Preview Crows V Dockers

[Iron]

Will cop some flak but in the wet... Danger game.

 

[jag]

I love the way we are playing, with the quick ball movement, however a wet day will make this difficult. Those slick handballs will be much harder to achieve. Do we have a plan B?
So I consider this a danger game if the forecast is correct.

 

[spexau]

Will cop some flak but in the wet... Danger game.

I'm scared too..

 

[GreyCrow]

I love the way we are playing, with the quick ball movement, however a wet day will make this difficult. Those slick handballs will be much harder to achieve. Do we have a plan B?
So I consider this a danger game if the forecast is correct.

I see the positive. Its an opportunity to test our new game plan in wet conditions. Bring it I say

 

[GreyCrow]

Danger game is Round 8

 

[Glenno23]

I love the way we are playing, with the quick ball movement, however a wet day will make this difficult. Those slick handballs will be much harder to achieve. Do we have a plan B?
So I consider this a danger game if the forecast is correct.

Looking at the way the game plan has had small tweaks depending on opponent, i reckon Pyke has Plans A, B,C through to about L right now

I hope its wet, i want to see what Pyke and the team do. But i won't be upset if it stays dry

Crows by plenty

 

[CROW36]

I reckon McPharlin is a bigger loss than many realise.

I also reckon the Lyon message is getting a bit stale.

Injuries are a big factor.

Struggling with gameplan as others have said, but why'd they change it?

Also, after a while, the loss of confidence alone can cause what we're seeing, let alone all the above.

Just imagine they have to listen to the same message for the next 5 years

 

[CROW36]

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.

That's obviously a dream...can't be reality.

 

[Cobbler]

That's obviously a dream...can't be reality.

Mayne kicking straight is the dream.

 

[Cobbler]

The reality is in my post there were very likely scenarios that both supporter groups would agree with and could easily see happening.

You just know at some stage this year you'll be on the opposite side of a match defining HTB decision where your player had much less time then Smith in the Hawks game. Not trolling, it's just how the AFL gods work.

I'll write another honest account of what I really think will go down once teams are released. It will still make light of Freo's situation, but the oputcome will be a tad bit realistic. I will say if it is likely to rain then it gives us roughly .04% chance more.

 

[blackadda]

Lyon got a 5 year contract so is now trying to get sacked so he can be paid out... But in case Im wrong we need to be Ruthless!

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[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

With the form the Crows are in, the form the Dockers are in and their players out injured, this should be a 60+ point win (even if it’s wet). Anything else would likely be deemed underperforming at this point.
We haven’t had a chance to beat on Fremantle in quite a few years now. We need to be a ruthless team, play to our game plan and use this game to build some percentage.

I'm not trying to get us ahead of ourselves, but the really good teams would smash Fremantle with the outs they have and the players out of form. Their outs include:

Fyfe
Sandilands
Bennell
Johnson
Mundy
Ballantyne
C Pearce
Walters (maybe)

That's a third of their best 22 out, including probably 4 of their top 6-8 players. Imagine how well the Crows would go if we were missing these players:

Sloane
Jacobs
Smith
Talia
Lynch
Betts
Brown
Douglas

Now imagine that most of the other good players are in terrible form on top of that. That's basically where Fremantle are at at the moment.

 

[VSTone]

Fyfe : broken leg again. Just above the plate, ( in his own words).

that is farkd...

 

[adelaidecrows]

With the form the Crows are in, the form the Dockers are in and their players out injured, this should be a 60+ point win (even if it’s wet). Anything else would likely be deemed underperforming at this point.
We haven’t had a chance to beat on Fremantle in quite a few years now. We need to be a ruthless team, play to our game plan and use this game to build some percentage.

I'm not trying to get us ahead of ourselves, but the really good teams would smash Fremantle with the outs they have and the players out of form. Their outs include:

Fyfe
Sandilands
Bennell
Johnson
Mundy
Ballantyne
C Pearce
Walters (maybe)

That's a third of their best 22 out, including probably 4 of their top 6-8 players. Imagine how well the Crows would go if we were missing these players:

Sloane
Jacobs
Smith
Talia
Lynch
Betts
Brown
Douglas

Now imagine that most of the other good players are in terrible form on top of that. That's basically where Fremantle are at at the moment.

Unlike Port they do have somewhat of an excuse

 

[Elder van Berlo]

Why is Walters maybe out?

And Freo fans what's the latest with Ballantyne?

I do sympathise a bit with Freo - they're having a wretched run. But we need this win or all of our good work is wasted at 3-3. If it takes Fyfe having a broken leg...I wouldn't say I don't care, but I'd rather win than Fyfe play a blinder and we lose.

 

[6BTS]

I honestly can't see the Dockers winning this game. Adelaide, luckily, still have almost no injuries and the Dockers just lost their most important player (Which is sad, Fyfe is a great player and a broken leg is a crappy way to miss virtually a whole season). Also, the desire to get back on winning terms after our gut wrenching loss to Hawthorn should overcome any chance of us not turning up to play or giving a full effort. If we give the effort we have been doing all year, I don't think we can lose this game.

 

[Cromulent]

Crows to come out breathing fire after Friday night. Also retribution for our loss at home last year. Crows by 119.

 

[Big Gazoongas]

I honestly can't see the Dockers winning this game. Adelaide, luckily, still have almost no injuries and the Dockers just lost their most important player (Which is sad, Fyfe is a great player and a broken leg is a crappy way to miss virtually a whole season). Also, the desire to get back on winning terms after our gut wrenching loss to Hawthorn should overcome any chance of us not turning up to play or giving a full effort. If we give the effort we have been doing all year, I don't think we can lose this game.

Agree.

I have pretty much the same view about the Fero game that I had about the Tigers game.

If we are to be considered a serious contender for top 4 we don't lose these games and we don't lose these games at home, especially to a side in its current state with no wins no confidence and injuries to key players.

 

[Anzacpaul]

I've watched Freo play every week and they are absolutely terrible, 2nd only to Essendon.

We should win this by a minimum of 5 goals in the wet, or 10 if its dry.

 

[pjcrows]

60 point win minimum folks. This is a new Crows outfit.

Terrible injury for Fyfe. That sounds like it could threaten his career to be honest. Will come back for sure but those repeat fractures can significantly hamper his running. Hope he gets back to his best.

 

[GreyCrow]

Gee imagine the meltdown on here if the Crows lose.

 

[pjcrows]

Gee imagine the meltdown on here if the Crows lose.

Rightly so. This is a team that just lost to Carlton and home and doesn't have 9 first choice players including the Brownlow Medallist and 3 AA's.

 

[xchadders]

we'll smash them by plenty.
then i get all weird thinking what if we lose?

 

[GreyCrow]

Rightly so. This is a team that just lost to Carlton and home and doesn't have 9 first choice players including the Brownlow Medallist and 3 AA's.

I agree. Just get a feeling it will be nasty for a few days

 

[xazos79]

I love the way we are playing, with the quick ball movement, however a wet day will make this difficult. Those slick handballs will be much harder to achieve. Do we have a plan B?
So I consider this a danger game if the forecast is correct.

I'd say Pykey would have plans B and C ready to go. He's mentioned it many times that he wants us to be flexible. A hard, wet, slog will be a true test of how flexible we are.