Things You Were Wrong About

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Still a long way to go I know but with a top place finish and home prelim we've certainly exceeded my expectations for this season by a mile.

1. I scoffed at organic growth
2. Thought we'd majorly regret not getting Gibbs
3. Thought Campo and Clarke were both duds - midfield is now purring
4. Didn't think M Crouch would ever be damaging enough with his disposal - he's ripping the comp to shreds at the moment
5. Didn't think Mackay would stand up in a big final
6. Thought Jake Kelly was depth only

I'm sure I'm not alone! Post yours here.

 

[Scorpus]

Jake Kelly

 

[Iron]

Moving the lounge closer to the TV.

Oh sorry you probably mean football things.

 

[Crowbots are dead]

I once thought NTrabbit knew what he was on about.

 

[pjcrows]

I hesitate to mention his name but I was wrong about the football club, as a whole, in the way it has responded to Dangerfield leaving. I thought we'd sit mid-table for 3 years.

 

[hippyhippy]

Port making the finals... who knew they'd be able to play finals and not beat a top 8 team.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Moving the lounge closer to the TV.

Oh sorry you probably mean football things.

No!

Let's keep it broad.

I bought a 12 pack of Kirks Ginger Beer the other day because it was on special. Thought I'd see what it's like. It SUCKS and the fridge is now full of it. Maybe the plants will like it...

 

[Johnny Rutten]

I thought Richard Douglas would never recapture his best. He has. Full stop.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Sam Jacobs was soft as butter and we would never win anything with him lumbering around the field.

 

[Infra Ted]

I hesitate to mention his name but I was wrong about the football club, as a whole, in the way it has responded to Dangerfield leaving. I thought we'd sit mid-table for 3 years.

Who?

 

[lincsPJ]

It would be a much shorter list if I wrote what I got right in the last 2 years.

 

[Scorpus]

I famously said many times that David Mackay is "the worst 150 game player in the AFL"

I might have to revise that if he keeps performing in finals

 

[I Lost My Keays]

I thought our midfield would get slaughtered this year. But with the crouch bros stepping up and Greenwood being unearthed we've proved the doubters wrong.

 

[1990crow]

Never thought Matt Crouch would be elite. Hes playing 70% TOG and still is elite. Hes a freak and will be huge for us for a long time.
Thought Charlie Cameron would star this season. Disappointing
Richard Douglas. Thought he was finished, has been fantastic the last two months.

 

[Elite Crow]

Still a long way to go I know but with a top place finish and home prelim we've certainly exceeded my expectations for this season by a mile.

1. I scoffed at organic growth
2. Thought we'd majorly regret not getting Gibbs
3. Thought Campo and Clarke were both duds - midfield is now purring
4. Didn't think M Crouch would ever be damaging enough with his disposal - he's ripping the comp to shreds at the moment
5. Didn't think Mackay would stand up in a big final
6. Thought Jake Kelly was depth only

I'm sure I'm not alone! Post yours here.

I'll put my hand up for all of them except Matt, I thought he did his role very well even if he was only getting out handballs to our runners, having said that his leg is now very damaging.

I thought our midfield was very average, I was very wrong.
I thought Menzel should have been playing, ouch.

I was right about Thommo though

 

[Cap]

No!

Let's keep it broad.

I bought a 12 pack of Kirks Ginger Beer the other day because it was on special. Thought I'd see what it's like. It SUCKS and the fridge is now full of it. Maybe the plants will like it...

I still have 3 bottles of a 4 pack left, 12 months on.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

1. We'd finish around the 4-6 mark this year.
2. Jake Kelly was depth only.
3. Jake Lever would be a 10 year player.
4. Cameron would become a line-breaking midfielder.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

3. Jake Lever would be a 10 year player.

Geez, how could I miss that one.

I thought he stay up until fairly late in the piece. Though he still may grow a brain and change his mind I guess.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Still a long way to go I know but with a top place finish and home prelim we've certainly exceeded my expectations for this season by a mile.

1. I scoffed at organic growth
2. Thought we'd majorly regret not getting Gibbs
3. Thought Campo and Clarke were both duds - midfield is now purring
4. Didn't think M Crouch would ever be damaging enough with his disposal - he's ripping the comp to shreds at the moment
5. Didn't think Mackay would stand up in a big final
6. Thought Jake Kelly was depth only

I'm sure I'm not alone! Post yours here.

I was there with you on items 3, 5 and 6.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Many things, though i think my frustration with the club's lack of success over the last couple of decades was deserved.

I didn't think Mackay could stand up in a final again for sure.

That said I don't know how much of it is being wrong, and how much it is the club was doing the wrong thing and has now learnt from their mistakes and are doing things differently. The key difference for me is resting players.

I was wrong about Pyke, I had written him off mid year, things like Thommo's selection and losing down at Geelong again, I thought he was a one trick pony. I was wrong.

Still, we haven't won the Prelim yet, the biggest test since 1998.

 

[WetCrow1991]

I also find it interesting that there is a fair bit of discourse centered around this being a 'weak' season, I may be wrong, but I don't think it is, I just think that there are some sections of the footy world that don't seem to like that the Crows are up and about.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

7. Richmond.

Never thought they'd do anything.

I also find it interesting that there is a fair bit of discourse centered around this being a 'weak' season, I may be wrong, but I don't think it is, I just think that there are some sections of the footy world that don't seem to like that the Crows are up and about.

How often would you get a team as good as Sydney in 5th place? That's a strong field!

 

[feenix67]

Gone a bit early here DABM? Getting pumped in a prelim might restore order

 

[Donkey Magoo]

Jake Kelly, I had written him off as a talentless spud. Wow what a kid, so competitive.

 

[Magma]

kyle hartigan playing in a final