Preview R14: Changes vs. Hawthorn Hawks

[Cromulant]

Surely if the team has had to step in like this it shows they're internally aware of the push back.

I can only assume that will be all the ammunition and motivation that Murphy needs to finally notch up his second career 20 possession game and prove the haters wrong.

If he has a stinker and we get torched, they'll need to shut down the comments

 

[Doctor B]

Team sorted by games played.
He's just picked by games played, shame Crouch is injured!

We couldn't squeeze in a kid?

13​	Walker, Taylor	290​	35yr 1mth	25 Apr 1990	192cm​	102kg​	Broken Hill North	Forward
33​	Smith, Brodie	265​	33yr 4mth	14 Jan 1992	194cm​	88kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Defender
29​	Laird, Rory	259​	31yr 5mth	29 Dec 1993	178cm​	85kg​	West Adelaide	Defender Midfield
28​	Neal-Bullen, Alex	189​	29yr 5mth	9 Jan 1996	182cm​	80kg​	Glenelg	Midfield Forward
5​	Crouch, Matt	164​	30yr 1mth	21 Apr 1995	181cm​	85kg​	North Ballarat Rebels	Midfield
2​	Keays, Ben	149​	28yr 3mth	23 Feb 1997	185cm​	86kg​	Brisbane Reserves	Forward
12​	Dawson, Jordan	144​	28yr 2mth	9 Apr 1997	190cm​	91kg​	Sturt	Midfield
43​	O'Brien, Reilly	134​	29yr 9mth	20 Aug 1995	201cm​	105kg​	Calder Cannons	Ruck
4​	Murphy, Lachlan	116​	26yr 6mth	4 Dec 1998	178cm​	83kg​	Adelaide Football Club	Forward
32​	Fogarty, Darcy	114​	25yr 8mth	25 Sep 1999	192cm​	100kg​	Glenelg	Forward
30​	Milera, Wayne	112​	27yr 8mth	14 Sep 1997	185cm​	88kg​	Central District	Defender
23​	Rankine, Izak	96​	25yr 1mth	23 Apr 2000	179cm​	82kg​	West Adelaide	Midfield Forward
44​	Cumming, Isaac	94​	26yr 10mth	11 Aug 1998	188cm​	84kg​	Broken Hill	Midfield
1​	Jones, Chayce	92​	25yr 4mth	14 Jan 2000	180cm​	84kg​	Launceston	Midfield
41​	Butts, Jordon	81​	25yr 5mth	31 Dec 1999	195cm​	97kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
38​	Sholl, Lachlan	79​	25yr 3mth	7 Mar 2000	186cm​	87kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield
20​	Hinge, Mitchell	77​	26yr 11mth	28 Jun 1998	187cm​	90kg​	Glenelg	Defender
14​	Soligo, Jake	73​	22yr 4mth	25 Jan 2003	179cm​	84kg​	Eastern Ranges	Midfield
8​	Rachele, Josh	66​	22yr 2mth	11 Apr 2003	180cm​	84kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Forward
7​	Thilthorpe, Riley	66​	22yr 11mth	7 Jul 2002	201cm​	103kg​	West Adelaide Fc	Forward
3​	Berry, Sam	64​	23yr 4mth	12 Feb 2002	181cm​	88kg​	Gippsland Power	Midfield
26​	Schoenberg, Harry R	61​	24yr 3mth	21 Feb 2001	180cm​	86kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Forward
9​	Murray, Nick	59​	24yr 5mth	18 Dec 2000	195cm​	100kg​	Allies	Defender
16​	Michalanney, Max	58​	21yr 3mth

