Game Day Showdown LIV

[Huntercrow]

Curtin is back, Hopefully his knee issue is fixed and he's rarin' to go. I don't expect he will be 100% quite yet but welcome back to the big stage fella.

 

[Velvet George]

Just bringing the conversation back on topic. This is a showdown match thread if I recall correctly.

Which you derailed

 

[Bovo]

Curtin is back, Hopefully his knee issue is fixed and he's rarin' to go. I don't expect he will be 100% quite yet but welcome back to the big stage fella.

That’s a massive in. Can’t wait for him to find his groove. Let’s hope it starts tonight. If Soligo brings his SANFL form with him too, that’ll be handy!

 

[SLOWNE]

Get every player to give themselves an uppercut and a hefty kick up the arse and hit the ground fired up.

Knowing our luck we'd end up with 4 concussions and a few corkies.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Despite what they media say , I think most of the showdowns in the last 5 years have been semi predictable.

This is the first one in awhile where I feel like anything could happen

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

I have no idea how the Crows are strong favourite for this game. It is the least confident I've felt going in to a game since 2024, especially off the back of some bizarre team changes.

 

[Bovo]

Despite what they media say , I think most of the showdowns in the last 5 years have been semi predictable.

This is the first one in awhile where I feel like anything could happen

It’s scary because i honestly don’t think either of us are in any convincing form, and although the bookies have us as favourites, it’s not overwhelming favourites. First time in a very long time it’s anybody’s game.

 

[CrowBloke]

well since we are suddenly making this about his statistics, he has the second best showdown coaching record, only bettered by Don Pyke. Even if we lose tonight, he’ll remain second best showdown coach we’ve ever had. But I actually don’t want to defend him or his stats, because that’s not what I care to do. I’m just sick of every thread being hijacked.

At his next job interview after the Crows Board has come to its senses and sacked him, he'll be asked:
"OK, Matthew, please tell us why we should give you the job?"

Nicks (proudly, beaming):
"I'm glad you asked me that. In 2026 the Crows were Minor Premiers and, WAIT, there's more ...
(brushes the fly off his head, then puffs his chest out)
I was the second-best Showdown Coach the Crows ever had which some of the supporters loved
[see above ] ,
and ...
uhhh ...(Interviewer looking around, embarrassed)
... wait, I know there's more ...
... uhhhh ...
...
Nope that's it".

Interviewer (Monty Python Architect-sketch-style): "Thank you... "

Nicks: "BUT ... I'd love to Coach your team ..."

Interviewer: "Thank you!"

Nicks: (slinks off towards the door, turns around hopefully) "I nearly got in at Carlton ..."

Interviewer: "Thank you ...".

 

[CrowinNT]

well since we are suddenly making this about his statistics, he has the second best showdown coaching record, only bettered by Don Pyke. Even if we lose tonight, he’ll remain second best showdown coach we’ve ever had. But I actually don’t want to defend him or his stats, because that’s not what I care to do. I’m just sick of every thread being hijacked.

This is what you said ?

 

[CrowBloke]

Not to be that guy, but it's Showdown LIX.

I saw the 54 straight away, but ...

I didn't wanna be that guy .

Maybe he was thinking LIV golf?

 

[CrowBloke]

Gee imagine being that pessimistic.

You'd be under the only rain cloud in the Sahara

I think he meant "never under Nicks" ...

 

[CrowBloke]

How do you think the boys will go without Dawson? He will definitely leave a hole. It must be so tough what he’s going through

Well, if they were an inspired, determined-to-leave-it-all-out-there team, I'd say (or hope) they'd bust their guts for their skipper and torch the ferals.

 

[CrowBloke]

Hopefully both Tex and Filthy can get off the chain and kick 10 between them each.

 

[CrowBloke]

Get every player to give themselves Nicks an uppercut and a hefty kick up the arse and hit the ground fired up.

