Preview R22: Changes vs. Footscray

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Will be an interesting test of the Mackay Rule next week.

Everytime the axe hovered and a selection squeeze brewed, someone would get injured or suspended or breach curfew and the great man would survive. Or we'd decide to change structure which would create a spot for him.

The rule was that nothing occurs at the Adelaide Football Club that doesn't have direct, personal benefit to D Mackay.

So next week we seemingly have Rankine in for Murphy. What twist of fate will save New Mackay? A Covid variant wipes our half forward options? Rankine has some hamstring awareness in the captain's run? We decide to send Rachele off early for surgery? We decide Billy Dowling needs a freshen up?

There will be something.

Thar she blows

 

[whitey_1975]

Dowling has been excellent, quietish game last week but 10x anything Murphy offers. Dropped. Dumb ****s

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So Borlase, Burgess and Cook to drop out

Taylor sub

 

[ams4crows]

After his game last week how is Rachele not named on field in place of Murphy, how is Murphy not a candidate to be the sub when he consistently does ****ing nothing in last quarters over the season

 

[big78sam]

Curtin on the field. TBH I don't care about anything else.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Murph will be a 250 gamer for us. We probably should just accept it and save ourselves the weekly angst

Should but won't. I plan to melt every Thursday

 

[cleanhands]

After his game last week how is Rachele not named on field in place of Murphy, how is Murphy not a candidate to be the sub when he consistently does ****ing nothing in last quarters over the season

 

[ssj3Pretz]

So Nicks saw something in the 6 minutes that Curtin played to not sub him?

Although Nicks could always sub him out after 1st quarter

 

[cleanhands]

When is this game?

 

[jenny61_99]

So no Jones or Smith . Not even emergencies. No Himmelberg. . Curtin named on the field. Murphy still in squad and on the field

Not bad, but could have been better. Burgess Borlase and cook out, Berry or Crouch sub.

 

[haydo]

Borlase, Burgess & Crouch to drop out with Nankervis the sub this week I would say. Nank has had a big season and has played a little ginger the last few weeks. Dogs will be full of run so Cook gets a shot (preferably on the wing) while Berry has a little more leg speed than Crouch to tackle the dogs midfielders so that’s why I think Crouch will drop out.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

What's the AFL record for shortest time for a tactical sub to be made?

Was it Curtin v Brisbane?

I'm confident we can beat that

 

[pjcrows]

Dowling a rest is fine. 23 games next year.

The bottom half of our list is atrocious.

 

[dogs105]

**** off Nicks

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

**** off Nicks

This will cheer you up:

His contract extension hasn't even started yet

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

On a more positive note, Curtin named as a starter is great. Just give him a full game please, none of this subbing off at HT bullshit.

 

[Crowstar]

I'm actually in awe at how bad this club is at being so inconsistent in their selection integrity.
I'm not sure if it's their stupidity or if they're so insular they actually think they're on the right path to success.

 

[Scorpus]

From David Mackay

14

David Mackay

Age

37

Ht

181cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.7

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

315.4

4star

D

16.5

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

9.5

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.0

3star

MG

265.5

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.2

3star

's 100th game in 2013 to now, there has been a decade long uninterrupted span of at least one crap >50 game player in our best 22 that shouldn't be there and definitely shouldn't be an automatic selection

 

[Pugsley]

Nicks is trolling us.

He trolls himself.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So Borlase, Burgess and Cook to drop out

Taylor sub

Or Berry.

Should be Murphy.

 

[Cap]

This will cheer you up:

His contract extension hasn't even started yet

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Murph will be a 250 gamer for us. We probably should just accept it and save ourselves the weekly angst

Should but won't. I plan to melt every Thursday

Nicks isn't lasting that long.

We wouldn't have any members left!

 

[GameofSloanes]

People are aware that you can still be omitted and/or sub if named on field? Curtin not safe

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I'm actually in awe at how bad this club is at being so inconsistent in their selection integrity.
I'm not sure if it's their stupidity or if they're so insular they actually think they're on the right path to success.

Nicks really isn't very smart.

Sadly he actually thinks he knows what he is doing, which nearly everyone can see he has nfi.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Nicks isn't lasting that long.

We wouldn't have any members left!

Most members think he's a good bloke doing a good job. Don't kid yourself