Player Watch Reilly O'Brien - Re-Signed to End of 2028

[BRL121]

Why not just play Strachan? Is he injured again?

We can't.

 

[jo172]

I think he means in the reserves where Strachan is playing?

 

[Mutineer]

Why not just play Strachan? Is he injured again?

Can't use him in the AFL is my understanding but, had to get special permission to play him in the SANFL, You know AFL back up.

 

[Mutineer]

I think he means in the reserves where Strachan is playing?

Therefore wouldn't it be smart to give Toby Murray more ruck exposure in the SANFL if the dreaded happened and we had to use a back up ruck in the AFL?

 

[WeeBlake]

Therefore wouldn't it be smart to give Toby Murray more ruck exposure in the SANFL if the dreaded happened and we had to use a back up ruck in the AFL?

Also get a lot of kms into Toby’s legs right now!

 

[Danger in Texas]

Can't use him in the AFL is my understanding but, had to get special permission to play him in the SANFL, You know AFL back up.

I meant in the SANFL - was it meant that Turray is now AFL backup?

 

[Mutineer]

I meant in the SANFL - was it meant that Turray is now AFL backup?

Well who else is AFL ruck depth with McAndrew injured and Strachan unavailable to play AFL?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I can see it now

ROB tweaks a hammie on the eve of the finals

Butts returns to full back

Nick "Wrecking Ball" Murray lead ruck and goes on a Clark Keating

Clark Keating

Age

49

Ht

197cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.9

3star

HO

13.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

HO

4.2

5star

-esque September rampage

 

[cmndstab]

I can see it now

ROB tweaks a hammie on the eve of the finals

Butts returns to full back

Nick "Wrecking Ball" Murray lead ruck and goes on a Clark Keating-esque September rampage

Ah, the Blood Bowl strategy. Try to take out the opposition ruckman in the first five minutes and then let Murray go back to the defence afterwards.

 

[Mutineer]

Walker boys stitch-up Dad before Showdown

The Crows’ all-time leading goal-kicker joined Roo, Ditts and Loz on Triple M Adelaide Breakfast

www.afc.com.au

Mirroring its on field success, Adelaide had a big win off the field last week as ruckman Reilly O’Brien signed on for another three seasons.

Walker spoke about the incredible impact the 2020 Best and Fairest winner had on the group.

“I could talk for hours about ROB (Reilly O’Brien), he’s a beautiful human,” Walker said.

“He’s got a touchpoint on every single player, no matter if you are the youngest or the oldest, and he makes you feel like the most special person in the world.

“He sets amazing standards around the footy Club, and I don’t think there’d be anyone that would say a bad word about ROB.

“I think his football has been his best since his BnF year, we just love him and were absolutely thrilled to have him re-sign for another three years.”

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Therefore wouldn't it be smart to give Toby Murray more ruck exposure in the SANFL if the dreaded happened and we had to use a back up ruck in the AFL?

Absolutely.

Worse case scenario losing ROB, think we would need to spit duties between Thilthorpe & Turray.

 

[cmndstab]

This may be a silly suggestion, but could Butts be a backup ruck if needed? Once he recovers from injury, I mean.

He's 198cm, and was playing well enough to be in the side before injury. Can try to nullify in the ruck, and then drop back behind the ball as an extra defender.

 

[George CantStandYa]

So coaches votes are in for the last 2 rounds, opposing ruck scored 10s in both, whilst we were smashed in the midfield.

Hmm when did we give him that 3rd year again?

 

[cmndstab]

So coaches votes are in for the last 2 rounds, opposing ruck scored 10s in both, whilst we were smashed in the midfield.

Hmm when did we give him that 3rd year again?

Pretty funny how they were talking on commentary in the NM about how no opposition ruck had scored coaches votes against ROB this year - turns out one had 10 votes against him, and we just hadn't seen it yet!

