Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 25

[240volt]

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The crows are 5 games clear on top of the Brave Loss premiership.

 

[tribey]

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I remember them losing a home game to Geelong by 8 goals circa 2009, and The Advertiser wheeled this out

 

[Port 2004]

Whats exploding though? The only way ken will be removed is if we dwindle to crap and miss the 8. Finals is always a pass mark for this dickhead regardless of what happens afterwards

100 percent agree. I was thinking the same thing myself last night. It seems that mediocrity is fine with this lot. The only way big change will happen is if we finished near the bottom but with the midfield we have that won’t happen.

 

[TeeKray]

Maybe we don't get the external pats on the back the Crows do for 'brave' losses but I reckon we've got them well and truly covered for internal back slapping and self congratulations post losing to anyone decent by anything that isn't heaps.

 

[JUSTWORK]

Maybe we don't get the external pats on the back the Crows do for 'brave' losses but I reckon we've got them well and truly covered for internal back slapping and self congratulations post losing to anyone decent by anything that isn't heaps.

Exactly why we need to get rid of the perpetual loser (Hinkley) and bring in some real competitors who hate losing and build a culture of hating to lose.

 

[backtozero]

Maybe we don't get the external pats on the back the Crows do for 'brave' losses but I reckon we've got them well and truly covered for internal back slapping and self congratulations post losing to anyone decent by anything that isn't heaps.

Can we just laugh at them without being reminded of our own situation please?

 

[Capital Power]

Crows are definitely going to be there or thereabouts next year. If they finish around 10th they'll get a soft draw and decent picks, and some of the young players are starting to show some promise. Their weakness is midfield and a reliance on Ted and Sloane.

 

[Port 2004]

Crows are definitely going to be there or thereabouts next year. If they finish around 10th they'll get a soft draw and decent picks, and some of the young players are starting to show some promise. Their weakness is midfield and a reliance on Ted and Sloane.

If they finish tenth and get a soft draw, how come we didn’t this year?

 

[Greasyrhys]

Need the dawgs and aints to win today to make it harder for the croms to make the 8, maybe the swans can deliver the final nail next round?

 

[Wargreymon90]

Next is is never assured. With Walker, Laird, Sloane aging and injuries to their defence, I could see next year be a down year for the crows.

 

[afl2004]

Freo won by 101 holy fùck

 

[PowerBaz]

Huh?

My answer was replying to this part -

'We won’t lose all 3. We will start favourites in all 3 and more than likely finish 2nd now.'

We only finish second if we win all three and Brizzy drop one. Dees have already dropped one.

 

[Capital Power]

If they finish tenth and get a soft draw, how come we didn’t this year?

LOL, you really need an answer to that?

 

[PowerBaz]

1 win of 3 gets us top 4. We won't beat Freo, so that leaves GWS and Richmond farewelling Cotchin and maybe Riewoldt. 7 losses in a row seems insane, but it is possible and dropping from the top 4 insanely also possible.

Carlton aren't locked into the 8 yet either, so they will need to go out and win 1 more. They win next week, and if we lost this week and next, then holy s**t, suddenly it'd come down to the last round.

Hopefully we just lock it away tomorrow and then we can cruise through the next 2. Clearly we're now in survive till finals mode and top 2 dreams are on the backburner, so just the ability to lock in a top 4 spot and then just try and avoid injury to build up for a crack in September feels like the way to play it.

Top 2 should very much be in frame of mind. It's the shortest way to the GF.

 

[Duck Farmer]

The crows are 5 games clear on top of the Brave Loss premiership.

They can get together and reminisce with England as the winner of the Consolation Ashes.

 

[afl2004]

Wingard subbed out couldn't put weight on foot

 

[AdamMarrett]

Wingard subbed out couldn't put weight on foot

Seems that he's done his achilles.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Oh no, a free paid against Jackson Macrae

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Jackson Macrae

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

13.1

5star

HB

14.8

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

D

24.4

5star

K

10.9

4star

HB

13.5

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

4.1

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.8

4star

for too high where his opponent ducked. My heart weeps for him.

 

[Buget]

Wingard subbed out couldn't put weight on foot

Is that career over territory for Wingard?

Sad end if it is. Didn’t look good at all.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Wingard has blasted his last piss

 

[tribey]

Meanwhile, Hinkley’s on the verge of getting another deal. Life’s fair.

 

[Doctor Feel]

AHAHAHAHAA SICILY

 

[philthy05]

Crows are definitely going to be there or thereabouts next year. If they finish around 10th they'll get a soft draw and decent picks, and some of the young players are starting to show some promise. Their weakness is midfield and a reliance on Ted and Sloane.

Where’s the improvement coming from ?



Look at the age of their key players..


Who are the midfielders coming through? Soligo? Schoenberg ?

There’s no high end mids presenting besides 26th old dawson.

they’re playing as well as they are on the back of senior players and the next gen doesn’t look ready to take over or don’t exist.

They win enough games by beating the considerable amount of outright shit teams with shit coaches getting around and their 1 or 2 showdown wins over Hinkley to satisfy their fans but not enough to threaten to do anything

 

[Greasyrhys]

Don’t the bullflogs wanna play finals?

 

[Capital Power]

Where’s the improvement coming from ?

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Look at the age of their key players..


Who are the midfielders coming through? Soligo? Schoenberg ?

There’s no high end mids presenting besides 26th old dawson.

they’re playing as well as they are on the back of senior players and the next gen doesn’t look ready to take over or don’t exist.

They win enough games by beating the considerable amount of outright s**t teams with s**t coaches getting around and their 1 or 2 showdown wins over Hinkley to satisfy their fans but not enough to threaten to do anything

You make very valid points. So how do we avoid being thrashed by them - twice - when we have so much more upside?