25​	Peatling, James	57​	24yr 9mth	21 Aug 2000	186cm​	79kg​	GWS Giants	Midfield Forward
48​	Keane, Mark	44​	25yr 2mth	17 Mar 2000	194cm​	96kg​	Cork	Defender
21​	Burgess, Chris R	43​	29yr 6mth	26 Nov 1995	193cm​	97kg​		Forward
24​	Worrell, Josh	43​	24yr 2mth	11 Apr 2001	195cm​	93kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
10​	Pedlar, Luke	33​	23yr	17 May 2002	183cm​	84kg​	Glenelg	Forward
27​	Nankervis, Luke	31​	22yr	25 May 2003	189cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
15​	Cook, Brayden	27​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	189cm​	85kg​	South Adelaide	Forward
6​	Curtin, Daniel	20​	20yr 3mth	8 Mar 2005	197cm​	95kg​	Claremont	Midfield Forward
35​	Borlase, James R	16​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	192cm​	101kg​	Sturt	Defender
19​	Taylor, Zac	16​	22yr 4mth	31 Jan 2003	180cm​	81kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield Forward
31​	Dowling, Billy	9​	20yr 11mth	1 Jul 2004	187cm​	80kg​	North Adelaide	Midfield
34​	Draper, Sid	9​	18yr 11mth	5 Jul 2006	182cm​	73kg​	South Adelaide	Midfield Forward
40​	Bond, Hugh	7​	20yr 8mth	25 Sep 2004	185cm​	80kg​	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Defender
45​	Strachan, Kieran	7​	29yr 8mth	5 Oct 1995	202cm​	102kg​	Port Melbourne	Ruck
42​	McAndrew, Lachlan R	2​	25yr	26 May 2000	209cm​	101kg​	Sydney	Ruck
11​	Edwards, Charlie	0​	20yr	18 May 2005	191cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
36​	Gallagher, Karl R	0​	23yr 3mth	21 Feb 2002	185cm​	80kg​	Monaghan	Defender
39​	Murray, Toby R	0​	21yr 7mth	3 Nov 2003	200cm​	94kg​	Adelaide SANFL	Forward
22​	Ryan, Oscar	0​	20yr	15 May 2005	187cm​	77kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
17​	Welsh, Tyler	0​	18yr 9mt

 

[BRL121]

Team sorted by games played.
He's just picked by games played, shame Crouch is injured!

We couldn't squeeze in a kid?

13​	Walker, Taylor	290​	35yr 1mth	25 Apr 1990	192cm​	102kg​	Broken Hill North	Forward
33​	Smith, Brodie	265​	33yr 4mth	14 Jan 1992	194cm​	88kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Defender
29​	Laird, Rory	259​	31yr 5mth	29 Dec 1993	178cm​	85kg​	West Adelaide	Defender Midfield
28​	Neal-Bullen, Alex	189​	29yr 5mth	9 Jan 1996	182cm​	80kg​	Glenelg	Midfield Forward
5​	Crouch, Matt	164​	30yr 1mth	21 Apr 1995	181cm​	85kg​	North Ballarat Rebels	Midfield
2​	Keays, Ben	149​	28yr 3mth	23 Feb 1997	185cm​	86kg​	Brisbane Reserves	Forward
12​	Dawson, Jordan	144​	28yr 2mth	9 Apr 1997	190cm​	91kg​	Sturt	Midfield
43​	O'Brien, Reilly	134​	29yr 9mth	20 Aug 1995	201cm​	105kg​	Calder Cannons	Ruck
4​	Murphy, Lachlan	116​	26yr 6mth	4 Dec 1998	178cm​	83kg​	Adelaide Football Club	Forward
32​	Fogarty, Darcy	114​	25yr 8mth	25 Sep 1999	192cm​	100kg​	Glenelg	Forward
30​	Milera, Wayne	112​	27yr 8mth	14 Sep 1997	185cm​	88kg​	Central District	Defender
23​	Rankine, Izak	96​	25yr 1mth	23 Apr 2000	179cm​	82kg​	West Adelaide	Midfield Forward
44​	Cumming, Isaac	94​	26yr 10mth	11 Aug 1998	188cm​	84kg​	Broken Hill	Midfield
1​	Jones, Chayce	92​	25yr 4mth	14 Jan 2000	180cm​	84kg​	Launceston	Midfield
41​	Butts, Jordon	81​	25yr 5mth	31 Dec 1999	195cm​	97kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
38​	Sholl, Lachlan	79​	25yr 3mth	7 Mar 2000	186cm​	87kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield
20​	Hinge, Mitchell	77​	26yr 11mth	28 Jun 1998	187cm​	90kg​	Glenelg	Defender
14​	Soligo, Jake	73​	22yr 4mth	25 Jan 2003	179cm​	84kg​	Eastern Ranges	Midfield
8​	Rachele, Josh	66​	22yr 2mth	11 Apr 2003	180cm​	84kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Forward
7​	Thilthorpe, Riley	66​	22yr 11mth	7 Jul 2002	201cm​	103kg​	West Adelaide Fc	Forward
3​	Berry, Sam	64​	23yr 4mth	12 Feb 2002	181cm​	88kg​	Gippsland Power	Midfield
26​	Schoenberg, Harry R	61​	24yr 3mth	21 Feb 2001	180cm​	86kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Forward
9​	Murray, Nick	59​	24yr 5mth	18 Dec 2000	195cm​	100kg​	Allies	Defender
16​	Michalanney, Max	58​	21yr 3mth

