Review R2: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Essendon

[Thrillthorpe7]

Maybe on youtube, why do you ask?

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I enjoy their commentary, especially the Saturday Rub crew

 

[FR0GGY]

We'll have it won* by then.


*or drawn.

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In the first quarter? Thats bold!

 

[Betts are off]

Darcy Fogarty is gonna be a force this year. His game was powerful!

 

[SydCrow]

Good: RT is sensational and as a bonus has opened up the game for Tex and Fog. Nightmare stuff for defenders.

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[Moonwatcher]

Was our 2nd game against Essendon at the MCG since the 93 Preliminary final

 

[rabidcrow]

All of a sudden our performances beating up on what we know will be low ranked teams looks a lot better

Bombers took the Hawks to 24 pts and had more scoring shots in their game 24-23

Saints knock off the Cats after we decimated them!

Big game next week to really set up the start of the year


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[steve9798]

Good: RT is sensational and as a bonus has opened up the game for Tex and Fog. Nightmare stuff for defenders.

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Our forward line is looking elite. It helps that the ball movement is so fast and the kicking is at times flawless.

 

[BunjiMC]

Brilliant.

Finally not going long up the line.
Rankine's goal was ELITE
Rachele having an AA start to the season
Dawson is beautiful

 

[SellarStardom]

Number of games with 17+ disposals and 2+ goals for Adelaide

Lachlan Murphy - 0
Alex Neal-Bullen - 1

Further
Rachele - 8

 

[eaglevision]

Bloody awesome win fellas well done, Curtin building nicely.

 

[spenze]

Remember when many on here were fawning over Redman? Along with Petty, two massive bullets dodged.

Maybe, reckon he'd be much better in a team that didn't suck balls but he made his decision, 6 years, near 5 mil to play for those dozy pratts

 

[Shifty Crow]

Maybe, reckon he'd be much better in a team that didn't suck balls but he made his decision, 6 years, near 5 mil to play for those dozy pratts

Regardless his been terrible

If you take the big coin you need to show up


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[Shifty Crow]

All of a sudden our performances beating up on what we know will be low ranked teams looks a lot better

Bombers took the Hawks to 24 pts and had more scoring shots in their game 24-23

Saints knock off the Cats after we decimated them!

Big game next week to really set up the start of the year


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Essendon also smashed the Hawks in clearances and contested ball


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[budget]

The complaints against ROB are a bit much I think.

A couple of dumb errors by foot in open play, but that's not a surprise.

What is a surprise is how good his hitouts to advantage have been the last couple of weeks. He's absolutely feeding the ball into good positions - Crouch is especially benefitting from this.

Last week was excellent but I’m buggered if I know what you were watching today because his ruck work (taps to advantage) was atrocious today. His follow up work as well very below par.


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[Go the Guts]

So 17 of the top 20 ranked players today were Crows. That's actually unbelievable.
I hope we're not peaking too early!
Bloody good to see our team finally playing good footy!

 

[PeterSalt]

lol ..

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Was our 2nd game against Essendon at the MCG since the 93 Preliminary final

I remember us playing them at Optus Oval (Princes Park) pre Etihad in the late 90’s a couple of times

 

[BlackGun1]

No need for you to comment .
His post is ridiculous; just a pattern of tiresome, irrational Keays-hating that goes back years.

Not a lot of genuine fans that would have a profile gif of one of their own players turning the ball over. Weird weird dude

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Watching the replay atm. How much does David Rodan love his job?

 

[StonesThrow]

That was the most clinical display I've seen from us in a long time despite them reaching 100 points. Probably the best I've seen our skills for a very long time.

Essendon weren't much chop, so still hard to tell where we're at. Nevertheless you can't be much more impressive than that.

Merrett was a big reason they kicked what looks like a competitive score. He was bog in an absolute shellacking.

Good:

Winning at the mcg. Important for our mindset.

Thilthorpe is a weapon. His ground game is absolutely elite and is now finding his feet as a marking option. His goal kicking is also starting to click.

Dawson probably bog for us. Terrible first 5 minutes, but dominated after that.

Soligo again.

Crouch excellent

Rankine so good to ratchet.

Hinge up there with Dawson for bog. He'll be AA if he keeps this up. One of my favourite players to watch.

Michalaney towelled up an impressive Kako.

Rachele looks to have clicked. That play leading to Rankine's goal was Rachele showing he's ready. He shook Merrett with ease and weighted a lovely pass to Soligo off balance. Super important to our chances of success if he and TT keep showing this form.

Murray best game since his knee. Disposal solid finally.

Sholl. Much maligned on here in the past and for good reason. Has proven he's a half decent afl player now. Can someone at the club please tell this guy he is a left footer??!! Has absolutely creamed every left foot pass since his first game and his right footers can sometimes be hit and miss.

Fog destroying a player he should be. Good to get his confidence up early in the year.

ANB and Keays are a great half forward duo. Super hard working players with ANB just so polished.

Hard to comment:

Draper and Curtin. Curtin better this week, but still playing a role where he won't stand out. The shift to the wing is the right move imo. Get him more of the call. Draper showing signs with very few minutes.

Average:

Keane. He's good and bad. Too sloppy at times. You have to wonder how much he cares sometimes. I still rate him, but he has to tidy that up.

Peatling looks like he's trying too hard and it's not clicking yet. Looked better in the pre season imo.

Cumming quiet. This is how I remember him at gws. Uses the ball well, but doesn't stand out.

 

[dogs105]

Not a lot of genuine fans that would have a profile gif of one of their own players turning the ball over. Weird weird dude

Keaysy is a gun. We love Keaysy. Such a hard worker, and team player.

 

[CrowToon]

Rankines goal just stands out on days like this as that fun, awesome moment that captures the vibe of the whole game.

But it gets even better when you wind it back and see that it came from Max > Rachele > Soligo > Izak.

It's a list that is just coming together beautifully.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Cumming quiet. This is how I remember him at gws. Uses the ball well, but doesn't stand out.

He doesn't looks 100% fit to me. He's a bit off the pace.

 

[Cromulant]

He doesn't looks 100% fit to me. He's a bit off the pace.

You gotta wonder whether 18 months of soft tissue injuries have made him lose confidence in what he's doing.

When he gets the ball he usually does something positive its just not enough at the moment. Getting him through the year injury free will be a win.

It COULD be the way Nank gets back in.

 

[rocket18]

Yeh, no idea what we started at. Some of the reduction would be purely due to having 2 wins and the %. Looking forward to Suns game.

Reckon we were about $21 after our rnd 1 match

I put a bit on when we were $34 at the end of January.

Into $13 now on SB.