Preview Changes: R8 vs Port Adelaide, 2024 - Curtin Call?

[Redline]

There's no chance he plays on Dixon unless it's a rotation thing for a few minutes or something. Butts/Borlase, Keane and Worrell will all be more likely to get a strict defensive role.

He'll be half-back and I'm sure he'll get some sort of defensive duty but it won't be permanently marking a key forward.

I would of thought
Butts on Dixon
Keane on Marshall
Worrell on Finlayson (assuming he comes in)
Curtain on Georgiadis

Borlase dropped?

 

[kirky]

Is his parents traveling for the game?

What a baptism of fire for the kid, a debut in a Showdown.

Perhaps it is a masterstroke, give the youngster the biggest game in SA to debut.

 

[crows dude]

This Curtin bloke must be a gun mid, yes? Surely we wouldn't have drafted him otherwise?

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[GameofSloanes]

Nicks only doing this for the feel good video he will insist goes out.

Lets hope the club have reminded Nicks that this inclusion comes with a no-dropping clause.

Would prefer it came with a win

 

[GROTTO]

Surly Rozee will be late out, Port playing mind games, Has a scan on the Saturday showing minor hamstring strain but fit to play 6 days later? I smell desperation from port and imagine if he does it proper and misses 3-6 what's more important the showdown or your season. To be fair doesn't surprise me with ports track record with their medico's

I think they will rest him this week and next, after this week, they play the Cats, then some really soft kills in Hawks and North.

Port Adelaide Football Club are the quintessential flat track bullies. They will want their best players playing them.

 

[NSolis]

In hindsight, holding off debuting him away in Tasmania is probably the first ounce of common sense the club has shown in a while.

This is the perfect week for it, particularly as it's our home Showdown.

I think it's surely just that this week is the week he smashed it in the SANFL. He'll be as confident as he's likely to get for a debut. But it certainly is a nice bonus that he gets to do it at home.

 

[dude316]

Please go ahead!

I reckon there will plenty more opportunities to post it this year unfortunately.

 

[GreyCrow]

I am very happy at this news - I hope he does enough to continue to be selected

As a pessimist of this club I fear it could be one and done - but I truly hope not

Whisper in his ear he has all of May to play and let him bloom

 

[Redline]

When has there ever been a 6 day hamstring injury? Even at the lower end of the scale it’s always at least one week, otherwise chance of turning it into a severe tear are super high. Can’t imagine he will be able to run at full speed either.

I guess we will see but seems a stupid risk. I think he will get through the game buy at 80% but maybe that's all they need from him.

 

[CrowBloke]

Great news about Curtin debut.

I'm happy, in a footy era during which I've been mostly UNhappy, for years.

I'm thrilled for him, but it was sobering that my first thought was bitter:
"About ****en time!".

 

[GROTTO]

I am very happy at this news - I hope he does enough to continue to be selected

As a pessimist of this club I fear it could be one and done - but I truly hope not

Whisper in his ear he has all of May to play and let him bloom

Definitely agree he needs to be given the confidence and leeway given the tough run coming up, Port, Lions then Pies.

 

[FR0GGY]

Going to be very interesting as to where they play him

Sub

 

[morris086]

LFG

 

[BACCS]

 

[jenny61_99]

If Nicks picks Curtin for Thursday night,
I won't call for his sacking until the end of this season
er ...
until after the bye.

I’ll keep you to that!

 

[Crow till I die]

He needs to crawl before he walks so to speak (ie not wanting to put too much pressure on the lad), but he might just be an x factor Thursday night. He could present quite the difficult match up for them.

 

[jenny61_99]

Well, Nicksy has surprised me but I’m very bloody happy they’ve had the courage to finally debut this kid!

 

[George Kramer]

Well, Nicksy has surprised me but I’m very bloody happy they’ve had the courage to finally debut this kid!

Courage?

 

[thebirdman 24]

Great news.

What shocking selection decision will this hide? Murphy in after a terrible tune-up game is my guess

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[Cromulent]

What shocking selection decision will this hide? Murphy in after a terrible tune-up game is my guess

100% it will be Murphy replacing Pedlar..

 

[I Lost My Keays]

It’s a miracle that he’s debuting

 

[kirky]

Great news.

What shocking selection decision will this hide? Murphy in after a terrible tune-up game is my guess

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So who is Curtin replacing?

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Hazard a guess here... Watts??

Had a big sook about returning home to Melbourne. Goes to St Kilda plays one game. Gets injured. Delisted. Goes on to form the largest independent marketing and communications group in Australia.

 

[Crowboto]

Is his parents traveling for the game?

What a baptism of fire for the kid, a debut in a Showdown.

We're going to see what the kid is made of that's for sure.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Any chance they will send him occasionally deep forward and stretch the Power with Aliir out?

Or allow us to send Worrell forward at times...