Game Day Practice Match up in QLD v the reigning premier

[Cromulant]

Do you honestly think that’s why Taylor hasn’t made the 30?

Honestly.... yes.

But also, Peatling, ANB and Draper being added hurts him.

 

[Scorpus]

Murphy potentially best 22 ?? Cmon you don't believe that. Pedlar was ordinary last week, hence its a strange call.

Murphy has once again made the top 29 players after the pre season.

Based on everything we've seen from previous seasons, training reports this season and now practice selection, Murphy is once again right on the cusp of making the team

At the very least he appears to be a first choice backup in a forward role, possibly as a sub

How much game time he gets on the weekend will be very telling. If he's on in the first quarter off the bench and isn't rested for the majority of the match he will once again be in the mix for round 1

 

[jenny61_99]

By my calculations there were 24 on the track.

Murphy has once again made the top 29 players after the pre season.

Based on everything we've seen from previous seasons, training reports this season and now practice selection, Murphy is once again right on the cusp of making the team

At the very least he appears to be a first choice backup in a forward role, possibly as a sub

How much game time he gets on the weekend will be very telling. If he's on in the first quarter off the bench and isn't rested for the majority of the match he will once again be in the mix for round 1

Psst. Game is tomorrow night!

 

[cleanhands]

Murphy has once again made the top 29 players after the pre season.

Based on everything we've seen from previous seasons, training reports this season and now practice selection, Murphy is once again right on the cusp of making the team

At the very least he appears to be a first choice backup in a forward role, possibly as a sub

How much game time he gets on the weekend will be very telling. If he's on in the first quarter off the bench and isn't rested for the majority of the match he will once again be in the mix for round 1

 

[cleanhands]

By my calculations there were 24 on the track.

Psst. Game is tomorrow night!

Thanks Jen nice of you to think of the B F family

 

[WetCrow1991]

Tex and Murphy here

Pop up Crowmania store is sorted then.

 

[Cromulant]

Murphy has once again made the top 29 players after the pre season.

Based on everything we've seen from previous seasons, training reports this season and now practice selection, Murphy is once again right on the cusp of making the team

At the very least he appears to be a first choice backup in a forward role, possibly as a sub

How much game time he gets on the weekend will be very telling. If he's on in the first quarter off the bench and isn't rested for the majority of the match he will once again be in the mix for round 1

There's a difference between top 29 players and top 22.

I think you're taking the glass half full approach, which i can understand somewhat.

He's not a chance of playing R1, or he'd have been in the A side last week.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Murphy has once again made the top 29 players after the pre season.

Based on everything we've seen from previous seasons, training reports this season and now practice selection, Murphy is once again right on the cusp of making the team

At the very least he appears to be a first choice backup in a forward role, possibly as a sub

How much game time he gets on the weekend will be very telling. If he's on in the first quarter off the bench and isn't rested for the majority of the match he will once again be in the mix for round 1

Rash/Keays/ANB/Fog/RT/Tex/Curtin is presumably the first choice 7 forwards

What will be telling from tomorrow’s match is if Pedlar or Murphy is seen as the next small forward in the depth chart. Ie if one starts on the ground and the other is on the bench

 

[Cromulant]

Rash/Keays/ANB/Fog/RT/Tex/Curtin is presumably the first choice 7 forwards

What will be telling from tomorrow’s match is if Pedlar or Murphy is seen as the next small forward in the depth chart. Ie if one starts on the ground and the other is on the bench

I don't see either of them starting on the ground.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I don't see either of them starting on the ground.

You wouldn’t think so

Maybe one gets used in only the second half, while the other plays the full game?

 

[Scorpus]

Rash/Keays/ANB/Fog/RT/Tex/Curtin is presumably the first choice 7 forwards

What will be telling from tomorrow’s match is if Pedlar or Murphy is seen as the next small forward in the depth chart. Ie if one starts on the ground and the other is on the bench

That's what a sensible person would presume. Unfortunately Nicks is not sensible

 

[CrowinNT]

Walker named ?

 

[Cromulant]

You wouldn’t think so

Maybe one gets used in only the second half, while the other plays the full game?

It'll be interesting to see how the bench gets used, but in reality it doesn't mean much as we won't have 8 on the bench in 2 weeks time

 

[KingChowder]

Walker named ?

Yep

 

[jenny61_99]

Walker named ?

Yes. And he trained well.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I don't think there's that much between Borsa and Butts.

A lot of size.

Borlase has more smarts, but Butts needed against gorillas.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He's one voice on a panel.

I agree it's strange, but it's not like the club doesn't rate him.

Have you seen our panel...

Nicks, Burns & VB hold a majority.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Teams named here...

TEAMS: Key Crows out, star Dogs and Hawks return

The teams have been announced for Thursday's AAMI Community Series matches

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Dowling should be playing ahead of Murphy!

Lions look very strong so a good test.

 

[Hodgy]

Doesn't look like many strange selections to me. It looks like our best 22 with positional cover

We've got Bond as the Michalanney replacement. Murphy/Pedlar as Rachele replacement (Murphy potentially best 22). Nankervis next up for Milera.

Then on the emergencies we've got mid cover (Berry), outside cover (Dowling), key position cover (Borlase) and defensive cover (Ryan) - all who are probably next man up in those roles

To fill out the 26 named to play we've also thrown in our next up forward (Toby Murray) and coverage for Sholl/Cumming if we want to rest them (Jones)

If Murphy is depth as small forward then what possible reason did they have to play him an entire game as an inside mid last week?

 

[kirky]

There's a difference between top 29 players and top 22.

I think you're taking the glass half full approach, which i can understand somewhat.

He's not a chance of playing R1, or he'd have been in the A side last week.

Well reckon if any of our small forwards get an injury, he is first up.

And rule a line thru Milera, he is done. Contract expires this year, rookie draft him later this year, no contract extension - he has got the last 5 years on bloody good money, he owes the club.

 

[kirky]

If Murphy is depth as small forward then what possible reason did they have to play him an entire game as an inside mid last week?

You understand this is the Adelaide coaching panel we are talking about. Logic is not a requirement.

 

[Scorpus]

If Murphy is depth as small forward then what possible reason did they have to play him an entire game as an inside mid last week?

It's hard to make sense of Nicks' decisions a lot of the time

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It's hard to make sense of Nicks' decisions a lot of the time

Most of the time.

He really doesn't learn from his previous mistakes... because he really is not very smart!

 

[1970crow]

Hopefully Pedlar is the next man up if one of Rachele/Keays/ANB is ever injured, and not Murphy

Sending Turray up there is interesting, too

I wouldn't be surprised if Murphy is ahead of Dowling, Taylor and Pedlar if a small forward spot opened up.

 

[BRL121]

Hopefully Pedlar is the next man up if one of Rachele/Keays/ANB is ever injured, and not Murphy

Sending Turray up there is interesting, too

TT reserve.