Preview Changes: R5 vs Richmond - Saturday April 16, 4.05pm ACST @ Adelaide Oval

[Scorpus]

IN:
McAdam, Cook, Berry

OUT:
Hinge, Rowe, Schoenberg

Hinge dropped and named as an emergency, not injured

 

[baldandbroke]

In place of Doedee

Only the 3rd or 4th attempt to push this through in the first dozen posts rabbit?

You looking for someone to point your boring agenda at?

 

[hey shorty]

Only the 3rd or 4th attempt to push this through in the first dozen posts rabbit?

You looking for someone to point your boring agenda at?

TBF Doedee was very bad for 3 quarters.

 

[George Kramer]

TBF Doedee was very bad for 3 quarters.

One bad game isn’t worth a dropping

 

[Redleg Crow]

Out: Sloane, Crouch
In: Hatchard, Marinoff

 

[hey shorty]

One bad game isn’t worth a dropping

Oh hell no.

 

[marvin]

When/where are the CBA stats available?

Under the advanced player stats on the AFL app

 

[Mutineer]

Only the 3rd or 4th attempt to push this through in the first dozen posts rabbit?

You looking for someone to point your boring agenda at?

Very prolific when the team gets beat, silent when the team wins. Doesn't own any bouquets but has an endless supply of brick bats.

 

[NTRabbit]

One bad game isn’t worth a dropping

It's been more than one

 

[NTRabbit]

Very prolific when the team gets beat, silent when the team wins. Doesn't own any bouquets but has an endless supply of brick bats.

What's the point of cheerleading meaningless wins when the overall trend across the entire club, save the AFLW program, has been mediocrity or worse?

In the last 10 years or governance has been poor, management misguided at best, list management poor, retention poor, drafting below average and frequently baffling in its lack of strategy, recruitment average, and the coaching and football derpatment staff choices have been suspect. Given how little has changed despite the turnover in personnel allegedly responsible for these failings, I'm not sure why I should be cheering?

 

[Redleg Crow]

Out: Sloane, Crouch
In: Hatchard, Marinoff

I think I am only half joking. Cripes what we'd give to have a duo like those two in our men's midefield.

Heck put in Randall as well - the side could do with a boost of courage

 

[Redleg Crow]

Good list of names to see... but the SANFL doesn't have a pic of Hamill or McAsey yet???

 

[George Kramer]

It's been more than one

What are his other bad games? He hasn’t starred but he’s been solid and is the least of our problems.

Sloane, Crouch, ROB, McHenry, Jones and Frampton are way ahead. Mind you I haven’t seen todays game yet

 

[Redleg Crow]

Drop Doedee. Lulz. brain worms.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Don't understand the McHenry hate. He was pretty good. Plenty of Essendon fans around me asking who he was, were all impressed. What he offers we don't have a replacement for.

Disappointed to admit that Sloane is completely done. Decision making, skill errors - looked like a rookie. Worse than when Gibbs fell off.

Interesting to see most here accept Himmelberg isn't going anywhere, because I can't see many calling for him to make way. Makes it hard to bring in TT despite his strong SANFL showing.

 

[Redleg Crow]

Don't understand the McHenry hate. He was pretty good. Plenty of Essendon fans around me asking who he was, were all impressed. What he offers we don't have a replacement for.

Disappointed to admit that Sloane is completely done. Decision making, skill errors - looked like a rookie. Worse than when Gibbs fell off.

Interesting to see most here accept Himmelberg isn't going anywhere, because I can't see many calling for him to make way. Makes it hard to bring in TT despite his strong SANFL showing.

What do you think he offers that we can't replace?

 

[Burtonsgottago]

In: Cook, Strachan and McAsey
Out. Sloane, ROB and Frampton

Love it but won’t happen

 

[MRB37]

Don't understand the McHenry hate. He was pretty good. Plenty of Essendon fans around me asking who he was, were all impressed. What he offers we don't have a replacement for.

Disappointed to admit that Sloane is completely done. Decision making, skill errors - looked like a rookie. Worse than when Gibbs fell off.

Interesting to see most here accept Himmelberg isn't going anywhere, because I can't see many calling for him to make way. Makes it hard to bring in TT despite his strong SANFL showing.

I like McHenry, he can just be frustrating at times because everything he does you can tell his mind is running a million miles a minute like a small puppy. That's helpful when he's chasing the ball and pressuring, but sometimes causes him to come unstuck when he has the ball in hand.

 

[Mutineer]

Don't understand the McHenry hate. He was pretty good. Plenty of Essendon fans around me asking who he was, were all impressed. What he offers we don't have a replacement for.

Disappointed to admit that Sloane is completely done. Decision making, skill errors - looked like a rookie. Worse than when Gibbs fell off.

Interesting to see most here accept Himmelberg isn't going anywhere, because I can't see many calling for him to make way. Makes it hard to bring in TT despite his strong SANFL showing.

I thought Himmelberg was quite good again today, certainly contested hard and brought the ball to ground for our smalls, certainly offers plenty of movement and 2nd and 3rd efforts that we've not seen from Fogarty.

 

[1970crow]

Odds on that during the week nicks mentions how brave Sloane was playing under duress and his experience allowed him to play multiple roles.

 

[Crowboto]

We're on a road to nowhere
Come on inside
Takin' that ride to nowhere
We'll take that ride.

 

[NTRabbit]

Odds on that during the week nicks mentions how brave Sloane was playing under duress and his experience allowed him to play multiple roles.

He can play both left and right of the ruckman at centre bounces

 

[BunjiMac]

Milera just ain't ready, needs a good run of games in SANFL after virtually 2 years off. He needs to build his confidence up and take things slowly.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

ROB in the leadership group now so can't see him getting dropped either given our inexperience.

Let’s keep getting beaten then

 

[rocket18]

What I Would Do:

• Drop O'Brien - he's struggling, time to give Strachan a crack
• Drop/Delist Frampton - McAsey cannot be a worse defender
• Drop/Delist/Payout Sloane his time long over, going down the selfish Thommo path.
• Drop/Trade Crouch - Laird & Keays are better midfielders and we need to bring on the next generation of mids.
• Drop Rowe - need some pace, bring in McAdam or Newchurch.

Nicks has persisted for 2 and a bit years with this same senior midfield setup - it is NOT working. Even those that are right behind Nicksy must find it strange he keeps the same setup that continues to fail.



What The Club might find palatable:

• Sloane: Becomes the permanent medi-sub for the rest of the season, he can play forward, back or mid. Doesn't matter if he doesn't come on - saves a youngster missing a game.
• Laird: Takes his old spot off Jones, yes he is our 2nd best mid but Crouch can't play anywhere else and Keays is our best mid and lets face it Jones is a bust.
• Give Ned & Murph a decent go in the middle they are both deplorable forwards so we might as well find out if they can really play as midfielders - which we can do without dropping any senior players.
• Add Berry to the forward/midfield rotation.
• Drop Billy and get McAsey in.

So all we would need to do is drop Jones for Berry and Billy for McAsey.


What the Club Will Do:
Unchanged, back the boys in to respond (may also include dropping one or more under 21 Y.O.)

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Cut to the Chayce… Jones does not have it. Frampton offers little. ROB is a major disappointmen.