Preview Changes vs Nth Melbourne

[Scorpus]

So Smith was fine to play last week but actually also injured and should miss this week

 

[Viva la Mattner]

If your going to run away and support another team, then you were never a proper supporter to begin with. Bizzare statement.

I’ve sunk thousands of hard $$ into the club to watch this idiot piss it away

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Like after the 40th time of rotating Gollant, Berg and now burgess - would you not stop and think - well why don’t we just try two rucks instead?

 

[King Elvis]

"Our players in the SANFL have stuff they need to work on".

Brings in Himmelberg.

If there was a half decent footy journo in Adelaide with any balls, they'd challenge him on this crap.

His messages are completely inconsistent from week to week, and contradicted by his own actions.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Why the actual F did we recruit Burgess for?

Curtin must be completely bewildered at this point...

 

[cmndstab]

I guess the small victories here are Smith out, Murphy not rushed back in, and Pedlar given another go.

Pretty ****ing dire outside of that though.

 

[Eddie Murphy]

If Laird Crouch combo is back I might be sick. Both named on ball plus whatever dribble this is

 

[dylan123]

I really, really hate loving the Crows.

We genuinely are just a s**t football club.

Times like this I almost wish I went for the arseholes down the road.

Born and raised in Melbourne yet here I am supporting this basket case.

 

[jackster83]

I guess the small victories here are Smith out, Murphy not rushed back in, and Pedlar given another go.

Pretty ******* dire outside of that though.

Those two are locks to come back in for the showdown.

 

[dogs105]

Tick - Pedlar in
Tick - Cook persisted with

Okay - Crouch back

Cross - Himmelberg
Cross - no Dowling
Cross - No Curtin
Cross - Murphy named in emergencies without playing an SANFL game
Cross - McHenry named again after two of the worst games of football ever

 

[Barneythecrab]

Gollant, out for berg, what the **** is this club doing?

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Hope we lose

 

[MrBarry]

I’ve sunk thousands of hard $$ into the club to watch this idiot piss it away

Likewise and im furious.

But my solution isn't 'Oh im going to support another team instead'.... I was born an AFC supporter and I will die one for my sins.

 

[King Elvis]

I'm putting $50 on the Kangas.

Did the same last week on the Dons.

Need to recoup some of my $300 on us for the flag

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Tick - Pedlar in
Tick - Cook persisted with

Okay - Crouch back

Cross - Himmelberg
Cross - no Dowling
Cross - No Curtin
Cross - Murphy named in emergencies without playing an SANFL game
Cross - McHenry names again after two of the worst games of football ever

Cross - waiting until Smith was a forced change
Cross - Sholl retained

 

[dogs105]

Nicks just can't let go of some players can he?

He's already decided in previous seasons that Sholl, McHenry and Himmelberg aren't up to it. So what does he do? Tries them all AGAIN.

They aren't getting better in their 11th stint after being dropped countless times Matthew

I liked the quote about Himmelberg not having played for almost a year, so "we're excited to see what he can do"...


Is it exactly the same as he did last year. And the year before, and the ****ing year before that?

 

[Bearded Clam]

If there was a half decent footy journo in Adelaide with any balls, they'd challenge him on this crap.

His messages are completely inconsistent from week to week, and contradicted by his own actions.

Majority of em in the SA media are powa supporters aren't they?…

Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself..​

 

[Crow till I die]

Why do we have to see Himmelberg play for the 42nd time..... *in insane.

Its not just that, he was gone at the end of last year if we found a replacement. We didn't but he is ooc this year and already sounded keen to move to GWS. So what possible gain is there running him in the side in terms of building our next premiership side??.

And i echo others hete re Curtin and Dowling in particular..just stunning the lach of foresight for whats needed to get us to the next level

 

[King Elvis]

Gollant, out for berg, what the * is this club doing?

They don't know - there isn't a plan, it's throwing darts at the board wearing a blindfold, and hoping for a miracle.

 

[Vladdy Daddy]

Himm took 5 contested marks against the bays. On the bright side, that’s 2 more than ROB over the last 6 games.

 

[Thylacinus]

Burgess has been much better than Himmelberg so I don't understand

Burgess would be more of a like for like for Tex or Fogarty. We have played the three together and it does not work. Gollant has been tried in the third tall role and found wanting. For team balance I am happy with Himmelberg's inclusion as he can play back up ruck. It remains to be seen how he goes up forward, but can't be worse than anything else we have tired in Thilthorpe's absence.

 

[cmndstab]

The problem the club has is they clearly tell themselves "we need a decent second ruck" or "we need a decent depth KPD" but they don't actually have any. So instead they just keep cycling through the same set of disappointing players over and over again.

Himmelberg isn't the answer, neither is Gollant or Burgess. NONE of them are going to offer what you want. So try something different - maybe have a smaller forward line? Maybe stick a defender up forward? Maybe just play an extra midfielder?

Same with Butts and Borlase replacing each other over and over again. The reality is neither of them are worth persisting with.

 

[CrowToon]

Given how ****ing dire Norf are we could really do with a loss here. At some point the national media will stop going the players and start to question whether the players are playing for him anymore, jungle drums should follow.

 

[DJ75]

Sack this useless twat already

 

[MrBarry]

Burgess would be more of a like for like for Tex or Fogarty. We have played the three together and it does not work. Gollant has been tried in the third tall role and found wanting. For team balance I am happy with Himmelberg's inclusion as he can play back up ruck. It remains to be seen how he goes up forward, but can't be worse than anything else we have tired in Thilthorpe's absence.

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that Himmelberg stinks it up and is dropped next week, like 40 of the other 42 games he has played.

**** 'team balance' we are rebuilding this isn't a grand final.