Preview R1: Changes for 2025

[Kane McGoodwin]

There is no mod on this board that does this?
You’re either referring to Scorpus or Drugs Are Bad Mackay? and neither of them is anything other than a crows fan.
Sure they might be a bit negative but when the team is as bad as they have been that’s perfectly reasonable.
They are some of the more valuable posters on the board.

It's hard to be positive all the time when you miss finals for 7 years.

Being critical of the club doesn't make you a Port supporter!

Means you probably like Roo though...

We have great Adelaide Board moderators & confident none of them has gone tribey..

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I've long suspected that several of the Port Board mods are Port fans

 

[Scorpus]

I love Port

It goes great with dessert

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

At least any deep, sleeper agent Port fans posing as Crows Mods are having a pretty crappy time too. Ken's 13th season lol

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I actually love the idea of Soligo on the wing.

I know he's very capable as an inside mid but it's just so squeezy in there. Impossible to fit everyone in. Someone needs to get squeezed out and impact from outside.

Keays has done it, becoming that high half forward.

The beauty of Soligo is that he can be multi-faceted. He can win a hard ball when needed but also work into space. Be an inside/outside player. Dual threat. Sometimes your outside receivers get lost in tough, scrappy games but I don't think he will.

I think he will become our best clearance winner pretty soon.

 

[Golumless]

I actually love the idea of Soligo on the wing.

I know he's very capable as an inside mid but it's just so squeezy in there. Impossible to fit everyone in. Someone needs to get squeezed out and impact from outside.

Keays has done it, becoming that high half forward.

The beauty of Soligo is that he can be multi-faceted. He can win a hard ball when needed but also work into space. Be an inside/outside player. Dual threat. Sometimes your outside receivers get lost in tough, scrappy games but I don't think he will.

That's also where wing is slowly going, as it has become a way to squeeze in an extra inside midfielder as much as it is going for that classical outside mid.

Though, I don't think Adelaide's build will allow that for Soglio. We kinda need him being our main clearance winner moving forward. However, it might be a direction we look in for someone like Curtin, Rankine/Rachele (seeing we'd need one to be a permanent forward) or Draper.

 

[1970crow]

That's also where wing is slowly going, as it has become a way to squeeze in an extra inside midfielder as much as it is going for that classical outside mid.

Though, I don't think Adelaide's build will allow that for Soglio. We kinda need him being our main clearancr winner.

I think Soligo is going to be one of those rare gems that will excel in all phases of the stoppage contest.

 

[Carmo]

I can remember a long time ago there was an ongoing argument between list refresh camp and full rebuild camp.

I would love to see the correlation between those that now whinge about 7 years and those that wanted the full rebuild.

 

[George Kramer]

I can remember a long time ago there was an ongoing argument between list refresh camp and full rebuild camp.

I would love to see the correlation between those that now whinge about 7 years and those that wanted the full rebuild.

If you would love it, do it, create a spreadsheet and fancy graphs

 

[SaintlySwiss]

Hey lads, sorry for bombing your thread. I'm a Saints supporter whose been a big Mitch Hinge believer since he came across from the Lions. Do you see him continuing with the same kind of role as last season? Think he surprised a lot of people two years ago. Does the Cumming inclusion/Milera being fit/MM's natural development impact on him being that link out of defence? I know he's not the most accurate peg but he's improved a lot (concerned from a selfish fantasy perspective that these factors may lead him to becoming obsolete in the Adelaide chain). His running capacity is certainly his best attribute but the aforementioned reasons could lead him to become an afterthought in the best 22.

Would like a few Crows fans perspectives. What do you guys reckon? Cheers in advance for indulging me.

 

[Trigger13]

Phillipou ruled out for round 1, for those who care.

 

[AFC979810]

Phillipou ruled out for round 1, for those who care.

Gonna miss a chunk of footy you would think.

 

[Big Dub]

Gonna miss a chunk of footy you would think.

Stress fracture in his leg, so getting and maintaining fitness will be tricky.

WIll impact his whole season, you'd think.

