Crows 2015

[bennymacca]

I like that matchup for walker. Reckon we can stretch port down forward if we get it in quick.

[Booney]

Good discussion lads.

I am pretty worried about this. Kelly will have to stand one of westhoff or Ryder and Cheney the other.

You can bet if the weather is fine all three of them (with Schulz) play deep forward at least some of the time.

As valleys correctly points out, if we get our press right it then forces the hoff up the ground to go back and help out, and to be that link man. In those roles I think Cheney and kelly can go with him, but if the ball comes in quickly and they get into a one out situation we are in trouble

That's why I'm surprised Hartigan was left out.

[bennymacca]

Cheney giving up 6 inches will be better tha hartigan was last week...

[Special One]

Is it time Adelaide unleashed Lever? Been their best in the reserves the last few weeks!

[Brodlach]

Thought Kelly was alright tonight

[bennymacca]

agree.

even though schulz kicked a few cheaney was ok too. Was more the delivery by port i thought. High and out in front to let him run and jump at it.

[Footy Smart]

I thought we did a lot right last night, still a lot wrong though and the game really showed where the 2 sides are at. One a top 4 side and one capable of playing brilliant and terrible in the same game.

Ellis-Yeolman and Kelly were the positives for me. Both rough round the edges but love the contest.

We need to expose Lever in the next few weeks. We need him not only for his height but he kicks the ball well.

Lynch and Jenkins need some pressure on their spots. While Lynch did a few good things, he kicks the ball terribly and is our weakest link in the FWD half defensively. Sides simply run the ball through his area similar to what sides did to Chris Knights when he played for us. Hopefully Lowden can string some games together and offer us more than JJ is atm.

Id bring Kerridge in for Lynch as he can hit the scoreboard and run through the midfield.

Hopefully Sloane’s calf isnt to bad

[Brodlach]

Thats tough on Lynch FS, he has played pretty well this season.

[Footy Smart]

Thats tough on Lynch FS, he has played pretty well this season.

Its tough, as does a couple of good things a game. But his output and impact is minimal for the full game IMO. I think we need more from that position, i think Kerridge could play it and offer more to the side as a whole.

[woodublieve12]

How dangerfield could get over a million next year has me baffled... Was pretty average last night and continues to burn the ball....

[cennals05]

How dangerfield could get over a million next year has me baffled... Was pretty average last night and continues to burn the ball....

And lost a few people money yesterday too. Was telling people during the week to put money on him for the Showdown medal.

[marbles]

Cheney giving up 6 inches will be better tha hartigan was last week...

and his first game back, cant expect his greatest form. But he'd more more effective as the 3rd tall, not the 2 tall

Thats tough on Lynch FS, he has played pretty well this season.

Its tough, as does a couple of good things a game. But his output and impact is minimal for the full game IMO. I think we need more from that position, i think Kerridge could play it and offer more to the side as a whole.

think lynch has a lot of talent, but seems careless with the footy, a lot of his clangers go un-noticed. is error prone

Is it time Adelaide unleashed Lever? Been their best in the reserves the last few weeks!

yes! its exciting to unleash a talented key defender who has the goods, but still a kid and rushing him in, may not be good for the long term, save him for another year when he is 5kg heavier

seems like sam siggins isnt meeting expectations?

[TEX07]

How dangerfield could get over a million next year has me baffled... Was pretty average last night and continues to burn the ball....

He wasnt the lone ranger there though - at least a lot of his kicks are usually ones done under pressure - we have guys miss targets while in space and zero pressure - I do agree though - his kicking lets him down a lot in most games.

[bennymacca]

Tom Lynch was far from our worst yesterday. Needs to impact the scoreboard more though, he should be kicking 30 goals a season and doesnt look like that this year.

[marbles]

i thought last night was merely a early season examination for the crows, nothing to cry over

simply a chance to test their new game structures against a side whos been in top 4 for 2-3 years now

and the crows had the power in the palm of their hands second quarter

youre only 5 games into the phil walsh era, yesterday was a good insight to see where the crows need to improve

[TEX07]

Jenkins has been frustrating this season - he is beaten easily in contests and players get around him with ease because he isnt that agile. I liked when he took the mark outside 50 and went back and nailed the goal, he had purpose and delivered. We kicked horribly into the forward 50 but on TV it seemed like we had no space in there and Port were better at reading the ball when it came in. When Port went inside they looked to have so much more space but that could have been the delivery too.

[marbles]

Tom Lynch was far from our worst yesterday. Needs to impact the scoreboard more though, he should be kicking 30 goals a season and doesnt look like that this year.

he got a lot of footy though

i barely saw jenkins get 2 kicks, sloane barely appeared, smith and douglas were pretty quiet

at least dangerfield got 36 touches

port seemed to have about 8 players across half back at all times,

jaench, luke brown and laird all seem to be twins who do exactly the same thing for the team, they play the same role, only 1 of them is needed

[LaughingKookaburra]

I was happy with the Crows game yesterday. Thought we stood up well to Port around the ground however lacked polish going forward. My hope for this year is to make the 8 and win a final.

If Dangerfield goes then pick up Aish and then use the residual coin to pick up a good key defender or forward if Lever comes along nicely this year.

I'm happy with our direction.

[Booney]

Tom Lynch was far from our worst yesterday. Needs to impact the scoreboard more though, he should be kicking 30 goals a season and doesnt look like that this year.

he got a lot of footy though

i barely saw jenkins get 2 kicks, sloane barely appeared, smith and douglas were pretty quiet

at least dangerfield got 36 touches

port seemed to have about 8 players across half back at all times,

jaench, luke brown and laird all seem to be twins who do exactly the same thing for the team, they play the same role, only 1 of them is needed

Jenkins was terrible, he gave nothing when Adelaide were dominating I50's in the second quarter and they were crying out for a target.

Dangerfield's game was interesting. 36 touches, yes, but at 63% efficiency with 7 clangers. He just needs to slow down, look at his options and hit a target. The second quarter he absolutely burnt 4 centre clearances that he won with poor disposal. He's a super ball winner but only average ball user.

Jaensch was clearly the first picked rebounding defender, I note, as above, that Laird is ahead of him now IMO.

Cameron, looks lost at times. He's not going to step on Betts' toes when structuring up under a pack. His role might not be needed at the moment, seemed like a waste of a player I50 with Betts looking so damaging.

[bennymacca]

I was happy with the Crows game yesterday. Thought we stood up well to Port around the ground however lacked polish going forward. My hope for this year is to make the 8 and win a final.

If Dangerfield goes then pick up Aish and then use the residual coin to pick up a good key defender or forward if Lever comes along nicely this year.

I'm happy with our direction.

effort was great, skills were bad. We really should have won that game with the amount of ball we had.

As valleys mentioned in the port thread too, was a little bit worried that Sauce got smashed in the ruck too - very unlike him

Cameron, looks lost at times. He's not going to step on Betts' toes when structuring up under a pack. His role might not be needed at the moment, seemed like a waste of a player I50 with Betts looking so damaging.

he just seemed to be a step behind where he should have been all day. When he needed to make a contest he was 1m away. When the ball was there to be crumbed it bounced right at his feet or just went out of his grasp.

Obviously still a young lad so cant be too hard on him, but certainly wasnt his best game.