Preview Changes: Adelaide vs Geelong Sat 6th May 1:10pm GMHBA

[AFC979810]

On a cold, rainy and windy day it would just set Tariek up for failure...

I'm waiting to see if any players wear long sleeves...

Good point. Lets be successful.

Lets keep in the player who has the defined role of "not scoring goals". Much easier to tick off KPI's that way.

 

[skam85]

On a cold, rainy and windy day it would just set Tariek up for failure...

I'm waiting to see if any players wear long sleeves...

Was shocked to see that Clarko allowed Jaidyn Stephenson wear them the other week

 

[Zzzuuuppp]

Was shocked to see that Clarko allowed Jaidyn Stephenson wear them the other week

The fact that Jaidyn Stephenson even gets a game makes me shook.. guy is and absolute rubbish player

 

[WaynesWorld19]

A bit surprised ....Ned hasn't played a lot of footy ....thought Parnell would have got the nod

 

[crows dude]

So Ned or Crouch as Sub I wonder.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I'm renewing my call on Pedlar this week.

4 goals and will get in the rising star nomination discussion.

BTW, Pedlar had 5 shots on goal last week. for 2.2 and a top of the square kick. I wasn't that far off!

If his shots were from 47m instead of 52m he might have kicked them all

 

[Betts are off]

If his shots were from 47m instead of 52m he might have kicked them all

He's got a 5 goal game in him this season. You can just feel it.

The way he goes about it, 1 day the footy will fall his way all day and he'll totally destroy a game.

 

[Dangarman]

No ruck cover then. I guess TT gets the job if ROB goes down in the warm up.

 

[Dangarman]

I'm renewing my call on Pedlar this week.

4 goals and will get in the rising star nomination discussion.

BTW, Pedlar had 5 shots on goal last week. for 2.2 and a top of the square kick. I wasn't that far off!

I suspect given that he has been suspended and hence ineligible to win the award, the judges will give preference to one still eligible; even though suspended players may still be given a nomination.
Which is why I suspect the AFL told us not to challenge his suspension, because they wanted to make sure a first year player won the Rising Star.

 

[skam85]

No ruck cover then. I guess TT gets the job if ROB goes down in the warm up.

and that's different to every other away game how?

 

[cleanhands]

I don't think we've ever been sucked in by murphy or keays lol.

I believe Bearded Clam won‘t allow that to happen

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Perhaps a controversial view - but I’m happy to go unchanged this week if the philosophy is to not debut or inject a young kid into a match like this where we’re likely to get a touch up. I want the heat on those who have been playing to perform. And if they don’t, then they go out next week when we’re back home and it’s a much more manageable hime game for the kids that come in.

Although I doubt the above is the philosophy.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

A bit surprised ....Ned hasn't played a lot of footy ....thought Parnell would have got the nod

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Weird - that’s no game in two weeks for crouch.

 

[arrowman]

Don’t know if I’m all there but I think we have a decent chance tomorrow for some reason

Gotta win there some time

I wasn't going to say this out loud, but.. Yes, I've been allowing myself the same thoughts... So much of it is going to come down to head space / attitude.

In his new role, Keays has improved his awareness, composure, candy-selling and ball distribution. He has high value in ball movement links, as above. There was a time that he probably would have kicked forward (blindly) both times, but I think he's smarter now. Not long before that, Keays' intelligent chip-kick to Pedlar resulted in a goal.

+1 to this. IMO he's always been good value in the contest, because of the way he always strives to move the ball forward / to advantage by any means, even if it's a soccer kick or a punch/slap, but he's improved on that.

 

[Mutineer]

A bit surprised ....Ned hasn't played a lot of footy ....thought Parnell would have got the nod

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If that happens it will mean Matt won't have played any competitive footy for 3 weeks, you'd have to question his game management if that's the case?

 

[Mutineer]

Weird - that’s no game in two weeks for crouch.

It will be 3 weeks if that's the case unless there are serious doubts about one of our mids as well as Laird?

 

[Dangarman]

and that's different to every other away game how?

5 of our seven games have been in Adelaide where EH would have been available for a late call up. He was selected ahead of TT in R1, and I believe was on the plane to Tassie.

 

[Betts are off]

I suspect given that he has been suspended and hence ineligible to win the award, the judges will give preference to one still eligible; even though suspended players may still be given a nomination.
Which is why I suspect the AFL told us not to challenge his suspension, because they wanted to make sure a first year player won the Rising Star.

I seriously doubt Sheezel and Ashcroft are in any danger of not winning the award. So there's no risk there

 

[1970crow]

Yup, I would be more than happy to eat some chocolate late tomorrow arvo. It will be much better than the egg on the face that some will have if the Crows win or are not smashed out of Kardinia as some here have so despairingly assured us has already been determined. Just because we haven't won over there for 20 years doesn't mean we can't or won't tomorrow. As they say in they bush during a drought 'every day it doesn't rain is a day closer to the day when it will rain'. I think the time is getting ripe for us to rain on their parade!

We’re capable of playing some good footy for long patches. And we have a full list to choose from whereas cats have some best 22 missing. I’m not saying it’s the best time to catch them but it’s probably the best opportunity we’ll have this year.

I think we’ll give a decent account of ourselves. But I understand the pessimism having started well the 2 years prior and then dropped right off. If you were going to script a continuation of the last 2 years then Cats at cat park would be forefront of mind in terms of the game that removes the wheelnuts.

What will be interesting is to see whether we revert to the defensive style as we have done the previous 2 years and did in the final quarter last week.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

No ruck cover then. I guess TT gets the job if ROB goes down in the warm up.

It’s going to be pretty wet so it wouldn’t be the worst thing is that they’re probably thinking

 

[Jeffcrowe]

He's got a 5 goal game in him this season. You can just feel it.

The way he goes about it, 1 day the footy will fall his way all day and he'll totally destroy a game.

Agree … I said a couple of weeks ago he will kick 6 soon

Hopefully 5 before that

 

[Betts are off]

Agree … I said a couple of weeks ago he will kick 6 soon

Hopefully 5 before that

Lol, yeah i'll take both!

 

[CrowBloke]

but I’m happy to go unchanged this week if the philosophy is to not debut or inject a young kid into a match like this where we’re likely to get a touch up. I want the heat on those who have been playing to perform. And if they don’t, then they go out next week when we’re back home and it’s a much more manageable hime game for the kids that come in.

That's an interesting take. Smart.
Do you think Nicks et al are smart enough to do that? Requires planning and thinking ahead re our youth .

 

[AFC979810]

Perhaps a controversial view - but I’m happy to go unchanged this week if the philosophy is to not debut or inject a young kid into a match like this where we’re likely to get a touch up. I want the heat on those who have been playing to perform. And if they don’t, then they go out next week when we’re back home and it’s a much more manageable hime game for the kids that come in.

Although I doubt the above is the philosophy.

Thats fine - but its a double edge sword.

If you are not debuting a youngster for fear of a touch up - why are we wasting a week on Tex/Sloane when we could be resting them?

 

[MRB37]

Sounding like there might be a late change in store for the Cats. They'll be looking to tag the bejesus out of Dawson too.

That's going to be the new normal going forward though. Teams aren't too worried about getting beaten by Laird, Sloane, Keays, shut down Dawson and we don't have the class to cover.