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Report re Toby Murray in the Border Mail. Joining presumably the SANFL crows from the Wangaratta Rovers, if not drafted - 19 yo and fair height.

Doedee is also at 77 games

Believe that Hately goes out as well.

There is no need to rush any of the new recruits into the AFL team before they are physically ready. Yes, we are impatient to see what they can bring but this would be counterproductive. Calls for Newchurch, Pedlar et al to be brought in are really short-sighted and would be likely to be...

On Saturday's form he should be in our side as a forward.

I watched today's match from the outer wing under some welcome shade. While there were some promising signs, we were clearly not used to playing together (not sure what training restrictions there are?). This showed up clearly in the centre, where despite a dominant ruckman palming the ball, we...

Need to get used to the SANFL umpiring again, with the 70:30 split against us. One particular umpire seems to be on a two second delay. Feel that we are getting beaten on the outside with the run and carry. Gollant has made a number of flies and has got his hand to them but they have not stuck...

Strachan is a class above in the ruck. Palming very well.

Went to that bastion of the working class - Prince Alfred College!

Frustrated with the style. Kicking with a strong wind and looking at the small lateral stuff. Does this indicate a lack of versatility in how we can play? We need to adjust to the conditions.

Best thing about Wilson today as well as the all those touches was that he was prepared to kick long at times and break the game open. I have been frustrated with the lack of flair - the easy otion of the short pass is taken every time - too predictable.

If as hinted at by Pyke that Gibb's issue is pressure - then he is a very long way from showing any improvement. On another point - can not see frees in the stats on the SANFL website. Is that to keep us from how badly the Crows get reamed every week in the frees? It is happening again today...

Great night here at AO. Andy Otten jogging a lap before the warm up. A real achievement on his part.

At the game and a significant difference is in the drafting of rookies. Port has topped up with people who will boost their SANFL team eg. Thomas, Trengrove, McKenzie but unlikely to impact AFL. Crows have gone for potential. It takes time to develop.

Good - The first quarter. That was some serious wet, as experienced from the Eddy Betts pocket yet the ball handling and attack on the ball was fantastic. And it was the first quarter - where we have been very poor. Bad - Freo were late back onto the ground after half time. I was assuming that...

I sit in the Eddie Betts pocket, fairly high up - 20 rows back. About three rows behind us is standing room and people with daily tickets get there early and stand against the rail and get a really good view. For Crows matches the whole area in front of the old scoreboard and around to the goals...

Leadership in the SANFL on-field is important. In a team, where so many are new to the team. Callinan provided that in the first couple of years. Comments on Greenwood's game last week were that it was good and it may not be too long before a debut. Beech was upgraded. We beat Sturt last week...

A couple of questions I have. First one relates to the rookie draft - What was the risk with using that last selection on a high risk yet possibly high gain player? I greatly applaud the club for taking Sam Shaw, but really struggle to see why we did not take this opportunity, even with unknown...

One of the things that impacts on the analysis of drafting in this way is that we have a strong history of not gifting new draftees with games. In contrast to some other clubs (eg Melbourne, Carlton etc.) where new draftees have expected to play in their first year, that is highly unusual for...

Concerns about KPD depth are overlooking Alex Keath. I really liked the look of him in the SANFL and with a full pre-season I consider that he will put himself forward as a likely candidate for any key position in defense opportunities.

There are some comments about poor conditions at today's game. However this was not apparent from the Eddie Betts pocket. Flags showed wind to the city end, however we had a slight breeze blowing the other way. Teams comfortably kicked considerable distances either way. Thought it was an ideal...

I love the way we are playing, with the quick ball movement, however a wet day will make this difficult. Those slick handballs will be much harder to achieve. Do we have a plan B? So I consider this a danger game if the forecast is correct.

What a match. Watching from the Eddie Betts pocket - the crowd was absolutely enormous. The cry of 'Tippets a w@nker' coming floating in over our shoulder from the old scoreboard. Sensational. I took my wife to her first match at the oval and to have that game and atmosphere was fantastic. Good...

Knights and Atkins playing for this spots in this side. Neither have shown the desperation that is needed in finals as per yet.

Beieve we have conceded, if we leave Hartigan on Stringer.

Good - Reilly was out with the boys in the warm up. He kicked a few really well, in trade mark style.

Watched the game from in front of the score board. It seemed quite a sparse crowd and I did not consider the lighting all that good. We missed the start and hence the Crows first three goals. However it was apparent that we were outgunned. West always had the ability to get it out to outside...

Luke Lowden and Mitch McGovern are not listed as injuries. Will we see them play this weekend. Mitch is not listed as likely to make his debut on the update in the article on the club website. He seems to have fallen completely off the radar.

I was really pleased with CEY's game. After having the criticism that he was handballing too much, it was fantastic to see the three times he delivered beautifully to Tex. One happened right in front of us and needed to be put over the North player and in front of Tex. It was lovely to watch...

I tend to be in the glass half full camp. However as part of the crowd at AO and seeing the consistency of the supporter base, I have reservations over the stadium deal, if we do not turn in a sizeable profit. Did we not have near the highest attendance and if that does translate into dollars...