Welcome Welcome to Adelaide: Alex Neal-Bullen - Traded for Pick 28

[Kane McGoodwin]

This guy just seems like a winner.

Was hoping we’d get a little something back for 28 but I’m super happy we’ve landed him.

We clearly lack good leaders at the club, so this will be the biggest benefit of getting him to AFC.

 

[TBM]

We clearly lack good leaders at the club, so this will be the biggest benefit of getting him to AFC.

I have similar hopes for Cumming’s leadership skills too.

As for ANB, I’d easily get him straight into a 5-6 man leadership group next year

 

[FR0GGY]

He’s salty at Melbourne, he thinks that they have given him away for well unders


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People need to stop letting him live in their heads, the alternative view was he said adelaide paid overs and we all know how many people would be whining about that.

 

[crow2crow]

this guy gonna be a coach

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

this guy gonna be a coach

He can coach the forwards next year instead of Burns...

 

[adelaidecrows]

He’s salty at Melbourne, he thinks that they have given him away for well unders


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The risk when you give away a future pick is that you have a down year and the club you traded with gets a huge benefit of getting massive overs for a sub par player. Melbourne finished 4th in 2023. So when they traded a future 2nd, they must have thought it would likely be a pick in the late 30s. So in the end the the Crows effictively were able to butcher Melbourne at the trade table through Melbournes own on field results. Now Cornes is right to criticize Melbourne but he is also wrong. His criticism should be at paying a f2 for McAdam. Cornes is wrong to argue the AnB trade though because that was fair market value.

 

[1970crow]

[/QUOTE]

McAdam will never...ever finish third in a club bnf.

44 players at Melbourne. ANB according to this season was better than almost all of them.

He might even flourish here without having as many superstars to compete against. Better positioning and opportunities sort of thing.

I'm sure we'll be very happy with the trade, even at pick 28.

Melbourne had very few quality options to direct forward entries to, lot different at our club. It's more likely he'll go backwards than get better. Especially considering 2024 was effectively a contract year for him. Like Gibbs' last 2 seasons at Carlton.

 

[Slime Roy]

Kane Cornes is salty about most things.

Hardly a volcano, more a salt lamp

 

[Danger in Texas]

Melbourne had very few quality options to direct forward entries to, lot different at our club. It's more likely he'll go backwards than get better. Especially considering 2024 was effectively a contract year for him. Like Gibbs' last 2 seasons at Carlton.

Are you talking about ANB or McAdam? Because your ‘effectively a contract year’ statement makes ZERO sense for either of them

 

[FR0GGY]

Are you talking about ANB or McAdam? Because your ‘effectively a contract year’ statement makes ZERO sense for either of them

I assume he means ANB auditioning for a contract from us

 

[119others]

What an absolute gun bloke and teammate he will be. Will set an amazing example for our many youngsters AND is a good player also.

Wouldn’t be upset if into the leadership group early on.

 

[119others]

Who are you quoting Bicks as it didn’t come through properly

 

[Shifty Crow]

Melbourne had very few quality options to direct forward entries to, lot different at our club. It's more likely he'll go backwards than get better. Especially considering 2024 was effectively a contract year for him. Like Gibbs' last 2 seasons at Carlton.[/QUOTE]

All due respect

This is the most silliest post that I’ve read all year.

1. ANB consistency has been for last 4-5 years, not just in the final year of his contract.

2. ANB also played more midfield minutes this year with injuries to Petracca and the issues with Oliver

3. When ANB does play HF, it’s a HFF role to get up the ground and play as a plus one midfielder at stoppages, this leaves Pickett as the traditional deep F50 small forward.


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[Mutineer]

Who are you quoting Bicks as it didn’t come through properly

I don't know why but of course it was 1970 Crow who always manages to find a negative no matter what...pick 28 for ANB is a very good get

 

[119others]

I don't know why but of course it was 1970 Crow who always manages to find a negative no matter what...pick 28 for ANB is a very good get

Agreed mate. Don’t know why 1970 and a couple of others can’t be overjoyed by this post season. It’s the best one in living memory with incoming 3 x minimum B grade players (minimum with potential higher ceiling for both Peatling and Cumming) to add to a vey exciting core of youngsters. I maintain the best group of young talent since the early 90s with Rankine, Rachele, TT, Max, Worrell, Murray, Soli, Curtin and pick 4 likely elite mid incoming. I still believe Pedlar has what it takes assuming injuries and mindset come good

 

[baldandbroke]

People need to stop letting him live in their heads, the alternative view was he said adelaide paid overs and we all know how many people would be whining about that.

