Preview Changes: R17 vs Essendon, Sunday July 9, 2.50pm ACST @ Docklands Stadium

[Rory Walkerfield]

How can we fix our midfield in the short term?

14th for clearance differential, 15th (worst) for scores conceded from clearances.

Give Pedlar, Soligo and Rash more midfield time next year.

 

[MRB37]

I dont think anything can be done just yet. Early year we had rachelle, Soligio run thru there.

Last few weeks we have put thru pedlar and Rachelle was back in there after the bye.

But they are simply too young yet to be able to play the entire year in the mids, reason we have keays / Sloane / laird as the main 3.

Their bodies are just too young and not built yet for the heavy lifting. Clearly we want them in there but just not possible.

Sloane made a comment early year after 5-6 rounds how easy it was on the body playing wing vs inside. Never sore, never beat up. Can't expect an 19 year old to withstand the inside grunt of getting hit non stop vs 28 year old bulls.

Not against Collingwood, in fact Rachele didn't get a single CBA against the Pies, Soligo was way down and Pedlar barely spotted.

We have the youngsters minutes against a crap Roos side, this is a must-win game so I fully expect the younger players to be cut out again and we'll go back to the 4 man rotation.

 

[Alwaysacrow]

Yep really can’t see what Parnell brings, with his size he needs to get a lot of the ball and lace out every time, he doesn’t seem to do that.

He takes the odd screamer, but yeah not much else.

 

[AFC979810]

Hey cAsEy_18 what's so funny? Piss off back to your own board.

You giving people grief for using an emoji!

My word.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You giving people grief for using an emoji!

My word.

To be fair he laughs at every post posted by a Crow supporter on the Redman trade thread - I mean every post!

Rather immature.

 

[Klug]

I dont think anything can be done just yet. Early year we had rachelle, Soligio run thru there.

Last few weeks we have put thru pedlar and Rachelle was back in there after the bye.

But they are simply too young yet to be able to play the entire year in the mids, reason we have keays / Sloane / laird as the main 3.

Their bodies are just too young and not built yet for the heavy lifting. Clearly we want them in there but just not possible.

Sloane made a comment early year after 5-6 rounds how easy it was on the body playing wing vs inside. Never sore, never beat up. Can't expect an 19 year old to withstand the inside grunt of getting hit non stop vs 28 year old bulls.

We have to take risks more, and get at least 1 of Pedlar/Soligo/Rachele/Rankine as a main midfield rotation per week.

If tiredness if a factor, then rotate them week to week, but at least 1 of them is needed each week for development.

The Crows are still too risk averse with midfield development, yet weirdly are prepared to take risks repeatedly already shown not to work, such as playing under-sized defence!

 

[Pugsley]

I heard them interview Burns on 5AA this arvo, Tredrea asked him if Borlase would play and he said they hadn't decided yet. To me if he was going to debut they would have locked him in and already announced it. Will find out tomorrow.

It would have accompanied a back slapping video if he was going to play.

 

[AFC979810]

To be fair he laughs at every post posted by a Crow supporter on the Redman trade thread - I mean every post!

Rather immature.

Old mate Bicks would never troll with excessive emoji's.

 

[spenze]

How can we fix our midfield in the short term?

14th for clearance differential, 15th (worst) for scores conceded from clearances.

New midfield coach?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Do we know if the fricken roof is open?

Open roof + red away guernseys...

 

[NSolis]

When we played the Saints people got upset about the 'undersized defence' because we played Butts but not Murray and brought in Parnell, and it was fine. Is there any particular reason to think Murray + Worrell won't match up well against Essendon? As far as I can tell it's mainly Wright + Wiederman and some smaller guys who are around the height of Max/Hinge. This would seem to be an okay game to not have another defender of Butts/Murray size, though we could be exposed if we get another KPD injury during the game I guess.

 

[AFCCroweater]

Do we know if the fricken roof is open?

Open roof + red away guernseys...

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[Slippery Pete]

How can we fix our midfield in the short term?

You fix it in the long term starting in 2018

 

[GROTTO]

Do we know if the fricken roof is open?

Open roof + red away guernseys...

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[Ham]

How can we fix our midfield in the short term?

14th for clearance differential, 15th (worst) for scores conceded from clearances.

What was Collingwood's clearance differential/scores conceded from clearance pre and post bringing in Tom Mitchell?

Couldn't find stats but found this quote from Pendlebury
Pendlebury indicating that he will have to slot into the Magpie's fast-paced tempo and defensive accountability;

“It's the Tom Mitchell who dominates around the footy and is a beast around the ball, but also puts on pressure, tackles, and he probably doesn't feel like he has to be best on ground for us to win."
“He has just got to do his job because he addresses a great need for us. We haven't been great around the footy with our clearance work and that is his one-wood.” As a side last year, Collingwood were routinely trounced in most statistical categories, particularly stoppages and clearances, but made up for it with their dominance around the ground.

I haven't watched any SANFL, so can't really comment, but genuine question; could Matt Crouch play a similar role for us? not to dominate possession but at least even up clearances a bit whilst still maintaining the other better users in there? His career averages seem to be similar to Mitchell.

 

[bigman]

Did I hear right from Kymbo and the Rooch that borlase is playing this week

 

[Crows I Am]

When do we normally announce our final team?

 

[GROTTO]

Did I hear right from Kymbo and the Rooch that borlase is playing this week

Listed as an OUT for the SANFL team.

 

[GROTTO]

When do we normally announce our final team?

About 6pm local today is finalized.

But actual final team is 1 hour before game time.

 

[Crows I Am]

About 6pm local today is finalized.

But actual final team is 1 hour before game time.

Hopefully we see Borlase in the starting 22 this afternoon then.

 

[GROTTO]

Hopefully we see Borlase in the starting 22 this afternoon then.

Definitely be starting if they are playing him, they wont be making him a sub.

 

[GROTTO]

When do we normally announce our final team?

About 6pm local today is finalized.

But actual final team is 1 hour before game time.

Adelaide will name its final team at 4.30pm on Friday.

Squad Selection: Round 17

Adelaide faces Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Sunday

www.afc.com.au

 

[Crows I Am]

Adelaide will name its final team at 4.30pm on Friday.

Squad Selection: Round 17

Adelaide faces Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Sunday

www.afc.com.au

 

[jenny61_99]

Stop playing our slowest “mids” on the ball for so much of the game…

How much do we play them? Do you have some figures we could see?

 

[GROTTO]

15mins to go.