Please.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

With no Dawson, we need Rachele, Rankine, Cummings and Peatling to have big games tonight. They need to dominate the middle and around stoppage.

Hopefully both Tex and Filthy can get off the chain and kick 10 between them.

Don’t have too much confidence in winning right now.

& Soligo & Cook.

 

[Bovo]

Well, if they were an inspired, determined-to-leave-it-all-out-there team, I'd say (or hope) they'd bust their guts for their skipper and torch the ferals.

It’s an interesting statement. Is it me or is Walker the only player with a bit of biff in him? Not suggesting the rest of the team are “nice guys”, but I don’t recall seeing other players fired up. Love to see beast mode in Filthy!

 

[craig crowing]

Look here it is a showdown and badly badly want to go 3 games up but the facts are already there whether some like it or not . Now fact is over a week ago very confident . Today very pessimistic re our chances .
Why
Selection why with all the other non performers why are we dropping a defender that ok not in best form but who is aggressive on the opposition and with the ball and leave all those other non performing plodders in team.
We find a kid that at least knows how to get ball clear out of centre square with a big body but drop him leaving many non performing players that can't get a possession in team.
Much as much as dislike him Carr ,he has already shown he is a better coach by getting good results from average squad .
Our man keeps out smarting himself , like the 3 rucks last week ,tell me one person who thought that was a good idea .
These are the reasons going into a showdown that we should win easily because of our talent that now is 50-50 is why Nicks is being mentioned in showdown topic.

 

[jbanger]

It’s an interesting statement. Is it me or is Walker the only player with a bit of biff in him? Not suggesting the rest of the team are “nice guys”, but I don’t recall seeing other players fired up. Love to see beast mode in Filthy!

Woz says hi.

 

[CrowBloke]

Is it me or is Walker the only player with a bit of biff in him? Not suggesting the rest of the team are “nice guys”, but I don’t recall seeing other players fired up.

I love Keane, the angry Irishman.
Pedlar has some mongrel in him too, but he needs to be more selective when he uses it.
Rankine, Berry, sometimes.

Oh and Nick Murray, dropped , for Kemosabe (the wrong brother).

 

[jackster83]

It’s an interesting statement. Is it me or is Walker the only player with a bit of biff in him? Not suggesting the rest of the team are “nice guys”, but I don’t recall seeing other players fired up. Love to see beast mode in Filthy!

We were an angry team last year. Every week we had someone getting reported.

 

[CrowBloke]

Look here it is a showdown and badly badly want to go 3 games up but the facts are already there whether some like it or not . Now fact is over a week ago very confident . Today very pessimistic re our chances .
Why
Selection why with all the other non performers why are we dropping a defender that ok not in best form but who is aggressive on the opposition and with the ball and leave all those other non performing plodders in team.
We find a kid that at least knows how to get ball clear out of centre square with a big body but drop him leaving many non performing players that can't get a possession in team.
Much as much as dislike him Carr ,he has already shown he is a better coach by getting good results from average squad .
Our man keeps out smarting himself , like the 3 rucks last week ,tell me one person who thought that was a good idea .
These are the reasons going into a showdown that we should win easily because of our talent that now is 50-50 is why Nicks is being mentioned in showdown topic.

I loved this post ,

well, the bits I understood ...

 

[PCORF]

Ch 70 on my TV tonight, from 7p.m.

I no longer live in SA so we miss out.

 

[PCORF]

I have no idea how the Crows are strong favourite for this game. It is the least confident I've felt going in to a game since 2024, especially off the back of some bizarre team changes.

It's all because we made the finals last season and Port didn't.

2026 is a totally new season!

 

[CrowBloke]

I no longer live in SA so we miss out.

Bugger .
I get that when I'm in an Outback NSW Motel every second month.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

It's all because we made the finals last season and Port didn't.

2026 is a totally new season!

Port have also lost to WCE, North and St Kilda this year.

That said, they easily beat Geelong last week and almost beat the Hawks the week before.