 

[George CantStandYa]

Pretty funny how they were talking on commentary in the NM about how no opposition ruck had scored coaches votes against ROB this year - turns out one had 10 votes against him, and we just hadn't seen it yet!

Back to back to finish the year

 

[1970crow]

So coaches votes are in for the last 2 rounds, opposing ruck scored 10s in both, whilst we were smashed in the midfield.

Hmm when did we give him that 3rd year again?

Tex said it was his best year since his B&F. Coincidentally his first out of contract year too.

 

[AFC979810]

Tex said it was his best year since his B&F. Coincidentally his first out of contract year too.

Its definitely between the ears, although he was up against two pretty good ruckman the last two weeks.

Its his first final so hopefully thats enough of a kick up the ass for him.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Its definitely between the ears, although he was up against two pretty good ruckman the last two weeks.

Its his first final so hopefully thats enough of a kick up the ass for him.

He was smashed though, for the opposition ruck to score 10s 2 weeks in a row and we got killed in the clearances is damming on ROB.

 

[AFC979810]

He was smashed though, for the opposition ruck to score 10s 2 weeks in a row and we got killed in the clearances is damming on ROB.

Meh. We smashed Collingwood in the clearances when we lost to them by 10. They smashed us in the clearances when we won by 3.

His head was off with the fairies (can I say that anymore) the last two weeks. It was what Cameron and Xerri did around the ground that got them the votes.

Hopefully he can turn it around to his form from the first 21 rounds. Has been pretty good this year.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Meh. We smashed Collingwood in the clearances when we lost to them by 10. They smashed us in the clearances when we won by 3.

His head was off with the fairies (can I say that anymore) the last two weeks. It was what Cameron and Xerri did around the ground that got them the votes.

Hopefully he can turn it around to his form from the first 21 rounds. Has been pretty good this year.

We gave up 71 inside 50s because of those clearances, we can’t expect our defence to withstand that barrage.

We are 18th clearances over the last month.

 

[1990crow]

So coaches votes are in for the last 2 rounds, opposing ruck scored 10s in both, whilst we were smashed in the midfield.

Hmm when did we give him that 3rd year again?

Remember when there were suggestions ROB only tries when it suits him contractually?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Me: Strolls into this thread.

Sees some ppl criticize ROB for hanging out with (a clearly fascist) Alex Antic

Sees some ppl criticize those ppl who critized ROB

Thinks to self...are we all just cheering on Fascism these days?

It's a different world out there now.

This post highlights this weird parasocial thing going on where supporters of a football team think the players are their friends. They aren't our friends though. We don't need to like them, share common ground with them or agree with their world view. We just need ROB to succeed as a footballer and we're only obligated to support him in that context.

 

[Soggy2112]

We gave up 71 inside 50s because of those clearances, we can’t expect our defence to withstand that barrage.

We are 18th clearances over the last month.

The inside 50 count was not just down to the clearances alone. It was also down to conceding repeat entries. We played a very defensive style of game with an extra in defence and Murphy tagging Daicos which made it very hard to move the ball forward from defensive 50.

I think the coaches would have reflected and realised that even though we won that probably isn’t a sustainable style of game. I doubt we see an inside 50 count that lopsided on Thursday even if we do lose the clearances as we likely will.

 

[George CantStandYa]

The inside 50 count was not just down to the clearances alone. It was also down to conceding repeat entries. We played a very defensive style of game with an extra in defence and Murphy tagging Daicos which made it very hard to move the ball forward from defensive 50.

I think the coaches would have reflected and realised that even though we won that probably isn’t a sustainable style of game. I doubt we see an inside 50 count that lopsided on Thursday even if we do lose the clearances as we likely will.

I get that but losing the clearances contributed

 

[Soggy2112]

I get that but losing the clearances contributed

Definitely.

But we also lost the clearances in the majority of our wins against top sides. It’s not a new thing so I’m not sure where the idea that he’s had this big drop off post re-signing that is costing us has come from.