SA Footy

Booney wrote:Ok, I've read the room, I'll tread gently around you blokes for a few weeks.

BTW if you read the room correctly you’d never come in this thread again

Brodlach wrote:

Booney wrote:Ok, I've read the room, I'll tread gently around you blokes for a few weeks.

BTW if you read the room correctly you’d never come in this thread again

Doesn't mean I'm going to act upon it.

Sack Don FFS.

Lightning McQueen wrote:Sack Don FFS.

locky801 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Sack Don FFS.

Thought Don was already a sack.

The Crows are, in the main, as Malcolm Blight stated last night, a fairly mediocre football club.
Some highlights but they never seem to last and it's back to middle of the road for stretches.
This mediocrity increasingly jars against a very large supporter base (with very limited ability to influence) and huge media exposure.
Throw in some arrogant personalities in top roles and it's a very volatile mix that was going to boil over sooner or later.
Chapman still there after all these years is indicative of their problems.

Ronnie wrote:The Crows are, in the main, as Malcolm Blight stated last night, a fairly mediocre football club.
Some highlights but they never seem to last and it's back to middle of the road for stretches.
This mediocrity increasingly jars against a very large supporter base (with very limited ability to influence) and huge media exposure.
Throw in some arrogant personalities in top roles and it's a very volatile mix that was going to boil over sooner or later.
Chapman still there after all these years is indicative of their problems.

Chapman should be the first one out, the culture (or lack thereof) starts at the top and flows down. Whilst things look bleak for the Crows, ironically they only need to look across town at how quickly things can turnaround, with an eye toward Port in 2012:

- Massively on the decline
- About to effectively get denied the draft perks that typically come with their ladder position (due to the expansion clubs draft concessions)
- The threat of losing players to the expansion clubs
- The threat of losing players to the “go home factor”(ie, Boak)
- A terrible list (players like Phillips running around for them. Note: Great SANFL player, but never AFL material)
- Aged stars
- An allegedly poor coach (who to be fair was hamstrung by finances)
- A terrible financial position
- Crowds as low as 15k

Plenty of culling out, plenty of cast-offs brought in (Heath, Stephenson, Hombsch etc) - Next season play finals, following season lose a Prelim to the eventual premier by less than a kick.

It can can happen quickly, but can't afford to get many (or any) decisions wrong.

Booney wrote:

RB wrote:

MW wrote:Roo stays

No arguments here!

#rooforpresident

Yep and if he doesn't like it he can be president for someone else.

This is some A Grade trolling Mr Boon.

Well played

UK Fan wrote:

Booney wrote:

RB wrote:

MW wrote:Roo stays

No arguments here!

#rooforpresident

Yep and if he doesn't like it he can be president for someone else.

This is some A Grade trolling Mr Boon.

Well played

Speaking of...

Eddie Betts been cut

gadj1976 wrote:

MW wrote:

gadj1976 wrote:

Booney wrote:This is fascinating to watch unfold.

I agree! After months of us apparently making the wrong decision with the draft pick/swap for Stocker, now I can sit back and watch this all play out.

Amuses me that a supporter of a side that finishes 3rd bottom and has been irrelevant for decades gets amusement out of other clubs struggles.

Mate... after the year I've had copping it from all Adelaide supporters, I have a new level of disrespect for your club and supporters.

In all seriousness, it made me follow Adelaide's plight a little more closely this season.

Same. It’s been very quiet since we knocked them off


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Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

You trust Rowey?

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

Been offered a 3 year deal by Freo as a player/coach apparently.

Good luck to him if that's true he was a champion player at the club but it's time for him and others to move on now.

Armchair expert wrote:

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

You trust Rowey?

Rowey is the most trusted voice in SA about the Crows......

I love how this morning he didnt completely agree with Blightys comments about the review....Roo mustve softened him up.

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Gozu wrote:

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

Been offered a 3 year deal by Freo as a player/coach apparently.

Good luck to him if that's true he was a champion player at the club but it's time for him and others to move on now.

Ive heard the same

daysofourlives wrote:

Gozu wrote:

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

Been offered a 3 year deal by Freo as a player/coach apparently.

Good luck to him if that's true he was a champion player at the club but it's time for him and others to move on now.

Ive heard the same

Surely the new Freo coach would want to have a say on who the club offers coaching contracts to?

Senor Moto Gadili wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:

Gozu wrote:

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

Been offered a 3 year deal by Freo as a player/coach apparently.

Good luck to him if that's true he was a champion player at the club but it's time for him and others to move on now.

Ive heard the same

Surely the new Freo coach would want to have a say on who the club offers coaching contracts to?

There's that many assistant coaches these days it makes you wonder what actual input they have.

I did the running a few years back at my local club. We had coach, manager, 3 assistants and 2 runners. Every home game we had to get more chairs out from the clubroom

Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Surely the new Freo coach would want to have a say on who the club offers coaching contracts to?

Makes you kinda think they've already appointed one, just yet to be announced.

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

How is he cut before tex????

woodublieve12 wrote:

Hefty wrote:Eddie Betts been cut

How is he cut before tex????

He's not cut...yet. Think you'll find a trade is on the cards with the old 1 year playing 2 year coaching contract. Win win.