Preview Changes: R20 Showdown vs Port Adelaide

[MsTopG]

More that that midfield is same same and ineffective. No doubt 1st bounce.

I wouldn't have Sloane, Crouch, Murphy in the team. Keays is borderline too. Nicks obviously is secure in his job or he is a moron. Alternatively he isn't picking the team and they are going for a better pick.

 

[dogs105]

Don't speak to me like that!

This is just the time to ask you how many we win by this week.

Crows by 85

 

[aabp1978]

Don’t underestimate our ability to do dumb things.

Cook should have stayed in, with Rory out. Soligo for Crouch. Hateley the sub again.

With Rory generally, I love the guy, but he exemplifies why we are competing any time soon..the fact he needs to be told to retire by all accounts is damning..

 

[pjcrows]

Port doing what we've never done, even when contending - manage players at the back end of a season.

 

[Firewalker]

I just don’t have the energy to care anymore, it’s 2023 and Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

49

Ht

187cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.4

3star

with the exception of Dawson has selected the 2020 season midfield group of Laird, Crouch, Sloane, Keays and Schoenberg that brought home the wooden spoon, it takes some effort that after nearly 4 seasons in charge to revert back to the losing formula of your first year in charge, speechless…

 

[1970crow]

If Crouch stays in i can see Rozee or Butters running it out the middle with Sloane, Crouch and Laird all waddling behind not even getting close.

waddling behind would be an improvement. Exoect them to push sideways waiting for some cheap ball to come their way.

 

[George Kramer]

What’s funny about this post George Kramer? Cook has been terrible this year, that’s not the wrong selection here, it’s Soligo missing and keeping Crouch.

Did you watch a different game last week? He kept trying million dollar kicks and fluffed almost all of them. His Sanfl form was average, his game against Melbourne was average. Soligo should have played last week and should be playing this weekend.

Maybe you didn’t watch it, Cook 88% disposal efficiency, 6 score involvements.

Despite that, the kids played the one game, dropping him and keeping Sloane who has had an awful month.

Soligo should have come in for Murphy. Murphy was actually dropped for McHenry and only kept his spot due to illness and his game was considered good enough to retain it?

Facts are our coaches and selectors are morons. A midfield mix of Dawson, Laird, Crouch, Sloane and Keays is ****ing awful and no matter how much the club pays you to police this thread, it’s a pointless exercise.

 

[1970crow]

Port play a pretty simple midfield gameplan. Congest it, then paddle or grubber kick it to Rozee or Houston waiting behind the pack who then passes on to Butters who then breaks from play (or vice-versa).

Just get Keays to stick by Rozee and Jones to stick by Butters. McHenry to lock down Houston.

Take those 3 out of the game and Port are relying on metres gained by scrubbers like Wines and Boak.

Keays best tagging outcome was Saad to his second highest disposal tally of his season. He's useless at impeding a direct opponent winning possession.

 

[BRL121]

Port doing what we've never done, even when contending - manage players at the back end of a season.

They're just showing that they don't rate us. Time to bore it up em.

 

[1970crow]

Can’t even justify being at the ground for a game like this? *******s

seriously, why the eff is tyat something that concerns you?

 

[GROTTO]

Josh Carr (ports real coach) when he saw Adelaide’s 22 and crouch, laird, sloane and keays all named in the run on side…

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Josh Carr could play on Saturday and Port would still win comfortably.

 

[GROTTO]

Got the band back together.



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Gov is out of contract. It will feel like 2017 all over again.

 

[Mutineer]

Port doing what we've never done, even when contending - manage players at the back end of a season.

Who are they managing?

Lycett has a knee issue and Boak is named in the emergencies.

 

[Geoffa32]

Port doing what we've never done, even when contending - manage players at the back end of a season.

Josh Carr....

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[FR0GGY]

Who are they managing?

Lycett has a knee issue and Boak is named in the emergencies.

Boak and Lycett both say out managed

 

[Geoffa32]

Gov is out of contract. It will feel like 2017 all over again.

Saw Richie Douglas and Petrenko at Sloane's 250th.


Surprised they didn't get a call up this week.




Sog rips it up after being rested an automatic in, but no....

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[Maddogmetro]

Our midfield will be Dawson, Laird, Crouch, Sloane and Keays.

I can deal with these selections if, at the first bounce, we see Dawson, Crouch, and Schoey lining up in the centre, Sloane and Keays at HF, and Laird to HB.

But I think we'd be more likely to see pigs flying overhead.

 

[Mutineer]

Boak and Lycett both say out managed

Then how come Boak is listed in the emergencies?

And it was reported in the media Lycett has a small ligament tear in one of his knees.

 

[FR0GGY]

I can deal with these selections if, at the first bounce, we see Dawson, Crouch, and Schoey lining up in the centre, Sloane and Keays at HF, and Laird to HB.

But I think we'd be more likely to see pigs flying overhead.

Laird and Dawson will be in 100% it’s who gets the other gig that will be in question.

 

[FR0GGY]

Then how come Boak is listed in the emergencies?

And it was reported in the media Lycett has a small ligament test in one of his knees.

Just going on what the afl app says

 

[1970crow]

Cook dropped, Laird back WITH Crouch, and no Soligo?

Bye Nicks.

nix is implementing long-standing club selection philosophy. This is our club's happy place, its thrilled with nix.

 

[George Kramer]

Then how come Boak is listed in the emergencies?

And it was reported in the media Lycett has a small ligament test in one of his knees.

So you don’t trust what Port say but blindly trust what we do?

 

[Mutineer]

Just going on what the afl app says

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[the_inknkwn]

ROB will win the showdown medal

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[Mutineer]

Laird and Dawson will be in 100% it’s who gets the other gig that will be in question.

Willem Drew will go straight to Dawson at the first bounce.