Preview Changes: R22 vs Brisbane

[Jeffcrowe]

He has managed to have some serviceable games in 2023 which is a credit to him and his competitive spirit but as I have posted before his form leading into the Easter tragedy of 2022 was very poor.

He has lost speed in both his legs and his brain - watch how many times he gets caught with the ball or is pressured to the point that he puts a mate under the pump.

He definitely earned a pile of brownie points and he used up a heap in 2022, more in 2023 please don’t dip into more in 2024.

Agree

 

[George Kramer]

With Jones out we can play Sloane on Charlie Cameron

WaynesWorld19 you may get your wish!

 

[Burtonsgottago]

A decent team wouldn't have any of them.

My team wouldn’t have any of them

 

[davos44]

Sloane in has genuinely pissed me off so bad and ruined any excitement I had for this match, what a weak ******* move in such an important game. Every other player in our midfield deserve better than him and he bogs all of their efforts down when he’s in there. Maybe I’m crazy but I’m almost reaching the same levels of despondency Port fans have for Hinkley when it comes to Sloane’s potential new contract

It’s bad enough we could have seen Crouch play like this earlier in the season if it weren’t for Sloane hogging a spot in the midfield but the theory that the two of them cannot work in tandem together because Crouch needs quality, pacy mids around him to get that kind of performance out of him absolutely holds weight I’m sure, and if it all goes to s**t Saturday, who do you think they’re dropping out of those two, who’ll become the scapegoat?

Literally who outside of the club and delusional fans has rated Sloane’s performance this year outside of a good final quarter here and there??? The servitude towards him beggars belief

Sloane was good as the sub last week, why would you think he would be dropped?

Rachele was poor except for a couple of nice things in the last half.

Players like Sloane just aren't there for on field performance and getting 30 disposals, its about setting the standard at training, showing young players how to play the game, giving them someone experienced to speak with, giving advice, media work, setting yourself up in life etc.

Saying that Matt Crouch was held back because Sloane was "hogging a spot in the midfield" is just ridiculous.

 

[Scorpus]

Players like Sloane just aren't there for on field performance and getting 30 disposals, its about setting the standard at training, showing young players how to play the game, giving them someone experienced to speak with, giving advice, media work, setting yourself up in life etc.

Can't they do all this stuff without playing?

 

[Greenfinger]

Very puzzling selections.would have to be the slowest team we have put out all year. Tipped us earlier in the week but have now changed. I really can’t see how a one paced team like this can beat Brisbane . Once again the clear message from nicks is he doesn’t trust the kids!

 

[Greenfinger]

Sloane was good as the sub last week, why would you think he would be dropped?

Rachele was poor except for a couple of nice things in the last half.

Players like Sloane just aren't there for on field performance and getting 30 disposals, its about setting the standard at training, showing young players how to play the game, giving them someone experienced to speak with, giving advice, media work, setting yourself up in life etc.

Saying that Matt Crouch was held back because Sloane was "hogging a spot in the midfield" is just ridiculous.

Most would have been ok with him being retained as a sub. He can impact still in that way . He isn’t really up to a full afl game anymore. That’s the issue.

Most of your reasons are off field things. Shouldn’t be the reason for getting a full game

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Very puzzling selections.would have to be the slowest team we have put out all year. Tipped us earlier in the week but have now changed. I really can’t see how a one paced team like this can beat Brisbane . Once again the clear message from nicks is he doesn’t trust the kids!

You don’t think Pedlar should have come in ?

 

[Jetwa5h]

Thats fine… But… why isnt the same rule applied to senior players like Murph?..

why do our youth get shafted and held to a higher standard than our senior players?..

its should be the other way around.. but thats this arse backward club for ya..

quiet games from juniors should be expected.. quiet games from senior players shouldn't be accepted.

Well Murphy at least runs both ways regardless even when it doesn't look like he is going to get a stat out of it

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[maxlilly]

We've made it abundantly clear this season and previous seasons that we don't use selection as a way of teaching lessons.

The thinking will be as simple as "Sloane offers more than Rachele or any of the available SANFL options at the moment" and that's it.

That's been the frustrating thing all year with the coaches.
They believe anyone in the sanfl isn't up to it until they have been forced to make a change.
They didn't think Crouch, Keene, Nankervis, Borlase and Cook have been afl standard but when they have been given an opportunity, they have all shown signs that they can play at the level.
So supporters lose faith in the judgement of the coaches because they have seemed to make many bad calls on players

 

[davos44]

Most would have been ok with him being retained as a sub. He can impact still in that way . He isn’t really up to a full afl game anymore. That’s the issue.