I actually like Kane as a commentator / media head. I don't always agree - he extends his emotion for effect - he holds onto grudges too hard - but he makes good points in amongst it.

 

[jackster83]

He speaks impressively. Straight into the leadership group IMO.

 

[Jibroni]

Now Cornes is right to criticize Melbourne but he is also wrong. His criticism should be at paying a f2 for McAdam. Cornes is wrong to argue the AnB trade though because that was fair market value.

Cornes is like a seagull at the beach looking for scraps just to fill his desire; ignoring him in the best option.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

LYON HAILS ANB IMPACT ON DEMONS

Tim Michell
Garry Lyon has hailed Alex Neal-Bullen’s off-field impact during his time at Melbourne after the premiership winner officially sealed his move to Adelaide on Monday.
Lyon said the Crows would be “a better footy club for having him” after sealing a deal which sent pick 28 to the Demons in exchange for the 28-year-old.
“He will be as much value to Adelaide off the field as he will on it,” Lyon said on SEN.
“That’s the thing that struck me (the most). He’s a terrific heart-and-soul player who played to his absolute maximum every time he played.
“Was he the best player in the team? No. Third in the best-and-fairest though. That talks to his consistency.
“But off field his impact on that footy club, his leadership, the way that he handled himself, his connection, I think he was the conduit between them and the past players. He’s that sort of heart-and-soul players. For the Adelaide Crows…you’re just going to be a better footy club for having him.”

Leigh Montagna did an analysis on his work up the ground, effectively acting as that connector like Tom Lynch was for us previously. Having Keays on one side of the ground and ANB on the other to help provide an option on transition from D50 should hopefully make it far easier to get into strong positions to score more often.

 

[Slime Roy]

Leigh Montagna did an analysis on his work up the ground, effectively acting as that connector like Tom Lynch was for us previously. Having Keays on one side of the ground and ANB on the other to help provide an option on transition from D50 should hopefully make it far easier to get into strong positions to score more often.

Not sure on exact stats but this season the ball seemed to bounce back out of our 50 far too easily.
Even if he's not scoring the goals it sounds like he'll lock it in there with the best of em'..Something we missed when Rank was absent & the onus was on Murph.

 

[skam85]

Was excited about him until he said he was looking forward to playing with Lachie Murphy and that his favourite player growing up was Robert Shirley

Robert Shirley

Age

44

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

5.7

2star

HB

8.0

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.8

3star

.

Nothing at all wrong with admiring Robert Shirley

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

McAdam is the textbook example of how far you get on extraordinary talent alone. Doesn’t apply himself on or off the field, his output is a big piece of nothing - beyond a highlights reel. ANB is unlikely to be a difference maker but you know you’ll get full effort and application, consistent performance a coach can plan around. I’d take him over McAdam every day.

Melbourne didn't target him at 29 in a premiership window because he had 'no output'.

Was regularly kicking goals and providing the right balance of forward pressure for us and it showed this year when he was gone. I guess you're more disappointed on what extra he might have been because of his talent

 

[Crow till I die]

Melbourne didn't target him at 29 in a premiership window because he had 'no output'.

Was regularly kicking goals and providing the right balance of forward pressure for us and it showed this year when he was gone. I guess you're more disappointed on what extra he might have been because of his talent

Mitch mcgovern mk2. Fitted our system well and was dangerous. Pulled away from that, struggle street.

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

I dont think McAdam is even as talented as ANB, let alone more talented.

Also it was literally the same pick.

Bad eyes maybe

And true but at the time they would have expected it to be a late second i would have thought until they got the injuries, so its value changed

I will reserve judgement on his talent i haven't seen enough of anb but generally the only time a defensive forward is preferred over an actual forward is if the actual forwards are no good and despite what a few said mcadam was good!

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

McAdam will never...ever finish third in a club bnf.

44 players at Melbourne. ANB according to this season was better than almost all of them.

He might even flourish here without having as many superstars to compete against. Better positioning and opportunities sort of thing.

I'm sure we'll be very happy with the trade, even at pick 28.

He'll probably do fine, an upgrade on what we have and replaces the pressure we lost with mcadam going, i wasn't questioning that rather using it as trade compaision

Bnf's are a bit dubious tho imo. I know people on here love to use them, but coaches rewarding the coaches pets in bnfs is no surprise, they often reward the less talented to motivate the more talented, kane cornes for example won 4 bnfs and he was probably never in their top 5 players