Preview Changes: R5 vs Carlton, Thursday April 13, 7.10pm ACST @ Adelaide Oval

[Bearded Clam]

Give it a ******* rest.

Ah.. the typical Keays fan club response…

they know to try and defend his utter garbage would just make themselves look silly at this point.

so they go the desperate “just shut up” route instead and hope that puts a stop to any Keays selection criticism.

and then they pray hard that he has his 1 good game in about every 7 this weekend so they can strut around like prize ***** and hens saying ”see, see, see.. we told you he was good!!”..



1 GOAL AND 7 FXXKN BEHINDS IN FOUR GAMES…

 

[Mutineer]

I don't get why this keeps getting shared he's not even #2 at our club?!?!? (25th in the AFL)

 

[spenze]

His goal kicking has been terrible, but his workrate to make space has been important.

Not close to being dropped imo.

Not sure, I would say if Ned had 3 games with what he produced last match, he'd have taken Keays spot, or at the very least that would have been a strong discussion. It shows you are playing badly when Ned is in the frame to replace you

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Round 5 team v Adelaide
Backs:	Lewis Young	Jacob Weitering	Adam Saad
Half-backs:	Nic Newman	Mitch McGovern	Lachie Cowan
Centreline:	Adam Cerra	Patrick Cripps	Ollie Hollands
Half-forwards:	Zac Fisher	Harry McKay	Jack Silvagni
Forwards:	Ed Curnow	Charlie Curnow	Jesse Motlop
Followers:	Tom De Koning	George Hewett	Sam Walsh
Interchange:	Blake Acres	Corey Durdin	Matthew Kennedy
	Marc Pittonet
Emergencies:	Jack Carroll	Josh Honey	Lochie O'Brien
	Lachie Plowman

We need to lend Carlton our graphic designers.

 

[1970crow]

Fair bit of faith shown in Butts. He looks to be really struggling physically and a five day break too.

I guess we've always got our Plan B...

Given they’ve dropped him already, can only infer that they have zero faith in what’s behind him to deliver this week. They know they can’t go with one KPD and they clearly prefer Butts at 60% ahead of Borlase and Keane or Berg having another go.

 

[jackster83]

Great post.

Unfortunately there is clique on here who see the game very differently to most people and don't tolerate views alternative to their own.

You don't say...

 

[Bearded Clam]

Don't think Keays has been at his best but probably a bit harder given his different role. Don't think he's been as bad as some on here suggest either.

I'd consider him droppable personally but I am not sure coaches would yet given his ability to move into midfield and in general has a good mature body around the contest.

At the moment we're still very much needing to try have the right balance of our exciting young guys with a bit of a blend of age profiles through out the team.

One of the things thats been best in the last couple weeks is Nicks rolling more guys through the midfield with basically just Laird being all match.

So we’re just meant to put up with his garbage because “he‘s playing a new role”?.. when we have far better options?

really?..

if everyone was honest with themselves… he’s been absolutely terrible.. our worst performing forward by a country mile.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Maybe the institutionalised will cease with the Kristof favourite of ‘no club ever changes a winning side’ or ‘you can’t drop Joe Blog after delivering his best game’. There’s a lot more to stiection than looking back 6 days. Credit to Nix and his cohort for leaving a 60 game unlucky player out in favour of a high ceiling bloje with only a handful of games to his name.

Pedlar is a gunnnnn

Couldn’t possibly leave him out for Ned

Kicks goals from 50m , can take marks , win clearances , stick tackles and has power and speed

Coaches know it thank fk ( although it’s not hard to see )

 

[FR0GGY]

No, because he often receives the ball & passes it to another forward... though should do more rather than take a wild shot at goal.

Also, he's adjusting to a different role...

