Preview R17: Changes vs. Brisbane: Back to the Future

[CrowBloke]

Very uninspiring ins, and no unforced changes

Oh, get ****ed.

I got home a bit after 8 after a long day; got myself a bowl of cereal (weird, right? but I had a big lunch).
Had a look at Nicks' comments re Smith and the selections .
Flushed the cereal; felt sick.

 

[CrowBloke]

Absolutely zero emotions about this week's selection

Really?
I was astonished (Himmelberg retained), mystified (Burgess named ... in case of what? Is Tex carrying a niggle/awareness?), appalled (Smith straight back, now watch him kick ootf or to Brisbane players most of the game), suspicious (Nank named on the bench) and totally fed up with Nicks.

 

[latinoheat]

Ensconced

Smiths mum working on the penski file ?

 

[Billy_01]

This is the reason so many of our best 22 is still in the 1-50 game range after rebuilding for 5 years. We love to squeeze out every last bit of the senior guys before giving anyone else a chance.

 

[Greenfinger]

Nicks has given us a new quote for the ages, up there with ''powerful side'' and ''you try tellin...''

and ‘ our midfield is stacked …’

 

[Slime Roy]

and ‘ our midfield is stacked …’

and ' are you really watching the SANFL '

 

[Slime Roy]

This is the reason so many of our best 22 is still in the 1-50 game range after rebuilding for 5 years. We love to squeeze out every last bit of the senior guys before giving anyone else a chance.

Who doesn't like fermented lemon juice?!

 

[Grooster24]

Leave. Him. There.

He "closed exits"... Then arrogantly say "I know that's footy terminology".. No, that's just BS Nicks talk. Mr Shape.

 

[Greenfinger]

So according to Nicks a young player needs to match an older player’s impact on a game before they will be selected!

How does that philosophy ever allow a player to debut? All players in the draft this year will hope we don’t pick them because the barriers to entry to our AFL side are too great . We are so delusional about where we are at it’s not funny. Our strategy is completely incongruent

 

[Greenfinger]

He "closed exits"... Then arrogantly say "I know that's footy terminology".. No, that's just BS Nicks talk. Mr Shape.

Almost spewed up when I heard that . Had the audacity to apologise for going to technical in footy jargon . We bow down before your enormous intellect Mathew

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Brodie is a big part of the future. He’s 32 ffs

Confirmation that Nix is not very smart...

 

[Crows I Am]

So according to Nicks a young player needs to match an older player’s impact on a game before they will be selected!

How does that philosophy ever allow a player to debut? All players in the draft this year will hope we don’t pick them because the barriers to entry to our AFL side are too great . We are so delusional about where we are at it’s not funny. Our strategy is completely incongruent

Nicks wants the young guys in the SANFL to get more AFL experience before he gives them a debut.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

He "closed exits"... Then arrogantly say "I know that's footy terminology".. No, that's just BS Nicks talk. Mr Shape.

They might need to close exits at our home games soon

 

[CrowBloke]

I was honestly expecting it to be a family member

Half-brother, different surname ...

 

[Slime Roy]

So according to Nicks a young player needs to match an older player’s impact on a game before they will be selected!

How does that philosophy ever allow a player to debut? All players in the draft this year will hope we don’t pick them because the barriers to entry to our AFL side are too great . We are so delusional about where we are at it’s not funny. Our strategy is completely incongruent

Impact Injury...Simples!

 

[CrowBloke]

**** there is so much to hate about this club. Never ever ever learn

Far too subtle.

Say what you really mean ...

 

[jenny61_99]

Leave. Him. There.

Then keep him there, surely?

 

[huludicidal]

“If it’s 50/50, we’ll pick the younger player”.

Oscar Ryan, who has easily been a top 3 player in terms of consistency in our SANFL side this year, has still never even been named as an emergency.

Meanwhile, complete hacks like Smith, Murphy and Jones are racking up useless AFL games for fun.

I don’t think we’re making finals this decade. This level of cluelessness is unprecedented and will take years to recover from.

 

[rocket18]

Even the deep, deep Apricot Slice Bakers must be scratching their heads over Nicks comments on Smith.

"Oh, glorious leader, what do you mean?"

 

[Scorpus]

Really?
I was astonished (Himmelberg retained), mystified (Burgess named ... in case of what? Is Tex carrying a niggle/awareness?), appalled (Smith straight back, now watch him kick ootf or to Brisbane players most of the game), suspicious (Nank named on the bench) and totally fed up with Nicks.

The only change I'm looking for now is Nicks being sacked. Nothing else matters until he's gone.

There's only so much surprise and care factor I can have for his shit decisions

 

[Crow_68]

I heard Burns on the radio say how beneficial it’s been for the SANFL team to have Brodie at the back supporting and developing our young backmen

So why not keep him there

He played 1.25 games you Muppet.

I would say Oscar Ryan taught Brodie a thing or two about accountability and disposal.

In fairness, Brodie did teach the others how to kick out after a behind.

The narrative from the Club is reaching new levels of BS.

 

[Slime Roy]

Almost spewed up when I heard that . Had the audacity to apologise for going to technical in footy jargon . We bow down before your enormous intellect Mathew

Check out the Massive Medulla on Matty!

 

[Jars458]

So Smith for Hamill. The delusion at West Lakes is as strong as its ever been. The fall will come but way too late.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Brodie is a big part of the future. He’s 32 ffs

One thing about Nicks, he consistently utters absolute nonsensicle rubbish.

"big part of our future"? Smith turns 33 in January and has not displayed anything in the way of form at AFL level for a very long time. Smith is cooked, he is not the future, the kids he is keeping out may be the future but we won't know.

2024 has been a wasted season. What expectations can we have for 2025 when Nicks thinks Smith is a big part of it, and Murphy, and Jones, and ROB ......

 

[Samcro24]

Flushed the cereal

Now that’s weird