Preview Crows V Dockers

[chazwazza]

More to the point the SMA said last night that the whole pitch will be ropped off. So not sure what the angst is.

Yes agree

 

[chazwazza]

What compromise?

SMA will rope off the pitch area during the k&c

 

[Elite Crow]

SMA will rope off the pitch area during the k&c

That's going to be a fair area

 

[beartoo]

As we all know, umpires can be downright silly fellows. However, there is also the possibility that the rambunctious mob from Freo may make it a craptacular weekend for us all. If they do start to get out of their box let's hope we have a proggler to reinsert them.
As for those gobwarbling bellends down the road, if things go wonkeloid this arvo we can expect a plethora of abuse from them.
I'm off!

 

[Jars458]

So the kids will do more damage to the surface than 44 AFL Players over two hours ??

Depends what shoes they are wearing

 

[Jars458]

I don't give a rats toss as a Melbourne based Crows supporter who has zero point zero interest in Soccer ......i'm sure they feel the same about AFL

Many are smart enough to like both

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Depends what shoes they are wearing

maybe the old boots with nailed spikes ......certainly not the moulded boots players wear today

Reality there is next to no chance of any further damage that hasn't already occurred as a result of an AFL game

Strange that there's this discussion ...and none of the length of grass differential between AFL ovals and Soccer pitch's .....which when combined with rain will be a far greater issue on Sunday and more worthy of discussion

 

[TrainRoo32]

Many are smart enough to like both

I'm a member of both Aufc and Afc have been for about 5 years! And I'm going to both games.
And in all honesty there is a ****en GF on Sunday, while I love the tradition of K2K I feel like this time might have to be foregone! AUFC is still part of this state and we should be proud of them, they already are disadvantaged playing at the oval which isn't their home ground! So anything, no matter how minuscule that may effect the state of the pitch shouldn't be risked!

 

[TrainRoo32]

maybe the old boots with nailed spikes ......certainly not the moulded boots players wear today

Reality there is next to no chance of any further damage that hasn't already occurred as a result of an AFL game

Strange that there's this discussion ...and none of the length of grass differential between AFL ovals and Soccer pitch's .....which when combined with rain will be a far greater issue on Sunday and more worthy of discussion

They will mow it on Sunday morning for the GF!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

They will mow it on Sunday morning for the GF!

They are, are they ? ......24 mm for Soccer, is that correct?

 

[TrainRoo32]

They are, are they ......24 mm for Soccer, is that correct?

Not exactly sure but, I heard GG on the radio saying they mowe it on Sunday Morning

 

[TrainRoo32]

Anyone hear anything about a late change?
Was getting a coffee and the barista reckons Betts is not gonna be risked!

 

[mulz]

I'm a member of both Aufc and Afc have been for about 5 years! And I'm going to both games.
And in all honesty there is a ****en GF on Sunday, while I love the tradition of K2K I feel like this time might have to be foregone! AUFC is still part of this state and we should be proud of them, they already are disadvantaged playing at the oval which isn't their home ground! So anything, no matter how minuscule that may effect the state of the pitch shouldn't be risked!

spot on, why you would let 1000s of ppl on the ground when there is a gf the next day is ridiculous, glad griffin said something otherwise they wouldn't of roped the pitch off, sanity prevailed.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Not exactly sure but, I heard GG on the radio saying they mowe it on Sunday Morning

Heard it was 28mm for AFL and 24mm for Soccer ?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Anyone hear anything about a late change?
Was getting a coffee and the barista reckons Betts is not gonna be risked!

McDonalds? ....

 

[TrainRoo32]

McDonalds? ....

Coffee by the beans
Corner of Rowells and Henley Beach!
See a few Crow boys in there actually....

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Anyone hear anything about a late change?
Was getting a coffee and the barista reckons Betts is not gonna be risked!

If there are any doubts on Eddie or any-one lets rest them. Tex has looked proppy the last couple of weeks. We need them fully fit for next week badly.
Surely we have some depth.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Anyone hear anything about a late change?
Was getting a coffee and the barista reckons Betts is not gonna be risked!

Honestly .....wouldn't mind "managing" Betts this week & bringing in Milera

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Coffee by the beans
Corner of Rowells and Henley Beach!
See a few Crow boys in there actually....

What's the Italian place on the seaside cnr of Henley sqaure ......served a pretty good coffee

 

[TrainRoo32]

Honestly .....wouldn't mind "managing" Betts this week & bringing in Milera

I agree, I know all about getting cocky and bla bla but! We had a tough run and the boys have gone hard! We should deffs rest eddie!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Best Coffee in Melbourne is Marios in Brunswick street ......same owner for 30 years and Iconic in the area

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I agree, I know all about getting cocky and bla bla but! We had a tough run and the boys have gone hard! We should deffs rest eddie!

He doesn't look it .....but Eddie gets a fair body battering most weeks .....he has to be sore

 

[Wright Away]

Kick and catch is stupid anyway. Oh boo hoo so little Johnny isn't able to kick a footy into someone's head on Adelaide Oval. Spare me.

