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Didn’t realise Matty made that call this year (it’s certainly possible) but I can see Murray AA over his career. Would be happy to lock him away for 3-4 years now (I think he is contracted until end of 24 from memory).
Agreed but he has shown extreme composure many times this year. The last 30 seconds yesterday, the one grab take, pivoting around and through 3-4 Power players and then successfully choosing correct disposal option which he executed perfectly (Last 30 seconds of showdown). His closing speed to get a punch in - from memory somebody stated he was up there as top 2 in the league for spoils I think stat was
Yesterday’s game was the closest thing we’ve played to a finals game this year. That was a rare pressure game from Hawthorn — their best in 5 years and arguably one of the best pressure games by any team in some time. The stats don’t lie. That was finals like pressure. And some. It’s why I think yesterday’s win has been very underrated.
Is Sloane playing his best footy for years? Very influential in 2 of our recent wins vs Power and yesterday perhaps BOG. At this stage it seems fait accompli he goes around again next year along with Tex. Ideally both have contracts at 50-60% of current levels so more like 400-450k if they go on. They have already established themselves $ wise and would see the need to bring in young elite but expensive talent. also both would be thinking if they hang in for 2, perhaps even 3 years there is a shot at a fairytale ending to their career, erasing the 2017 nightmare.
I think Murray is further evidence that you should never use a first round pick on a key defender.
We are much happier at home so a win won’t prove much IMOAfter we beat Pies at home, right?
I still would have done it.
Ned Reeves is 210 CMS, 1inch shy of 7foot...both Thilly and ROB were giving away plenty of height to him.
So we'd never have picked Phil Davis, Daniel Talia or Jake Lever?
They need a plan for this.
Fair call but many truly elite KPD’s - May, Talia, Lever (3rd fister), Davis - first round and even De Koning was late first round wasn’t he? Crows haven’t buggered up a first round pick on a key defender previously with Davis, Talia and Lever but will no doubt be rightfully cautious in the future. Bicks said Mc Asey had played forward so perhaps that what we were hoping for and at the time the most “compared to current player” was Naughton which seems weird in hindsight based on massively contrasting athleticism. Clearly many clubs (Cats and various others wanting him was widely reported) got Mc Aseys prospects wrong and ultimately we suffered the consequence but thank god we got Murray around the same time and Pedlar was a bonus part of the Mc Asey pick slippage so it’s a crappy Mc Asey specific situation but with some added big bonus bits (Pedlar and Murray for free)
Sure it can happen and be successful, I never said it couldn't, I'd never do it though and I don't think you need to, to find a decent defender.
A win against the premiership favourite won’t prove much - seriously?
Exactly right. It’s the first time we have buggered up a first round on a KPD after multiple AA quality players selected historically. Nobody would be complaining if pick 6 turned into another Talia or Davis type pairing with Murray. Actually, I take that back. Someone would be complaining irrespective
These were interesting takes...I do recall when playing in my younger days (not at high level) that I'd have some days where everything came easy, marks stuck, hands didn't fumble or two-grab, but other days my hands were like concrete - despite the same effort put in. I'm sure this must happen to the best of them as well...although in ROB's case it's more 3 games of the horrible type, then one good one. The opposite for Dawson (one hopes!).
Seriously. We are a very good chance to beat Collingwood and almost no chance to beat Geelong. Finals will likely be played away from AO.
So beating the premiership favourite doesn’t prove a thing to you….I respectfully disagree 100%
They are coming off a five day break. It will prove something just not a lot. Agree to disagree.
They had four chances to win it in the last minute. We were lucky. Soligo I think it was should have played possession footy when he had the ball with just over a minute left. Kicked long turned it over and we nearly lost as a result.
My 8 yo son wasnt watching the game with me, he was in the room with me playing his switch, barely even looked up, but at quarter time he said that it sounded like the commentators were going for Hawthorn.
