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[Peninsula Boy]

Some pretty bad ins there.

The lack of accountability is astoundingly unaccountable.

Hinkley is just a mess.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Being trolled by crows supporters BEFORE the game.

Shouldn’t be like this…

 

[Rash]

Just watched vision of Rozee’s fitness test on AFL 360. I must say he is moving well. Hoping he can get through unscathed

the challenge will be him doing this for a 120 minute high intenisty afl game.

 

[GoPorts]

If we actually had a cohesive gameplan it wouldn't matter who the 21st and 22nd player picked. Unfortunately our gameplan is hugely inefficient so we need every player to win their position and then some. Even still, in the games that matter we manage to find a way to lose despite dominating possession and territory.

 

[Marmozet]

I hope a Crows fan has a sign saying “Keep Hinkley”

 

[Duck Farmer]

There is absolutely no way you can justify those changes. No way. You cannot drop 2 players then bring them back in without even playing out of the firsts.

Tbf, the SPP and Aliir injuries happened the night before the Maggies game so Burton and McEntee were pulled from the side because we were playing 5 days later on a Thursday night and we needed them as replacements.

 

[Duck Farmer]

I hope a Crows fan has a sign saying “Keep Hinkley”

This would be genuinely great.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I hope a Crows fan has a sign saying “Keep Hinkley”

That would be hilarious.

 

[Andre]

Plan B- Bring back past failed players

Plan A.

 

[bringbackbucky]

Changes are meh, but what else did anyone expect?
Jed was always coming in for SPP.
Burton was always coming in for Aliir.
What other choice did we have?

Jez not named for Magpies either, so clearly he isn’t in a good way after the world lost its mind when he stabbed those people in Bondi…

 

[Bump Bailey]

Changes are meh, but what else did anyone expect?
Jed was always coming in for SPP.
Burton was always coming in for Aliir.
What other choice did we have?

Jez not named for Magpies either, so clearly he isn’t in a good way after the world lost its mind when he stabbed those people in Bondi…

He’s an AFL emergency, happy to stand corrected but it was my understanding emergencies are never named in the first Magpies side that is released but can drop back?

Surely two of three emergencies turn out for the Magpies, you can’t have blokes not getting a game of footy when both sides play on the same day in the same location within 3.5 hours of each other.

 

[Bump Bailey]

He’s an AFL emergency, happy to stand corrected but it was my understanding emergencies are never named in the first Magpies side that is released but can drop back?

Surely two of three emergencies turn out for the Magpies, you can’t have blokes not getting a game of footy when both sides play on the same day in the same location within 3.5 hours of each other.

And please tell me he isn’t sitting out this week completely at both levels to shield him from vitriol from the Crows crowd…you’re a professional footballer mate. Your job is to play.

 

[TeeKray]

We only won 2 during his time here.

His personal record was 1-6. Not exactly Josh Carr.

 

[Doctor Feel]

lol these people like "what else can they do we have no one playing well in the SANFL stop over reacting!", like it isn't all a symptom of broader, extremely well established causes.

Not like our team could benefit from accountability of some kind hey. If you can't compete like the highly paid window dressing you are then piss off and we'll try one of the other guys. They literally could not be worse in the case of Mcentee. They could be getting 5 touches a game in the Magpies and be in better exposed form than Mcentee.

As for Burton, he should be out of the side purely for his pathetic limp efforts in favour of someone who gives a shit as a real minimum. Culture > Ability, particularly if you want to actually get the ability you do have, out of your players.

 

[longdonkey]

There is no way he's woke. He'd be a Joh Bjelke -Peterson type uneducated hick.

He'd be so much of a hick he's probably singing Country Road when Charlie Cameron is kicking goals against us in Brisvegas.

 

[MALTSY]

Mcentee offers nothing. Id much rather blood someone that has potential than continue to die on this hill.

We drafted three small forwards and have players such as Williams, who was drafted as a goal kicking forward playing in defence. Not saying he isnt good in defence but i feel playing him up forward over Mcentee is worth a shot.

Agree…we could have debuted any number of players that could outperform McEntee.

 

[Jello_B]

For those saying we couldn’t select anyone else than Burton, this is the problem.
We think short term, yes it’s obvious to replace AA with Burton, but Burton has been an effortless hack all year. His selection without demonstrating a change in attitude causes long term damage to the culture of the club. It’s rotten af - at least select someone, even a younger player, anyone, who tries 100%.
And Hinkley, as always as dumb as shit. He took the easy option, no creativity. Shift someone else to fill the AA spot, and fill a different position with a new player.

