Preview R9: Changes vs. Port Adelaide

[jamesclean]

Out: Smith
In: Hinge

gone early to emotionally support dogs105

*earlier

UP THE DOGS

 

[dogs105]

Out: Smith
In: Hinge

gone early to emotionally support dogs105

*earlier

UP THE DOGS

Out: Nicks

 

[Scorpus]

Out: Smith
In: Hinge

Find a spot for Draper too. Don't mind if Berry is omitted and unlucky

 

[MrBarry]

Concerned he will drop Nankervis and retain Smith.

 

[Crowstar]

Concerned he will drop Nankervis and retain Smith.

Probably warranted too.
Nank wasn't great and Smith didn't do much wrong.

 

[huludicidal]

Out:
Nankervis

In:
Hinge

Sub:
Berry again

 

[adelaidecrows]

Concerned he will drop Nankervis and retain Smith.

selection will be interesting. hard to see him dropping smith.

 

[Scorpus]

Smith was obviously the worst of our half backs and we shouldn't play any of Hinge, Laird or Milera on the wing

It's Smith out, Hinge in

 

[MRB37]

Probably warranted too.
Nank wasn't great and Smith didn't do much wrong.

He was solid in the first quarter, but became pretty much invisible in the 2nd and 3rd and didn't pick up again until Carlton gave up in the 4th.

Test will be how he performs under some real pressure.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Out:
Nankervis

In:
Hinge

Sub:
Berry again

Probably close. I think Smith the sub.

 

[huludicidal]

I didn’t have Smith in my Round 1 2024 side (let alone 2025) and would never have selected him today.

Having said that, Nank absolutely goes out before Smith for a Showdown after today. Nank is out of form and is an easy drop tbh.

 

[MrBarry]

I didn’t have Smith in my Round 1 2024 side (let alone 2025) and would never have selected him today.

Having said that, Nank absolutely goes out before Smith for a Showdown after today. Nank is out of form and is an easy drop tbh.

Nankervis is someone that I'd like to play back into form, but yeah for a must win showdown - it feels that he should probably go at this stage.

 

[Crowstar]

He was solid in the first quarter, but became pretty much invisible in the 2nd and 3rd and didn't pick up again until Carlton gave up in the 4th.

Test will be how he performs under some real pressure.

Yep fair call

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Nice of Smith to get a goal but I will be annoyed Nank instead.

Don’t really trust Berry to perform in a high pressure game but liked what he did, especially his burst out of packs.

Having a 5th inside mid means we don’t have to give Rankine or Dawson heavy minutes in there.

 

[Mutineer]

In - Berry, Hinge
Out - Nankervis and likely Smith

 

[Crows I Am]

Nankervis is someone that I'd like to play back into form, but yeah for a must win showdown - it feels that he should probably go at this stage.

Yeah Nank hasn't been in great form, he keeps trying to do too much and then gets himself into trouble. Probably fair enough for him to drop out for Hinge.

 

[MRB37]

Yeah Nank hasn't been in great form, he keeps trying to do too much and then gets himself into trouble. Probably fair enough for him to drop out for Hinge.

Feels like a guy who we've overcoached and he's not playing on instinct anymore. Just looks like he's got 10 things running through his head when he gets it and I don't recall him being so tentative with the ball in hand previous to this year.

 

[Geoffa32]

Hinge in for Smiithers
Draper in for Berry

Nank sub, and given free reign to run wherever when he comes on. He needs a non structured role for a game or two.

Sub is good for that.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Hinge in for Smiithers
Draper in for Berry

Nank sub, and given free reign to run wherever when he comes on. He needs a non structured role for a game or two.

Sub is good for that.

I suspect its going to be unchanged. Nank probably likely to be dropped but thats it if a change occurs.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Concerned he will drop Nankervis and retain Smith.

We are definitely going to do that.

Nank was bad. Not that I like the Smith inclusion but we all know what Nicks will do.

 

[TRP1996]

Yeah, they'll keep Smith.

Even if we accept that Nank deserves a dropping, I'd rather they drop both him and Smith and play a debutant.

 

[cleanhands]

Feels like a guy who we've overcoached and he's not playing on instinct anymore. Just looks like he's got 10 things running through his head when he gets it and I don't recall him being so tentative with the ball in hand previous to this year.

It’s what happens to our younger players

 

[cleanhands]

Yeah, they'll keep Smith.

Even if we accept that Nank deserves a dropping, I'd rather they drop both him and Smith and play a debutant.

Could have played a debutant this week

 

[Moonwatcher]

Concerned he will drop Nankervis and retain Smith.

You saw how the players got around him after that goal with 6 seconds to go. Can't drop him after that! - Matthew Nicks probably.

 

[TRP1996]

Could have played a debutant this week

I mean, yes, I would have preferred that also.