25​	Peatling, James	57​	24yr 9mth	21 Aug 2000	186cm​	79kg​	GWS Giants	Midfield Forward
48​	Keane, Mark	44​	25yr 2mth	17 Mar 2000	194cm​	96kg​	Cork	Defender
21​	Burgess, Chris R	43​	29yr 6mth	26 Nov 1995	193cm​	97kg​		Forward
24​	Worrell, Josh	43​	24yr 2mth	11 Apr 2001	195cm​	93kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
10​	Pedlar, Luke	33​	23yr	17 May 2002	183cm​	84kg​	Glenelg	Forward
27​	Nankervis, Luke	31​	22yr	25 May 2003	189cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
15​	Cook, Brayden	27​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	189cm​	85kg​	South Adelaide	Forward
6​	Curtin, Daniel	20​	20yr 3mth	8 Mar 2005	197cm​	95kg​	Claremont	Midfield Forward
35​	Borlase, James R	16​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	192cm​	101kg​	Sturt	Defender
19​	Taylor, Zac	16​	22yr 4mth	31 Jan 2003	180cm​	81kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield Forward
31​	Dowling, Billy	9​	20yr 11mth	1 Jul 2004	187cm​	80kg​	North Adelaide	Midfield
34​	Draper, Sid	9​	18yr 11mth	5 Jul 2006	182cm​	73kg​	South Adelaide	Midfield Forward
40​	Bond, Hugh	7​	20yr 8mth	25 Sep 2004	185cm​	80kg​	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Defender
45​	Strachan, Kieran	7​	29yr 8mth	5 Oct 1995	202cm​	102kg​	Port Melbourne	Ruck
42​	McAndrew, Lachlan R	2​	25yr	26 May 2000	209cm​	101kg​	Sydney	Ruck
11​	Edwards, Charlie	0​	20yr	18 May 2005	191cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
36​	Gallagher, Karl R	0​	23yr 3mth	21 Feb 2002	185cm​	80kg​	Monaghan	Defender
39​	Murray, Toby R	0​	21yr 7mth	3 Nov 2003	200cm​	94kg​	Adelaide SANFL	Forward
22​	Ryan, Oscar	0​	20yr	15 May 2005	187cm​	77kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
17​	Welsh, Tyler	0​	18yr 9mt

Weights! Plenty >= 100kg, including Borlase. It must be the shoulders getting him there.

 

[SugarShane]

having a high disposal count means nothing if its garbage, not that I have watched any of murphy's footy. The thing that irks me is he is played in the mid in the 2s, but then comes in as a forward. He is taking up CBA that other younger players who are mids should be taking. Might not mean much, but murphy in the startling lineup over Rash would piss me off if I was Rash. Best month of footy for the club and murphy gets to be the starting half forward. joke.

