Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 19 - Bombers v Crows Fri July 19th 7:40pm AEST (Marvel)

[Cleric]

He wouldn't be starting in the midfield, I guess a decent forward/mid option sure but I think with Adelaide he can "shine" a bit more than if he was at Brisbane.

He plays that forward mid role at Adelaide, which seems to be his place.
Not sure if he didn't get along with the coaches at Brisbane, or was too comfortable at home, but the move did him well.

 

[Toump Ass]

Reckon Ben Mckay

32

Ben Mckay

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

's sportsbet account should be investigated, campaigner was just handing out goals.
"Here you go Keays, have the ball in front of goal, there you go son, whoopsadaisy!!!"

 

[Toffee Lion]

He plays that forward mid role at Adelaide, which seems to be his place.
Not sure if he didn't get along with the coaches at Brisbane, or was too comfortable at home, but the move did him well.

He definitely was liked at the club, simply just got delisted as he couldn't get a game. He gave Fagan a hug at the end of the Lions/Crows game.

Massive credit to him to take that second chance and not let it go. I always felt he was a bit hard done by at the Lions to get dropped but his timing was rotten as we ascended back up the ladder when his contract ran out.

Seems a good guy, I like him and I'm glad his career has turned into something at Adelaide. I think he'd get a spot in our forward line and make a decent mid rotate option as well but it's not a position we're crying out for anyway.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Spine and heart seemed alright as he kicked the winning goal.

hahahaha fair enough to be honest, was a good finish

I got sick of defending him early in the year so just starting potting him for fun to rev up the Adelaide fans

 

[PeterSalt]

This needs to be shared

 

[Go the Guts]

Imagine if Brisbane still.had Keays in their side?

Fascinating that Brisbane delisted him. Spectacularly bad decision.

 

[Vindicater]

We are at home against a team out of the eight.

We will win.

Can't even downhill ski any more...

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

AFL umpires under finals pressure

With just two AFL games on this weekend and four clubs facing sudden death semi-finals, the league's umpires will be under more scrutiny than they have faced all season.

www.abc.net.au

Umpires boss admits mistake

Jeff Gieschen has conceded the umpire made a mistake in penalising Crow Scott Thompson for a push out in the final quarter on Saturday

www.afc.com.au

Funny how we always get screwed against Hawthorn in umpires

You guys got screwed massively in the 2012 prelim as well.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Fascinating that Brisbane delisted him. Spectacularly bad decision.

Averaged 13-15 disposals as a small midfielder and couldn't get a game as he was behind quite a few players.

Not sure how you want to reach to "spectacularly bad decision". Even though I wasn't a fan of the delisting and felt he could benefit with more time, I can see how/why it was made.

 

[garlic munchers]

You guys got screwed massively in the 2012 prelim as well.

BT kept getting something right in that game……..”free kick Hawthorn”.

Bit like last nights game….. free kick Bombers inside 50!

 

[Cleric]

He definitely was liked at the club, simply just got delisted as he couldn't get a game. He gave Fagan a hug at the end of the Lions/Crows game.

Massive credit to him to take that second chance and not let it go. I always felt he was a bit hard done by at the Lions to get dropped but his timing was rotten as we ascended back up the ladder when his contract ran out.

Seems a good guy, I like him and I'm glad his career has turned into something at Adelaide. I think he'd get a spot in our forward line and make a decent mid rotate option as well but it's not a position we're crying out for anyway.

Yep, sometimes it takes a second chance for players to click. I have no doubt that the players and staff at Brisbane are stoked that he is playing well.

 

[Cleric]

Fascinating that Brisbane delisted him. Spectacularly bad decision.

To be fair, not alot of crows fans were wowed when the club took him on.

 

[Checksider]

I remember the game

Round 5, 2016

Adelaide Crows babies were sooking after Paul Puopolo kicked his 5th goal from a obvious free kick with a minute left. #freekickhawthorn... Of course, all the so-called "neutrals" watching that night were obviously "neutral" after seeing the Hawks win the 3 successive premierships

Crows fans weren't embarrassing in the slightest the way they carried on about Puopolo getting this free kick...

I was talking about the 2012 prelim, but I can understand the confusion given you were gifted so many wins over the years.

 

[Checksider]

You guys got screwed massively in the 2012 prelim as well.

Just laughable umpiring. That was a complete fix, I paid my money thinking I was attending as an equal supporter of an AFL team and flew over to watch that absolute stitch up. What a naive fool I was.

