Preview R20: Changes vs. Hawthorn

[Kane McGoodwin]

Could you play Worrell as sub first up? I'd like Cook, Taylor and Curtin to start

Probably been out too long, but it's not like winning is the priority.

 

[119others]

cook has been underwhelming and given an extended run. If dropped, no one should be complaining too much

 

[Mutineer]

I'll be angry if they rush Crouch straight back off not playing for 7 weeks instead of giving Curtin a run

The timing of Crouch's return - right when all our senior players are under injury clouds - from what was previously a season ending injury is certainly suspicious

That was never happening unless a bout of dysentry went through the whole squad.

 

[ams4crows]

Murphy named on field but Rachele, Taylor, Cook, all on the extended Bench pisses me off.

 

[Owen_AFC97]

How does Murphy keep surviving

 

[Crow till I die]

Jones named on the field might put Smith in doubt.

Said on 5AA that they think smith might be an out when they trim the squad

 

[Scorpus]

How does Murphy keep surviving

Kompromat

 

[Owen_AFC97]

Himmelberg, McHenry and Smith or Cook to miss out on the 23 it looks like. Truly bizarre that Murphy is named on the field.

 

[1990crow]

Murphy is the worst 100 game player. Ever.

And the fact Nicks keeps picking him says everything about his ability to identify talent.

 

[Boundryump]

How does Murphy keep surviving

gobble gobble i guess

 

[cmndstab]

So three of the ins (Walker, Jones, Borlase) are named straight on the field. Three outs so far which matches up with that.

So any other new ins (Curtin?) will mean dislodging someone else from the side. Himmelberg seems the obvious candidate.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Murphy named on field but Rachele, Taylor, Cook, all on the extended Bench pisses me off.

Murphy seriously has to have perfected the reach around.

He is the least irreplaceable player in the side. Dowling could have come in for him round 1 and wed be a better team instantly. He is a rock that is keeping us down. Selection has to be better. The sooner he isnt in the side the better it is.

 

[Crow till I die]

Curtin has to be an in. Then Taylor, Rachele and Worrell are the others with cook as sub.

They won't not want Worrell in incaee the hawks talls get a hold of Keane or Borlase. Curtin will just be an in after the cmments by Nicks. Walker in means himmelberg will go out and smith may be carrying an injury. Thats my rationale anyway

 

[dogs105]

Murphy extremely lucky. Form has been poor for a month or more

 

[Eagleboy2011]

ADELAIDE

In: C.Jones, J.Borlase, T.Walker, D.Curtin, J.Worrell, N.McHenry
Out: N.Murray (knee), J.Butts (foot), J.Dawson (concussion)

Last week's sub: Brayden Cook

 

[MRB37]

Jones back in I can only assume is because the Hawks run a smaller forward line because none of his play really warrants a recall at all.

It's a pretty "meh" set of changes to me at the moment, if you put Jones in, keep Smith, drop a guy like Taylor and don't select Curtin it turns into a real stinker.

 

[cmndstab]

My guess is from the bench, they go with Rachele, Taylor, Smith and Worrell as ins, with one of Curtin or Cook in the sub role. McHenry and Himmelberg out, along with one of Curtin/Cook.

 

[Trigger13]

Jones named on the field is disgusting.

 

[Crow till I die]

Murphy seriously has to have perfected the reach around.

He is the least irreplaceable player in the side. Dowling could have come in for him round 1 and wed be a better team instantly. He is a rock that is keeping us down. Selection has to be better. The sooner he isnt in the side the better it is.

Trade bait...murphy and our 1st for pick 1..Richmond would be doing cartweels getting such a reliable experienced player to bolster their rebuild...never injured, chases things, great on the training track...ticks all the non statistical boxes like tries hard, great team man...whats not to like

 

[Owen_AFC97]

Murphy extremely lucky. Form has been poor for a month or more

Murphy can dish up whatever performance he likes to knowing that his starting position is a sure thing.

 

[Crow till I die]

Jones named on the field is disgusting.

Still better than smith i guess

 

[Pugsley]

How does Murphy keep surviving

He has photos.

 

[cmndstab]

With Jones named on the field, you'd have to assume that they will go with Bond playing a tagging role in the midfield, rather than a negating defender?

 

[Scorpus]

Crouch and Hamill named in the SANFL

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Murphy extremely lucky. Form has been poor for a month or more

I'm not sure it's form

He's absolutely busting his backside and getting the best out of himself every week. Which I'm sure garners great admiration internally and is why we keep picking him

I think it hurts us that we're so comfortable. Coach signed up early, finals off the table a few weeks in. If the stakes were higher then we'd have to make some harsher calls. As it is we can keep an internally popular player in because we're not in a produce-or-perish situation.