Review R13: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Richmond Tigers

[ams4crows]

Ugly, I'm only 36 but I'll be dead before we win another premiership

 

[GreyCrow]

50+ years of watching footy, this is how it goes with footy clubs.

You get people in the key roles and give them 5 - 6 - maybe 7 years to have a crack.

Doesn’t work - either review, add resources and persist (a la Bomber Thompson and Hardwick) or try to (Hinkley) or p*ss them off, bring in a new group and let them have a crack.

That’s where we’re at.

Nicks did the job of rebuilding relationships and culture after the camp. He’s taken them as far as he can, now we need a different type of coach.

Absolutely thankful Nicks did this - but I wonder if that was the easy part. I wonder if we saw a false dawn with last years efforts

I didnt think Tex would have as good a year but I thought Fog and RT could take over the mantle. RT was a big loss.

BUT

Good coaches make good choices when bad things happen and Nicks didnt have a clue

And sometimes you don’t nail the 5 year rebuild and your senior players (Tex, Crouch, Laird, Smith) get too old and can’t hold their form long enough for the youngsters to get good enough so everyone can win a flag.

So the Dawsons and Fogartys and Hinges become the new senior players, and you continue the rebuild.

And here we are.

The summer of re-signing was the mistake by the Board and Club who didnt critically assess Nicks - most of us said Wait wait but the club knew better - except the only rationale was '' we wanted to stop the noise '' oh and Silvers thought he was a Premiership coach

He isnt and - again - most of said he wasnt . He was a bridge

Now he is a bridge too far

 

[GreyCrow]

Ugly, I'm only 36 but I'll be dead before we win another premiership

Gee this makes me sad for you but also me at 60

 

[Moonwatcher]

Ugly, I'm only 36 but I'll be dead before we win another premiership

 

[GreyCrow]

Crows have chucked up the after game thing and they showed highlights of the 2nd half ( I have seen very limited vision) and the first thing is Laird kicking to Borlase only to go over his head ( and was landing in no mans land) but the umpire gave Borlase the free

Terrible

 

[WetCrow1991]

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And the customary “What did you expect?!” line… thanks Graham now back to your room mister Cornes…

The original FIGJAM.

 

[rocket18]

Had 4 Richmond blokes in front of him and no one behind. Literally all he had to do was put his head down to grab the ball and brace for contact and it's either a ball up, or more likely a high free kick if he takes contact to the head.

Instead he shits his pants, tries to hack kick it out of the air through 3 Richmond bodies and the rest is history.

Was a disgusting, gutless 'effort', I didn't pick up who did it was watching live.

As you say he just had to take possession, no prior, ball up on our hff.

 

[fuic08]

Ugly, I'm only 36 but I'll be dead before we win another premiership

My life as a Crows fan peaked at age 7

 

[NTRabbit]

Cooked

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

My life as a Crows fan peaked at age 7

Man, I was so lucky to be in my early 20’s in the late 1990’s

 

[Samcro24]

He has no composure, routinely sells team mates into trouble, doesn't take the ball cleanly, has no goal sense for a small forward, is ineffective in the midfield, can't tackle, makes poor decisions, and runs in circles into trouble

Apart from that, good

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Five years of absolute nothing from Nicks. Getting an extension is beyond me.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Ugly, I'm only 36 but I'll be dead before we win another premiership

So it's a prerequisite?

 

[hippyhippy]

Lucky we didn’t trade our future 1st, I rekon we’ll be getting pick 3

Tell me that there are mids this year...

 

[Danger in Texas]

Five years of absolute nothing from Nicks. Getting an extension is beyond me.

I’ve followed the Crows for 19 years and giving that extension might be the dumbest thing I’ve seen us do

 

[adelaidecrows]

I’ve followed the Crows for 19 years and giving that extension might be the dumbest thing I’ve seen us do

1. Tippettgate, hands down the single stupidest thing ever
2. removing ourselves from the 2012 draft.
3. Extending a coaches contract because of hurty feelings if there is media pressure

 

[daniel_4tw]

Any slim chance of reviving our season was finished after the Hawthorn loss.

We are better off losing and finishing bottom 4 now. Go to the draft and get the best MIDFIELDER.

Try again next year.

 

[Jirkago75]

So Rob was the difference. yeah right mate.

I think so, they walked the ball out of stoppages all night. Nankervis was BOG in my eyes and the Richmond midfielders had first use all night, Strachan got absolutely monstered in there. Our midfielders couldn’t get the ball in there and they ran unopposed forward of the ball. We looked so slow, he ain’t the answer

 

[Moonwatcher]

Tell me that there are mids this year...

Would you believe a short defender that we just can't go past?

 

[moogerfooger]

Possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen on a football field - Murphy making a ridiculously poor attempt to take mark of the year on the wing when the opposition has a four goal run on. Very lucky Richmond botched the resultant shot on goal. I don't think I've ever seen a player with less match awareness than that moment.

Has to be delisted just for that. I'd rather keep Ned on the list for another 5 years than give Murphy one more match.

 

[moogerfooger]

Not sure if anyone saw the pre match on Fox - King and Dunstall were doing analysis on Laird and showing how shit he's been. He's something like #27 in the comp for clearances but 300th in the comp for disposal efficiency. They threw in "he's a hard worker but he's so ineffective" at the end. Nicks comes on and says "I heard the tail end of the last segment where you mentioned Laird is a hard worker. That's 100% right, nobody works harder".

Nothing else needs to be said.

 

[Danger in Texas]

1. Tippettgate, hands down the single stupidest thing ever
2. removing ourselves from the 2012 draft.
3. Extending a coaches contract because of hurty feelings if there is media pressure

I forgot about Tippettgate, that takes the cake

The extension is second though

 

[Rix31]

1. Tippettgate, hands down the single stupidest thing ever
2. removing ourselves from the 2012 draft.
3. Extending a coaches contract because of hurty feelings if there is media pressure

Don't forget the criminal minds camp

 

[whitey_1975]

Don't forget the criminal minds camp

So many choices

 

[rubbers0ul]

Not sure if anyone saw the pre match on Fox - King and Dunstall were doing analysis on Laird and showing how shit he's been. He's something like #27 in the comp for clearances but 300th in the comp for disposal efficiency. They threw in "he's a hard worker but he's so ineffective" at the end. Nicks comes on and says "I heard the tail end of the last segment where you mentioned Laird is a hard worker. That's 100% right, nobody works harder".

Nothing else needs to be said.

Bad

Jones coming off half back kicking the ball down vlastiuns throat, the one loose player back when grass and a 30 metre skid was needed.


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