Called it at the start of the year that playing him in the middle was purely to justify him having another position to be "next man up" as.

 

[Crow_68]

Team sorted by games played.
He's just picked by games played, shame Crouch is injured!

We couldn't squeeze in a kid?

13​	Walker, Taylor	290​	35yr 1mth	25 Apr 1990	192cm​	102kg​	Broken Hill North	Forward
33​	Smith, Brodie	265​	33yr 4mth	14 Jan 1992	194cm​	88kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Defender
29​	Laird, Rory	259​	31yr 5mth	29 Dec 1993	178cm​	85kg​	West Adelaide	Defender Midfield
28​	Neal-Bullen, Alex	189​	29yr 5mth	9 Jan 1996	182cm​	80kg​	Glenelg	Midfield Forward
5​	Crouch, Matt	164​	30yr 1mth	21 Apr 1995	181cm​	85kg​	North Ballarat Rebels	Midfield
2​	Keays, Ben	149​	28yr 3mth	23 Feb 1997	185cm​	86kg​	Brisbane Reserves	Forward
12​	Dawson, Jordan	144​	28yr 2mth	9 Apr 1997	190cm​	91kg​	Sturt	Midfield
43​	O'Brien, Reilly	134​	29yr 9mth	20 Aug 1995	201cm​	105kg​	Calder Cannons	Ruck
4​	Murphy, Lachlan	116​	26yr 6mth	4 Dec 1998	178cm​	83kg​	Adelaide Football Club	Forward
32​	Fogarty, Darcy	114​	25yr 8mth	25 Sep 1999	192cm​	100kg​	Glenelg	Forward
30​	Milera, Wayne	112​	27yr 8mth	14 Sep 1997	185cm​	88kg​	Central District	Defender
23​	Rankine, Izak	96​	25yr 1mth	23 Apr 2000	179cm​	82kg​	West Adelaide	Midfield Forward
44​	Cumming, Isaac	94​	26yr 10mth	11 Aug 1998	188cm​	84kg​	Broken Hill	Midfield
1​	Jones, Chayce	92​	25yr 4mth	14 Jan 2000	180cm​	84kg​	Launceston	Midfield
41​	Butts, Jordon	81​	25yr 5mth	31 Dec 1999	195cm​	97kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
38​	Sholl, Lachlan	79​	25yr 3mth	7 Mar 2000	186cm​	87kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield
20​	Hinge, Mitchell	77​	26yr 11mth	28 Jun 1998	187cm​	90kg​	Glenelg	Defender
14​	Soligo, Jake	73​	22yr 4mth	25 Jan 2003	179cm​	84kg​	Eastern Ranges	Midfield
8​	Rachele, Josh	66​	22yr 2mth	11 Apr 2003	180cm​	84kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Forward
7​	Thilthorpe, Riley	66​	22yr 11mth	7 Jul 2002	201cm​	103kg​	West Adelaide Fc	Forward
3​	Berry, Sam	64​	23yr 4mth	12 Feb 2002	181cm​	88kg​	Gippsland Power	Midfield
26​	Schoenberg, Harry R	61​	24yr 3mth	21 Feb 2001	180cm​	86kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Forward
9​	Murray, Nick	59​	24yr 5mth	18 Dec 2000	195cm​	100kg​	Allies	Defender
16​	Michalanney, Max	58​	21yr 3mth