 

[Doctor Feel]

For those saying we couldn’t select anyone else than Burton, this is the problem.
We think short term, yes it’s obvious to replace AA with Burton, but Burton has been an effortless hack all year. His selection without demonstrating a change in attitude causes long term damage to the culture of the club. It’s rotten af - at least select someone, even a younger player, anyone, who tries 100%.
And Hinkley, as always as dumb as s**t. He took the easy option, no creativity. Shift someone else to fill the AA spot, and fill a different position with a new player.

The key to a ****ing culture is have at least some non-negotiables. I would be assuming Burton would be ****ing violating a broad number of them. Why even bother, you are just proving all the bullshit you talk about is exactly that because you just throw them out the window at the first real test.

Pathetic leadership.

 

[Powerade 08]

For those saying we couldn’t select anyone else than Burton, this is the problem.
We think short term, yes it’s obvious to replace AA with Burton, but Burton has been an effortless hack all year. His selection without demonstrating a change in attitude causes long term damage to the culture of the club. It’s rotten af - at least select someone, even a younger player, anyone, who tries 100%.
And Hinkley, as always as dumb as s**t. He took the easy option, no creativity. Shift someone else to fill the AA spot, and fill a different position with a new player.

But we have Bergman. No reason why Boak and Burgoyne cant play the wings with Bergman to defence. Ah well.

Anyway just spent 10 minutes re-writing the lyrics to the Fortnite song with some help from chatgpt. thats my shitposting sorted for tomorrow

 

[Doctor Feel]

Preparing every frame of Caligula (1979) in sequential order to post in the gameday thread.

 

[simba_]

why were they even dropped then?

 

[Doctor Feel]

...also TIL the guy who plays Caligula voices President John Henry Eden in Fallout 3, plays the president in Red Alert 3 Uprising, did voices on the elder scrolls online, did three episodes of biker mice from mars, and obviously a clockwork orange which for some reason I never made the connection.

 

[longdonkey]

Preparing every frame of Caligula (1979) in sequential order to post in the gameday thread.

Is Hinkley bringing the horse?

 

[Tibbs]

I’ve never understood the crazy overreactions to who is the 22nd and 23rd player selected in a team.

We had 2 injuries that needed to be replaced and the cupboard is pretty bare at the moment.

The only head scratcher is leaving finlayson out but he might end up being a late in or we simply didn’t want to be too tall up forward, so the only available replacements for SPP were Jed or frank. Neither of them are good but it’s what we’ve got to deal with.

Burton for Allir was a no brainer, I’m actually shocked that there is such a ridiculous reaction to something as obvious as that. There were literally no other options other than clurey, and stuff that. McKenzie is injured and the young ones aren’t ready.


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You are right, one fringe player in the side would make little difference to the outcome ... all teams have them through the year. Teams have won premierships with them in the side.

There are two other issues which are a concern:
1] If all we can scratch up to cover the loss of SPP is McEntee - After being dropped for constant underperformance, then we are stuffed!
2] The golden pass given him, for such very little return, is a major concern! It is potentially a demoralising issue for the list.

Ken craps on about playing the young players ... Bullshite! He has only ever done that with high draft picks, and when forced to do it. Tomorrow would have been a perfect opportunity to debut Ansasta ... He offers the same pressure as McEntee, but has more weapons. AND, he would bring the added excitement that a debut player brings to the team.

 

[Willsy10]

You are right, one fringe player in the side would make little difference to the outcome ... all teams have them through the year. Teams have won premierships with them in the side.

There are two other issues which are a concern:
1] If all we can scratch up to cover the loss of SPP is McEntee - After being dropped for constant underperformance, then we are stuffed!
2] The golden pass given him, for such very little return, is a major concern! It is potentially a demoralising issue for the list.

Ken craps on about playing the young players ... Bullshite! He has only ever done that with high draft picks, and when forced to do it. Tomorrow would have been a perfect opportunity to debut Ansasta ... He offers the same pressure as McEntee, but has more weapons. AND, he would bring the added excitement that a debut player brings to the team.

Yeah I really don’t think McEntee is this big of an issue.


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