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Let’s not judge Curtin’s career off playing in a role in his second game that he should not be playing
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He stopped because it was going a couple of metres over his headYes because he stopped running to the pocket, he stopped dead in his tracks and watched it go over his head before he realised that ball was ment for him
Me too, more than I can express.Hope not.
That look was probably caused by his sticky, Pepsi-crotch.He looked strained when the final siren went.
I don't think anyone's writing him off, we just seem him more as a HB/mid given he played there regularly as a junior.Those writing off a 19yo in his second game need to take a breath.
Smithers won't retire. He's already triggered his contract extension and the Crows don't have the guts to drop him. I'm sure everyone prefers to have Crouch in the centre and Laird off half back, but Smithers has that role and I don't think Laird wants to go back there. Laird talked about rotating half forward, which may have happened earlier in the season, but that was a failed experiment. He's now only in the middle but with less TOG.If McLuggage is gettable, get him.
Would compliment and improve our midfield set up.
Push Laird to HB. Smithers retired.
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100% agree with this, inexcusable. Curtin was poor, but it's second game ffs. The coach should have sent him back at for another 10 minutes at the very least & said win some contests, back yourself in. Instead Nicks has panicked, rushed him out of the game & probably given his confidence a real hit when he was probably already feeling like he let the team down. Nothing like your coach massively reinforcing them feelings instead of backing you in for a bit.HOWEVER, what a good Coach would have done is give Curtin a gee-up at half-time, move him out of defence, tell him to go for it and make Nicks keep him on the ground.
But no, not our Nicks.
Dragged the kid, has probably set him back in confidence, then the Worrell injury-shat hit the fan.
Bad, bad Coaching.
The problem is when does McSpudry ever play a good game?Goodness me the constant McHenry bashing gets tiresome when he was better than Tex, Smith, Hinge, Curtin, Nank, Cook. By no means was Ned spectacular today but wasn't the main reason we didnt win.
Soligo unreal again, Rankine a star and Fog starting to work back into some form. Losing Worrell is going to hurt considering his form, but hopefully Nicks an co. continue to back in Curtin.
Nicks. Bad, bad Coach.Why was Curtin subbed
Again, on Nicks .Nank should have played full game.
McHenry sub, and instead of subbing Curtin play him on the wing if he was not getting involved at HB.
Precisely.That cost us the game, thanks Nicks.
Not many here owning up to realising your comment is right...Laird Keys first half 10% of what you expect from them. Not many owning up to being wrong about other 'health' things either. It's a human trait, being too proud to admit when wrong. I admit I slandered McHenry a lot lately but he was not near the worst. Nicks playing players out of position and the lack of effort by so many especially first half lost us the game. Kicking long to the Lions Key backs too often also.Goodness me the constant McHenry bashing gets tiresome when he was better than Tex, Smith, Hinge, Curtin, Nank, Cook. By no means was Ned spectacular today but wasn't the main reason we didnt win.
Soligo unreal again, Rankine a star and Fog starting to work back into some form. Losing Worrell is going to hurt considering his form, but hopefully Nicks an co. continue to back in Curtin.
Same sub move could be made at 3 quarter time and worrall snaps his wrist 2 mins into the last quarter.That's always the risk of subbing early though. Nicks gambled and it backfired.
Home prelim looking shaky nowNot that I thought we had any realistic prospects anyway, but what does a draw do to our finals chances?
He was also playing on Ah Chee, who was their most dangerous forward (after Cameron) at the time. They could've put him on second gamer Logan Morris, or 2nd year player Lohmann?100% agree with this, inexcusable. Curtin was poor, but it's second game ffs. The coach should have sent him back at for another 10 minutes at the very least & said win some contests, back yourself in. Instead Nicks has panicked, rushed him out of the game & probably given his confidence a real hit when he was probably already feeling like he let the team down. Nothing like your coach massively reinforcing them feelings instead of backing you in for a bit.
Yeah it was. Fog should've had a shot really
I'd suggest it's even worse than there being a disconnect. We know it's not his role, we've said it, but we'd need to move a senior player out to accommodate him and that is one thing we will not do under any circumstances.Disconnect between recruiters and coaches. Everyone can see Curtins future wasn't as a key defender.
Same sub move could be made at 3 quarter time and worrall snaps his wrist 2 mins into the last quarter.