25​	Peatling, James	57​	24yr 9mth	21 Aug 2000	186cm​	79kg​	GWS Giants	Midfield Forward
48​	Keane, Mark	44​	25yr 2mth	17 Mar 2000	194cm​	96kg​	Cork	Defender
21​	Burgess, Chris R	43​	29yr 6mth	26 Nov 1995	193cm​	97kg​		Forward
24​	Worrell, Josh	43​	24yr 2mth	11 Apr 2001	195cm​	93kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
10​	Pedlar, Luke	33​	23yr	17 May 2002	183cm​	84kg​	Glenelg	Forward
27​	Nankervis, Luke	31​	22yr	25 May 2003	189cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
15​	Cook, Brayden	27​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	189cm​	85kg​	South Adelaide	Forward
6​	Curtin, Daniel	20​	20yr 3mth	8 Mar 2005	197cm​	95kg​	Claremont	Midfield Forward
35​	Borlase, James R	16​	22yr 10mth	18 Jul 2002	192cm​	101kg​	Sturt	Defender
19​	Taylor, Zac	16​	22yr 4mth	31 Jan 2003	180cm​	81kg​	Calder Cannons	Midfield Forward
31​	Dowling, Billy	9​	20yr 11mth	1 Jul 2004	187cm​	80kg​	North Adelaide	Midfield
34​	Draper, Sid	9​	18yr 11mth	5 Jul 2006	182cm​	73kg​	South Adelaide	Midfield Forward
40​	Bond, Hugh	7​	20yr 8mth	25 Sep 2004	185cm​	80kg​	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Defender
45​	Strachan, Kieran	7​	29yr 8mth	5 Oct 1995	202cm​	102kg​	Port Melbourne	Ruck
42​	McAndrew, Lachlan R	2​	25yr	26 May 2000	209cm​	101kg​	Sydney	Ruck
11​	Edwards, Charlie	0​	20yr	18 May 2005	191cm​	85kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender Midfield
36​	Gallagher, Karl R	0​	23yr 3mth	21 Feb 2002	185cm​	80kg​	Monaghan	Defender
39​	Murray, Toby R	0​	21yr 7mth	3 Nov 2003	200cm​	94kg​	Adelaide SANFL	Forward
22​	Ryan, Oscar	0​	20yr	15 May 2005	187cm​	77kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender
17​	Welsh, Tyler	0​	18yr 9mt

Amazes me that Murphy is a similar size to Rankine and Soligo. Plays much smaller and is easily shifted.

 

[Go the Guts]

Smith wasn’t.
Pedlar wasn’t.
Murphy isn’t.
Yet here we are, all 3 playing.

Exactly. All 3 are playing because they are AFL experienced and Nicks won't remove them, because none of our younger guys are demanding selection.

 

[Hodgy]

Smith wasn’t.
Pedlar wasn’t.
Murphy isn’t.
Yet here we are, all 3 playing.

Whether you like it or not, those 3 have stood out at every game of SANFL I’ve watched this year. It doesn’t necessarily mean they should be picked in the seniors, but all 3 have been a level above. I’ve actually been very disappointed with Draper, Schoey, Cook, Bond and Taylor when they’ve played. Dowling and Borlase have been pretty good to be fair but there honestly haven’t been many standouts.

 

[davos44]

Our #4 pick is literally right there

Our Pick 4 isn’t getting near it at AFL level and should definitely be playing SANFL.

We can all see what he is capable of and it won’t be long until it all clicks.

 

[Scorpus]

Our #4 pick is literally right there

Matthew Nicks: "Gotcha, gotcha... pick the number 4"

 

[Danger in Texas]

Our Pick 4 isn’t getting near it at AFL level and should definitely be playing SANFL.

We can all see what he is capable of and it won’t be long until it all clicks.

He got two less touches than the guy we chose ahead of him in last week’s SANFL game

If you’re moving Rash/Keays/ANB into the midfield more, at least select Dowling

 

[Golumless]

Not sure Murray gets straight back in. Butts has done a great job and we seem well balanced with his shutdown mentality against Keane aggresssion

Murray gets back in after one tune up as he is a massive upgrade on Butts (who is really just a depth option with no real scope to win a best 22 spot outright).

 

[njk123]

Our Pick 4 isn’t getting near it at AFL level and should definitely be playing SANFL.

We can all see what he is capable of and it won’t be long until it all clicks.

