Shirking the contest.

[footy4ever]

HTF can we lose to that team with half our talent twice this season?

It is truly strange. It was more embarrassing losing to Port than Port's embarrassment losing to a team that had lost...what...17 games in a row?? or some stupidly high number. Port better back it up with a good one against Whorethorn or I'll be convinced they plan their entire season working on how to beat the crows. Port are truly a potato farm, and the day will come very soon when the Crows will ignore Port's bullshit hype and mouthing off and just smash the **** out of them again just to remind them where they really sit in the scheme of the universe.

 

[MelbourneCrow]

you do realise that you have won only 1 more game than us on the ladder don't you?

Of course i know that, but my issue is that we should be several rungs up the ladder:

1) given last season's performances
2) given the likely improvement in our players this season

I am shocked we have performed so poorly this season.

Anyway, I readily admit your team deserved their win, because they they wanted it more.

 

[beartoo]

the day will come very soon when the Crows will ignore Port's bullshit hype and mouthing off and just smash the **** out of them again just to remind them where they really sit in the scheme of the universe.

Yeah. but when? Three games this year including the pre-season opener and all unfolded the same way. Their mids tore in like mad dogs in every one of those games and smashed us. They are a second-rate pack of duds and yet they swarmed all over the Crows, Yeah, I know, we missed too many easy goals, but that was just a part on the 'scared of the bogey man in teal' problem.
I usually manage to shake a bad loss within 24 hours or so. There's always next week. But I am still angry about losing that game to that pack of w***ers. FFS, pride and finals on the line and we take a step back at the contests and say 'here, you have the ball'.

 

[King Elvis]

You know who doesn't shirk a contest don't you...

yep...

Philthy Phil Davis.

I heard Phil Davis asked if they could change the rules so that AFL was played without a Football, and the players just had to run into each other at full tilt; last man standing wins.

 

[Allefgib]

hahahaha... I heard that was only because Roshambo was deemed low contact, high impact and endangered the father/son rule!

 

[ManInTheArena]

Can't remember the last time I saw so many Crows players take a half step or change their line to avoid a contest.

I totally agree.. a good lesson for the young guys; put your body on the line or lose.