Preview R20: Changes vs. Hawthorn

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Always feels like one step forward, one step back

Can have a great, underdog win with young players starring just a week ago

And following that positive, the club cannot kick itself in the balls quick enough

 

[cleanhands]

Always feels like one step forward, one step back

Can have a great, underdog win with young players starring just a week ago

And following that positive, the club cannot kick itself in the balls quick enough

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

You forget how this club works.

Curtin will be hung out to dry in the SANFL, given a role which doesn’t showcase his skills.

Nicksy will the use this to justify his non-selection not only for this week, but the rest of the season.

Have we earmarked the trip to Kardinia Park for Curtin and Ryan to get a run? Smith and Murph might have a breather for that one. Rest some sore spots. Back in for the home game to follow

 

[FR0GGY]

Bring Back BACCS

Is he young? No chance nicks brings him BAACS

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Also… what’s our obsession with half arsing players fitnesses? Soligo sub, Thilthorpe sub, Keane being emergency first half of last year despite “not having AFL fitness” until the back half of the year, and now Worrell emergency. We aren’t playing for anything, if Worrell isn’t ready then keep him out.

 

[GreyCrow]

Like most of the recent matches, the best way to enjoy them is to watch specific players. Keep an eye on Bond, or Taylor, or Dowling, and see how they go.

Or Curti... oh

 

[119others]

Keen to see it too , that’s not the howler of the other call

When has 4 tall forwards ever worked? Esp when not at Marvel type conditions. Bullies couldn’t make it work even with JUH, Darcy, Naughton and Lobb. Something fishy here

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Unbelievable to see no Curtin. Actually no it's quite believable.

****ing disgrace. Shame on Nicks.

 

[cleanhands]

Have we earmarked the trip to Kardinia Park for Curtin and Ryan to get a run? Smith and Murph might have a breather for that one. Rest some sore spots. Back in for the home game to follow

Please pay attention as to what they do during a game……… evidence you can have a breather and play

 

[Crows I Am]

Official teams

IN: Walker, Borlase, Jones

OUT: Butts (foot), Murray (knee), Dawson (concussion)

Himmelberg remains in the side. Sub from Smith, Himmelberg, Cook, Rachele, Taylor

Curtin and Worrell emergencies

 

[Brett Cummings]

Can't wait until we get the win and all the whingers go quiet!

Win some dead rubbers when our season is over at the bye. That'll show us.

 

[dogs105]

**** off

 

[MRB37]

Nicks talking about the footy gods yesterday, Brodie Smith

33

Brodie Smith

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

500.1

5star

D

17.1

4star

K

12.6

5star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

MG

438.9

5star

D

17.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.6

5star

must have been doing a lot of praying to them with his continued selection this year.

 

[cmndstab]

I haven't bothered to check out any press conferences, but has an explanation been given for the selections yet?

 

[dogs105]

People on this board will post about guys like Cook having had enough opportunity- they used to say the same thing about Fog- while ignoring the guaranteed selections of guys like Murphy and Jones.

This is a bloody good point. Why does no one on Bigfooty ever complain about Murphy being selected?

 

[Pugsley]

I haven't bothered to check out any press conferences, but has an explanation been given for the selections yet?

 

[dogs105]

I haven't bothered to check out any press conferences, but has an explanation been given for the selections yet?

I think Nicksy's explanation would be a little different to ours.

My explanation is that he's a dud.

 

[BrissyCrow]

Can't wait until we get the win and all the whingers go quiet!

Winning this weekend is not what people are whinging about. Yes we might get the win and that's good for the management. But we need to get games into players like Curtin and we only have a few games left. You have to think of the future. For me a win this weekend isn't as important as performing well next year.

 

[Crowbotoratory]

When BigFooty can coach better than your bloke, you know you’re f$&@ed

 

[Scorpus]

Ignoring all the discussion of senior players for a moment, Curtin should be very disappointed to see Bond named as starting centre instead of him.

Curtin should be far ahead of Bond in the junior player selection order in the midfield

 

[MrBarry]

Can't wait until we get the win and all the whingers go quiet!

A win now means nothing, we are ****ing up by not putting games into Curtin - how is that not clear?

 

[Jarman3]

 

[MsTopG]

Nicks is a moron.

 

[bonehilda]

Ignoring all the discussion of senior players for a moment, Curtin should be very disappointed to see Bond named as starting centre instead of him.

Curtin should be far ahead of Bond in the junior player selection in order in the midfield

There’s probably some truth to these posts

Always happy to see a debutant and don't want to shoot him down before he's even played, but is this another example of Nicks choosing a tough guy who tries hard, rather than someone with natural talent like Curtin or Ryan?

I don't trust Nick's ability to identify genuine talent

Let's be honest, Bond is a prototype Nicks player.
Hard at it, dour, defensive minded - skill and creativity is secondary.

+ Bond has an extra year on him, more often than not it’s tenure > talent at the AFC

 

[rocket18]

So has FRONNTS posted yet?