Bigman’s Training Reports

[Mutineer]

Let's face it ROB is nearing his end and we should have had attended to our ruck stocks long before this. Both ROB and Strachan are turning 30 this year and the cupboard is bare behind them, so much so that we've "recruited" a delisted 4th/5th rated Sydney back up ruck Lachlan McAndrew even though we currently don't have a list spot unless a player is put on the inactive players list. So does McAndrew play SANFL for Adelaide or Norwood in the interim or until we free up a list spot?

Any way it's spun it's really poor list management to be in this predicament if ROB gets an injury.

 

[CrowToon]

Just wait until Murphy and/or Smith gets selected in the side

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

 

[1990crow]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

At least the new whipping boy would be 10x the player.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Did he actually say that?

It's in the video right at the start. If I had to guess, Godden was asking him if he was mic'ed because he wants to know if it's okay to swear like a sailor.

 

[Coopers]

No training Friday Four day break

For you or them?

 

[Coopers]

Good to see

Interesting that there's lots of direct interaction with players from him. So he's not just an "oversee the coaches" type but heavily involved at the coalface.

Shades of Dean Bailey about him? A footyhead who's been in the industry a long time.

Oooh, imagine if he really helps us and Brisbane is found out to be doing something wrong

 

[CrowToon]

At least the new whipping boy would be 10x the player.

Yes that is indeed the point.

 

[FR0GGY]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

I’ll take a back to back premiership whipping boy any day

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Let's face it ROB is nearing his end and we should have had attended to our ruck stocks long before this. Both ROB and Strachan are turning 30 this year and the cupboard is bare behind them, so much so that we've "recruited" a delisted 4th/5th rated Sydney back up ruck Lachlan McAndrew even though we currently don't have a list spot unless a player is put on the inactive players list. So does McAndrew play SANFL for Adelaide or Norwood in the interim or until we free up a list spot?

Any way it's spun it's really poor list management to be in this predicament if ROB gets an injury.

Yep … and Brodie Smith is a waste of a list spot given our options in that position and Brodie’s 2024 form ( been a v good player until then )

 

[Jeffcrowe]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

This is true

 

[George Kramer]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

So if we win back to back with a team full of good players and no stupid selections, why would there be whipping boys?

And don’t come back with some silliness like that’s what this board does. Name the good players who have been whipping boys.

 

[Mostyn]

Really ??

You don't think if there was the slightest niggle they'd have picked ROB immediately ??

No, because the entire media coverage that week was that they were fools for dropping ROB in the first place, considering they would now be rushing him back in. They were stubborn and stuck with Strachan.

“Makes no sense”: Adelaide’s controversial ruck call questioned after Richmond loss

“That makes no sense to me.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[Mostyn]

Let's be realistic here. His fitness was never questioned prior to 2024, when it was shown to be diabolical.

Something happened between his last AFL game in 2022, and the games he played in 2024, which resulted in his fitness falling away dramatically. The question is what - and can it be fixed?

The answer to "can it be fixed" is probably "not in 2025", given that he's missing the entire pre-season due to injury. Given that his contract expires at the end of the year, there's no time left to fix the problem before he's delisted at the end of the year.

HE HAD A GROIN INJURY

 

[Mostyn]

Yeah that bad on the 6th June when subbed off after getting pantsed by Nankervis he fronted up the next week against Sydney/Grundy at Adelaide Oval while earlier that day at the same location ROB was being tag teamed by Jarrad Redden and Connor Ballenden but still managed 21 disposal 35 hit outs and 5 clearances.

Nicks said clearly in the media conference that he has a groin injury and was subbed out in the third quarter.

He shouldn't have played the next week, but we were stubborn because the media backlash towards dropping ROB at all.

 

[Cromulant]

No, because the entire media coverage that week was that they were fools for dropping ROB in the first place, considering they would now be rushing him back in. They were stubborn and stuck with Strachan.

“Makes no sense”: Adelaide’s controversial ruck call questioned after Richmond loss

“That makes no sense to me.”

www.sen.com.au

The media backlash has never affected their stupid decisions before, why would it now

 

[1970crow]

And was utterly destroyed the week after as well

Yeh, Grundy had an absolute day out, 8 kicks, 23 handballs and 49 hitouts. The funny thing is that despite Strachan being as terrible as he is, he's played a total of 7 games and started AFL training standards 4 years after ROB and the end result is the only thing ROB does better is win hitouts. Which is important for a ruck, but also known to be one of the most overrated stats there is.

 

[Gtowncrow]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

We're only following the example of our B2B coach...
"Pathetic Pittman"

 

[LoBu]

Interesting that a mic'd up Murray told Crouch that it's better to go sideways if he hits the target than bomb it forward.

 

[Mutineer]

HE HAD A GROIN INJURY

Oh come on he was perfectly OK for 3/4 quarters and was getting worked over by Nankervis so they had very little to lose by bringing on the sub to offer more run.

And if the injury was at all restrictive no way he then fronts up against Sydney/Grundy 9 days later with ROB fronting up earlier that day against WWT at the same venue, just another case of questionable selection when historically ROB has usually been OK against Grundy.

 

[Cromulant]

HE HAD A GROIN INJURY

Nope

 

[Coopers]

We're only following the example of our B2B coach...
"Pathetic Pittman"

Except Pittman was pretty good, and Blight just called him that one time, and got a rise out of him too.

 

[1970crow]

They could be delisted tomorrow and this board will find a new whipping boy within seconds. That will never change even if we went back to back.

Who were the whipping boys in the flag years?

 

[1970crow]

I’ll take a back to back premiership whipping boy any day

Which premiership player played 100+ mediocre games for us as the 21st-22nd player selected every week?

 

[Coopers]

Who were the whipping boys in the flag years?

Samson, Theissen, Koster, hell Robran copped a lot of flak.

 

[George Kramer]

HE HAD A GROIN INJURY

We would not have played him with a groin injury and left our number 1 ruck in the SANFL, that’s absurd