Richard Tambling officially a Crow!

[ftmch]

crikey he sounds like our answer to Harry O

except for the humble part

..and the fact that he appears to have an IQ over 100.

Harry O' smacks of being an A-Grade, self-obsessed knob. Let's hope Bling is nothing like him!

 

[crowman86]

In every interview so far they ask what was it like playing with the pressure of being ahead buddy? Surely this just beings it all up for him again. When can the media move on?

Fairly relevant question I would have thought

 

[adelaidecrows]

i think it allows him to get some stuff of his chest an move on. I think he would lve the opportunity to stick it to the fans who put that pressure on him.

 

[FR0GGY]

Fairly relevant question I would have thought

Well yes but it was also a relevant question when he was at richmond. Where it was obvious he felt that pressure of being compared to buddy. I see no reason why he wouldnt still feel this pressure in Adelaide if he gets asked about it all the time. Afterall hes still a no 4 draft pick even at adelaide.

 

[crowman86]

They werent asking him if he still feels the pressure just asking what it WAS like playing with that pressure.

 

[Allefgib]

and perpetuating the pressure?

not saying its not a relevant question - just that it surely would extend the pressure even if only to a small extent?

If he can't handle it now with a chance to restart though... he ain't what we need.

 

[SydCrow]

being pick #7 never bothered Kris Massie

 

[crowman86]

Massie just going apointed midfield coach at the Bays I think. Slowly making his way into the coaching area by the looks of it.

 

[SydCrow]

Massie just going apointed midfield coach at the Bays I think. Slowly making his way into the coaching area by the looks of it.

good stuff

always seemed to be a thinker

 

[cmndstab]

The Crows need to get Massie involved with the club again so they can continue to take advantage of his wife's organic stew

 

[Crow-mo]

The Crows need to get Massie involved with the club again so they can continue to take advantage of his wife's organic stew

is that a wayne carey inspired euphemism?

 

[cmndstab]

is that a wayne carey inspired euphemism?

Actually it was meant literally... but it works either way

 

[beartoo]

I thought it was Massie himself that cooked the stew?

 

[cmndstab]

I thought it was Massie himself that cooked the stew?

Either his wife made it, or she was the one who put it into serves for the rest of the team. I'm not 100% sure.

 

[McCavity]

Either his wife made it, or she was the one who put it into serves for the rest of the team. I'm not 100% sure.

What organs were included in the organic stew?

 

[cmndstab]

What organs were included in the organic stew?

Why, delicious ones, of course!

 

[arkie]

Can someone point me in the direction where I can get a list of all the players Adelaide lost and gained this season?

Thanks!

 

[cmndstab]

You can find that list here in this post:


Gained:
Richard Tambling
Sam Jacobs
Sam Martyn (the club has all but committed to taking him as our NSW Scholarship player this year) (Rookie)


Lost:
Simon Goodwin
Tyson Edwards
Andrew McLeod
Brett Burton
Nathan Bock
Jonathon Griffin
Jarrhan Jacky
Brian Donnelly (Rookie)

 

[StonesThrow]

On paper that looks awful.

 

[dplggr47]

On paper that looks awful.

it does, and that's what everyone on the outside looking in will think, but our rookie list has been coming along very nicely. Bock is probably the biggest loss of the list, but we do have cover in Davis who is continually improving, and Talia, who i'm sure will be pushing for selection some time next year.

 

[NTRabbit]

On field performance, the biggest misses for us will be

1. Goodwin
2. Bock

McLeod played well but only the first half of the season, Edwards the same except poorly. Burton hardly got out there, Griffin should be well covered by Jacobs amongst others, and the rest are a non-issue. As Crow-mo is fond of saying (and I agree) the CHB is the easiest spot to replace in the spine so the loss of Bock is more about time and energy put in than structurally damaging. Goodwin was one of our best all year.

In the rooms and on the track, well that's probably a different thing again, Goodwin and McLeod's influence on all other aspects will be a considerable loss.

 

[cmndstab]

On paper that looks awful.

It is awful - but it's important to remember that we were not exactly getting a huge amount out of those superstars by the end. Not one of those outgoing players even played for us in the final two rounds of this year.

To be fair, Bock would still have been if he hadn't announced his retirement. McLeod and Goodwin never played after the Geelong victory, Edwards went out midyear, Burton earlier than that. Griffin held on for a bit longer courtesy of our diabolical ruck situation.


The fact that we can still a 22 with players that I feel are worthwhile AFL players even today given those departures is a good sign - but nonetheless, it's a very heady list of outgoing players. I'm not sure there has ever been a list of outgoing players with quite that amount of quality on it. Goodwin/McLeod/Edwards/Burton/Bock? Damn.

 

[ManInTheArena]

On field performance, the biggest misses for us will be

1. Goodwin
2. Bock

McLeod played well but only the first half of the season...

Yes but he ALWAYS took a tag, now we will have a younger player with far less experience taking a tag.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

On paper that looks awful.

on paper yes, however on 2010 output not so bad

Burton, had an awful 2010, and our forward talent is in good shape moving towards 2011
Edwards, except for his farewell game Zoomer had little to no impact on 2010, looking forward to seeing Sloane in a similar role
Bock, due to injury we have not seen Bock at his best for a couple of seasons, Davis or Talia will grow into the role nicely with support from a pretty settled defence
Macca and Goody's run from HB will be missed and is the biggest void to fill, Stiffy will need to lead in this area, Tambling was also recruited to help fill the void and pick 14 will target a player for this need. Martin is another with a big pre-season can come in to play a running HB role, and lets not forget Otto........

Many interstate folks will look at the names alone and write us off for finals however I truely believe that we are in good shape

 

[spexau]

Brodie Martiiiiinnn~!~~

Can't wait to see him off the HBF next year