Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 27

[bomberclifford]

 

[davesnothere]

Rachele and Rankine are both potentially very good players.
They are also 2 of the most selfish players I have ever seen.



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That's pretty much what you expect of small forwards. The idea they are mids isn't going to work.

 

[davesnothere]

Just a reminder to everyone, we want the Crows mid table just missing the finals.

We don't want them bottoming out

No. Bottom is fine. They will trade it out for a middle of the road mid.

 

[pastmyprimus]

My preferred ending would have been : htb paid and the kick just sneaks in but is paid a point.

I enjoyed that movie so much last time.

 

[GoPorts]

Exclusive footage of Adelaide crows rebuild:

They've got Rankine, Thilthorpe and Rochelle locked in as the full forward line. Next year they'll work on the half forward line and go back from there

 

[Del165198]

They've got Rankine, Thilthorpe and Rochelle locked in as the full forward line. Next year they'll work on the half forward line and go back from there

Rachele sucks

 

[JimmyBC]

Rachele sucks

They should've played the Rocky Theme.mp3 every time he squibbed

 

[TazD]

* I missed whatever this was

It was the AFLs original tweet of Draper after the siren celebration.

 

[yepits2020]

We'll lose, that's a fait accompli. May as well at least enjoy this because both the Magpies and Power will get spanked this round. We'll probably then bounce back, beat the Saints and Crows and everything will be grand again, except for the fact we still can't beat good teams, as we'll show tomorrow.

But if we beat Collingwood, we still haven’t beaten a good team! Have I got it right?

 

[Powertron]

No. Bottom is fine. They will trade it out for a middle of the road mid.

Or pick another McAsey, Jones or Galluci…

 

[TeeKray]

I’m still struggling to work out what it is about the crows that everyone rates so highly. What is happening to them this year is their level. Their list sucks.


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It's just because every time we play them they look like world beaters, but it's becoming apparent that it's just them getting up for the big game (yeah I know, this is apparently something teams do).

 

[philreich]

I’m still struggling to work out what it is about the crows that everyone rates so highly. What is happening to them this year is their level. Their list sucks.


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Let's revisit this after the Showdown.

 

[Buget]

My bias is pretty obvious. But this ANZAC jumper, the crows first apparently, looks a shocker to me and typically derivative.

But the appropriation of ANZAC Day by the AFL for commercialisation reasons totally pisses me off in any case.

I can only hit like once to your comment.

As a current serving veteran, I find all “commemorative” ANZAC Day/round jumpers tacky.

Just my opinion.

 

[PortPortPort]

I’m still struggling to work out what it is about the crows that everyone rates so highly. What is happening to them this year is their level. Their list sucks.

Mainly because we lose to them.

 

[backtozero]

The Crows generally play a lot better at home than they do away. They're probably a 3 or 4 goal better team at Adelaide Oval.
If they played last night's game at Marvel, I don't think it's close.

 

[JimmyBC]

The Crows generally play a lot better at home than they do away. They're probably a 3 or 4 goal better team at Adelaide Oval.
If they played last night's game at Marvel, I don't think it's close.

They should've won the game by 5 or 6 goals had they sorted out forward entries & not shanked umpteen shots, slaughtered them in all key stats it would've been a real paper over the cracks robbery had the Camries fell over the line.

 

[GremioPower]

Essendon will likely lose due inaccuracy.

Narrator: “Almost, but they didn’t.”

 

[GremioPower]

Am I the only one uncomfortable taking the P155 out of the crows the night before we play Collingwood in Melbourne???

You do it now PRECISELY because you may not be able to do it later.

 

[Marmozet]

 

[Coobk001]

But if we beat Collingwood, we still haven’t beaten a good team! Have I got it right?

Na, Collingwood will be a big scalp.

 

[Buget]

Just watch the highlights from the Crows game.

100% that was a flop by Draper. How that wasn’t paid, with the umpire right there is a mystery.

Is this their “goal line review” moment for 2024?

 

[davesnothere]

Just watch the highlights from the Crows game.

100% that was a flop by Draper. How that wasn’t paid, with the umpire right there is a mystery.

Is this their “goal line review” moment for 2024?

It has derailed their charge for the eight.

Given the choice between North Melbournes midfield and the Crows midfield The Roos are in with a real chance against them next week.

 

[Festerz]

Just watch the highlights from the Crows game.

100% that was a flop by Draper. How that wasn’t paid, with the umpire right there is a mystery.

Is this their “goal line review” moment for 2024?

Yes it was a free - and at another point in the game would have been paid.

But my take is that there was so much flopping by players around the ball in that final 20 seconds of play to milk a free - including by Walker and Fogarty - that the umpires thought f- u guys you have to earn the ball there's no way I'm paying a free.

And yes the crow media are already calling it as 'the decision that cost us the season'.

But rest assured Chairman John Olsen has placed his usual call to AFL House demanding action like he did last year. Although his mate McLachlan is no longer there to act as his agent and publicly name and shame the umpire involved. The whole AFL world is paying the price for that public whine this season - with goal umpires now refusing to take a chance and sending every second decision up for video review.

But hey, lets just forget that there were bad calls that went the crows way and gifted them kicks at goal. Or that what actually 'cost them the season' was the fact that they were totally dominated in every aspect of the game at their home ground for most of the game last night by Essendon who would have won by 10 goals had they kicked straight.

But yeah - that one decision 'cost Adelaide its season'. Happens every year apparently. FMD.

 

[240volt]

But if we beat Collingwood, we still haven’t beaten a good team! Have I got it right?

Your starting to catch on

 

[Willsy10]

It's just because every time we play them they look like world beaters, but it's becoming apparent that it's just them getting up for the big game (yeah I know, this is apparently something teams do).

It’s not unusual in a derby though, cousins on the front bar spoke about how freo always got themselves up for the derby and beat them twice in their premiership year. So they were worried about coming up against them in finals. We should’ve beaten the crows twice in 1997, a last quarter fade out and Peter flipping Vardy meant we turned a 4 goal lead at 3/4 time into a 7 point loss.

Plenty of times the underdog gets up for a derby. And their game style does seem to worry us. But then it can’t beat Essendon. They have lost their last 7 against Essendon and we’ve won our last 8. Different teams match up better against different teams.


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