Most of your reasons are off field things. Shouldn’t be the reason for getting a full game

Yep, definitely agree he should be the sub.

 

[MRB37]

We used Murphy as a starting winger a fair bit the past two weeks, so with Jones out I can definitely see that increasing even more this week.

 

[Golumless]

Sloane for Jones is a strange one. How would Cook be feeling that a cooked Sloane is being picked over him.

I kind of agree. Not so much in the "how would one middling prospect in our system feel" sense, but as a team who is clearly reliant on their outside game weakening it. Just seems a strange call to make.

Though, I guess Sloane could replicate what Jones brings for the most part at a pinch, seeing we're not much of a running side. Even then though, so could players like Cook, Soglio, Nankervis etc.

If the game is tight and in the balance and Rachele comes in late in the 3rd, it could be a masterstroke move.

He definitely will inject energy into the team.

I mean, that is certainly one thing I didn't consider when I said it didn't make sense. Having someone who is that much of a gamechanger fresh for a quarter could really move the needle.

 

[kirky]

Based on the Gold Coast game yep, but I disagree on the rest. Murphy has equally had s**t games, only recently 4 touches against Essendon and 7 against Collingwood.

Rach is on the left:

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Murphy gets way too much leeway for an average player with no upside. I’d back Rach to bounce back and Murphy is due for his customary run of poor games after a good one.

Agree, we know that Murphy won’t get any better and yet Rachele will.

 

[GROTTO]

I mean, that is certainly one thing I didn't consider when I said it didn't make sense. Having someone who is that much of a gamechanger fresh for a quarter could really move the needle.

Its not just that that Rachele will be fresh as well, he will have a distinct petrol advantage in the 4th qtr over other Lions players who hopefully have played 3 hard quarters against us.

 

[GROTTO]

Did anyone watch the game last week between Freo and Lions, how hot was it in Perth for that game?

 

[Cap]

On a positive note, happy to see Pedlar back.

A real positive for the season and showing why we jumped for him.

 

[cmndstab]

Did anyone watch the game last week between Freo and Lions, how hot was it in Perth for that game?

I didn't watch it, but it was a max temperature of 23 degrees that day.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I didn't watch it, but it was a max temperature of 23 degrees that day.

Yeah I don’t reckon heat will bother the lions given they train all summer in 30-35 at high humidity

But the short break coming off longest flight in comp might take edge off a bit , certainly no harm for us

 

[Dangarman]

Our players out from the R11 game:
Rankine
Rachele
Sholl
McHenry
Murray
Doedee
Butts
Parnell

Replaced by
Crouch
Hinge
Smith
Borlase
Keane
Schoenberg
Nank
McAdam

Brisbane players out:
Rich
Coleman
Ashcroft
Gardiner
Madden
Fletcher (Sub)

Replaced by
Hipwood
Payne
Jaxon
Robertson
Ah Chee

Small sample space, but Bris winning % is 72% with Ashcroft, 50% without.

Ex-Crows playing for Lions - Cameron, Gunston and possibly Lyons
Ex-Lions playing for Crows - Keays, Hinge.

 

[CharlieCrow]

Well, this could be the least watched Crows game ever - running up against the Matildas in the world cup!!

 

[MsTopG]

Our players out from the R11 game:
Rankine
Rachele
Sholl
McHenry
Murray
Doedee
Butts
Parnell

Replaced by
Crouch
Hinge
Smith
Borlase
Keane
Schoenberg
Nank
McAdam

Brisbane players out:
Rich
Coleman
Ashcroft
Gardiner
Madden
Fletcher (Sub)

Replaced by
Hipwood
Payne
Jaxon
Robertson
Ah Chee

Small sample space, but Bris winning % is 72% with Ashcroft, 50% without.

Ex-Crows playing for Lions - Cameron, Gunston and possibly Lyons
Ex-Lions playing for Crows - Keays, Hinge.

Rankine and Murray are the two that we really miss from the outs. Two of our best players.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Yeah I don’t reckon heat will bother the lions given they train all summer in 30-35 at high humidity

But the short break coming off longest flight in comp might take edge off a bit , certainly no harm for us

I think we can assume now .....Laird does not like the heat

His worst 2 games for the year have been in hot conditions

 

[MsTopG]

Irritatingly, our selection panel appears to have a memory that goes back one week and no further.

Rachele was poor last weekend, no doubt. Sloane was good in his one quarter. That's as far as the decision-making process likely went.

Both should have been out.

 

[Samcro24]

Well, this could be the least watched Crows game ever - running up against the Matildas in the world cup!!

The who in the what now?