Preview R13: Changes vs. Brisbane Lions

[Ham]

Reckon Laird into the 22 for Smith who will be the sub... so no change to the structure.

Doubt Pedlar is sub or Hinge is moved to a wing or Curtin up forward.

Agree, and come on for Butts

 

[spenze]

Why do I get the feeling Curtin will be Sub.

Jesus, even I'm not that morose

 

[Geoffa32]

Does anyone at the club have the BOM app?

Horrible weather to play 3 talls.....

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

Wait until Crouch comes back in. Then we've only got Murphy to go. 2017 band back together again!

Murphy was an absolute disgrace in 2017, barely fired a shot.

Surely we will not go back to the old fella again!

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Does anyone at the club have the BOM app?

Horrible weather to play 3 talls.....

Surely Taylor comes in for Walker as a late change with 5-15mm of rain forecast.

 

[Ham]

just had a look last time we played them, Neale had 36 disposals snd 3 goals, Dunkley 35 and a goal - our 2 top possession getters were Laird and Smith

 

[Scorpus]

Murphy was an absolute disgrace in 2017, barely fired a shot.

Surely we will not go back to the old fella again!

Had his best season ever in Crows colours in 2017

 

[Brasher]

Just when you have a nice buzz from the previous game, enter Nicks and his selection policies to bring you back crashing to earth.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

Had his best season ever in Crows colours in 2017

By best season ever, are you referring to his back-to-back awards as employee of the month at Crowmania?

 

[Scorpus]

By best season ever, are you referring to his back-to-back awards as employee of the month at Crowmania?

Nope he played his best footy for the Crows in 2017

 

[crows dude]

Smith better be the sub

Na. Milera hopefully

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

Nope he played his best footy for the Crows in 2017

Did you actually watch him play a single game in 2017?

For those not familiar with the Scorpus sense of humour, Murphy was not on our list in 2017.
He was a top up player in the SANFL.

Nothing like a little Murphy bashing.

 

[1970crow]

From you, yes.

Note though, that I didnt want it to happen.... but expected it

I don’t recall saying that we wouldn’t select Smith and Laird. I’m generally on the side of our club reverting to experience and continuity above most everything else.

 

[Scorpus]

Did you actually watch him play a single game in 2017?

For those not familiar with the Scorpus sense of humour, Murphy was not on our list in 2017.
He was a top up player in the SANFL.

Nothing like a little Murphy bashing.

18 games for our SANFL side, averaged 16 disposals a game. He was good and that's why we drafted him.

 

[Multiballz]

Dont understand why people hold hope of Milera sub after close to his best game of the year.

Please explain?

Its out of Pedlar and Smith, and playing a 3 tall fwd line in the wet, its a certainty that we will need all the experience we can gather to counter the off-chance rebound run and gun from our fwd 50.

 

[n4sir]

Surely Taylor comes in for Walker as a late change with 5-15mm of rain forecast.

Or Draper. Just give the kid a full game at AFL level instead of dropping him back to SANFL.

WTF does Nicks thinks he protecting him from? This is last years Premiers, this is a good measuring stick to experience early on to determine the level he has to be at to succeed. Run him with Neale for a while, it will at least make for bloody entertaining footy.

 

[Multiballz]

just had a look last time we played them, Neale had 36 disposals snd 3 goals, Dunkley 35 and a goal - our 2 top possession getters were Laird and Smith

Not a corncern if Tex is taking grabs and kicking goals all game.

 

[Cromulant]

I'd rather Smith at this point. We are very fixed structurally, we play 7 defenders, I don't see that changing. So when Laird returns, a defender needs to make way or move up the ground.

I don’t recall saying that we wouldn’t select Smith and Laird. I’m generally on the side of our club reverting to experience and continuity above most everything else.

There we go.

 

[Cromulant]

Or Draper. Just give the kid a full game at AFL level instead of dropping him back to SANFL.

WTF does Nicks thinks he protecting him from? This is last years Premiers, this is a good measuring stick to experience early on to determine the level he has to be at to succeed. Run him with Neale for a while, it will at least make for bloody entertaining footy.

Running him with Neale makes for entertaining footy ??

No it doesn't.

Letting him go out and chase the pill for 4 quarters might be exciting though

 

[n4sir]

Reckon Laird into the 22 for Smith who will be the sub... so no change to the structure.

Doubt Pedlar is sub or Hinge is moved to a wing or Curtin up forward.

It should be just a straight choice between Laird and Smith. Period. If Laird comes in, Smith goes out.

It's like the old Laird and Crouch argument. The team cannot carry both of those old bodies anymore. Who ever has the form gets the call up, the other plays SANFL...

But we are talking about the "age of entitlement" Crows here where you get in the cliche and you are rusted on.

 

[1970crow]

There we go.

There we go.

Yeh, I searched my posts and that’s it, not exactly a lot of discussion or even disagreeable on it. And what I’ve posted is still correct, a defender will ultimately have to move up the ground or be sub.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I wouldn't be quoting a deadset ordinary, just sacked SANFL coach

Pretty decent coaching record !

 

[n4sir]

Running him with Neale makes for entertaining footy ??

No it doesn't.

Letting him go out and chase the pill for 4 quarters might be exciting though

Draper is one of our few guys with elite speed. I mean really elite speed.

I'm not saying all game, but bursts being played with Neale would be interesting, and entertaining.

Remember when the media went wild about Walsh matching up Dangerfield with Fyfe, asking who he thought won and why he did it?

I want a coach as daring as that again.

 

[CrowBloke]

Nicks has Osmium levels of density.

'Loved' because I had never heard of Osmium.
Googled.
Now I know something new AND ... you're right.

Nicks is going all-in for the win by his default, unimaginative technique --- go with experience (as opposed to Blight who got us 2 Flags by backing in talented youth).
If we win, that's 4 much-needed points against last year's Premiers who are 9-2-1 without Cameron being in form. Heaven help the Comp. if he finds his mojo.

If we lose, it will not change Nick's view of backing experience
and
Draper misses out on valuable experience and development.

We will not win a Flag under this Osmium-brained turkey.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

selection melts not so big when we’ve been winning

Come on guys … step it up a little