Rumour 2023 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 37!, 1 (busted) BIG FISH ALERT last October 9th) (9 confirmed! 17 Busted!)
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GameofSloanes
Norm Smith Medallist
Holy shit.
This is a bloke that was fringe best 22 at a team that didn't make finals, and average at best when he played
Although if Ben McKay is on 800k, this is probably unders
He was 4th in our B&F in 2018 though...Does Bryce Gibbs count. He helped ensure our scoring stayed at a minimum.
Pretty good in a pretty bad year.
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Thats more of an indictment of the year that the rest of the Crows players had.
MsTopG
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Worth about 350k.
Five Crows players that need a huge 2024 to lift the club into finals
The Crows missed the finals by the slimmest of margins in 2023 and are rife with young players entering their peak.
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Wow, for a player that has played less than 40% of available games since he was drafted.
frankiecow
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He’s got a wingspan of 204cm, so the fact that he’s undersized is actually a major strength compared to most key forwards, because it means he’s a lot more agile and has a lower centre of gravity. His huge wingspan obviously means he’s got a great reach and still has all the good parts of key forwards - it’s why his contested marking is so impressive and such a big part of his game.
Watched him again the other day, his speed off the mark doesn't look good ....to me, as a FWD you need that initial speed, remembering he's only 192cm
Looked good in close, which underlines his good agility ....but a shortish fwd, with slow first 5 mtrs, hasn't impressed me
Sorry to intrude, I just thought I’d add my 2 cents re caddy, haha.
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He started that year well
My take on Gibbs was he wasn’t here for the right reasons and heart was never in the club so as soon as it became apparent he wasn’t going to jag a late career flag he never had the right mindset/desire to be motivated in the way needed to deliver his best.
I reckon if the club had have continued on a positive path he would have been great
Still, he played really well for us a year after we were in the Granny.
Well, there was that infamous CM simmering underneath and then imploded. Gibbs was leading our B&F count half way through 2018 when both Crouch and Sloane were injured and then we all know what happened to the entire playing and coaching group afterwards.......
jenny61_99
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Why is it always the Clubs fault and not the player?
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Not saying it is.
I just think based on the way things panned out. His attitude since that he wasn’t really committed to grind out the hard times he wasn’t expecting.
those hard times were 100% our doing in the 1st place
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Yep that’s what I’m referring to and from that his form/desire dropped away
im saying if that didn’t happen we woulx have likely fit very different output from him
Multiballz
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Club recruits the player lol.
WaynesWorld19
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Here's a question for you .....whose fault is it with regard to Oliver's indiscretions
And no, I won't accept the Crows as an answer
WaynesWorld19
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I don't think you can separate incidents ....they need to be looked at as a pattern of behaviour ....in-season, as well as out of season
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Both. The clubs coach sets the tone. The club recruited a known bad influence into the club. The player is obviously loose but that’s the type of player that needs a strong club.
Look at Stengle at Adelaide v Geelong, one club got the best out of him and turned him into a premiership player, the other couldn’t be that club.
WaynesWorld19
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I'd be careful of labelling the Stengle / Geelong situation too early .....had an ordinary 2nd year
Will Brodie had a superb 1st year at FREO ....then couldn't get a game in year 2
Atkins had a great 4th year at GC ....**** first 3 years ...are we surprised in his Contract renewal year, he pulls his pants up .....you can't say GC finally got the best out of him
Contract renewal year for McGovern .....suddenly he's lean & fit
Nah, it's mostly player driven ....all the Club does, is act as facilitators
WaynesWorld19
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I can identify them .....haven't you kept abreast of Oliver's indiscretions ....I thought you were over everything
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