Unofficial Preview Footy's back! MELBOURNE v ADELAIDE this Saturday Feb 22, 2020

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Hard to garner much optimism for the season based on this. It's not even March and I'm deflated.

Sounds like the only one who made ground today is Gallucci

 

[SydCrow]

Has anyone seen anything today to make them think that this is anything other than a low talent team?

I just don't see much reason to think there's much real upside.

McHenry disappointing. We traded away talent that we haven't replaced. Two picks for Gibbs looks a disaster.

 

[ams4crows]

Melbourne have been throwing it all bloody day

 

[Murray2503]

Well this 2nd half has opened Nicks eyes up to what we already knew.

 

[ams4crows]

looked like a handball to me closed fist and everything

 

[NikkiNoo]

Jones absolutely handballed that! So that's about 3 goals Melbourne have been gifted from poor umpiring?

 

[Jarman3]

I thought mackay got delisted ffs

Yeah, right.

After the bombs drop, it'll be him and the cockroaches.

 

[thebirdman 24]

McHenry is tiny

 

[Dandy_GO]

That would've been holding the ball if Keays had it

 

[MRB37]

Fend off into Atkins face. Nothing to see here.

 

[Crow till I die]

We have literally been a fumblefest for much of this game. Correcting this had better be a big focus leading into round 1 as you don't win games if you can't pick up and hold the ball

 

[Southerntakeover]

McHenry disappointing. We traded away talent that we haven't replaced. Two picks for Gibbs looks a disaster.

To date we've had one of the worst hauls from the superdraft.

Worryingly, Port one of the best.

 

[Firewalker]

Probably be better off with Murphy in ruck Ormond-Allen style then Billy Frampton, absolutely putrid in there.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Players currently not playing...
Walker
Fogarty
Smith
Seedsman
Doedee
Sloane
Laird
McAsey

 

[GreyCrow]

Yeah I had a nap and no way am I reading 19 more pages

 

[Elite Crow]

Crocker is a natural forward, quick, good pressure and smart. I prefer him than Murphy

 

[Murray2503]

Lack that contested mark in our forward line. Let's hope Fogarty, Berg, McAsey can fill the void.

 

[the universal]

Were you ever inflated?

Our list is bad, this isnt a suprise.

For better or worse the typical mild hope prior to the first preseason game existed in some way, yes.

 

[rocket18]

Mackay can't play again, surely. off the back of this game.

 

[Scorpus]

Mackay has more than doubled his 3QT disposal count with rubbish junk time seagulling

 

[Southerntakeover]

Players currently not playing...
Walker
Fogarty
Smith
Doedee
Sloane
Laird
McAsey

Three or four of those guys are either past their prime or pretty close to it (not sure where we put Laird after last year's form).

If that's our pre-season excitement, we're in trouble.

 

[Southerntakeover]

For better or worse the typical mild hope prior to the first preseason game existed in some way, yes.

Fair enough

 

[ams4crows]

Poholke has got alot of it but has had 3 opportunities to kick goals and missed every one

 

[SydCrow]

We have too many Poholkes

 

[feenix67]

Has anyone seen anything today to make them think that this is anything other than a low talent team?

I just don't see much reason to think there's much real upside.

Young team, first hitout, Melbourne nearly full strength. You've gone a bit early.

We've given him a full four quarters, whilst guys like McHenry who could benefit from the experience have been restricted to a half.

Never change Crows.

Except he's coming back from injury and underdone.

Never change STO