We did have an easy draw but it was the games against the top 8 teams where we were in winning position and somehow everytime, we lost it in a quarter or a 10 minutes of no effort football (Geelong, West Coast and GWS at home spring to mind) and then toward the end of the season, the players seem to didn't care (we now know why) and lost to a few teams that we were favourite and should have beaten so we missed out on the 8.
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It was pre-planned that the Mighty Moose McPherson would only play a half. He did a number of 500 metre sprints at half time and looked fantastic. It’s a Five Year Plan!
Looking Good
After struggling to find the ball in the first half THE FOG went bang and we were away.
Chayce looks very good.
All our draftees showed a bit, my favourite was Josh Worrell.
Will Hamill had a strong second half. I love his speed and ball use.
Ned looked lively in the first half despite the tight hammy.
The Moose or should that be half a moose?
Too hard to call
Hartigan and Kelly did some good things but had the usual brain fades. Is it time to bite the bullet?
McAsey looked a bit lost early but improved as the game went on. He will get smashed by the quality tall forwards in the AFL but do we play him regardless?
Big Butts had a slow start but did some nice things as the game went on, I’m telling you he’s a chance.
Keays spent a lot of time on the wing and struggled to get into the game, still a chance.
PoHULKey tries to break tackles too often but he is very close to getting a game in Round One.
Crocker has weaknesses in his game but offers something different up front. IMHO it is between him and McAdam.
Davis may be the ultimate tease, just when I pencil him in for Round one he does something dumb.
Himmelton and Framptonberg; Do they both practice spilling easy marks? They get into good spots and then .....
Finally I take my hat off to Big Straunie. Rucked virtually all day and was so stuffed by the end of the game.
And I don’t know why I can never remember how Lachie Sholl played.
It was pre-planned that the Mighty Moose McPherson would only play a half. He did a number of 500 metre sprints at half time and looked fantastic. It’s a Five Year Plan!
Looking Good
After struggling to find the ball in the first half THE FOG went bang and we were away.
Chayce looks very good.
All our draftees showed a bit, my favourite was Josh Worrell.
Will Hamill had a strong second half. I love his speed and ball use.
Ned looked lively in the first half despite the tight hammy.
The Moose or should that be half a moose?
Too hard to call
Hartigan and Kelly did some good things but had the usual brain fades. Is it time to bite the bullet?
McAsey looked a bit lost early but improved as the game went on. He will get smashed by the quality tall forwards in the AFL but do we play him regardless?
Big Butts had a slow start but did some nice things as the game went on, I’m telling you he’s a chance.
Keays spent a lot of time on the wing and struggled to get into the game, still a chance.
PoHULKey tries to break tackles too often but he is very close to getting a game in Round One.
Crocker has weaknesses in his game but offers something different up front. IMHO it is between him and McAdam.
Davis may be the ultimate tease, just when I pencil him in for Round one he does something dumb.
Himmelton and Framptonberg; Do they both practice spilling easy marks? They get into good spots and then .....
Finally I take my hat off to Big Straunie. Rucked virtually all day and was so stuffed by the end of the game.
And I don’t know why I can never remember how Lachie Sholl played.
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Many thanks!!Looks like they've started uploading the quarters to the channel crow youtube page. Skip the first half is my advice
Matthews may have done an acl by the sound of it.
Sloane is not elite, hes a champ a great clubman and player but he isnt a Fyfe, Dusty, Cripps, Kelly, Bontempelli. Those players tore him a new one last year.
Elite means the best of the best of your position.
De nada!
Someone mentioned a season or two back we were into a SA ruckman that was still contracted for a while. I cant remember all the guesses but Draper got mentioned, Grundy was another but a few of us guessed CCJ and I still think that it was him. He's out of contract at the end of this season isn't he? If we have a fair idea we're getting him at the end of this year perhaps we rolled the dice on ROB by himself for this season? Can still get a ruck in the mid season draft or even now if ROB does hurt himself.
Also might have a shot at Tilthorpe in the draft this year, though he's more a forward ruck than a genuine ruck from what I understand.
Still the same crappy ghost-ridden picture quality as the original stream.Looks like they've started uploading the quarters to the channel crow youtube page. Skip the first half is my advice
Yeah that was a shame. Made it hard to pick out some players at times
watching the GWS Sydney match.... Hately is killing it. Also their youth is ridiculous there's about 8 young kids who can't break into the best 22 but would make most other sides.
Sholl played ok. Did some silly kicks early but like the rest of the team got better. Was beaten a few times by his opponent so needs to get better there
Oh and Sutcliffe is a dick, roughed up Worrell who got up thinking what the *.
Senior player picks on 18 year old, tough.
Senior player picks on 18 year old, tough.
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I saw vision during the game. Has anything been said about this?
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Correct.
Hurts you saying this, but its true. Never been elite for us, but yes a great clubman and a champion of our Club.
Definitely not in the same league as Fyfe, Dusty etc.
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That’s what happens when you go the Powell-Pepper look
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disagree, Id have sloane before dangerfield.
Yeah AFL site says possible acl
When does the supplemental selection period end? How does it work in relation to the long term injury list? If we rate Matthews, can we grab him now in the SSP, then immediately put him on the long term injury list and then take another player eg a ruckman in the SSP?
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Im sorry this is so wrong.
I dont like Danger as a person, but the guy has the ability to break a game open and tear it apart.
He is almost in Dusty's elite league, but its just his disposal under pressure and shot for goal can be sub standard at times.
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Whoa...ease up brother.
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cant kick dude. if your disposal under pressure is s**t and shots for goal are ordinary than how is he better than sloane? his acceleration and contested ball is elite but thats it.
brad crouch is elite at contested ball and has a decent kick but not the speed. dangerfield looks good when he runs. take that away from him and is he any good?
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He can kick and sometimes does kick the unbelievable goal and the perfect pass.
His problem is that under pressure or in a pressure cooker game, his disposal can drop to that standard of a C grade player. All other aspects though of his game is elite.
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