Preview R14: Changes vs. Hawthorn Hawks

[MRB37]

Guessing we'll put Pedlar as sub too.

 

[Golumless]

And thus Taylor's career is finished at Adelaide.

For the Murphy inclusion? Eh, he's probably the best option for a must win game out of who is left seeing he'll do ok as a bottom of the lineup forward (seeing there is **** all left for small forwards). That said, structurally, it does make me wonder who'll pick up the ~40-50% of CBA's in our lineup, or if we're planning on going for a three/four man midfield which would certainly be an interesting (not bad, just interesting) decision. That said, for Murphy, he'll play this game and get dropped for Peatling regardless of his performance.

Sub is between Smith/Pedlar. Pedlar might get shunted with us needed less midfield minutes out of our forwards, however it's also a lot of defenders unless we're planning to shift Smith/someone else to the wings. Smith also is a fair shout for how many defenders we have.

 

[Bernie L]

Here for the melts. Not disappointed so far.


FAAARRRKKKK!!!!!

 

[Crow_68]

Arrogant selection.

Arrogance, as is often the way with this club, will be Nicks’ undoing.

 

[FR0GGY]

So pedlar will be sub, the bloke that needs game time.

 

[Cromulant]

The biggest thing stopping us..... is us.

Unbelievable decision and yet at the same time, absolutely believable

 

[Crow till I die]

How many more 10-12 touch, 0.1 point games with barely a touch in the last 1/4 of those games do we need to see from Murphy at AFL level to finally realise its not the answer - this is a direct question to Nicks

 

[FR0GGY]

Frees up the sanfl midfield for Draper

 

[cleanhands]

This is beyond a joke, the recruits who we haven’t seen yet must be p155 poor

 

[Syd Crow]

Just as you start to give Nicks some credit, he proves your original thoughts are correct

Murphy when he heard the news.....

 

[Mattrox]

Surely Nicks playing the Geelong late out card. Has started reading Bigfooty selection night threads and is trolling fans and someone else will start.







I wish.

 

[FR0GGY]

This is beyond a joke, the recruits who we haven’t seen yet must be p155 poor

Yep delist.
Actually no, we’ll delist blokes we’ve wasted games on in Murphy and smith.

 

[Scorpus]

Everyone needs to trust the 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

process. The guy is a proven winner! He knows!

 

[Trigger13]

We aren't yet and Murphy isn't a midfielder.

So why has he come in? He’s been playing midfield in the SANFL. They suddenly think he’s a midfielder? Or are going to go in down a rotation through there tomorrow?

 

[MRB37]

This is beyond a joke, the recruits who we haven’t seen yet must be p155 poor

Nah, if Nicks doesn't think they'll play in the pre-season then unless we get smashed by injuries he won't pick them, regardless of if they're smashing it in the SANFL.

 

[Pugsley]

Skipped.

 

[pjcrows]

"There's an understanding that, across a season, you do need a squad to select from".

For Nicks to say this with a straight face and then select Murphy is quite stunning.

 

[cmndstab]

 

[Doctor B]

Why, as a young lad, would you bust a gut playing SANFL?

 

[Geoffa32]

Just when we think Nicks has turned a corner with last week's win, he does this.

Laird, Smithers, Murphy back together.....




Wasnt Murphy's last game at AFL atrocious? Dropped immediately.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Smith will still be sub I imagine, at least

But I really just can’t get over this

 

[cleanhands]

Nah, if Nicks doesn't think they'll play in the pre-season then unless we get smashed by injuries he won't pick them, regardless of if they're smashing it in the SANFL.

Yep the bloke is clueless

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

You know it's bad when even the FB brigade are calling Nicks out on his selections. One that made me chuckle was:

"As soon as I saw angry reacts, I knew who was playing. And fair enough too!"

 

[treeman]

He's not even on the freaking bench!

 

[FR0GGY]

An attacking coach doesn’t pick a bloke that doesn’t get the ball.