Preview Changes: R3 vs Port Adelaide

[Scorpus]

IN:
Murphy, Laird, Frampton

OUT:
Sloane (adductor), Pedlar, Murray, Soligo (medi-sub)

 

[BACCS]

I tell you giving up my AFC male membership was the best decision I ever made. The state of the club is now only laughable and doesn’t hurt at all. Looking forward to round one of the SANFL as the Eagles chase a three peat.

Good for you, glad you felt the need to post it on the Adelaide Crows forum.

 

[jenny61_99]

It's sheeple groupthink. They need a new whipping boy, now that Dmac is gone. Apparently Murphy is it.

Or Himmelberg, or Frampton.... have I missed anyone out?

 

[triggyscrewedus]

Well I s'pose we could have taken Jackson Hately who was the most popular choice on this board with our 1st round picks?

Or traded up (in a super draft) or out to the following yr and avoid wasting the pick.

Two wasted first round picks in the same draft.

Unacceptable.

 

[BACCS]

But you have people likes BACCS going "Nicks selections have been great but just this week he has gone a little bit awry"

I'm talking about this season, what has a selection of Lynch in the past got to do with 2022?

 

[Mutineer]

Or traded up (in a super draft) or out to the following yr and avoid wasting the pick.

Two wasted first round picks in the same draft.

Unacceptable.

Yet another of the hindsight eggspurts...

 

[DJ75]

As much as it would be hilarious to see Port's fall and the impact a 0-3 record would have, a win tonight might be the worse thing that can happen to our club. It would reinforce the selection philosophy and set our rebuild back even further.
The best thing that could happen is that we lose by 20 goals. Our coaches see the folly of their mistakes, accept that our 'experience' is actually crap and start to properly plan and build for the future.

No matter what happens tonight, we lose.

 

[craig crowing]

Their best SANFL player last year Boyd Woodcock absolutely lit up the VFL on the weekend now playing for the Southport Sharks B.O.G. with 33 disposals. Should be on an AFL list IMO.

We dont need another midget but at least Boyd has real talent and knows how to kick goals .
Get rid of Murphy and McHenry and would take.

 

[Skippos]

The selections are objectively bad and regrettably are awfully predictable given the way the club seems to operate these days.

The more I think about it, the more I cool my anger at Thilthorpe being kept in the magoos. I reckon the most important trait for any successful KPF is competitiveness and aggression. If you're technically limited but have it, you can do a job. But if you don't have it, the ceiling is Peter Wright or Josh Jenkins

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Josh Jenkins

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.1

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.6

5star

.

Right now, Thilthorpe lacks it. And it's not something you just learn. Look at Josh Schache

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Josh Schache

Age

27

Ht

199cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.8

4star

- immensely talented, but just never had that aggression. And now he's turkey because of it. Since TT's second game, he's lacked it too. Doesn't love the rough stuff as much and body language/morale goes to shit when things aren't going his way.

Sure, there are advantages to exposing him to as much AFL football as possible. But if he gets a free ticket on talent alone, complacency is real. So I just hope his selection in the SANFL is less about 'you are currently our 24th best footballer so playing you marginally hurts our chances of winning' and more about 'you have all the talent in the world, but if you want to be the best, this specific thing is non-negotiable, and we want you to get it right' - nip that complacency in the bud. It could be the difference between having a Jenkins and having a McKay.

 

[Betts are off]

As much as it would be hilarious to see Port's fall and the impact a 0-3 record would have, a win tonight might be the worse thing that can happen to our club. It would reinforce the selection philosophy and set our rebuild back even further.
The best thing that could happen is that we lose by 20 goals. Our coaches see the folly of their mistakes, accept that our 'experience' is actually crap and start to properly plan and build for the future.

No matter what happens tonight, we lose.

Before this post I had us as a massive underdog. Now you've said this, we are pretty much guaranteed to win!

 

[BACCS]

As much as it would be hilarious to see Port's fall and the impact a 0-3 record would have, a win tonight might be the worse thing that can happen to our club. It would reinforce the selection philosophy and set our rebuild back even further.
The best thing that could happen is that we lose by 20 goals. Our coaches see the folly of their mistakes, accept that our 'experience' is actually crap and start to properly plan and build for the future.

No matter what happens tonight, we lose.

I've lost count the number of times a poster has said that on this board over the last couple of years, when we all know deep down you want us to win. Do you really think winning a match against a potential top 4 side with 14 sub-50 gamers is setting back the rebuild? Is the easiest way to farm likes on this board to post over the top negative statements?

 

[Betts are off]

The selections are objectively bad and regrettably are awfully predictable given the way the club seems to operate these days.

The more I think about it, the more I cool my anger at Thilthorpe being kept in the magoos. I reckon the most important trait for any successful KPF is competitiveness and aggression. If you're technically limited but have it, you can do a job. But if you don't have it, the ceiling is Peter Wright or Josh Jenkins.

Right now, Thilthorpe lacks it. And it's not something you just learn. Look at Josh Schache - immensely talented, but just never had that aggression. And now he's turkey because of it. Since TT's second game, he's lacked it too. Doesn't love the rough stuff as much and body language/morale goes to shit when things aren't going his way.

