Game Day Rd 12 vs the Swans

[CrowToon]

Here's to a regulation win where the mentally tough Crows go to a struggling Sydney, handle the favourites tag and play high IQ footy to bring home a precious 4 points.

Smith 35 touches and a goal.

 

[Minor Threat]

A game where we go in as favourites with the perfect opportunity for us to bank another win, break the hoodoo against a depleted Swans and maintain our position in the top 4.

But in true Crows style, Swans by 5 points.

 

[davos44]

Yeah, I don’t trust this side away from home or against better than average opposition.

Hopefully today is the day they regain that trust a bit.

Sydney are average this year but if Heeney Warner and Blakey start having a nice time running around unopposed the couch pillow is being thrown onto the floor and I’ll walk off muttering.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

We should win. Will we? I have absolutely no idea. I can't wait for the day I can trust this team to win away from home.

 

[pjcrows]

The most consequential match of Nicks' career.

 

[GreyCrow]

Crows x 25 points

Sydney are struggling and should pose no threat to us

 

[dogs105]

Crows by 21






















Goals

 

[craig crowing]

Boy looking forward to seeing Smith run out with team in Sydney while Nank Edwards,Dowling,Taylor etc etc have kick to kick aor marks up at West Lakes parklands.
Only positive Murphy there , so might give them some secrets how to get in team.
Win or lose least get to look forward to Nicks inspiring after match interview .
Ok be positive we might see RT have a day out .

 

[Cromulant]

If Freo were to lose to the Suns up there today, we'd have the chance to go 2 games and massive % clear of 9th.

Tonight is important for that reason, and also to take advantage of an ailing Sydney side who've had the wood over us for years.

I still think we are too tall on that small deck, but confident enough to say we'll win by 4-5 goals.

 

[Gtowncrow]

Sydney weather looks like perfect footy weather. It seems ages since we last had good conditions to play in?

Side note...
Sunset in Sydney today 4.56pm!!!!
Oh why do people live there?

"Crows to end the Swan's season with emphatic 10 goal win."

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Huge game. If we can win, we will be a game ahead of Hawthorn

 

[FullyBigKPro]

If Nicks loses this game he should be shown the door immediately on Monday.

MUST win.

 

[Huntercrow]

Living in Newcastle since 2000, I remember the good old days when we dominated these South Melbourne “relocates”
I think they were as lost in Sydney as the visiting teams. Strange sized oval and stranger supporters.
Times have changed with some help from the AFL.
It's my first trip down the M1 for many years. So looking forward to some live Crows domination.
All things being equal ....we win!!...But not holding my breath as we are up against the AFL and their bloody umpires.

 

[Scorpus]

The ONLY thing that will stop us from winning this is 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

 

[SugarShane]

Swans by 9. Heeney to get 30 and kick 5. Nicksy to muse "Yeah he's a great player isn't he. We knew he'd be hard to stop."

 

[Danger in Texas]

We should win this

Whether we will is another question entirely

 

[ThePrideOf]

Must win period. No excuses period.

 

[AmericanCrow]

2:30 am First Bounce??!!

Again—not in college rolling home from uptown at that hour

Please consult me before scheduling these things!!

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Nicks is probably doing his big brain coaching move and telling our players how good the Swans are right now.

 

[1970crow]

Had this as a Swans win in my predictor but have tipped us due to Swans injury list and we've not really played bad enough away to get beaten by this team today. And I reckon playing tall is exeposed less on a smaller ground. Much more an issue on a big deck.

 

[Cromulant]

Had this as a Swans win in my predictor but have tipped us due to Swans injury list and we've not really played bad enough away to get beaten by this team today. And I reckon playing tall is exeposed less on a smaller ground. Much more an issue on a big deck.

I dunno, I reckon the space weve got on the other grounds has helped space the talls out.

I can see them getting in each other's way

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Had this as a Swans win in my predictor but have tipped us due to Swans injury list and we've not really played bad enough away to get beaten by this team today. And I reckon playing tall is exeposed less on a smaller ground. Much more an issue on a big deck.

Depends on if we can maintain structure and keep our talls away from each other. Much easier to get sucked into the same marking contest in a compressed field.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

I think it will be a close win or a close loss (similar to the 7.5 points line on Sportsbet).

The key will be breaking even at stoppages and attacking through the corridor. It is a wide ground and teams can get lost playing along the boundaryline.

Sydney have been all over the place this year with good wins over Freo in Freo and GWS at the SCG. Their poor games (like Melbourne last week) have been very poor.

 

[1970crow]

I think it will be a close win or a close loss (similar to the 7.5 points line on Sportsbet).

The key will be breaking even at stoppages and attacking through the corridor. It is a wide ground and teams can get lost playing along the boundaryline.

Sydney have been all over the place this year with good wins over Freo in Freo and GWS at the SCG. Their poor games (like Melbourne last week) have been very poor.

They have been inconsistent, but we haven't. I'm pretty confident we win this given the injury lists variation. A full strength Swans would be a good matchup, but I reckon we win this without the result ever being in serious doubt. Might only be 2-3 goals, but I doubt we'll be nervously screaming at the TV.

 

[1970crow]

Depends on if we can maintain structure and keep our talls away from each other. Much easier to get sucked into the same marking contest in a compressed field.

I don't think we've got any trouble with the 3 talls keeping out of exh others way. ROB pushing ahead of the ball is a different story though.