2nds 2024 Adelaide Crows SANFL thread

[maxlilly]

Its obvious we're trying to let him learn to defend. I think at AFL level, its time for him to play Smiths role but even smith still had to defend one on one contests all the time.

Crows thinking.
Lets reinforce our focus on his weaknesses instead of building on his strengths

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Good to see Tex having a photo taken with a kid there at half time on the stream.

Has calmed down after last night!!!

 

[1990crow]

Players in the sanfl jogging around with zero intensity. I reckon Nicks has lost the playing group.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I don’t know why I comment on the umpiring but

Himm tackled in a marking contest - play on

 

[OccamsRazorRay]

Pedlar started well in the 3rd. Atrocious umpiring 20-9 free kicks.

One thing I will say about Pedlar though, his work rate and repeat efforts aren’t great, which makes me think that’s why he doesn’t get a midfield gig. If he loses a contest he often just stays on the ground or looks frustrated, whilst his opponent is quickly up and about providing run and support. Lacks endurance, imo


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[Crow_68]

Players in the sanfl jogging around with zero intensity. I reckon Nicks has lost the playing group.

No matter how they perform, those outside the ‘Circle of Trust’ know they are not getting an AFL gig anytime soon. It’s no wonder they are unmotivated.

 

[Geoffa32]

Time we joined the second best comp, VFL aka AFL Reserves.

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[betterthanu]

Crows thinking.
Let reinforce our focus on his weaknesses instead of building on his strengths

Minimising players weaknesses is the thinking of every club of any sport in the world.

 

[1990crow]

This is truly pathetic.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

**** me. Shift burgess back and put curtin on the ball you bunch of ****ing morons

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Bwahahahaha

That last touch out free was from a Glenelg hand ball

**** me I thought the umpiring was bad but that is whole new level

 

[Pugsley]

Is it blowing a gale out there because both team finding it difficult to score?

 

[Pugsley]

Poor Gallagher injured or lost?

 

[BACCS]

I’m at the game. From ground level it just looks like it’s a mixture of poor skills, particularly with our top ups, and poor work rate/fitness, some of that our top ups too. Schoenberg lively in moments.
It’s the same issue with our AFL side though, not working to support the drop of the ball, or each other around the stoppages. Nicks keeps talking about us only bringing energy in some quarters, and that’s obvious to see. There’s no consistency across either teams.
Oscar Ryan not bad. Curtin playing Full Back. Laughable for anyone to suggest him playing on McBean isn’t anything but a pretty standard opportunity for him to build his 1-1 defensive skills. Move on. (That being said, wouldn’t mind giving him a crack literally anywhere for a Q or two)

One thing he needs no development in is his ground work, and being able to accelerate away whilst wheeling around other players. Always looking to attack, and has great sense in where the ball is going to be, or where it’s going to drop.


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Why did we draft a player in the similar mould of a Jordan Dawson to then hone his 1-1 defensive skills? Curtin is an offensive weapon and he is wasting away playing FB against someone he will never need to play on at AFL level with Murray/Keane taking those duties.

Stick Himmelberg back there like he trained all pre season, get Curtin higher up the ground to help us actually hit a target I50. Himmelberg just missed an uncontested 25 metre kick I50 a few minutes ago, but he shouldn't be the one playing that role.

 

[BACCS]

Holy shit we are making some pretty basic errors in this game, look devoid of any confidence

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

They might as well just award everything to glenelg

You can’t even call this umpiring

 

[crows dude]

Sorry welsh but we need gun midfielders. No doubt we will trade or picks to get Petty then take Welsh father son. No gun mids still

 

[Hugh Jass]

Bwahahahaha

That last touch out free was from a Glenelg hand ball

* me I thought the umpiring was bad but that is whole new level

I thought I was going crazy for a minute

 

[Hugh Jass]

Man I really wanted to watch to see how the young lads went. But I don't know if I can do it, this is painful to watch.

 

[1990crow]

Sorry welsh but we need gun midfielders. No doubt we will trade or picks to get Petty then take Welsh father son. No gun mids still

Club is a joke.

 

[Mostyn]

No matter how they perform, those outside the ‘Circle of Trust’ know they are not getting an AFL gig anytime soon. It’s no wonder they are unmotivated.

Like who?

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I really don’t know what the incentive is for our young guys in the sanfl.

They get completely reamed by the umps and there is no prospect of them making the afl side given selection policy.

They need applauding for even turning up for the game.

 

[Mostyn]

Pedlar started well in the 3rd. Atrocious umpiring 20-9 free kicks.

One thing I will say about Pedlar though, his work rate and repeat efforts aren’t great, which makes me think that’s why he doesn’t get a midfield gig. If he loses a contest he often just stays on the ground or looks frustrated, whilst his opponent is quickly up and about providing run and support. Lacks endurance, imo


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I think he didn't do enough in the off season. He seems in worse shape now than last year.

 

[Crowman32]

There's something really wrong with this footy club at the moment from all levels.

 

[Mostyn]

I really don’t know what the incentive is for our young guys in the sanfl.

They get completely reamed by the umps and there is no prospect of them making the afl side given selection policy.

They need applauding for even turning up for the game.

Who has no prospect of making the AFL side?

We've rotated a whole of players through who I thought were cooked - Sholl, Parnell, Hamill, even Berry.