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One thing in the Crows favour for this game is the club being Monday specialists, in the history of the Crows they’ve played 4 games on Monday’s for 4 wins (v Haw ‘92, v Freo ‘97, v Coll ‘97, v Coll ‘06). Will be the club’s 2nd home game on a Monday the last one being against Collingwood in 1997.
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It's also key defender vs medium defender.
I'm the modern game, you're medium defenders are expected to be alot more than just being a dour defender. By playing kelly in that position and with him slowing play down like he does, he immediately increases the pressure on every subsequent player as he's already let the defence set.
We need accountable defenders who are very quick thinkers with great disposal to offset Talia and Brown, who take up the 2 traditional dour roles.
Arguably Sloane, in the same game...
Maybe Mrouch was worse, we're talking degrees of awfulness.
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Hamill is the prime example of what we need with speed of release. He stands out because he is good and the rest in the backline are awful at it. There is also the speed of mind component which adds to speed of release.
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Add in pick 1 and a high end pick in 2021 which normally allows you to get the best young mid and we may have the best midfield going around in time. Jones and Hamill just need to live in the gym to add some more strength then look out.
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Sloane kicked a good goal.
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Pity Shane couldn't take the kick, he deserved a goal.
The more I see Hamill the more I see Grant Birchall in his prime. He is, and should be, a runnng half back/wingman.
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Tonnes more legspeed than Birchall
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Amongst several missed targets and horribly shanked kicks. One good disposal does not balance the otherwise crappy disposal he dished out for the rest of the game.
In any case, we're talking degrees of awfulness - not positivity.
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I'm not saying Sloane had a good game & I want him rested, but at least he had some positive moments.... whereas I cannot recall a worst disposal game than Mrouch. It was top shelf awful! So many out on the full & kicking straight to the opposition. He would have completed more passes to the Weagles than Crows. Just horrible.
I see where you're coming from, and I'm certainly not arguing that Mrouch was anything other than as bad as you say. I just think that Sloane was equally as bad, aside from the goal he kicked (which wasn't even his kick to take anyway).
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Only because Mcadam hurt himself. Sloane seems to be playing frustrated and angry. Is starting to give away stupid frees like Thommo. Is not taking a lot of care with some of his actions on field. Some of his disposal was putrid like Thommo as well. Players generally play angry when they know the game is catching up with them and they lose their pace. Did some useful tackles but for the contract he's on he is not impacting a game as the highest paid player should.
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Way better agility than Birchall as well.
His turning circle and ability to change directions is elite. That's one of the main reasons why i think midfield would be a great thing to try.
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McAsey forward or back short term?
Long term?
Long term?
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Play both McAsey & Worrell... so can try them at both ends of the ground this year.
That long goal Smithers kicked - running through the middle he handballs to Hamill. Hamill has someone in front of him so he pivots and instinctively handballs back to Smith
He knew that Smith would still be there and used that and his agility to make something out of nothing
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The issue is that we select too many players that don't have the mindset, speed or skills to take the game on.
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McAsey forward short and long term. You shouldn't spend a single digit pick on a KPP that can't play forward unless they're Jeremy McGovern
That leaves room for Butts and/or Worrell down back. I think we could play both depending on the structure.
If we do draft Thilthorpe the structure I think would work really well. McAsey and Thilthorpe as your two talls (one also backup ruck) and then Fogarty as a difficult to stop third tall
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Wouldn't he be the third considering Murphy was meant to be the second?