 

[Scrotes2000]

Kick and catch is stupid anyway. Oh boo hoo so little Johnny isn't able to kick a footy into someone's head on Adelaide Oval. Spare me.

Kick and catch is the best.

I do agree that it was a poor move keeping it on considering the ground is being used for a grand final

 

[Cobbler]

Well I won't back away from some banter.

My take is simply based on the law of averages. We've played roughly 20 poor quarters and I don't really follow Adelaide but will say you've played 20 good ones. So simply based on that we're both due for a turnaround and hence why Freo should get the job done.

We'll match up the ever reliable and hardly gives away frees Zac against your skipper. He'll get shut down and this will rub off on the rest of your blokes. That's when we'll unleash a scoring blitz and lead at quarter time 2.4.16 to 1.3.9

The second quarter will start much like the first with Danyl Pearce providing plenty of attack for the Crows with his turnover style. Sadly for the Crows the Freo players are aware of his inability to hit a target and hence run to defense. This ping pong style will infuriate the Crows supporters, but will have the Dockers faithful thinking 'well we're kind of in this'. When Crozier snaps a classy looking goal to go with his other 2 touches for the half and Mayne peppers the behinds we'll go in at halftime 5.11.41 to 4.6.30

Now usually an 11 point lead would be enough at halftime to go on and win, but this is a new look Dockers side willing to score and match it with the best. Our outs of Sandilands, Fyfe, Johnson, Mundy, Ballantyne, Bennell is offset by your team having Curtly Hampton out, but our young midfield with collectively 17 games between 7 of them will have fresh legs and continue to offer plenty of run.

When Taberner takes an awkward chest mark unopposed and calmy goes back and slots it despite no one standing the mark from 12m out we'll blow this game out to a 19 point lead. For those of you thinking 'hang on, weren't you only up by 11 at halftime' you would be correct but forgot Mayne had another set shot on goal and there was a rushed behind from a 75m shot despite 3 people standing in the corridor for us.

There'll be live crosses to the boxes where Ross will be barking instructions and actually thinking '**** me, we're in this despite my requests to tank'. Don Pyke will look cool as ever. If they remain on him long enough, the viewers may catch a glimpse of what was a blink.

We'll run the quarter out with 24 inside 50m entries and just heap scoreboard pressure on the crows. 3 quarter time 7.19.59 to 6.8.44

Start of the last. Commentators will quickly throw out 6 cliches about what a remarkable win this would be. The Freo faithful laughing as they got on at juicy odds of 18-1 when Walters was a late withdrawal. There will be the customary pan over to Pavlich as he rubs his hands together itching to add to his dominate forward of the game status after his first 3 quarters 16 touch hall.

As always happens at Adelaide they'll go BANG BANG to start the 4th term and close to within less than a goal. The commentators will quickly change their tune and use often underused words like 'brave' and 'courageous' to define the Freo performance so far. But we're a proud club with a massive 21 years of history and success and won't stand for it. When Crozier falls over the ball and is somehow given a free for in the back he'll go back from 40m out and slam it straight over the umpires hat.... who had run straight to the post to watch the ball sneak home.

There'll be some good old fashioned free flowing end to end football as the new rules have an impact and the game opens up. 3 behinds to each team during this period really will have everyone on a knifes edge. With 2 minutes remaining the Dockers lead 9.24.78 to 11.11.77

The game will be calling out for a hero. Enter one Zac Dawson. From his defensive 50m he'll try and show off some of his tricks by selling some hand candy, only he tried to sell it to Josh Jenkins and that bloke don't move for anything. When Zac stumbles and trips and the ball runs loose Jenkins will pick it up and slam it onto his boot from 45m. The ball will be sailing 16 rows back, but he's hooked it viciously to the left for a behind. Eddie Betts is off his head as he never left the goal square and hasn't all game and can't understand how Jenkins missed him. It would've capped off another great game by the small forward with 4 goals and total meters gained equaling 17m.

With 90 seconds on the ding dong it's time for Freo to show their new courage. All players line up down the middle, but Sutcliffe spotting an open player 15m away near the boundary does the percentage thing and hits him lace out... on the bounce. Sheridan sensing his moments sprints down the wing and bangs a 45m tumbler straight into the hands of Zac Dawson. Redemption time he thinks as he wheels around and goes straight into the middle of Adelaide Oval.

Collective gulps nation wide as his inverse torp actually carries the pack and sees a waiting Crozier who was doing up his shoelaces. He'll gallop away at lightening speed but must get rid of it as the ever young Thompson makes up 8m on the youngster. His scrambled kick hits an Adelaide player but Mayne comes from off screen and tears him down in a no questions asked HTB decision as the Adelaide player had exactly .002 of a second to get rid of it.

Further sensing the moment Weller will pick up the loose ball and opt to play on despite there only being 9 seconds on the clock. He'll snap wildly, but the ball will carry the goal line and Freo will piss it in with 2 seconds to go.

Had the scores right! Just wrong way around. Also Jenkins tried the hand candy!!