Where do we need to improve next year?

[hugecannon]

To improve next year and be a genuine premiership threat we need to upgrade the following players/positions:-

Genuine midfield clearance player
Explosive midfielder (hopefully Draper)
Small pressure forward
Wing/HB with run and carry
Ruck
Coaching
What else do we need to add?

 

[adelaidecrows]

New coach

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Look we need to just take Rob's contract on the chin and get a new ruck anyway. Don't just accept that spud because we've backed ourselves into a corner.

 

[Cyclonus]

Sack Nicks.

 

[Crowboto]

A team that doesnt piss blast a minor premiership.

 

[Scorpus]

Everywhere

Our current gameplan will be flat out getting out of the bottom 4

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I think Burgess needs to make a small adjustment and not play our guys until they're crippled. It only magnifies one of Nicks's worst traits.

 

[CrowToon]

Its the midfield.

Defence is getting inundated and not surprisingly they can't cope everytime.

Forwards under pressure to be super efficient.

It all comes back to midfield. Fix that and I reckon we have the pieces.

 

[OldCrowBloke]

I feel it will be a mistake to go too hard at “instant fixes”. We did that in part prior to this season bringing in the 3 recruits. While they improved our team, they don’t show the attributes of A-graders to take us to the ultimate goal.
Chase hard in the off season for the players we REALLY need. But if they are not available right now, be a bit more strategic in longer term forward thinking.

 

[TRP1996]

Midfield midfield midfield midfield. Ruck. Midfield midfield midfield.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Midfield including ruck and new coach

 

[Syd Crow]

How about maybe playing our recruited midfielders in the midfield.

 

[ThePrideOf]

Get zack bailey from Brisbane as well as ah chee both with finals experience and then get Flanders from Gold Coast wil give us more speed

Oh and get Longmire or a premiership coach

 

[Dewy006]

It all starts and ends with the midfield. Don’t improve that and we are stuck pushing shit uphill.

First step would be replacing VB, get a competent midfield coach in.

Don’t fall in the trap of targeting other teams fringe mids eg Powell. We have enough of our own fringe mids plodding around the SANFL, we need clear cut A grade talent, if that’s not available, hit the draft.

Lastly put in place a plan to develop the young kids we drafted as mids. Why the **** in our SANFL team are we predominantly playing Murphy and Boyle through there? Put Edward’s back in there, Dowling, Draper. If Curtin doesn’t start next year in the mid rotations im gonna blow a ****ing gasket.

 

[Crowman32]

Midfield. Needs some legal speed in there and players who can win effective clearances.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

We need a midfield and speed

 

[The Karma Bus]

Amon and Impey get out of Hinkley-ville and get developed and coached right and look..
These examples are elsewhere too.

 

[PCORF]

Sack Nicks.

Do not extend him, let's see how the season goes. No finals and seeya Nicks.

 

[dogs105]

Find a midfield

Sack Nicks

 

[GreyCrow]

Really emphasise the focus on multi-squad selections
Dont run players into the ground in the name of continuity
Sack VB
Sack Burns if you want - we need fresh voices
Dont extend Nicks ( but we will)
Identify losing traits in players and move them on or back to SANFL
Commit to Edwards, Draper and Dowling - it may cause a dip it may not but it will be an investment in 2027

 

[Freomaniac]

Get zack bailey from Brisbane as well as ah chee both with finals experience and then get Flanders from Gold Coast wil give us more speed

Oh and get Longmire or a premiership coach

You would suggest John Longmire or a premiership coach.

Would you seriously chase after Adam Simpson? He had his 10 years as eagles coach. 2 grand finals In 2015 and 2018. He got a flag in 2018.

Like John Longmire, I think the year off did him good. He seems refreshed

 

[Iridescence]

Any chance Zac Merrett wants to come across the border?

Hawthorn with Will Day and Zac Merrett in their midfield will win the flag.

To be fair, if we had those two, we'd probably come close as well.

I think we just need to play Draper in round 1, and keep him there.

Pump games into the lad and only drop him if he's really underperforming.

I like the idea of getting Bailey from Brisbane. He's a real talent. Isn't he from S.A.?

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Get zack bailey from Brisbane as well as ah chee both with finals experience and then get Flanders from Gold Coast wil give us more speed

Oh and get Longmire or a premiership coach

The sad bit will be that we resign Nicks just before the first match.

 

[Freomaniac]

We need a midfield and speed

I agree crows need a quality midfielder or 2.

I do watch the SANFL as well as I live in SA.

But this a a random but serious question to the crows fans on here.

Is there any Mature aged SANFL midfielder aged 20 to 24 that can have an impact like Tim Kelly did at the cats In 2018 and 2019?

Because this is what the crows need right now.

Also using a 1st round pick on a promising outside mid that can eventually turn into a good outside mid like Nasiah Wanganeen Milera or even a Brad Hill or Stephen Hill would help

 

[GreyCrow]

Would you seriously chase after Adam Simpson? He had his 10 years as eagles coach. 2 grand finals In 2015 and 2018. He got a flag in 2018.

I would