2nds 2023 Adelaide Crows SANFL thread

[CroCop]

Why did Worrell not end up playing. I thought he was picked in the team . Did he re injure himself at training or did they take cautious approach with him and give him another week?

 

[cmndstab]

Why did Worrell not end up playing. I thought he was picked in the team . Did he re injure himself at training or did they take cautious approach with him and give him another week?

Pulled out with soreness.

 

[craig crowing]

Pulled out with soreness.

The loss won't hurt the young players as reminds them have to be prepared to have a strong aggressive approach to every game.
However the performance of so many that are wanting to play AFL was really disappointing and as many posters previously said no player showed they should be called up.
Dowling ,Cook ,Parnell and Gallant showed glimpses of ability.
Against a club that not a tall side we clearly showed we have a lack of talls in squad as couldn't take a contested mark .

 

[Mostyn]

LOL

You're about the pnly one that saw it that way...Our ruck and mids were all sub standard today...Centrals didn't even have a recognised ruckman out there.

Here's the bloke he was pitted against today

Central District - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

Maybe.

But he probably took five or six contested marks, and he was winning clean hitouts straight to position - and he just watched our mids do next to nothing with it.

 

[ABAB]

So...we lost

Well, the poster was taking about our depth.

 

[StonesThrow]

Are we back to folding the club again?

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Gee, how many matches has taken you to realise this .....did you love him pulling out of that mark .....has no heart ...has no desire for any form of physical contact

Yet again, zero tackles ....he just doesn't want an AFL career hard enough

Newchurch will never be an afl player

Good finishing skills but that’s it , need more than just that

 

[jenny61_99]

Its just a loss, there's a few over reactions in here. Crows kicked horribly inaccurate, got a terrible free kick to lose it, played so far beneath what they are capable of & only lost by like 4 points.

A bit of perspective might do well for some. Dirty day but the sky isn't falling, we were never going to win every match in the SANFL. It's disappointing with so many AFL listed players to perform like that but its not the end of the world.

My only concern is the mental approach to that game. They’d not played for two weeks and you’d think they’d be chomping at the bit to prove their worth… instead they were a little bit arrogant thinking they had it won and all they had to do was show up.

 

[Mutineer]

Maybe.

But he probably took five or six contested marks, and he was winning clean hitouts straight to position - and he just watched our mids do next to nothing with it.

Rubbish.....Numerous times he put it down the throat of the oppo mids...
His ruckwork yesterday was sub standard especially considering he had virtually no opposition to speak of in a 3 gamer 20 year old....and our mids were very poor as well. The fact the hit out count was Strachan 50 Pickering 10 tells you all you need to know...and I'd tip a percentage of those 10 was when opposed to Borlase on the rare occasions he gave Keiran a chop put.

Edit my mistake Pickering is the veteran of 2 SANFL League games not 3.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Do you think there is a bug running through the team today? We lacked the energy and intensity today

If there is.. they probably caught it from drinking their own bathwater.

 

[VictorianCrow85]

My only concern is the mental approach to that game. They’d not played for two weeks and you’d think they’d be chomping at the bit to prove their worth… instead they were a little bit arrogant thinking they had it won and all they had to do was show up.

It's disappointing but I don't really get the melting from some. Played badly & lost by a small bit whilst missing lots of goals. What's done is done though, players get a chance to respond next week lets hope they do so.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Very surprised there has been little mention of Billy Dowling's game today,
Remembering this was only his 2nd game against the bigger men's bodies,
This kid does have potential, handy size aswell.

Agree , think he’ll be a nice afl player , hope he gets a game towards end of season

 

[Mostyn]

My only concern is the mental approach to that game. They’d not played for two weeks and you’d think they’d be chomping at the bit to prove their worth… instead they were a little bit arrogant thinking they had it won and all they had to do was show up.

Not quite being mentally focused isn't necessarily arrogance, and I'm not even sure that was the issue.

 

[Mostyn]

Rubbish.....Numerous times he put it down the throat of the oppo mids...
His ruckwork yesterday was sub standard especially considering he had virtually no opposition to speak of in a 3 gamer 20 year old....and our mids were very poor as well. The fact the hit out count was Strachan 50 Pickering 10 tells you all you need to know...and I'd tip a percentage of those 10 was when opposed to Borlase on the rare occasions he gave Keiran a chop put.

