Crows V Eagles Prelim

[Booney]

Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious.

Still sour at 3 years on end of complete and utter choking eh?

I am,yes I am,but I know that after 2 years of it my team won the flag,you,and your team my good man are not assured of anything.BTW,that sour taste will hang around all summer.

[Aerie]

I only caught the third qtr on radio and the last on the tv, but in the end the class rose to the top. West Coast not only had better players, but their more conventional game plan of kicking to a leading forward was less taxing than the Crows with numbers back running the ball all day.

Bassett got found out when he had to pick someone up. He may be the best loose defensive player in the competition, but he'll never go down as a great because he can't stop an opponent. The Crows did well, but yet another Preliminary final loss will go down in the history books and they are running out of time with this playing group. Next year or it may be another 5 or 6 years before they can challenge again.

[Rik E Boy]

Bassett got found out when he had to pick someone up. He may be the best loose defensive player in the competition, but he'll never go down as a great because he can't stop an opponent. The Crows did well, but yet another Preliminary final loss will go down in the history books and they are running out of time with this playing group. Next year or it may be another 5 or 6 years before they can challenge again.

According to some people on this site, they can realistically challenge every year.

regards,

REB

[mal]

To get within 10 points of a side that is a 10 goal better
team was quite an achievement.
Beaten but not disgraced.

LMAO Mal,you seriously think WCE are ten goals better than the Crows? Does Adelaides early to mid season form leave you under the impression they are that far behind? More of a mental thing than a personel issue when it comes to Adelaide V WCE...

Adelaide have 6 very good footballers.
Craig has done an unbelievable job getting this mob to where they are.
He extracts the best from his list in the minor round.
In finals there is no 5th gear or improvement left.

On sheer talent WC are a 10 goal better team, but AC bridge that gap
because they perform at thier optimum ability.
The one day this year AC were off that level of intensity WC won by over 10 goals.

The 10 goal rule does not apply when they play other teams.

[another grub]

well said MAL.
Didnt see Craigy holding up his tie like choko!!!! Oh hang on......!?!??! maybe thats because they didnt win a flag.

The crows are starting up thier own bikie gang ....it will be called the Gypsy Chokers.

[scoob]

Would like to hear peoples thoughts on the "extra" training theory of the crows this year- i see it as a complete failure as it took away all their momentum by dropping games they should have won, probably contributed to a already bad injury list and achieved them nothing as they were over ran by a WCE side at home in front of vocal home crowd? hindsight is a fabulous thing but if it aint broke dont fix it! someone pull the wrong rein...was it super coach craig?

[JK]

I only caught the third qtr on radio and the last on the tv, but in the end the class rose to the top. West Coast not only had better players, but their more conventional game plan of kicking to a leading forward was less taxing than the Crows with numbers back running the ball all day.

Bassett got found out when he had to pick someone up. He may be the best loose defensive player in the competition, but he'll never go down as a great because he can't stop an opponent. The Crows did well, but yet another Preliminary final loss will go down in the history books and they are running out of time with this playing group. Next year or it may be another 5 or 6 years before they can challenge again.

Excellent post Aerie, particularly the call on Bassett!

Crows biggest issues are their lack of pace, and poor tackling in open play (as opposed to immediate gang tackles around a disputed ball which any team can do), and I can't see either of these improving when your best players are all 30-odd years of age (Johncock excepted), and you lack a forward line ... I think Craigy has gotten the optimum out of this group and it still isn't enough, and I think they seriously need to start the dreaded "R-Word" process now!

Also think in time the Power will be more likely to give it a serious shake than the Crows.

[another grub]

that hard training prooved nothing scoob..... maybe they should have tried using thier brains instead of legs?

[Blue Boy]

Bassett didnt have gastro the week before game !!!!!

[Rik E Boy]

Bassett didnt have gastro the week before game !!!!!

You're right. He was lacking a little run.

regards,

REB

[sydney-dog]

Bassett plays like exery other HB Flanker in the league, look at players such as Goddaed, he has not picked up a player in the past 3 years, you boys seem to forget that for many seasons Bassett played at Full Back given away hight and weight and did a mighty job

you boys need to watch a bit more of Bassett, he always leaves his man to help out his team mate and he always puts himself in the hole and his body on the line

I can not believe some of the posts on this site

REB - Mate yes I do believe there is nop reason yoiu can challenge every year, if you want to accept cop out excuses from your club well thats your call, obviously the cats premiership clock has been running slow for 40 years

[Magpiespower]

I can not believe some of the posts on this site

Me neither!

How about this one...

"...there is no reason [why] you can't challenge every year..."

[sydney-dog]

Magpiespower

why can't you

let me guess "the draft"

[Magpiespower]

let me guess "the draft"

No.

Common sense.

[sydney-dog]

Magpiespower

ok, common sense says you prepare for failure

[Dutchy]

Bassett plays like exery other HB Flanker in the league, look at players such as Goddaed, he has not picked up a player in the past 3 years, you boys seem to forget that for many seasons Bassett played at Full Back given away hight and weight and did a mighty job

you boys need to watch a bit more of Bassett, he always leaves his man to help out his team mate and he always puts himself in the hole and his body on the line

I can not believe some of the posts on this site

REB - Mate yes I do believe there is nop reason yoiu can challenge every year, if you want to accept cop out excuses from your club well thats your call, obviously the cats premiership clock has been running slow for 40 years

Did you say "premiership clock" Sid??

[sydney-dog]

i did i did

to clarify my position, obviously no side can win it every year but I do believe even with Salary caps, draft constraints etc, their is so many other factors a club can control to position itself strongly to 1. play finals and 2. to give a stong challenge

this premiership clock / window is used too loosely and at times clubs hide behind the theory as an excuse

if you believe it's not your time it wont be, that's the point I have been trying to make

[Rik E Boy]

No worries Cyclops. Your comment about Goddard shows you know naff all about every club except the Cows. Open the other eye.

regards,

REB

[Magpiespower]

Magpiespower

ok, common sense says you prepare for failure

The reality is you can't challenge every year.

Build towards it? Yes. Some years, challenge. Even win the bloody thing once in a while.

The brief history of your beloved Crows, never mind the history of every other club, proves that.

[JK]

Bassett plays like exery other HB Flanker in the league, look at players such as Goddaed, he has not picked up a player in the past 3 years, you boys seem to forget that for many seasons Bassett played at Full Back given away hight and weight and did a mighty job

you boys need to watch a bit more of Bassett, he always leaves his man to help out his team mate and he always puts himself in the hole and his body on the line

I can not believe some of the posts on this site

REB - Mate yes I do believe there is nop reason yoiu can challenge every year, if you want to accept cop out excuses from your club well thats your call, obviously the cats premiership clock has been running slow for 40 years

Mate, I'm a Norwood supporter so have always been a fan of Freddy's (and any other ex-Leg), however IMHO Aerie was right, and the hound dog was found out on the weekend ... He has been an extremely damaging player this year no doubt, but quality footballers (as an AA should be) play well even when it's not on their own terms ... Finals are always faster and more physical than the minor round and I think Bass was severely found wanting on the step up - No disrespect to a fine player, just my honest assessment.