Review Good, bad, the gallant shat loss - R4 vs Melbourne 2024

[CrowBloke]

Jones can’t AFL

Disagree, with respect.
He showed last year that he can AFL, but whatever has afflicted most of the team over the pre-season has also got him.

Something, something serious, has happened in between end last year and the start of this year.
Some kind of disconnect between the players and/or
Burns as forwards Coach, seems to have stuffed them up, and/or
Nicks has lost them.

Given AFC's history of transparency and accountability, I doubt we'll ever find out except maybe a few years later via some tell-all player books.

 

[King Elvis]

Nicks press conference was terrible - no insight, no solutions, barely able to even recognise the problems. Answers that didn't make sense and directly contradicted themselves.

I think he's done.

What's the point of having Crouch in the team if he's attending only half the CBAs and spends a third of the time off the ground, when he also is only capable of 107 metres gained when played largely outside the core midfield?

Because for some reason we need Laird at the vast majority of CBAs, even if he's useless there.

 

[ABAB]

Nicks press conference was terrible - no insight, no solutions, barely able to even recognise the problems. Answers that didn't make sense and directly contradicted themselves.

I think he's done.




Because for some reason we need Laird at the vast majority of CBAs, even if he's useless there.

Well, he thought he "solved the problem" and now he know he hasn't so logically he is confused.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Well, he thought he "solved the problem" and now he know he hasn't so logically he is confused.

"Derp logically derp"

 

[WetCrow1991]

Like last year for the first 7 weeks when transitioned into the midfield in his 2nd year and average 20 disposals and kicked 10.10???? Have you got me on ignore because I swear I've told you this already when you complained about the same thing.

Of course I have you on ignore, like most sensible people. Mainly because what you have posted here is completely and wholly irrelevant.

 

[Pugsley]

Was he talking about our haircuts?

Soligo can football but not a fan of his hairstyle.

 

[dblstR]

Horrible game to watch. Decision to re-sign Nicks is an absolute disaster.

To the people having a dig at Rash for his 'selfishness' at the end of the game, at least he was bloody trying to make something happen. Watching the team chip the ball around sideways when there are < 5 minutes left and we are multiple goals down was so frustrating.

 

[cleanhands]

Soligo can football but not a fan of his hairstyle.

And seems like such a sensible lad

 

[Pugsley]

And seems like such a sensible lad

I am just envious because I'm folically challenged.

 

[cleanhands]

I am just envious because I'm folically challenged.

Complete opposite

 

[BunjiMac]

Horrible game to watch. Decision to re-sign Nicks is an absolute disaster.

To the people having a dig at Rash for his 'selfishness' at the end of the game, at least he was bloody trying to make something happen. Watching the team chip the ball around sideways when there are < 5 minutes left and we are multiple goals down was so frustrating.

Absolutely agree, we need to pumping Rachele up like he's the Goodyear blimp.

Give him a massive ego and confidence to just be him.

Not strip away his natural flair and bring him down so he becomes plain ol vanilla Joe.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Well, he was playing with a good side last year. Also, been very good in a very s**t side this year so........WTF????!!!
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1) Good sides don't finish 10th.
2) Top 10 pick for 1.2 goals a game and a couple of really damaging disposals isn't very good. Maybe one day once he becomes accustomed to playing in the middle and we can get some players that aren't losers then we can get the proper value out of him.

 

[VKCrow]

Funny - Rachele spoiling Walker with arguably the greatest inside 50 kick from Rankine. beautiful low trajectory drop punt to Tex…..
I wonder why Tex didn’t communicate better and tell Rachele to faaaaaaaaaaark off out the way.

 

[WetCrow1991]

CBA's
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[Sanders]

If Nicks cant see the type of player and person Rash is by now, he doesn't understand people. Why he doesn't run him in bursts through the middle has got me stuffed. The kid is an ego driven matchwinner... but not on the half forward flank.

Bang on

 

[ABAB]

1) Good sides don't finish 10th.
2) Top 10 pick for 1.2 goals a game and a couple of really damaging disposals isn't very good. Maybe one day once he becomes accustomed to playing in the middle and we can get some players that aren't losers then we can get the proper value out of him.

1) Shit sides don't finish just outside the 8 as the highest scoring side
2) Agree, the game against Melbourne last year is how we should be using him and he has the tank. Also kicked 3.3.

 

[WetCrow1991]

1) s**t sides don't finish just outside the 8 as the highest scoring side
2) Agree, the game against Melbourne last year is how we should be using him and he has the tank. Also kicked 3.3.
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Ok putting you back on ignore little guy, remember to lay off the aviation fuel fumes.

 

[Crow_68]

Jones has been in the guts plenty and couldn't find the ball at all, at either AFL or SANFL level

Perhaps he has been coached that way. Discipline and defensive mindset as the first priority. Take the shackles off and see what he can do.

 

[n4sir]

Felt like we were a team spluttering to life tonight. There was some decent football alongside the frustrating stuff. No idea why it took 4 weeks for our season to start.

We'll beat Carlton. You heard it here first!

Over the first four weeks we have averaged kicking around 8 goals a game. Tonight's "improved effort" was bang on it.

We ain't beating Carlton dishing up a score like this. We're gonna struggle to beat anyone if this keeps up.

 

[ABAB]

Ok putting you back on ignore little guy, remember to lay off the aviation fuel fumes.

I agree with you and you put me back on ignore and call me "lil guy".

 

[AWarGuy]

Give Laird a crack as a dour small defender. Focus on nothing but tackling the small forward

It annoys me because in 2013/2014 he was a bulldog of a small defender who threw himself at the competition. He also had the talent to be really damn good getting the ball out of the back 50 with skill as a rookie.

I hate him in the midfield, even in 2013 when we sucked as a high school kid I could see potential in our future players. I want him back in defence, he is so one way as a midfielder now and he used to be my fav player. The moment he got smacked in the face with a ball in the goal square against Freo in 2013 at footy Park to successfully deny a goal, I knew he was gonna be a star.

 

[CrowBloke]

Horrible game to watch. Decision to re-sign Nicks is an absolute disaster.

To the people having a dig at Rash for his 'selfishness' at the end of the game, at least he was bloody trying to make something happen. Watching the team chip the ball around sideways when there are < 5 minutes left and we are multiple goals down was so frustrating.

Composure, when needed. Urgency, when needed.

The Crows have neither.

 

[CrowBloke]

Of course I have you on ignore, like most sensible people.

Incisive and brutal, like a guillotine.

 

[CrowBloke]

I am just envious because I'm folically challenged.

I covet Ben Keays' looks, hair and fitness.
To that end, I hang around isolated dirt-road crossroads around midnight, hoping to strike a deal with you-know-whom.
EDIT: on reflection, I'm wasting my time. Supporting the Crows has sucked the soul outta me. I have nothing left to trade.

Soligo's hair is stoopid. In the not-too-distant future he'll go "Wtf was I thinking?".

 

[Pugsley]

Incisive and brutal, like a guillotine.

It's easier that way.