Edit my mistake Pickering is the veteran of 2 SANFL League games not 3.

Mate, this is starting to sound like Bearded Clam and Keays.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

My only concern is the mental approach to that game. They’d not played for two weeks and you’d think they’d be chomping at the bit to prove their worth… instead they were a little bit arrogant thinking they had it won and all they had to do was show up.

It's what separates AFL players from SANFL players ......yes we see it with players at AFL level, however mental application to games, is an aspect the Coaches look for in team selection

I'm still not seeing the correct application by Schoenberg .....of course he racks up possessions at SANFL level ....he did during the last SANFL match, but there he is still in the SANFL yesterday, whilst Ned plays AFL

Schoenberg's gotta bang the door down & demand selection

 

[Mutineer]

Mate, this is starting to sound like Bearded Clam and Keays.

Nope, He was poor yesterday given he virtually had no opposition in the ruck contests, a 20 year old 199cm 90kg "veteran" playing his 2nd SANFL League game fresh from the Gold Coast Academy Townsville..Not helped by an equally sub standard showing by our midfield group as a whole.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I only saw Q3-4 but it pissed me off when Gollant missed a bunch of goals he's capable of kicking.

 

[Mutineer]

Not quite being mentally focused isn't necessarily arrogance, and I'm not even sure that was the issue.

Well OK please explain what the issue was then...17 AFL listed players against a team that boasted 2 formerly AFL listed players Aaron Nietschke (0 games) and Jez McLennan (0 games).

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Well OK please explain what the issue was then...17 AFL listed players against a team that boasted 2 formerly AFL listed players Aaron Nietschke (0 games) and Jez McLennan (0 games).

Centrals definitely looked excited to be there , our blokes didn’t

Pretty poor for round 3 of the season I reckon

 

[Mutineer]

And further to my last post Riley Clamp the top up was better than a goodly percentage of the AFL listed guys...

 

[Bearded Clam]

It's disappointing but I don't really get the melting from some. Played badly & lost by a small bit whilst missing lots of goals. What's done is done though, players get a chance to respond next week lets hope they do so.

Thats the talk of a loser.

That doesnt build toughness and grit..

Thats the sort of shit a soccer mum/dad says to her/his 8 year old after a loss.

“Dont worry darling, sure, you didnt play well, but there’s always next week”

Fxxk off..

every single one of those lazy flogs out their playing for the crows yesterday needs strips torn off them..

All day they played lazy, arrogant and unaccountable football and got beaten by a bunch of part time spuds.

You let that shit slide and it can become ingrained.

And its been this clubs problem for decades..

Too soft on its players.
Too willing to accept mediocrity and just say “we’ll do better next time”
Too forgiving.
Too willing to give out shiny new contracts to lazy sods that only bother to start showing up when their current contract is close to ending.
Too conservative and set in its ways to change.
Too nice.

 

[George Kramer]

And further to my last post Riley Clamp the top up was better than a goodly percentage of the AFL listed guys...

What’s his story? He has something I reckon

 

[Mutineer]

What’s his story? He has something I reckon

You reckon Jade Rawlings was taking notes while doing the commentating?

SANFL: Clamp’s code switch pays off

“Being asked to play for the Crows has been an absolute privilege.”

www.afc.com.au

 

[Bearded Clam]

And as for Matt Crouch

5

Matt Crouch

Age

29

Ht

183cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

28.4

5star

K

12.0

4star

HB

16.4

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

24.9

5star

K

9.7

4star

HB

15.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

CL

4.4

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

CL

2.0

4star

..

I’d pay him out and tell him to pack his bags right now.

He’s out there for no one but himself at this point.. and its all about stat padding as far as he is concerned.

He thinks if he gets 40 touches a week another AFL club might give him a lifeline at years end.

Prime example at one point in the game yesterday he got a free kick.. one of his team mates had the ball and was free streaming up the wing toward the forward line and crouch screams out to have the play stopped and the ball bought back to him.

He screamed for it that loud the commentators even heard him.

He wanted to take his kick.

Its 1 extra stat.

By the time the ball gets back to him and he finally makes a decision and uses it Central players had set up in defense up the field.

 

[VictorianCrow85]

What’s his story? He has something I reckon

Agreed intersting one, I noticed him last SANFL match and he took his chances yesterday again. Could be worth tracking if he continues like this.