Review R22: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Footscray

[Crow_68]

Bond's job on Weightman should not be understated.

Continually matches up on the best small forward and with the exception of Stengle for a few contests, has come out on top.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

This isn’t quite the positivity I was looking for, I was just hoping for some input from our moderators

I'm positive we're better than the 15th place we currently occupy. Sack the coach

 

[Golumless]

Appraising young players isn't about the stats. It's about the flashes, the traits.

If you think this was anything other than exciting, you're an awful awful judge.

Holding a best 22 spot is about the stats, and the thing that keeps Curtin well clear of the axe this week is something you'll find in a stat column. Competing and winning rising stars - which is where the issue came from - is also about the stats. Seeing the top of that tree are usually players who are already putting up top 100--200 level performances.

At no point had I said the fourth quarter, when he went forward, wasn't exciting. Contested marks and goals get a lot of points in my book, and the two goals is probably the biggest thing to come from this game as it gives Curtin something to build upon. Until that point, this was a kid who was soundly beaten and had barely fired a shot - which is fine at this stage of Curtins career as it's mostly about giving him some time in the bigs as a 197 cm lad isn't likely to do much year one.

 

[Brenton Davy]

Bonds game on Weightman criminally underrated

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Holding a best 22 spot is about the stats,

Only at our club

 

[rocket18]

I hope we never see Jones, McHenry or Brodie Smith wearing a Crows jumper ever again. No offence to them personally.

Add Laird and Murphy to that list and the new coach will get us moving up the ladder quick smart.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Bonds game on Weightman criminally underrated

There's a niche role there for him

Hamill is injury prone. We seem to have moved on from Jones as a defender. Ryan seems more a flanker/running player.

Unfashionable but if he can get the job done, there's a spot there.

 

[Crowboto]

Add Laird and Murphy to that list and the new coach will get us moving up the ladder quick smart.

I think some good draft selections this off season could see those two given the flick pretty quick!

 

[Multiballz]

The apologists say the list is inexperienced or young or that we had injuries, it's the haters that say it's shit. Please don't get us confused.

No worries. I don't sit in either camp and probably consider both apologist. But I will now recognise there's a difference.

 

[Scorpus]

The apologists say the list is inexperienced or young or that we had injuries, it's the haters that say it's shit. Please don't get us confused.

Dogs had 35 games more experience per player so experience isn't the reason we won

 

[Southerntakeover]

Holding a best 22 spot is about the stats, and the thing that keeps Curtin well clear of the axe this week is something you'll find in a stat column. Competing and winning rising stars - which is where the issue came from - is also about the stats. Seeing the top of that tree are usually players who are already putting up top 100--200 level performances.

At no point had I said the fourth quarter, when he went forward, wasn't exciting. Contested marks and goals get a lot of points in my book, and the two goals is probably the biggest thing to come from this game as it gives Curtin something to build upon. Until that point, this was a kid who was soundly beaten and had barely fired a shot - which is fine at this stage of Curtins career as it's mostly about giving him some time in the bigs as a 197 cm lad isn't likely to do much year one.

It's only about the stats if the selectors are clueless, which you're currently touting.

Until he showed the big signs he didn't show the signs?

 

[dogs105]

Potentially Good:

Hopefully this puts to bed the ridiculous notion that Curtin is a KPD

Only an idiot would be stuck in that mindset

 

[MRB37]

There's a niche role there for him

Hamill is injury prone. We seem to have moved on from Jones as a defender. Ryan seems more a flanker/running player.

Unfashionable but if he can get the job done, there's a spot there.

Luke Brown never looked particularly spectacular playing the same role and he played 189 games and I don't think anyone ever questioned his spot in the side.

 

[Jirkago75]

Thought ROB was bog, destroyed English and took some great marks.

We won today because the dogs were awful, even Bont was poor by his lofty standards. I think all the crows kids played well and we need to keep playing them. Besides Murphy and Laird today, I don’t thing anyone played bad. We just need to add a bit of pace to the side and we should improve even more


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[rocket18]

Good:
Fog, had a great season
Keays, ditto
Bond, an automatic inclusion now. Well done lad.
Keane, found his early season form.
Max, Mr Reliable, has so much time.
Sholl, keeps improving.
Crouch, back to his best - brings others into the game and can hitup our forwards.

Bad:
Laird, putrid disposal, bad decision making. Join Smith in the reserves.
Murphy, ditto.
Berrys fumbles, if he can get rid of them he would become a good midfielder.

Ugly:
Nicks, what a wasted season.
Fancy having to wait until round 22 to give Curtin a full game.
Umpiring, 4 umpires isn't working. The standard has never been so poor. AFL need to pull their head out of the arses and make major changes.

 

[chrisso crow]

I really liked what I saw from Berry. Really developing into a valuable player.

Needs to be cleaner with possession though, fumbles way too often, even on a basic handball receive.

 

[Danger in Texas]

There's a niche role there for him

Hamill is injury prone. We seem to have moved on from Jones as a defender. Ryan seems more a flanker/running player.

Unfashionable but if he can get the job done, there's a spot there.

I can see him having a Jed Bews-ish career

On the list for a decade+, plays 23 games in a season once or twice, but ultimately is in and out of the side, depending on whether we want someone to play a defensive role

Now if he develops his offensive craft, we could be talking a best 22 mainstay

 

[rocket18]

Only an idiot would be stuck in that mindset

Nicks says hello.

 

[Carmo]

Dogs had 35 games more experience per player so experience isn't the reason we won

Dont be a twat. There's a multitude of reasons why any team wins or loses and you know this. Don't try to dress what I said up as a single overriding factor and use cooker logic to attempt to debunk it because it negates the nicks is shit narrative.

 

[Multiballz]

Good: sholl running out a season

He also seems to have gained a better centre of balance in-season.

 

[jenny61_99]

Sholl becoming very good on that wing. Once puts on more size will be a weapon

Only laughed because he won’t ever put on more size. He’s the D Mac model of 100 pre seasons and never putting on an ounce!

 

[Hell Boy6669]

Curtin actually looked a natural forward. Still not really sure where his best position will end up being.

 

[Bovo]

So i'll say it now Port don't win next week, Marshall Out, Georgiadies not back in. Our 3 forwards against Alir and Thatcher i can't see Port winning can't seem them kicking a big enough score.

They have a formidable mid. I think they will easily beat us

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I can see him having a Jed Bews-ish career

On the list for a decade+, plays 23 games in a season once or twice, but ultimately is in and out of the side, depending on whether we want someone to play a defensive role

Now if he develops his offensive craft, we could be talking a best 22 mainstay

Was going to say exactly the same thing about likening him to Bew's role at the Cats.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Curtin actually looked a natural forward. Still not really sure where his best position will end up being.

Clearly should be in our best 22!