Game Day Adelaide vs Brisbane: 4-5 Season alive or 3-6 Give us picks

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The injury-plagued Lions venture to Adelaide Oval to take on the unchanged Crows.

Both teams are sitting 3-5 with their season on a knife's edge.

Expect a huge crowd for the Crows' traditional Mother's Day afternoon fixture. Unless fans are disappointed we've gone away from the usual 12:15 lunchtime timeslot?

Looking forward to:
Charlie vs Max
Soligo head-to-head with Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

30

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

Curtin Game 2
Izak and Tex

Sub prediction:
Cook

Should we put a picture of Hugh McCluggage

6

Hugh Mccluggage

Age

26

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

D

19.0

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

13.2

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

up on the big screen in a Crows' guernsey?

 

[1970crow]

Tough one to pick. Theoretically a great time to get them, kind of spluttering and injury riddled. But can't help but think our chances would be better if they were coasting along at 8-0.

 

[GreyCrow]

Same as above - everything going for us

Home game , injury hit oppo , oppo struggling to put together a good run and a long break between games

It reads like a great recipe for a win - but are we better than expectations? Or have I been burned so many times with this team?

My tips have been up the shitter this weekend so I may as well continue and tip Crows x 13

 

[kirky]

Whilst Brisbane might have numerous injuries, their midfield is in tack with exception of Ashcroft.

Most of the injuries are to their forward or backlines - Bailey, McCarthy, Gardiner, Doedee, Coleman and Starcevich.

We need to breakeven in the midfield today. Simple.

 

[Soggy2112]

I think we’re a pretty good chance today which usually means we’ll completely s**t the bed and lose by 60.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Whilst Brisbane might have numerous injuries, their midfield is in tack with exception of Ashcroft.

Most of the injuries are to their forward or backlines - Bailey, McCarthy, Gardiner, Doedee, Coleman and Starcevich.

We need to breakeven in the midfield today. Simple.

Agree - Similar to the PAP game, just got to manufacture enough midfield wins and think our forward line too good for their backline.

 

[1970crow]

Agree - Similar to the PAP game, just got to manufacture enough midfield wins and think our forward line too good for their backline.

Is it though? I don't think we'll see the total team defence breakdowns we saw last week. Harris will make Tex's job tough and don't really think Fog is firing and Berg is a Band-Aid dud. If they can keep Rankine to 12 and 2, I think we'll struggle to kick a score. Need Fog to return to his best form.

 

[1990crow]

Expectation with the Crows generally leads to bad things.

Let's hope today is different.
Lose and it really is season over.
Win, and maybe not.

 

[CrowinNT]

Happy Mothers Day
Crows will win this
I will leave the margin up to our reliable predictor dogs105

 

[crows dude]

Crows by 3-7 goals.

Cmon boys.

 

[dogs105]

Adelaide by 9 points.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Is it though? I don't think we'll see the total team defence breakdowns we saw last week. Harris will make Tex's job tough and don't really think Fog is firing and Berg is a Band-Aid dud. If they can keep Rankine to 12 and 2, I think we'll struggle to kick a score. Need Fog to return to his best form.

Rankine to kick 6 tonight

 

[Scorpus]

Beware of the game we are expected to win

 

[Geoffa32]

If we can't beat Brisbane with all the issues they have right now, we are crap.


I expect a thumping today.

We beat them last year when they were better.

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[CrowToon]

Preseason I had this game pencilled in as the one to decide whether we would be going up or down. At the time I thought we would be 4-4 and would either stumble or be setting up a good push for the next 3 winnable weeks. 8-4 sounded pretty decent. As it stands we are a game behind that and so even with a win today and the next 3 we only go 7-5.

Also expected Brisbane to be going well. At present we have them wounded.

I am fully expecting a close loss today where we bemoan all the opportunities wasted. I think we will still get back to 6-6 but with the Sydney teams just after and a tough end of the season I would wager we never really get ahead of the ledger and miss finals by a game or two and it's another year wasted.

 

[jackster83]

Fascinating game. It really is good night for the loser.

Got a feeling there will be some niggle in this one.

 

[1970crow]

Rankine to kick 6 tonight

Got him in a couple of multis for 3.

 

[1970crow]

Preseason I had this game pencilled in as the one to decide whether we would be going up or down. At the time I thought we would be 4-4 and would either stumble or be setting up a good push for the next 3 winnable weeks. 8-4 sounded pretty decent. As it stands we are a game behind that and so even with a win today and the next 3 we only go 7-5.

Also expected Brisbane to be going well. At present we have them wounded.

I am fully expecting a close loss today where we bemoan all the opportunities wasted. I think we will still get back to 6-6 but with the Sydney teams just after and a tough end of the season I would wager we never really get ahead of the ledger and miss finals by a game or two and it's another year wasted.

I wouldn't be banking Hawks at the G. Their style seems to work against us, regardless of how each are travelling.

 

[CrowToon]

I wouldn't be banking Hawks at the G. Their style seems to work against us, regardless of how each are travelling.

Who is banking it?

I said it was winnable.

I then said I thought we would win it.

I never said it was a certainty, nothing with the AFC ever is

 

[1970crow]

Who is banking it?

I said it was winnable.

I then said I thought we would win it.

I never said it was a certainty, nothing with the AFC ever is

I guess it was the win:loss that I focussed on. I reckon we lose 1 of today and hawks.

 

[footy4ever]

Beware of the game we are expected to win

This. Bloody this! How many times now have we... GAAAAAGHHH

A must win, should win game. Short price favourite. Everything points to a Crows win. That's why it makes me so nervous.

Crows by 43 if all goes to plan and not to history.

 

[footy4ever]

I wouldn't be banking Hawks at the G. Their style seems to work against us, regardless of how each are travelling.

Am going to this game. Now after watching Hawks build and build I'm kinda wishing I'd chosen a different weekend.

Very bad memories going over for Crows Hawks games. Very bad.

 

[maxlilly]

Crows will do it for their Mums today

 

[Carn The Texan]

Another horrible week where the entire season rests on the result.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Beware of the game we are expected to win

This would be a massive breakthrough for Nicks

We've put in dismal first halves in these winnable, must-win games previously

Hopefully we can demonstrate that we can cope with expectation