Watching those lowlights you can see about half their goals came as a result of free kicks

A part of my love for AFL Footy died that day.

 

[Checksider]

10 minutes to go:

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How the f*** is that holding the ball hahaha

 

[Checksider]

You are joking on the laird one. He was tackled 0.0001 seconds after the ball touched him. That’s ridiculous.

You pay that and you’re paying 50 HTBs a game.

Yeah if that’s HTB then every tackle in a match is HTB haha

 

[Rod Stroker]

You simply dont want essendon to win a final this season dont you? lol

That is complete bullshit and I won't stand for it.




I don't want them to win a final ANY season.

 

[BACCS]

Why?

A good offensive game doesn’t change the consistency over the whole season. I said he was a good offensive player and he showed that in moments last night. There were numerous poor efforts again throughout the course of the game.

A couple of good moments doesn’t change what I said that and it will have to improve considerably for him to live up to the player he thinks he is.

He had 12 disposals, 7 score involvements, 3 goals, 21 pressure acts and 3 tackles inside 50, in what world is any of that poor offensively or defensively? There is just a weird obsession with putting a microscope over anything he does defensively or in the contest since our earlier Essendon game, when in reality he’s still putting together a decent season for a 3rd year player in a half forward role.

 

[Golden_6]

He had 12 disposals, 7 score involvements, 3 goals, 21 pressure acts and 3 tackles inside 50, in what world is any of that poor offensively or defensively? There is just a weird obsession with putting a microscope over anything he does defensively or in the contest since our earlier Essendon game, when in reality he’s still putting together a decent season for a 3rd year player in a half forward role.

Look you can point to stats as much as you like but if you look at your own boards thread on Rachele, it’s clear there are plenty of Crows supporters that share the same sentiments.

He’s a third year player and has the chance to improve but it doesn’t mean they aren’t valid criticisms right now.

 

[BACCS]

Look you can point to stats as much as you like but if you look at your own boards thread on Rachele, it’s clear there are plenty of Crows supporters that share the same sentiments.

He’s a third year player and has the chance to improve but it doesn’t mean they aren’t valid criticisms right now.

I’ll point to stats as they accurately reflect his game last night, which was very good. He was once again very important in our ability to score last night and last time I checked, that’s important to win games of footy. There are a very small percentage on our board that also have this weird obsession, but they are a minority.

We have another medium forward in Murphy who hits every contest with 100% speed, but he’s also shit offensively. Ben Keays has the perfect blend now, but he’s also 5 years older than Rachele.

Rachele is tracking just fine and I’m glad to have a special talent on our list for the next 6 years at least.

 

[Soggy2112]

Look you can point to stats as much as you like but if you look at your own boards thread on Rachele, it’s clear there are plenty of Crows supporters that share the same sentiments.

He’s a third year player and has the chance to improve but it doesn’t mean they aren’t valid criticisms right now.

There are moments in games where he needs to get better, but there’s this gross hyper-fixation on everything he does, and that includes from our own supporters.

The stats are relevant because they show that he is actually bringing a lot to the game defensively.

He’s put together a very good year for a half forward, yet all the talk in the media is negative about him.

It’s the same tall poppy syndrome that causes people to point towards the few negative moments Daicos has instead of talking about his overall phenomenal body of work.

 

[2notepockets]

There are moments in games where he needs to get better, but there’s this gross hyper-fixation on everything he does, and that includes from our own supporters.

The stats are relevant because they show that he is actually bringing a lot to the game defensively.

He’s put together a very good year for a half forward, yet all the talk in the media is negative about him.

It’s the same tall poppy syndrome that causes people to point towards the few negative moments Daicos has instead of talking about his overall phenomenal body of work.

It's a funny one, it looks like Rachelle has developed a lot physically even from the start of the season. I would like to see him spending more time at clearances, but i'd say his numbers aren't vastly different to someone like Petracca at the same stage of their careers...

 

[Soggy2112]

It's a funny one, it looks like Rachelle has developed a lot physically even from the start of the season. I would like to see him spending more time at clearances, but i'd say his numbers aren't vastly different to someone like Petracca at the same stage of their careers...

I think he’s more similar to Moore or Greene, both I think could be very good midfielders but are probably more valuable as forwards.

 

[OverseasCrowNA]

You guys got screwed massively in the 2012 prelim as well.

I'm still mad about it 12 years on.

 

[2notepockets]

I'm still mad about it 12 years on.

It was bad but still nothing on the '93 prelim...