Preview Changes: R3 v Port Adelaide, Saturday April 1, 7.00pm ACDT at Adelaide Oval

[davos44]

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE CROWS

Saturday April 1, 7:30pm at Adelaide Oval

How to watch on Fox Footy: Channel 503 from 7.25pm, with Dwayne Russell, Gerard Healy, David King and Mark Ricciuto.

(AEDT)

Wow, its been obvious since lockdowns in 2020/2021 that the AFL have gone even harder to get as much ratings as possible to maximise TV profits.
Remember when we got the Phil Walsh showdown on a Sunday afternoon timeslot? Or playing Sydney on a Friday night 3 years in a row? No way we will see them again.


This round all of the FOXTEL games are outside Victoria, perhaps there was a flight issue from getting out/into of Adelaide.

Launceston Saturday arvo, Sydney for the 4PM game, Adelaide Saturday night, Gold Coast Sunday lunchtime and Perth Sunday afternoon.

Only so much Dwayne, Huddo and Adam Papalia to go around I suppose.

 

[MsTopG]

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE CROWS

Saturday April 1, 7:30pm at Adelaide Oval

How to watch on Fox Footy: Channel 503 from 7.25pm, with Dwayne Russell, Gerard Healy, David King and Mark Ricciuto.

(AEDT)

I'm surprised they are in the studio. The commentators probably want to commentate from home. Don't fear Roo will be at the ground commentating on how good the opposition's list is. Who does our list again?

What fox should do as they are obviously cutting costs is have a local commentary team for Showdowns. Hopefully in the next rights deal you will have the choice of commentary on a fox broadcast. Take your pick of Triple m, 3aw, ABC, 7, Fox.

 

[From The Pocket]

Wow, its been obvious since lockdowns in 2020/2021 that the AFL have gone even harder to get as much ratings as possible to maximise TV profits.
Remember when we got the Phil Walsh showdown on a Sunday afternoon timeslot? Or playing Sydney on a Friday night 3 years in a row? No way we will see them again.


This round all of the FOXTEL games are outside Victoria, perhaps there was a flight issue from getting out/into of Adelaide.

Launceston Saturday arvo, Sydney for the 4PM game, Adelaide Saturday night, Gold Coast Sunday lunchtime and Perth Sunday afternoon.

Only so much Dwayne, Huddo and Adam Papalia to go around I suppose.

Papalia is based in Perth and does games over there with Pavlich and Schofield (but even then they Vic based commentators phoning in).

Outside of there and Melbourne they only send a boundary rider, with the exception of the first Showdown last year where Roo had Covid and they sent Pavlich and Dunstall over. Which was glaring when Dunstall reacted to Dawson's goal before the footage got back to Melbourne and Huddo continued doing his caller role.

 

[CrowBloke]

Thilberg taps to Schoenberg who kicks to Himmelberg who handballs to Thumberg who goals then glues herself to the goalpost for climate change.

How dare you!!

 

[MsTopG]

How dare you!!

 

[Kenny Dee]

They're also just a terrible supporter base, I took my 8 year old niece to a game vs them when we were in south australia.. they were utter ferals, worst I have seen, she got terrible anxiety from it.

Horrible to hear but not surprising at all from that mob

 

[Crow till I die]

They're also just a terrible supporter base, I took my 8 year old niece to a game vs them when we were in south australia.. they were utter ferals, worst I have seen, she got terrible anxiety from it.

And these are their golden years as supporters and by that I mean they are far more sanitised now than they ever were back in the SANFL days of the 80's..you should have gone to Alberton Oval to see your side play them...to pull a line from one of our boards more famous posters - they were from the very bottom shelf those Port magpie supporters

 

[tazaa]

Please win

 

[Anzacpaul]

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE CROWS

Saturday April 1, 7:30pm at Adelaide Oval

How to watch on Fox Footy: Channel 503 from 7.25pm, with Dwayne Russell, Gerard Healy, David King and Mark Ricciuto.

(AEDT)

Drinking game everytime a commentator gets a players name wrong, have a swig.

Will make the pain of losing better when you're blotto by half time.

 

[davos44]

Papalia is based in Perth and does games over there with Pavlich and Schofield (but even then they Vic based commentators phoning in).

Outside of there and Melbourne they only send a boundary rider, with the exception of the first Showdown last year where Roo had Covid and they sent Pavlich and Dunstall over. Which was glaring when Dunstall reacted to Dawson's goal before the footage got back to Melbourne and Huddo continued doing his caller role.

They used to travel to West Lakes and enjoy it!

 

[Gtowncrow]

Funny seeing 10 posters when a winless season, now that’s negative!!

Hurts less if you set the bar low.

 

[jackster83]

Please win

Can you lend us your coach and midfield?

 

[arrowman]

Please win

Nicks is going to print that post and stick it up on the wall pre-game.

 

[Milo Cyrus]

Nicks is going to print that post and stick it up on the wall pre-game.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Hurts less if you set the bar low.

Thats exactly why I voted for zero wins all season!…

 

[MsTopG]

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Nicks could learn a thing or two from Ted.

 

[GROTTO]

Please win

You and your friends from the North board are always welcomed on here.

 

[GROTTO]

Is No Fog on Saturday night a concern?


Fun Facts with Grotto

Fogarty has gone 2+ in his last 6 games for the Crows. Which includes 3.2 vs the Power in the last Showdown.

 

[Bazz_27]

Nicks could learn a thing or two from Ted.

I'm confused. Most people make out like he is Ted?

 

[the big lebowski]

Please win

Pretty please

 

[MsTopG]

Please win

How about a compromise. We win and also move Nick's on.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

I can’t see a heap of changes.

We need a second tall defender;
Worrell - injured
Butts - carrying an injury and poor form
Keane - After a 12 month break from AFL, he started training just over a month ago. He is not SANFL fit let alone AFL fit. It would be a very brave selection.
Himmelberg - Even braver.

I suspect an undersized defence is the best of the poor option.

Himmelberg or Thilthorpe as Forward/Back up Ruck. Toss of a coin, I would go with Thilthorpe.

Out : Parnell, Himmelberg
In : Milera, Jones (sub)
If Fog isn’t available then Himmelberg keeps his spot in the 22.

 

[Scorpus]

Will we see some sort of weird and inexplicable change?

I'm thinking along the lines of us dropping Schoenberg and Pedlar for Thilthorpe and Butts without dropping Himmelberg so we end up going in with heaps of talls or something

 

[refused_]

Either we are dropping as many talls as possible and going in smaller than a kindy class. Or we are dropping all the smalls and going in like an NFL team.

But what we will do, back the boys in, as unchanged as possible.
Back to Keays, Laird, Sloane as all CBAs.

 

[Brett Cummings]

Saw this last night, Tex was lining up for a gettable goal, Rachele led to the pocket and when he was ignored he jumped up and down like a bit of an idiot.

If Tex was on a s**t angle and miles out, fair enough, but Racheles would have been the harder shot so Tex should have ignored him and having someone carry on like that would have been distracting lining up.

I can understand Rachele being super eager and hungry but there’s also commonsense that’s required. If I was Tex I would have set him straight too.

There was no heated scuffle, unless you call Tex patting him on the back at the end. * the media can be w***ers.

No way rachelle would leave because of that. I doubt tex will even be playing next year.