Review R12: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Sydney Swans

[jamesclean]

let's go

dogs105 I was waiting for the banner

 

[dogs105]

Sorry Nicksy

 

[PeterSalt]

Sack Nicks

You're on fire today .. are you like that George Clooney bloke from "Up In The Air" boning everyone?

 

[WetCrow1991]

Already losing.

 

[dogs105]

Re-sign Nicks

 

[GreyCrow]

Good

Our cohesion is on point
Keane
Thilthorpe
Smith
Milera

Bad
Sydney
From a philosophical POV I dont like RoB in the forward line - especially on a cramped Sydney oval

Ugly

The margin for Sydney - after playing off in a GF its a huge drop

Praise Nicks
The idea to choke the ground gave me great concern as I felt it might lead to a slog - but Sydney have buckled under the pressure of numbers and we have profited

 

[Pugsley]

I think they have been reading our posts.

 

[Pugsley]

This is the Adelaide we know.

 

[Barneythecrab]

Alex Neal bullen best on grounds

 

[GreyCrow]

We talk about Nicks record and how we are beating teams we have already beaten and losing to teams we always lose to

Tonight we are +1

 

[pjcrows]

Good: Everyone and everything. A genuine old fashioned bollocking and good for % in a tight season. 70 I50s

Bad: Sydney with only 2 marks in the 2nd quarter. Think about how hard that is to actually do in a modern game of football.

Ugly: Swans doing their 2005 Premiership lap of honour at half time of that performance...

 

[Scorpus]

A classic Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

50

Ht

187cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.4

3star

coaching masterclass.

A ruthless domination away from home as we've all come to expect from this team that is known for winning everywhere.

It proves once again we cannot fault Nicks and this team. Brilliant. Is Nicks a true genius? I'd say yes

 

[Jeffcrowe]

‘ Nicks is a dour and defensive coach’

With 2023 and 2025 being the anomaly re best offence in comp

 

[TRP1996]

Pretty complete performance.

If one had to quibble and find the bad, there's waiting to 3QT to bring on Draper and the fact that Tex's game after a rest does not inspire a huge amount of confidence.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

My other fav from this week from all the bigfooty experts is

‘ we haven’t improved since last year ‘

 

[morris086]

Close game in the end, lucky to walk away with the four points.

 

[jamesclean]

Bad: only a quarter for Sid and clearance work in the first half.

 

[GreyCrow]

My other fav from this week from all the bigfooty experts is

‘ we haven’t improved since last year ‘

It was right at the time

Sydney are gash

 

[jo172]

That was 2017 level thumping someone shit.

 

[SugarShane]

Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

50

Ht

187cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.4

3star

average winning margin vs Sydney: 90

 

[spenze]

We should be having Thilthorpe siring as many children as possible

 

[Rotayjay]

After all the shit we've been through as Crows supporters, I've become quite hard to impress, but I'm impressed.

 

[WetCrow1991]

1-6

****ing finally beat someone we haven't beaten previously under Nicks. Yeah Sydney were shit, but we equaled our biggest win against them.

 

[DJ75]

Really dominant performance.

Particularly pleased with our pressure and defensive structures.

A lot of positives across the ground, but Curtin has to be near the top. Stood up when the heat was on. Found the ball and used it well. Super impressive.
Keane was BOG though. Gave away the first goal, but was unstoppable after that. 23 disposals and 10 marks. Elite.

Tex probably the only concern. He looks to be really struggling. No zip in his legs at all.

 

[TRP1996]

Close game in the end, lucky to walk away with the four points.

Yeah, when it comes down to it, Sydney were less than two Joel Amarteys away from victory.