Autopsy 2022 Rd 8 3rd Quarter Blue Blitz Downs the Crows

[Benaly28]

As great as we're playing, we'd probably be 4-4 at best without Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

if he were still injured like the last few years.

Man what a return. 25 goals in 8 games which is about 3 goals a game. Near the top of the Coleman medal.

Right now, we do still rely quite a bit on him and McKay marking everything and kicking bags. With them in our forward line, we are always a chance and can look downright devastating at times.

Can say the same about the cats and the tigers to a degree.


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[Brackets]

Easily Boyd's best game in the seniors.

Here I was thinking his first 3 games had already defined his career.

 

[thylacine60]

Here I was thinking his first 3 games had already defined his career.

that was simmo

 

[Michael Jezz]

Game clear in Top 4

Thought Young was great again tonight and the position is his now... What a choice by Austin and got him for bugger all...
TDK and Boyd both had their best games for the club...

Really liked our smaller mobile backline tonight, GWS have a small forward line I'd be keep it as is.

Young is improving....not physical enough as a fullback. We will find out how good he is when the opposition has 2 key forwards- Richmond, Geelong, Stkilda and he has to lockdown on a gorilla

 

[blues4flag]

just ask fev.........

Just ask Hoops. Ryan Houlihan - Wikipedia

 

[blues4flag]

Here I was thinking his first 3 games had already defined his career.

Yep. Did not understand the hate for Boyd coming into today. Glad he played a solid first half.

 

[thylacine60]

Yep. Did not understand the hate for Boyd coming into today. Glad he played a solid first half.

hate? wtf?

 

[Blue Warrior]

Weird looking at the ladder after Round 8 & seeing 14 sides beneath us.

just sayin’

 

[HyphensBack]

Motlop was pretty awful in the vfl last night

Don’t ruin the narrative

 

[ferrisb]

Right now, we do still rely quite a bit on Charlie and McKay marking everything and kicking bags. With them in our forward line, we are always a chance and can look downright devastating at times.

The combo is the real killer...

Double team Harry and Charlie will get you.

Pay too much attention to Charlie and you make things easier for the reigning Coleman medallist.

And if you focus on those two, you leave Silvagni free. Plus the little fellas are piling on the pressure too.

Great mix.

 

[ferrisb]

Similar margin, but this was so much more satisfying than the North win.

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

Most pleasing thing is we’re building team & system. This cannot be underestimated when gauging the improvement of the individual.
You can see it with the improvement in Young. Weitering is slowly starting to believe.
From my perspective he’s been stilted with his game this year by the burden of carrying the KPD responsibility single handily.
He’s starting to become freer with the confidence in Youngs growing game. Add a fit Marchbank (please) and the cohesion this will build coupled with our small to medium defenders will see it become one of the better defensive units in the game over the next 12 to 18 months.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Parko would have loved that third quarter, the Premiership quarter is back. Very Happy to see Boyd play well, Charlie going gangbusters and Cerra showing his class. Unlike some others I was happy with Owies game, love his hard running and toughness. Enjoying Durdins development as well and he is getting more involved up the ground. Fish is having his best season to date, what a difference it makes to have smart coaches and playing in his best position.
Going forward I would like to see the inclusion of Marchy, Stocks, Kemp, Honey and Cunners. Of course Hewitt may play next week and hopefully he does. Then he would be the logical replacement for Martin. Been a very long time since we had this depth on our list.

 

[Jimmae]

Another tough game to get a read on because of how Adelaide capitulated for half the game, but in the end our tactical strengths just walked all over theirs.

It's ridiculous how little attention they gave to Fisher, or made any effort to draw defensive effort from him the other way. Bruise free football from the Crows.

 

[The Return of the Paf]

The combo is the real killer...

Double team Harry and Charlie will get you.

Pay too much attention to Charlie and you make things easier for the reigning Coleman medallist.

And if you focus on those two, you leave Silvagni free. Plus the little fellas are piling on the pressure too.

Great mix.

I would still like another tall/medium with speed and/or agility. Just when the opposition thinks it has us covered in contested situations, along comes the player that consistently creates separation from his opponent. I'm greedy, I know.

 

[F_therest]

I agree with this post big time.
Was just about to post the same sort of thing.
I didn't notice Harry and Charlie spoiling each other going for the same mark tonight.

They are in the same area at times, but they seem to recognise when the other is in a better position and stay down.

A few of Curnows goals he stayed down and ended up roving to McKay's aerial contest. Smart play.

 

[F_therest]

The combo is the real killer...

Double team Harry and Charlie will get you.

Pay too much attention to Charlie and you make things easier for the reigning Coleman medallist.

And if you focus on those two, you leave Silvagni free. Plus the little fellas are piling on the pressure too.

Great mix.

Just praying that neither get injured as we really don't have anyone to replace them to play the same role and give anywhere near the same output.

 

[therubbernub]

He has no lid … the guys a freak

he has no cap...

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

Most pleasing thing is we’re building team & system. This cannot be underestimated when gauging the improvement of the individual.
You can see it with the improvement in Young. Weitering is slowly starting to believe.
From my perspective he’s been stilted with his game this year by the burden of carrying the KPD responsibility single handily.
He’s starting to become freer with the confidence in Youngs growing game. Add a fit Marchbank (please) and the cohesion this will build coupled with our small to medium defenders will see it become one of the better defensive units in the game over the next 12 to 18 months.

It’s easy to overlook that we’ve only played a handful of games with this coach and this team. It’s still a work in progress, particularly in terms of the all the important little stuff that moves a team from middling to pointy end. Look at Saints - way less talent on the list than us but are seeing the benefits of a number of years of the same core group. (Benefits is a very relatively term).

Injuries willing, I really expect to see our best football of the year in the late stages.

 

[tarczonandjane]

Given the media have stopped focusing on him, does SOS still go to watch his son play footy? And has he stopped scowling?

 

[Juddrockz]

What was the crowd today?


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25k plus

 

[Juddrockz]

Looking a bit further into the fixture,we have 3 away games plus the bye,thats interesting.

 

[RudyBlue]

Worth noting Patrick Cripps is sitting on 13 goals after 7 games, equalling his entire 2021 (20 games) tally

He's never kicked more than 13 in a season either.

Kouta 2000 vibes

 

[passmark]

he has no cap...

He’s no Andrew Walker

 

[Justnetime]

Another tough game to get a read on because of how Adelaide capitulated for half the game, but in the end our tactical strengths just walked all over theirs.

It's ridiculous how little attention they gave to Fisher, or made any effort to draw defensive effort from him the other way. Bruise free football from the Crows.

Aside from completely enjoying the win I agree that North and Adelaide are hard to gauge our real position on.

It’s this next group of matches that hopefully shows we are a legit top 8 side. I think the top 4 bit is our draw playing out. Having said that, some of the players yet to come back full time in Marchy and Stocker really add missing ingredients For second half of season. A lot depends on when TDK meets a ruck in form and how he copes. Witts destroyed him. Pruess will be interesting physically next week.

Fisher has been excellent. But I’m interested too in him vs higher quality teams. I say this as I have knocked Young and Boyd and both were good. Young good for two weeks. I’m re-evaluating. Like you, I reserve the right on both Boyd and Young vs some quality. But I accept they are fighting hard to prove themselves.