Position 2025 Forwards

[VainGlorious]

Isn't Curtain training with the Mids as well?

Apparently Draper is Curtains shadow…




















I’ll show myself out.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Apparently Draper is Curtains shadow…




















I’ll show myself out.

 

[Northernsoul74]

Don’t know how Adelaide’s midfield is gonna set up. Dawson, Laird, Draper, Crouch, Rankine, Soligo. Don’t have any faith in Nicks getting it right.

Think Laird training back with the defence.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Think Laird training back with the defence.

Yes, Lairds loss of his 2 mtr pace, has seen him relegated to DEF .....you can't be small AND slow these days

 

[VainGlorious]

Yes, Lairds loss of his 2 mtr pace, has seen him relegated to DEF .....you can't be small AND slow these days

Might be a handy DPP if he plays back for long enough and averages 105+

 

[Tex Danger]

In games where Rankine received at least 40% cba’s he averaged 110 last season. If he looks like boosting his midfield minutes then he’s a no brainer. Plus he’s pretty enjoyable to watch. Surely the crows phase crouch and laird out this year.

He will get those mid minutes but may be it’s a cba then drifting forward but that was happening last year too.

He’s referred to this in an interview already and we need his spark/creativity in there

Our mid mix will be one to watch especially with versatility offered by rankine/dawson who are in that best mix but I’d be shocked if he wasn’t a mainstay

 

[Tex Danger]

I believe Laird is training with the defenders, Rank will split 50/50, and you’d think Draper will roll in off a HFF to begin with. Low-key excited about Draper.

Crouch can’t really play anywhere else (67% CBA’s) Dawson is their Rolls Royce and generally will only move out of the guts if he’s getting a hard tag or resting (59% CBA’s over the 2024 season ) and Soligo was at 56%.

Izak was at 38%.

Sam Berry also got a look in with 235 CBA’s over his 18? games.

Then there’s Rachele.

Expect berry to fall back in pecking order. Peatling pretty well slots in to his spot there

Laird won’t be a feature at CBAs. Will play def unless something’s gone wrong

Main guys will be:

Dawson
Rankine
Peatling
Crouch
Soligo

Rach may get some occasional spurts (Interesting some reports of him training with mids but can’t see it being more than pinch hitting)

Then Taylor, Berry if/when they get games will go in that rotation but they’re behind the others.

Draper I don’t expect a lot of CBAs, maybe later in season but more likely could get involved in that Rankine CBA pushing forward handover as a way of getting him involved up the ground.

Curtin similar, prob gets a few as he develops but won’t sig impact the above