Sure, there are advantages to exposing him to as much AFL football as possible. But if he gets a free ticket on talent alone, complacency is real. So I just hope his selection in the SANFL is less about 'you are currently our 24th best footballer so playing you marginally hurts our chances of winning' and more about 'you have all the talent in the world, but if you want to be the best, this specific thing is non-negotiable, and we want you to get it right' - nip that complacency in the bud. It could be the difference between having a Jenkins and having a McKay.

Lets just hope watching both Elliot Droppleberg and Billy Dropton on Friday night footy playing in front of him lights that fire and pours petrol on it all at once!

 

[triggyscrewedus]

Yet another of the hindsight eggspurts...

Incorrect.. your implying it was my decision to waste the picks to begin with.

The facts are both players are shyt and if it wasn't for your small man syndrome you would concur

 

[WetCrow1991]

I've lost count the number of times a poster has said that on this board over the last couple of years, when we all know deep down you want us to win. Do you really think winning a match against a potential top 4 side with 14 sub-50 gamers is setting back the rebuild? Is the easiest way to farm likes on this board to post over the top negative statements?

Do you work for the PMO because you spin BS constantly.

 

[CrowBloke]

Nicks doesnt even have Plan A, let alone Plane B, C or D if Port tear us apart.

I thought maybe Nicks may have kept something up his sleeve in the trial game earlier this year, when Port bashed us.

Bullwinkle: "Hey ROCKY, watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat!
Nuthin up ma sleeve ...
{rhino roars)
Wrong hat."

Ditto, Nicks.
Nuthin up his sleeve (and, NO hat).

 

[triggyscrewedus]

Lets just hope watching both Elliot Droppleberg and Billy Dropton on Friday night footy playing in front of him lights that fire and pours petrol on it all at once!

Old concrete hands Frampton... I especially like how he can kick the ball with his shin.

 

[CrowBloke]

Nicks is clueless as a coach, he learnt from Hinkley and Cameron, that should have been enough to NOT get an interview - let alone win the position.

******* Roo continues to drag our club down.

Nicks in his interview, squeaky-voiced: " ... and I'll do this and I'll do that ... and... and ..."

Roo, thinks: "I like the sound of this bloke"

"You've got the gig, brother".

 

[Vader]

Or Himmelberg, or Frampton.... have I missed anyone out?

McHenry apparently too (I can understand the frustrations with Jones).

 

[Mutineer]

Incorrect.. your implying it was my decision to waste the picks to begin with.

The facts are both players are shyt and if it wasn't for your small man syndrome you would concur

I don't recall you participating in the draft threads and putting names to who we should pick?

 

[Ramify]

I didn’t hear it, but Smith apparently said the passing game plan is what Nicks wanted. Would be interested if anyone heard it

Oh Christ. If that is fact then it is worse than I thought. How tone deaf can a Coach be? Nobody can look at our list and think- "Yep, short,slow,accurate passing game suits this team".

I think we really need to start looking outside of the Ex-AFL player bubble for fresh Coaching perspectives.

 

[triggyscrewedus]

I don't recall you participating in the draft threads and putting names to who we should pick?

I knew you followed my posts.

No I didn't, I'm not paid as a full-time AFC employee with numerous resources at my disposal to make these types of critical decisions.
Looks like easy money though.. and hey you can even completely stuff it up and it doesn't matter.

 

[craig crowing]

Whether you are a Murphy fan like our selectors or not ,the facts are we rushed Milera etc into the team for first game and Pedlar for 2nd game .
Didn't work and dropped ,so now we bring Murphy in after long time off and 1 trial game and I like many only see him as a fringe AFL player .
Just hard to work out especially a talent like Pedlar who we rated above many highly rated draftees is not given more opportunity.
I know might be setting myself up for some poster flack if he fails again, but pleased to see Frampton given a game in defence as feel learnt it .

 

[Crow_68]

So how much influence does our Leadership Group have on selections?

I get the feeling the likes of ROB, Sloane, Smith, Doedee and Keays are protected species and will be the first 5 names selected every week.

 

[Mutineer]

I knew you followed my posts.

No I didn't, I'm not paid as a full-time AFC employee with numerous resources at my disposal to make these types of critical decisions.
Looks like easy money though.. and hey you can even completely stuff it up and it doesn't matter.

LOL, I'd be more likely to put you on ignore than ever follow your posts..

 

[DJ75]

I've lost count the number of times a poster has said that on this board over the last couple of years, when we all know deep down you want us to win. Do you really think winning a match against a potential top 4 side with 14 sub-50 gamers is setting back the rebuild? Is the easiest way to farm likes on this board to post over the top negative statements?

Once the game starts I'll be hoping for the best. I want us as a club and I want our players to do well.

BUT, if we win today, it tells our coaches that prioritising playing C grade experience over developing for the future is the right way to go. That worries me greatly. I fear that a win will do more damage to our longer term prospects than a loss would.

I don't think it is over the top to say so.

 

[George Kramer]

Well I s'pose we could have taken Jackson Hately who was the most popular choice on this board with our 1st round picks?

Didn't think Hamish relies on Big Footy popular choices.....