Our pick 4 is barely getting a crack and has shown AFL level moments.

Our number 4 gets all the cracks and disappears into them during the game.

It’s a nonsense. We have so many players that BOTH offer more now and with infinitely more upside.

It’s not even about Draper. Edwards, Dowling, Nankervis all better now and in the future.

 

[MsTopG]

Yeah nah. We're 13 odd rounds in. No SANFL player is really standing out as demanding AFL selection.

When they know they will not be selected this is no surprise. Why bother other than to shop yourself for an interstate team.

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

Disappointed if there wasn't an attempt to rectify the midfield given how open the year is feels like any team could win it. Either shoenberg and jones given a go or bring in Draper and Taylor on a flank and and move the flankers like Rachele to the middle.

 

[jenny61_99]

Is Draper going to be the non-playing travelling emergency as the cherry on top?

Nicks says he’ll be playing a full game in SANFL team. They’ll take a couple of travelling emergencies as the SANFL don’t play until Sunday.

 

[jenny61_99]

Surely if the team has had to step in like this it shows they're internally aware of the push back.

I can only assume that will be all the ammunition and motivation that Murphy needs to finally notch up his second career 20 possession game and prove the haters wrong.

Let’s hope he does! Prove us all wrong!

 

[Golumless]

Disappointed if there wasn't an attempt to rectify the midfield given how open the year is feels like any team could win it. Either shoenberg and jones given a go or bring in Draper and Taylor on a flank and and move the flankers like Rachele to the middle.

That's not true. Ditching a midfield rotation (which it seems like what we are doing) is an attempt to rectify the midfield situation. Versatility is neither a good or bad thing when it comes to footballing systems.

Mind you, Schoenberg, Jones and Taylor are even more of a waste of time selection than Murphy.

 

[CroCop]

Murray gets back in after one tune up as he is a massive upgrade on Butts (who is really just a depth option with no real scope to win a best 22 spot outright).

I’d try Murray as a forward option to replace Walker . Good leap , aggressive and has played up forward in his junior days.

 

[MsTopG]

I’d try Murray as a forward option to replace Walker . Good leap , aggressive and has played up forward in his junior days.

Good recommendation. Murray could be a game changer with Thilthorpe, Fog, Dawson, Rankine, Rachele, Keays, ANB. Allows you to play Thilthorpe more in the ruck and Dawse more mid. Murray has a great leap and can smash packs. Get him in for Tex. Murray has pretty good pace so he will improve our defensive pressure in our forward half.

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

That's not true. Ditching a midfield rotation (which it seems like what we are doing) is an attempt to rectify the midfield situation. Versatility is neither a good or bad thing when it comes to footballing systems.

Mind you, Schoenberg, Jones and Taylor are even more of a waste of time selection than Murphy.

If you mean Murphy i think he'll play midfield as he had a good run of form through there a few years ago as midfield depth. But if you think he's playing as a forward how would reducing the amount of guys rotating through there help the midfield?

 

[Mutineer]

Nicks says he’ll be playing a full game in SANFL team. They’ll take a couple of travelling emergencies as the SANFL don’t play until Sunday.

Wrong

SANFL play Saturday

SANFL Team Selection: Round 10

The Crows take on Central District on Saturday

www.afc.com.au

 

[Go the Guts]

When they know they will not be selected this is no surprise. Why bother other than to shop yourself for an interstate team.

Bollocks.

 

[jenny61_99]

Wrong

SANFL play Saturday

SANFL Team Selection: Round 10

The Crows take on Central District on Saturday

www.afc.com.au

Sorry, i meant day after we play.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Our Pick 4 isn’t getting near it at AFL level and should definitely be playing SANFL.

We can all see what he is capable of and it won’t be long until it all clicks.

Remember when you said Smith would only be selected for a game so Edwards wasn’t dropped after one game?

Your mental gymnastics to back in the club has gone up a notch

 

[FR0GGY]

Will Murph rock the long sleeve?