So a grade 2 tear then?There's hopefully a balance between that pissweak mindset and 18 year old D Mac tearing his hamstring off the bone in his first preseason
I'm hoping we're aiming for that middle ground sweetspot!
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So a grade 2 tear then?There's hopefully a balance between that pissweak mindset and 18 year old D Mac tearing his hamstring off the bone in his first preseason
I'm hoping we're aiming for that middle ground sweetspot!
Few reasonsWhy aren't they letting Draper do anything in match sims? Is this normal? Dude looks ready...
Very normal. Often new draftees spend practically their entire first preseason just working on fitness, strength and skills.Why aren't they letting Draper do anything in match sims? Is this normal? Dude looks ready...
That's really naive.It's probably why Reid has overseen the most unsuccessful period the club has ever had. Loser talk.
I can remember sitting at AAMI listening to morons around me bagging the crap outta Kenny for every little mistake he made. These idiots just couldn't see the value of him. The cries of "Kill Kenny" and "Get'm orf" used to get my BP spiking. I was sad when he retired. I don't know about on this board in those days. I wonder what he's doing now.I think we are on the same page. I called Kenny āhandyā and you āgood and solidā.
I canāt see anyone bagging him, certainly never seen anyone calling him a POS. Perhaps you mean previously? It would be extremely disrespectful to him I agree anyone categorising him like that,
Main point is we all would have swapped Kenny for Pav in a heartbeat beat but thatās due to Pavs elite status. Nothing to do with feeling like Kenny was a dud.
Communications Manager for an energy companyI can remember sitting at AAMI listening to morons around me bagging the crap outta Kenny for every little mistake he made. These idiots just couldn't see the value of him. The cries of "Kill Kenny" and "Get'm orf" used to get my BP spiking. I was sad when he retired. I don't know about on this board in those days. I wonder what he's doing now.
I think he was a journo in the NT for a bit too?Communications Manager for an energy company
I believe so yeah, Newscorp in general I think.I think he was a journo in the NT for a bit too?
Crows really should be a top 5 destination club maybe higher, pay market wages and suddenly the players stopped leaving and we attracted new ones despite a prolonged period of under performanceIt's probably why Reid has overseen the most unsuccessful period the club has ever had. Loser talk.
Brown beat him too, rutten not so much. It's funny how players like players they beat judd says shirley was his best tagger but when it came to the crunch judd beat him too. But having said that Kenny was probably our best mark upforward in that period i reckonKenny McGregor gets a bum rap from fans. He played well over 100 games for us and was a good, solid player. Jonathon Brown from the Lions rated him as the hardest opponent he ever played on. Sure Pav was a total star of the comp. but hell Kenny was no POS at the same time.
Based on what? Pies, West Coast, Geelong, Sydney and Hawks at the very least can offer more than us.Crows really should be a top 5 destination club maybe higher, pay market wages and suddenly the players stopped leaving and we attracted new ones despite a prolonged period of under performance
Until the AFL truly cracks down on out of cap payments via third party it's a tough market for us.Based on what? Pies, West Coast, Geelong, Sydney and Hawks at the very least can offer more than us.
On being a big club. Who were they traditionally? the pies, richmond, carlton, maybe essendon, west coast and the crows? But run your club badly enough or well enough for long enough and it can change desirabilityBased on what? Pies, West Coast, Geelong, Sydney and Hawks at the very least can offer more than us.
On being a big club. Who were they traditionally? the pies, richmond, carlton, maybe essendon, west coast and the crows? But run your club badly enough or well enough for long enough and it can change desirability
Those other clubs apart from Sydney with extra salary cap made themselves desirable through being well run, but of course justin or prior to that john are not going to mention that, they point to the city being the problem. Geelong probably the best example of a well run club but not a big one.
Point is it took a stud in Brown to beat him. Same as Judd and Shirley. 2 very solid players for the Crows.Brown beat him too, rutten not so much. It's funny how players like players they beat judd says shirley was his best tagger but when it came to the crunch judd beat him too. But having said that Kenny was probably our best mark upforward in that period i reckon
Yes that what makes us a big club, having 85% of support in the state, what advantages that entails compared to a big Victorian club I'll leave to you to decide, but justin reid bemoaning our situation when you have much smaller clubs having no problems attracting players including port... glengowan is right in calling it a defeatist attitude. And I agree you'd start with the SA guys as the defacto state team and it's questionable whether we've done this properly in the past.We were only one of the "big" clubs in the sense that we're one of only two clubs in South Australia, so we don't have to share our potential fanbase with many other clubs. That made our membership and revenue numbers look good, but we were never one of the political powerhouses of the competition, or seen as an attractive destination in general.
