye.
Yep..allowed Clarko a heads up on next year. But I guess giving a struggling club a leg up is fair
 

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I like this quote from McGovern after he re-signed with the Crows.

“The culture is fantastic here. It’s one of the best-run clubs that I can see and I’m glad to be a part of it. I’m pretty excited for the future ahead.”

The fact he made that statement (at their request I'm sure) tells you that the Crows are highly conscious of their reputation for having a crap culture.
Well you can't argue that the AFC is the best run AFL club that McGovern has ever played for.
 

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-12/exclusive-hawks-afl-in-trial-of-onfield-zones

WITH the look and feel of the game now the hot-button topic in the game, the AFL has enlisted its most successful coach to help chart a course for the future.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson used the bye week to stage a training session on Saturday morning and it was moved to Etihad Stadium after a request from the AFL to "try a few things".

AFL umpires officiated at Saturday morning's session and was filmed by the League for further analysis. Among those in attendance were AFL general manager of football operations Steve Hocking, head of coaching David Rath, umpires boss Grant Williams, game analyst Brett Munro and football operations manager Pat Clifton.

Rath joined the League at the start of the year as head of coaching after 13 years as a senior assistant at Hawthorn, where he worked under Alastair Clarkson as he led the Hawks to four premierships.

Rath is working closely with Hocking, looking at different ways the game might be played, with changes set to be implemented as early as next season. Any changes would need to come through the new Competition Committee and signed off by the AFL Commission.

It is believed the Hawks were always planning a major training session ahead of their round 13 clash with Adelaide and once the AFL learned of this, they contacted the Hawks to see whether they could trial some ideas.

Having the session behind closed doors at Etihad Stadium allowed the club and the AFL to conduct the trials away from the public, which would have been impossible at the club's Waverley Park base.

Those coffees really paying off aye.
Getting ahead of the curve before everyone else. Not surprised.
 

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This is interesting. Was talking to a crows mate. Ended telling me about the crows bigfooty podcast, specifically last weeks episode where they went deep into the rumours and whats going on with the camp etc.

Apparently worse then what was reported. Mass exodus of senior players to be expected at the end of the year. (This is all coming from hardcore one eyed crows fans).

Lynch, rory and now mcgoven. There may be truth behind it.

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-12/exclusive-hawks-afl-in-trial-of-onfield-zones

WITH the look and feel of the game now the hot-button topic in the game, the AFL has enlisted its most successful coach to help chart a course for the future.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson used the bye week to stage a training session on Saturday morning and it was moved to Etihad Stadium after a request from the AFL to "try a few things".

AFL umpires officiated at Saturday morning's session and was filmed by the League for further analysis. Among those in attendance were AFL general manager of football operations Steve Hocking, head of coaching David Rath, umpires boss Grant Williams, game analyst Brett Munro and football operations manager Pat Clifton.

Rath joined the League at the start of the year as head of coaching after 13 years as a senior assistant at Hawthorn, where he worked under Alastair Clarkson as he led the Hawks to four premierships.

Rath is working closely with Hocking, looking at different ways the game might be played, with changes set to be implemented as early as next season. Any changes would need to come through the new Competition Committee and signed off by the AFL Commission.

It is believed the Hawks were always planning a major training session ahead of their round 13 clash with Adelaide and once the AFL learned of this, they contacted the Hawks to see whether they could trial some ideas.

Having the session behind closed doors at Etihad Stadium allowed the club and the AFL to conduct the trials away from the public, which would have been impossible at the club's Waverley Park base.

Those coffees really paying off aye.
Does the AFL not realise how bad this looks?
 
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