He can adjust in the sanfl like everyone else that’s struggling

 

[Brett Cummings]

Keays didn't play better than mchenry. That's why you don't put spuds in the leadership group.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Pedlar is a gunnnnn

Couldn’t possibly leave him out for Ned

Kicks goals from 50m , can take marks , win clearances , stick tackles and has power and speed

Coaches know it thank fk ( although it’s not hard to see )

Yes, Pedlar is clearly a best 22 player who was always coming straight back in.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He can adjust in the sanfl like everyone else that’s struggling

No Sanfl this week...

 

[FR0GGY]

No Sanfl this week...

Bad luck for him then

 

[Bearded Clam]

Keays didn't play better than mchenry. That's why you don't put spuds in the leadership group.

McHenry played a great game..

I’m not a fan of his and he still hasnt got those dumb free kicks out of his game but I’m very willing to admit that he was a decent part of why we beat freo on the weekend.

if this club had any selection integrity it would’ve dropped Keays and kept McHenry in.

 

[Scorpus]

I highly doubt next premiership team would have come into the decision.

It should for any line ball call

 

[jackster83]

Harsh on Ned and Gollant but Pedlar and Fog are clearly better players.

Assume Ned will be sub.

Can see us making a few changes next week to freshen up the side.

 

[VictorianCrow85]

So we’re just meant to put up with his garbage because “he‘s playing a new role”?.. when we have far better options?

really?..

if everyone was honest with themselves… he’s been absolutely terrible.. our worst performing forward by a country mile.

So whining on an internet forum 24/7 like a petulant child is going to change who gets picked? What exactly is all your endless crying on here achieving?

If you read the post I didn't say he should be in the side I gave my guesses as to why he's unlikely to be dropped at this point in time. Hopefully as the year progresses and kids continue to improve that doesn't remain the case and he also feels the selection pressure. I'm just not gonna sit and cry about it on bigfooty if someone gets picked ahead of others as it achieves nothing.

 

[DJ75]

My workmate told me they saw him at the Showdown and was very drunk. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, because he was in great form before the suspension.

Well I spoke with McAdam at half time in the Crows players box and he was most definitely not drunk or drinking.
Must have hit the gas heavily in the second half

 

[1970crow]

Wow, haven’t seen us make a brutal selection call like that in a very long time. I think it’s the right one, but Ned is still very stiff to miss out after possibly his best game at AFL level.

It’s not brutal to play a one off very good game as a 50 odd gamer and lose your spot to an up and coming gun. Only a crap selection group wouldn’t make that call. Pedlar had to return and one of our mediocre 50+ gamers off a good game had to make way. But I understand you’re a true supporter, so what is actually an exceedingly obvious decisions would seem brutal to you.

 

[Golumless]

Two good weeks yes

But McAdam a better 2022 season and preferred to Murphy just weeks ago when both were available?

Two weeks can change the entire trajectory of a career. Especially when the showdown is involved.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Bad luck for him then

Not really as he is playing!

Bad luck for the melters lol.

 

[VictorianCrow85]

Two weeks can change the entire trajectory of a career. Especially when the showdown is involved.

Fogarty would be proof of that. Half these boards had written him off, got brought back in whilst not im good form and it all just started to click.

 

[1970crow]

Murphy has never been able to sustain good games, we get a couple and he gets kudos and then reverts to form.

Just a matter of time before he’s dropped.

If he can keep up the form then he’ll bring a couple of other players into the selection discussion when his name comes up. Ned too, if/when he gets another chance.

 

[CrowToon]

2 games of around 70 is now defined as a ‘decent body of work’? Toss of the coin between him and Ned as to who made way for Pedlar. Murph more flexible as he can play behind the ball if need be. But 2 good games in a row of 70 meh doesn’t guarantee selection.

So we just take someone's words, add some mayo and throw it back at them? Lazy!

You are right that either could have made way but you gotta pick one and I reckon they made the better decision. End of.

 

[FR0GGY]

Not really as he is playing!

Bad luck for the melters lol.

It was hypothetical, but anyone that’s struggling with a new role should not get to learn on the job in the A’s