I think Adelaide is a fantastic place to live, but then I'm not a 20 year old footballer looking to have some fun, or a 30 year old footballer looking to set up opportunities for life after football.
We need to recognise that we are playing with a handicap, and play the game accordingly. And we also need to push our few advantages hard - every good SA-born player in the country should be getting regular contact from us letting them know that we're here and ready to give them a spot.
okay agree, i was a little off topic with that postPoint is it took a stud in Brown to beat him. Same as Judd and Shirley. 2 very solid players for the Crows.
85% of the state ?? Cmon man I hate Port as much as the next guy but that's simply not true.Yes that what makes us a big club, having 85% of support in the state, what advantages that entails compared to a big Victorian club I'll leave to you to decide, but justin reid bemoaning our situation when you have much smaller clubs having no problems attracting players including port... glengowan is right in calling it a defeatist attitude. And I agree you'd start with the SA guys as the defacto state team and it's questionable whether we've done this properly in the past.
maybe slightly tongue in cheek, offically it's 60/40 with auskick isn't it? But I've always thought most the latent support in the state is untapped crows supporters, port one of the most subsidised teams in the league.85% of the state ?? Cmon man I hate Port as much as the next guy but that's simply not true
Yes that what makes us a big club, having 85% of support in the state, what advantages that entails compared to a big Victorian club I'll leave to you to decide, but justin reid bemoaning our situation when you have much smaller clubs having no problems attracting players including port... glengowan is right in calling it a defeatist attitude. And I agree you'd start with the SA guys as the defacto state team and it's questionable whether we've done this properly in the past.
I think these are all valid concerns and I think its going to take a momentum shift in thinking - and a momentous one as wellWe were only one of the "big" clubs in the sense that we're one of only two clubs in South Australia, so we don't have to share our potential fanbase with many other clubs. That made our membership and revenue numbers look good, but we were never one of the political powerhouses of the competition, or seen as an attractive destination in general.
I think Adelaide is a fantastic place to live, but then I'm not a 20 year old footballer looking to have some fun, or a 30 year old footballer looking to set up opportunities for life after football.
We need to recognise that we are playing with a handicap, and play the game accordingly. And we also need to push our few advantages hard - every good SA-born player in the country should be getting regular contact from us letting them know that we're here and ready to give them a spot.
I think these are all valid concerns and I think its going to take a momentum shift in thinking - and a momentous one as well
I can see a time when our squad could be split between here and Melbourne. We have our List Manager and Recruiting Manager based there - why not players. Its a 45 minute flight and a 3 hour window of travel.
Build those 'out of club' extras in the place they can be maximised.
Its going to take some clever management of squads and how it all works - but I think its time now for a clever head or 2 to start coming up with ways to make it work
And to be fair I can see it falling apart as well
I get where you are going with thinking outside the box. But there is no chance. Curtin is from WA, he training in Perth by himself and a trainer, watching game plan videos on Youtube?
Valid concerns and one where the dynamic shifts when required. Pre-season you are in Adelaide or Melbourne as opportunity demands and you build your learnings that wayBut this is where it would fall down.
1. Team work
2. Team dynamics
3. game plan
4. player relationships
5. development
Or we could treat them like adultsIt also treats adults like they are babies. They dont want to move, dont enter the draft.
We were only one of the "big" clubs in the sense that we're one of only two clubs in South Australia, so we don't have to share our potential fanbase with many other clubs. That made our membership and revenue numbers look good, but we were never one of the political powerhouses of the competition, or seen as an attractive destination in general.
I think Adelaide is a fantastic place to live, but then I'm not a 20 year old footballer looking to have some fun, or a 30 year old footballer looking to set up opportunities for life after football.
We need to recognise that we are playing with a handicap, and play the game accordingly. And we also need to push our few advantages hard - every good SA-born player in the country should be getting regular contact from us letting them know that we're here and ready to give them a spot.
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Not really - Curtin would be in the Adelaide group
Its mostly aimed at those we are trying to recruit here to be able to stay ( mostly) in Melbourne - maintaining relationships , schooling but mostly opportunity to earn coin
Trying to shift - lets say Bont - out of Melbourne might help if he knows his earners are still in place
Valid concerns and one where the dynamic shifts when required. Pre-season you are in Adelaide or Melbourne as opportunity demands and you build your learnings that way
Come the season proper you do a Peter Hudson and get choppered in on a Thursday for training and game play OR you are met at a Melbourne training ground by the squad for a weekend game in Melbourne
The big one you point out is team dynamics but thats a teething problem which will shift once players get used to the idea of it
Or we could treat them like adults