 

[Crow till I die]

Hey lads, sorry for bombing your thread. I'm a Saints supporter whose been a big Mitch Hinge believer since he came across from the Lions. Do you see him continuing with the same kind of role as last season? Think he surprised a lot of people two years ago. Does the Cumming inclusion/Milera being fit/MM's natural development impact on him being that link out of defence? I know he's not the most accurate peg but he's improved a lot (concerned from a selfish fantasy perspective that these factors may lead him to becoming obsolete in the Adelaide chain). His running capacity is certainly his best attribute but the aforementioned reasons could lead him to become an afterthought in the best 22.

Would like a few Crows fans perspectives. What do you guys reckon? Cheers in advance for indulging me.

Welcome. Well from my end, I see our back 6 - best back 6 as follows:

B. Michalanney Keane Worrell
HB. Cumming Murray Hinge

This gives us 2 key talls with Worrell at 196 cms well able to play 3rd man up or take a 3rd tall should it arise. Cumming, Michalanney and Hinge are well suited to the Mid and smaller sized forwards so we have great balance there imo.

Players that will no doubt interchange through there would be Bond - small hard at it nullifier but seems to be starting to get more ball. Milera (when fit) - will provide dash off half back and Laird who it seems the coaches will move back there and if he plays, it hoped he can go back to being that accumulator he was when he used to play back there.

But as I see it, Hinge is in our best back 6

 

[1970crow]

Welcome. Well from my end, I see our back 6 - best back 6 as follows:

B. Michalanney Keane Worrell
HB. Cumming Murray Hinge

This gives us 2 key talls with Worrell at 196 cms well able to play 3rd man up or take a 3rd tall should it arise. Cumming, Michalanney and Hinge are well suited to the Mid and smaller sized forwards so we have great balance there imo.

Players that will no doubt interchange through there would be Bond - small hard at it nullifier but seems to be starting to get more ball. Milera (when fit) - will provide dash off half back and Laird who it seems the coaches will move back there and if he plays, it hoped he can go back to being that accumulator he was when he used to play back there.

But as I see it, Hinge is in our best back 6

I reckon one of Hinge or Cumming will line up on the other wing to Sholl to begin the season. Laird is a certainty and the 7th defender starting on the bench will be Milera or Nankervis.

 

[Crow till I die]

I reckon one of Hinge or Cumming will line up on the other wing to Sholl to begin the season. Laird is a certainty and the 7th defender starting on the bench will be Milera or Nankervis.

Maybe so. I could also see Curtin playing off a wing when not forward. Nank is another that might move to a wing.

 

[Coopers]

I reckon one of Hinge or Cumming will line up on the other wing to Sholl to begin the season. Laird is a certainty and the 7th defender starting on the bench will be Milera or Nankervis.

Honestly would rather Nank and Milera with Sholl missing out.

 

[1970crow]

Maybe so. I could also see Curtin playing off a wing when not forward. Nank is another that might move to a wing.

Wingmen cover lots of ground, I'm not sure the trust would be in Curtin's tank yet to play that role. It's only a gut feel, but I can't see Laird not being in the 22 or one of Nank and Milera. I think this pushes one of those guys up the field and we kind of have a spot available as Jones didn't cement a spot last season.

 

[1970crow]

Honestly would rather Nank and Milera with Sholl missing out.

I can't see Sholl missing out early in the year.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Thread tidied up

So... Murphy out for Rnd 1 yeah?

 

[1970crow]

Thread tidied up

So... Murphy out for Rnd 1 yeah?

Typical of me to have had the most recent on topic post.

 

[George Kramer]

Thread tidied up

So... Murphy out for Rnd 1 yeah?

Soft all because one poster can’t take a light hearted post

 

[Coopers]

I can't see Sholl missing out early in the year.

Nah, I don't think so either. But it makes me sad.

 

[Cromulant]

Nah, I don't think so either. But it makes me sad.

Why ??

Was one of our better performed players for most of the year

 

[Coopers]

Why ??

Was one of our better performed players for most of the year

Cos they should all get a shot I think. I just can't fit them in.