Game Day Rnd 23 Adelaide vs Sydney

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

It all comes down to this.

Do the 2023 Crows remain a non-finals ugly duckling? Or do we emerge as a beautiful finals swan?

Our home performances have been good. Our games against top four teams have been impressive. We've promised plenty this season and threatened to emerge from our five-year finals hiatus.

But eventually it comes down to winning a crunch game against a team who will be equally desperate.

We certainly haven't left any experience in the shed.

In the words of Phil Walsh:

"Just get the job done."

 

[pjcrows]

A hard game to tip. Obviously want to see us play a final. We have expectations on us, so I predict we will lose tonight.

 

[dogs105]

Crows by 77 points

 

[BunjiMC]

It's going to be a hard fought battle tonight. Could go either way.

Crows/Sydney by 10

 

[GreyCrow]

Crows x 7

 

[Ham]

Thilthorpe to have an absolute blinder, BOG performance


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[CrowToon]

Crows to win this, win the next and then have Sunday upsets next year deny us finals.

 

[Crows I Am]

Looking forward to this one, hopefully we come out firing as we have in other big home games. Crows by 24 points.

 

[Crow till I die]

Its wet..if it stays wet it will not suit our tall forward line

 

[davos44]

Crows to win this, win the next and then have Sunday upsets next year deny us finals.

Or we lose to West Coast

 

[rabidcrow]

Its wet..if it stays wet it will not suit our tall forward line

Our wet/slippery form is not great. Hopefully the day improves


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[FullyBigKPro]

This is Rankines time..... This is HIS game to stamp himself and claw us over the line.

Arise Sir Izak.

 

[PeterSalt]

OP on the Sydney game day thread is worth a read

 

[jackster83]

Two main questions for us:

1. Can we back up our desperation from last week?
2. Will we convert in front of goals or will we shit the bed again?

 

[Crow till I die]

This is Rankines time..... This is HIS game to stamp himself and claw us over the line.

Arise Sir Izak.

And these conditions will absolutely suit a hard at it tough pedlar to a tee..looking forward to a real impact game from him...oh wait

 

[Scorpus]

Our record against teams in a similar position to us is awful

Sydney by 19

 

[CrowToon]

Our record against teams in a similar position to us is awful

Sydney by 19

This sounds downright optimistic by your standards

 

[Peter Doherty]

We will win.

 

[Faaarrk]

My confidence meter was certainly a lot higher when I thought Pedlar would be in with Sloane sub.

 

[CrowBloke]

Its wet..if it stays wet it will not suit our tall forward line

??
Did you mean their tall forward line?
The Crows' only goal-kicking, in-form tall lately has been Walker and you can put him down for a couple even on a wet day.
Rachele with Rankine returned + Keays and McAdam should be able to crumb the spills even if the Crows' bombs-away delivery returns. In fact, chaos-ball going forward might be the way if it stays wet.

 

[Josh Jenkins #1Fan]

My confidence meter was certainly a lot higher when I thought Pedlar would be in with Sloane sub.

Might change it like the other week? Never know?

 

[cleanhands]

It would be another disappointing loss for me, its one I think we should win

 

[Scorpus]

This sounds downright optimistic by your standards

We're not bad but we are better against top 4 sides than those around us. As seen by our 2-7 record against teams +/- 1 win on us including several pretty dismal showings.

Sydney are in red hot form too

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

OP on the Sydney game day thread is worth a read



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Funny how every single response has tipped the Swans, without a word of concern on losing. And I thought we were one eyed!

 

[GreyCrow]

??
Did you mean their tall forward line?
The Crows' only goal-kicking, in-form tall lately has been Walker and you can put him down for a couple even on a wet day.
Rachele with Rankine returned + Keays and McAdam should be able to crumb the spills even if the Crows' bombs-away delivery returns. In fact, chaos-ball going forward might be the way if it stays wet.

Thats 10 goals. And the rest?

Chaos ball isnt in our DNA yet , we will try and pick it up and get tackled or miskick it or a sloppy handball

If I'm coach I would get tapes of Bulldogs games and instruct us to move the ball on in any manner possible, soccer , punch, slap etc - only try and pick it up if clear

Thinking of miskicks - Keays could kick 5.0 today