Preview R23: Changes vs. Sydney Swans

[WeeBlake]

This is the clubs lowest point.

7 years no Finals.
Bottom 4.

No confidence the club leaders can turn it around.

Yeah, I mean we were here 5 years ago, and look what our leaders have done since then.

 

[spenze]

“We love the energy Josh brings to our group and he’s going to be a very important player for us for a long period of time,” Kelly said.

“Collectively, we must always prioritise the team-first focus which is so central to our values and standards.

“And we have and will continue to work with Josh in this space, as we do with all of our players, coaches and staff.”

FRO Kelly

Our values and standards???

Mate, we haven't made finals for seven years and are in the bottom 4, our standards and values don't stand for shit.

JFC, Kelly is the epitome of a cuck, if he isn't on the front cover of Cuck Monthly I would be astounded

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

How does Edwards not get a debut ?!!

At least they didn’t drop Curtin

First time I’ve thought this …. Nicks won’t survive this off season . Players will likely drive him out like they did Sanderson

The only silver lining to dropping Rachele is if it's a nail in the coffin for Nicks & others

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Exactly how I feel.

We are 5+ years away - Dawson must be ruing his decision.

Imagine being Dawson and being the only good player all year ( with Rankine ) when pressure comes

Leading the club almost solo most of the year , few cameos from fog and hinge

Then your old team winning the flag , well they would if he was still there

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Nicks in his presser yesterday literally said playing well in the SANFL doesn't mean you get picked... What a ****ing loser...

Clearly playing well is irrelevant to selection at AFC.

We have no selection integrity.

 

[madstar]

Surely this also creates division in the playing group. Unnecessarily. Ridiculous


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[Kane McGoodwin]

Our values and standards???

Mate, we haven't made finals for seven years and are in the bottom 4, our standards and values don't stand for shit.

JFC, Kelly is the epitome of a cuck, if he isn't on the front cover of Cuck Monthly I would be astounded

AFC management core value is we are comfortable with mediocrity.

 

[Syd Crow]

Nicks in his presser yesterday literally said playing well in the SANFL doesn't mean you get picked... What a ****ing loser...

When you're finals bound like we are, it's tough to get into the team even if you're playing well in SANFL week after week, right?

 

[Redleg Crow]

Rachelle’s insta page

 

[dogs105]

I have heard Keane wants to return to Collingwood.

Sensible of him

 

[dogs105]

Rachelle’s insta page
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That JamesClean guy looks dodgy

 

[xFuzZBaLL]

Seems there's a bit of turmoil at the club at the moment, Crouch and Laird angry, Rachele pissed off because he made a harmless joke and got dropped for it. They must be fed up with Nicks

 

[cmndstab]

There was a brief period around 2019-21 where the camp debacle and our even worse handling of it, our complete inability to play football in 2020, and the Walker racism scandal in 2021, where I started to tune out. Some weeks I would wait to see the score, and when it was inevitably another loss I'd just not bother. Do something else with my weekend.

The last few years I've started to grow back in love with the club again, in spite of everything. Seeing the likes of Dawson and Rankine come here and thrive, seeing some players hit their straps like Fogarty, Worrell, etc, and seeing our new exciting youth in Thilthorpe, Michalanney, Murray, Worrell, Nankervis, Taylor, Curtin, and yes, Rachele, has kept me watching each week even as we've failed year after year.

But damn, do I feel unenthused about the club right now. The fact that they honestly think this is a decision made for the betterment of the club is gobsmacking. Footy clubs always perform better when it's fun to be there.

 

[xFuzZBaLL]

Treating Rachele like this will come back to bite the crows, he will probably shine at another club. Much like Tyson Stengle

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Tyson Stengle

Age

25

Ht

175cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

. Soft **** crows management don't let their players have any fun

 

[FR0GGY]

 

[Stepover]

What are the odds that the original story about Rachele being dropped was a fabrication, and the club actually changed their minds (probably several times) as an insane PR management decision once the story got out of control?

You’re playing some serious 4D chess there.


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[Dangerousfield]

This is the clubs lowest point.

7 years no Finals.
Bottom 4.

No confidence the club leaders can turn it around.

No confidence you can name any real leaders at the AFC

 

[Ham]

Player led?




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[Rory Walkerfield]

Player led?




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****ing Murphy the leader, ROB the leader?

 

[Dangerousfield]

have a feeling this be a 80+ point loss

See you all here tomorrow night when we win this, just to rub it in what a waste of a season Nicks has given us

 

[BRL121]

I'm not usually prone to overly emotional outbursts, but this is an absolute ****ing disgrace.

Rachele dropped explicitly for "not putting the team first" by (a) celebrating a goal, (b) an unfortunate moment when he was given a terrible pass and tried to take the ball away from his opposition to have an unimpeded run towards goals, and (c) ??? anything else?

He's been one of our better players this year and should be a massive part of our future. Dropping him in the final round of the season robs him even of the opportunity to get redemption next week. This will burn in his guts for the entire preseason. Worst case scenario it poisons his love for the club completely.

And then, the cherry on top of the shit cake, with Rankine and Rachele out, we still don't manage to give a debut to Ryan who has been among our best SANFL players all year, or Edwards who has hit his straps in the last month. Instead we bring in Chayce ****ing Jones.

You're giving your supporters very little be excited about, AFC. If the AFLW season wasn't about to start, I wouldn't even bother thinking about the Crows again for the rest of the year.

It was fairly explicit that he was dropped mainly for disobeying a clear instruction: make of that what you will.
However, the other grab-bag of negatives they mentioned seemed to be piled in there because they realized how silly they looked.

 

[Dudersaurus]

Player led?




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It's all reactionary bullshit. If we won nobody would give a crap about his celebration. We lost, so it's his fault.

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[cmndstab]

It was fairly explicit that he was dropped mainly for disobeying a clear instruction: make of that what you will.
However, the other grab-bag of negatives they mentioned seemed to be piled in there because they realized how silly they looked.

The instruction being "no references to teeth"?

 

[BRL121]

The only silver lining to dropping Rachele is if it's a nail in the coffin for Nicks & others

What nonsense. The nail in his coffin will be the win-loss ratio, nothing else.

 

[pjcrows]

"Player led" is weak as piss.

The coach and football manager are in charge of selection.

This club f*cking sucks